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Patients, attendants denied entry into JVC Hospital after authorities’ close hospital gate

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Outside JVC Hospital a chaos-like situation emerged as OPD services were shut for the patients by the authorities in wake of the upsurge in Covid-19 cases. The main gate of the JVC Hospital here in the Bemina area of Srinagar city was seen closed and patients and attendants were denied entry into the hospital. Patients were seen waiting near the closed gate, however, the employees of the hospital informed them that they won’t be allowed inside the hospital as OPD counters have been closed. Pertinently, the administration yesterday had announced that all the OPDs will remain open, however, authorities at JVC Hospital closed the OPD counters much discomfiture to the attendants and patients. A doctor at the hospital told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the hospital has been desig...

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4 cattle charred to death in overnight blaze in Shalimar Srinagar

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Three cows and a calf were charred to death in an overnight fire incident at Dodh Mohalla area of Shalimar in Srinagar city. Reports reaching GNS said that cowshed belonging to Farooq Ahmad Rather at Shalimar suddenly caught fire last night which rapidly engulfed the whole structure. In the incident, his three cows and a calf were charred to death. “However, the cause of the fire was not yet known,” reports added. Meanwhile, the affected owner has appealed to the administration to provide him due compensation for his survival. (GNS)

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In Bihar, At least six Sikhs assaulted for not donating for ‘temple construction’

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At least six Sikhs were assaulted by a mob in Bhojpur, Bihar after they allegedly refused to make a donation for the construction of a temple, Police said on Monday. As per news reports, around 60 devotees were returning to Mohali in Punjab after visiting the Takht Sri Harimandir Ji at Patna Sahib, when they were stopped for donations for the construction of a temple. The truck driver refused to give any ‘Chanda’. Soon, a scuffle broke out between the truck driver and the people. In support of the truck driver, the Sikh devotees also got involved. In the scuffle that ensued, half-a-dozen Sikh devotees were injured, a Police official said. The police have arrested at least five persons in connection with the incident.

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Freezing conditions continue in Kashmir; Another spell of snowfall likely

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With overnight cloud cover amid the forecast for light rain and snowfall till January 19, night temperature further increased in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.0°C against last night’s minus 1.2°C in the summer capital of the J&K. Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 4.6°C against minus 7.0°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature was 3.1°C above normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south K...

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Amid Covid-19 surge, Kashmir University defers all examinations from 18 Jan

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Amid a massive spike in Covid cases in the valley, Kashmir University has deferred all the exams scheduled from January 18. Several students had demanded the postponing of exams amid the resurge in Covid 19 cases in Kashmir. As per a notice from the office of the controller of examinations, KU, all the exams ongoing and scheduled exams of the university w.e.f 18 January have been postponed. "The revised dates for the deferred examinations shall be notified separately in due course of time," the notice read.

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Kulgam Attack: Police produces chargesheet before NIA court

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Police have produced a chargesheet before NIA court in connection with a militant attack on police personnel in 2020 near Behibagh Police Station in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The chargesheet names two militants who have already been killed in two gunfights and a militant associate. As per police chargesheet, in the last week of November in 2020, unknown militants fired upon a police party near police station Behibagh in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district and after the exchange of fire, militants taking advantage of darkness escaped from the spot. Police accordingly registered an FIR vide number 3/20 under section 7/25, 27 Arms Act, 13,16,18,20,23 UAPA and started investigation. As per police, during the course of investigation of the instant case, it came to fore that two Lash...

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In India, Wealth of the ten richest is enough to fund school and higher education of children for 25 years

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Indian billionaires saw their combined fortunes more than double during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their count shot up by 39 percent to 142, while the wealth of the ten richest is enough to fund school and higher education of children in the country for 25 years, a new study showed on Monday.buy female viagra online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/female-viagra.html no prescription In its annual inequality survey released on the first day of the World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda summit, Oxfam India further said that an additional one percent tax on the richest 10 percent can provide the country with nearly 17.7 lakh extra oxygen cylinders, while a similar wealth tax on the 98 richest billionaire families would finance Ayushman Bharat, the w...

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Hijab-Clad Female Students Denied Entry to College for Past Three Weeks

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Female Muslim students have been barred for the past three weeks from entering classrooms at a college in Karnataka's Udipi for wearing Hijab, The Hindustan Gazette reported. The parents of the six students approached the Principal of Rudra Gowda college to discuss the issue, but she refused to hold any discussions on the matter. Campus Front of India’s state committee member Masood was condemned by the report as saying that the students were threatened and forced to write a letter saying that they are not attending classes for the last 15 days. The students have also said that they were not being allowed to talk in Urdu, Arabic, and Beary languages on the college premises. 2nd year PU student Aliya said that a teacher told them to leave the classroom or else he will push them ...

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Cattle thieves steal three Cows from Shopian village

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Sahil Gulzar Creating panic among locals, Cattle thieves have stolen three cows from a cowshed in the Reban area of Zainapora helmet in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday- Sunday intervening night. Report's reaching TheKashmiriyat said that “cattle thieves are on the prowl in the area. “In a fresh incident thieves broke into the cattle shed of Ali Mohammad Wagay at Reban village in Zainapora helmet and took away his 3 cows. A local resident, Sameer Ahmad Wagay son of Ali Mohammad Wagay, whose cow was stolen told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday midnight thieves stole their 3 cows. “I had brought these animals for around 1.50 lakhs from local farmers, he said that he has filed a complaint before concerned Police Station and I request the concerned Station Head Officer ...

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Sajad Gul booked under PSA, Shifted to Kot Bhalwal; Clueless family awaits release

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Sajad Gul- the Journalist from Kashmir's Bandipora has been booked under the draconian Public Safety Act and shifted to Jammu's Kot Bhalwal jail. On Saturday, it had come to the fore that Sajad was granted bail and will be released soon. Expecting his release, the family went to the police station in order to take Sajad home. But after waiting for hours, the family was told that he wasn't at the Hajin Police Station. ALSO READ: In Kashmir, 2021 was a year of harassment, intimidation and fear for Kashmiri journalists On Sunday, when an incarcerated journalist from north Kashmir, Sajad Gul, was expected to be released after bail, another FIR was lodged against him making his family return empty-handed from the Hajin Police Station after several hours of wait. Speaking to The Kashmiri...