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Bush fire triggers landmines along LoC in Poonch

REGIONAL

The bush fire that broke out in the intervening night of Sunday-Monday has engulfed many areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district. Reports reaching the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that LoC areas of Mendhar and Mankote sectors of Mendhar sub division are under forest fire, which started in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and is presently spreading further. The areas where forest fire broke out are located along the line of control close to the civil population. A few explosions due to anti-personnel landmines have also been reported from the area, reports said —(KNO)

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J&K Reports 101 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 1 Death

REGIONAL

Jammu and Kashmir reported 104 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said 85 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 19 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 452410. Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS, Srinagar reported 12 cases, Baramulla 4, Budgam 0, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 1, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 0, Ganderbal 0, Kulgam 0, Shopian 0, Jammu 13, Udhampur 12, Rajouri 2, Doda 29, Kathua 3, Samba 1, Kishtwar 24, Poonch 0, Ramban 1 and Reasi 0. There was one death from Kashmir in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4747 persons have succumbed to the virus—2324 in Jammu and 2423 in Kashmir. Besides, they said, 360 Covid-19 patients—173 from Ja...

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PIL seeking ban on slaughter of animals as part of religious sacrifice rejected by JK High Court

REGIONAL

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking ban on practice of slaughtering animals as part of religious sacrifices, Bar and Bench reported. The report says that a bench comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sindhu Sharma said that the practice of killing innocent animals is dealt with sufficiently under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and whether any individual act would constitute an offence, is a matter of evidence. "Which practice of slaughtering or sacrificing animals is legal or illegal depends upon the traditions and customs of a particular religion and the place of worship. It is a matter of evidence which cannot be appreciated in exercise of discretionary jurisdiction," the Cou...

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US law firm seeks action against Adityanath, UP top cops for ‘Encounter’ Killings: Report

INDIA

A specialist group of international criminal and human rights lawyers have filed a formal submission with the United States government seeking targeted sanctions against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath, for his role in extra judicial killings allegedly committed by the state’s police forces between 2017 and 2021, The Wire reported. The report says that the submission, filed on February 9, 2022, with the Department of State and the US Department of the Treasury, also recommends sanctions against Om Prakash Singh, the recently retired Director-General of the Police of UP, and Sanjeev Tyagi, Superintendent of the Police of the district of Kanpur. “We believe that there is an evidential basis to suggest that the three individuals were in a position of command and control at the t...

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Intl. Mother Language Day: Tarigami calls for promotion of Kashmiri language

Politics

On International Mother Tongue Day, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami stressed on the need to preserve and promote Kashmiri language and literature.buy silvitra online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/silvitra.html no prescription The statement, a copy of which is in possession of The Kashmiriyat says, "21 February is celebrated as the International Mother Language Day every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The purpose of celebrating this day is to promote, preserve and protect all languages used by people of the world." The different literary organisations celebrate this day as a reminder that the essence of our cultural identity lies in only one language and that is our mother ton...

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‘Send us back to Pakistan or grant us citizenship,’ Pakistani wives of former militants stage protest in Srinagar

OTHERS

The Pakistani wives of former militants of Jammu and Kashmir Monday yet again staged a protest demonstration along with their children, demanding citizenship or travel documents. The protesters carried placards seeking justice. The female protesters marched through the city center and assembled at Press Enclave, Srinagar to register their protest. They appealed to the Prime Minister and Home Minister of India to send them back to Pakistan or provide them citizenship. They chanted slogans like “We want Justice”, “Humari mangey poori karo” and “Hum kya chahte Wapsi." “We have been registering protest frequently but nobody listens to us. We have been suffering immensely,” they said. They said that the career of their children was insecure, in view of delays in the citizenship a...

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Man killed in oxygen cylinder blast in Srinagar

REGIONAL

A man was killed in an oxygen cylinder blast in Lal Nagar, Chanapora area of Srinagar on Monday. Official sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 55-year-old man identified as Qaisar Ahmad Naqashbandi resident of Budshah Nagar was injured critically when an oxygen cylinder exploded in his shop. They said he was shifted to nearby Florence Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile, local police has reached the spot and started investigations in the matter—(KNO)

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Twitter removes Gujarat BJP’s cartoon depicting men wearing skull caps hanging by noose

INDIA

A caricature tweeted by the Gujarat unit of the BJP hailing the special court's verdict sentencing 38 convicts to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case has been removed by Twitter after a row. "The post on the 2008 serial blasts verdict has been removed by Twitter after someone reported against it," Gujarat BJP spokesperson Yagnesh Dave said on Sunday, adding that the tweet was in response to the court's judgement.buy lamisil generic bloonlineandnew.com/lamisil.html over the counter The cartoon depicted men wearing skull caps hanging by the noose. It had a tricolour and a drawing depicting the scene of a bomb blast in the background, with "Satyamev Jayate" written on its top right corner. It was posted on the official Twitter handle of the Gujarat BJP on Saturday, a day ...

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Protest against merging of a private school in Srinagar

EDUCATION

Parents and students Monday staged a protest against the merging of a private school against their will in Srinagar. The school in question is ‘Orbit Girls School’ located in Peerbagh Srinagar that according to parents has been merged with ‘World Foundation School’ without taking them into confidence. The protesters raised slogans against the school administration and concerned authorities. “We received a WhatsApp message from the Principal of the ‘Orbit Girls School’ on 17 December.buy Lopressor generic bloonlineandnew.com over the counter We thought parents have been called over ‘fee row’ but to our shock, we were informed that this school has been merged with another school. The school administration took this unilateral decision after collecting fee from all students,” one of...

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Death of Shopian laborer in Himachal: Family appeals to LG, Police to take up issue with HP Govt

SOUTH KASHMIR

Shopian family has demanded a probe into the death of a laborer in Himachal Pradesh. A few days back, a laborer from South Kashmir’s Shopian district allegedly slipped to death in Himachal Pradesh. The laborer identified as Gulzar Ahmed Khan, a resident of Shadab Karewa was doing labor in Himachal Pradesh. “We were informed that Gulzar Ahmed slipped from the slope of a hillock while on the job. Actually, he had gone missing and his body was found after 3 days in the Himachal Forest. We request LG Manoj Sinha and Jammu and Kashmir Police to take up the issue with the Himachal Pradesh government so that the actual reason behind his death could be ascertained,” the family members of the slain laborer told news agency Kashmir News Trust. “Gulzar was young and healthy. Before his de...