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Nusrat Jahan becomes the first Muslim woman to be nominated to the federal bench of White House

INTERNATIONAL

Nusrat Jahan Choudhury has become the first Muslim-American woman to be nominated to the federal bench after the White House made an announcement on Wednesday that President Joe Biden has nominated her. After the confirmation of the Senate, she will become the second Muslim American to be on the federal bench. Earlier, Zahid Quraishi of Pakistani origin had served as a federal judge. Choudhury is one of the eight persons nominated to the federal bench. Other seven include two black women, a Latina, and a Taiwanese immigrant. Since Biden took the President’s office, he has nominated 83 persons to the federal bench. Out of them, over 40 nominations have been confirmed by Senate. The new round of nominations has been aimed to diversify the judiciary. The diversity is the country’s...

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Zero response from Administration pains Press Club of India, Says cancellation, takeover of Press Club of Kashmir totally illegal

REGIONAL

The Press Club of India (PCI) on Thursday termed the cancellation of the Kashmir Press Club’s registration and takeover of its premises by the Jammu and Kashmir administration as “illegal” and said such “coercive action” against journalists will adversely affect the image of the Union Territory. In a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, seeking his “effective intervention” in the matter, the PCI also said the administration’s move violated the “basic constitutional rights” of the local journalists. The action was “deliberately” taken as the elected management committee of the Kashmir Press Club (KPC) had announced the date for elections next month, the PCI alleged. “It is our humble request to you that the registration of the Kashmir Press Club and allotment of the club’s la...

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Closure of Coaching Centres: Disaster Management asked to look into the matter after representatives meet Chief Secretary

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

At a time when 22 State Presidents of Private Schools Associations across India has written to PM Modi and CM's of their states to reopen educational institutions in the light of a recent statement from Education Expert of Work Bank, Coaching Centres Association of Jammu and Kashmir met Chief Secretary Arun Mehta impressing upon him allow them to conduct offline classes. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that six members of Private Educational Institutions Association of Jammu and Kashmir called on Chief Secretary. The members sought permission for conducting off-line classes for IAS, KAS, NEET, JEE with 30% of the capacity for the vaccinated students. One of the members present in the meeting despite repeated requests didn’t divulge any information, however, another member...

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‘Are the towns only for the rich?’- Disallowed to operate, Sopore road side vendors stage protest

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Shabir Khan The footpath union staged a protest in Sopore on Thursday against the administration stating that their livelihood is being snatched away. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the protesting roadside vendors said that they are not being allowed to work in the towns, which has affected their livelihood. Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5zFahUU2SE "The Sopore local administration has been acting with an iron fist against the poorer sections of the society, including the Tangwallas, roadside vendors and transporters in a bid to decongest the north Kashmir town," a protester said. He said that this action against the poorer working class in Sopore has caused them serious problems and their livelihood has been impacted to a great extent, due to the move of the ...

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Erratic power supply, low voltage irk Rawalpora locals

REGIONAL

Locals from Alamdar Colony Rawalpora area of Srinagar outskirts are up in arms against the Power Development Department (PDD). They allege that erratic power supply and low voltage have made their life miserable. They said the situation persists both in metered and non-metered areas and the department makes no distinction between the two. “Every winter we suffer despite paying fatty bills to PDD. Pesky power cuts and low voltage are the continuous sources of irritation,” they told news agency Kashmir News Trust. “We have been raising the issue with the officials, but they blame people for illegal hooking. If there is illegal power pilferage, then it is the responsibility of the PDD to initiate action against violators, why make everyone suffer,” they said and sought the interventi...

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LeT militant held in Budgam along with arms and ammunition

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Joint Forces today claimed that it arrested a militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba in Chadora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district along with arms and ammunition. Sources said that the arrested militant is from Memandar village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district and had gone missing three weeks ago. Sources added that the said militant had joined LeT in the first week of this month. “A pistol and 2 magazines, 16 rounds were recovered from the said militant during an operation launched jointly by soldiers from 53 Rashtriya Rifles and SOG Chadora.buy kamagra online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/kamagra.html no prescription ” (KNT)

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MP police starts process to replace non-Hindi words from its use

INDIA

Nearly two months after the Madhya Pradesh government signalled to root out the Urdu and Persian words being used by the state police department to simplify the language, the process has been started.buy synthroid online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/synthroid.html no prescription Sources in state Home Department said the process has been started after the department recently issued an order to replace the words from other language which are not in use with its Hindi version in the police proceedings. Madhya Police have issued a letter earlier on Tuesday asking senior police officers from districts to submit suggestions within a week about replacing non-Hindi words in the official lexicon.buy symbicort online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-co...

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JK Bank shuts Narbal branch after Four employees test Covid positive

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The Jammu Kashmir Bank authorities has ordered the closure of J&K Bank’s Narbal branch in Central Kashmir’s Narbal area Budgam after four of its staff members tested positive for Covid-19. The bank has already closed various branches across Valley after some of the employees were tested positive for Covid-19. A Bank official told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the branch had been closed as a precautionary measure after four employees of the branch tested Covid-19 positive. He said all those who may have come into contact with the infected employees have been asked to go for Covid-19 test. He advised the people to avoid visiting the branch till further notice. (KNT)

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Chinese Army Abducts Arunachal Boy from Indian Territory; India seeks return

INDIA

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has abducted a 17-year-old boy from Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district, state MP Tapir Gao said in a tweet on Wednesday. Tapir Gao said the teenager, identified as Miram Taron, was abducted by the PLA from Lungta Jor area under Siyungla area on Tuesday. "Chinese #PLA has abducted Sh Miram Taron, 17 years of Zido vill. yesterday 18th Jan 2022 from inside Indian territory, Lungta Jor area (China built 3-4 kms road inside India in 2018) under Siyungla area (Bishing village) of Upper Siang dist, Arunachal Pradesh," Gao tweeted. "All the agencies of Govt of India are requested to step up for his early release," he said in another tweet and posted pictures of the abducted boy. According to news agency PTI, Taron's friend Johny Yaiying...

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Covid-19; Allow all private diagnostic centres to conduct RAT, RT-PCR tests: PDCA

OTHERS

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, President Private Diagnostic Centres Association (PDCA) on Wednesday urged authorities to allow all private diagnostic centers in Jammu and Kashmir to conduct rapid antigen and RT-PCR tests. President of PDCA Umar Dhar while talking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that they are regularly receiving complaints that some private diagnostic centres, hospitals who have been allowed to conduct tests are charging different rates. Dhar said that they are also receiving complaints that some centres are conducting RAT only but are charging rates as per RT-PCR tests which is neither acceptable nor warranted under pandemic situations. He added that as positivity rates are increasing with each passing day and people a...