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Civilian killings in Kashmir don’t evoke same reaction: MP Hasnain Masoodi

Civilian killings in Kashmir don’t evoke same reaction: MP Hasnain Masoodi

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On Monday, the Lok Sabha MP from Anantnag- Hasnain Masoodi expressed sympathy towards the civilians, who were killed by security forces in Nagaland and pointed out that civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir did not evoke a similar response. Masoodi, who did not get a chance to speak when other MPs spoke on the Nagaland incident, raised the issue later and said, "I express my sympathy on what happened in Nagaland on behalf of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, because we are going through a similar phase". "In Hyderpora, civilian killings happened, before that it was in Lawaypora, Rambagh, Anantnag..., but nowhere a probe was done. There is a difference in our pain and theirs... Everyone spoke for them, no one speaks for us," Masoodi said. It is pertinent to mention that businessman...

15 Days On, Magistrate Yet to Submit Report on Hyderpora Killings

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The families of Hyderpora victims are pinning hopes on a magisterial probe even though the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) probing the incident is yet to submit his final report. ALSO READ: An Inconsolable Mother, Confined to an Unlit Room Awaits Amir’s Dead Body in Gool The families of Hyderpora victims said that till now they don’t have any information about the submission of the report officially but are waiting for the report with hopes of justice. “As LG Manoj Sinha has given us high hopes that the culprit will be booked and assured us that there is no place for injustice, we are waiting with very high hopes,” the family said. Notably Lieutenant Governor of Jammu Kashmir Manoj Sinha in a tweet after the encounter said, “A magisterial inquiry by an officer of ADM rank has ...

Face Recognition Cameras for Surveillance to be installed in Srinagar

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Bhat Yasir To boost up security surveillance in Srinagar city, facial recognition cameras will be installed in some parts, media reports said. The facial recognition cameras will help in monitoring the movement of OGW's and militants and 'will be the part of security set up soon," the reports added. According to local television channel Gulistan News, the high-resolution cameras are already installed at some mobile bunkers in the Srinagar district. Gulistan's report also added that these cameras will signal the concerned authorities or controllers, once they recognise the face of an OGW or militant, whose data has already been saved. The report said that the CCTV cameras are already installed at many parts of city, which have proved to be helpful to the security agencies. ...

Covishield Inventor Cautions Against New “Lethal” wave

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Dame Sarah Gilbert- the inventor of the Covishield vaccine has warned against the new wave and said it can be lethal than the previous one. Delivering a lecture at the 44th Richard Dimbleby, Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, who invented `Covishield’ said, "This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods. “The truth is, the next one could be worse. It could be more contagious, or more lethal, or both. We cannot allow a situation where we have gone through all we have gone through, and then find that the enormous economic losses we have sustained mean that there is still no funding for pandemic preparedness." The Oxford professor is credited with saving millions of lives through her role in designing the coronavirus vaccine. On the Omicron variant, Prof Gilbert ...

Militant Along With Associate Arrested In Sopore: Police

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Police along with security forces have arrested an active Militant along with a militant associate in Sopore Acting on specific input regarding presence of Militants in Ningli area of Sopore, a cordon and search operation was launched by Police, 52RR and 177Bn CRPF in the said area. During the search operation militant and his associate were challenged by the search party however they tried to escape from the spot but the alert search party apprehended them tactfully.buy strattera generic buy strattera generic The active Militant has been identified as Towfeeq Kaboo son of Ghulam Rasool Kaboo resident of Kaboo Mohalla Arampora Sopore while as a militant associate has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Kaloo son of Abdul Rahman Kaloo resident of Takiabal Sopore. In this regard a case ...

‘Out of syllabus paper’: College students, Dooru protest against KU

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Sheikh Nadeem Dozens of college students, on Monday, staged a protest here at Govt. Degree College, Dooru alleging that the question paper set for them by Kashmir University was 'out of syllabus.' The 3rd year (6th Semester) students who appeared for Computer Application paper said that 36 Multiple Choice Questions out of 40 were out of their syllabus. “We protested in the examination room, itself, where the authorities assured us that matter will be raised with Kashmir University. But we are unsure whether the matter will be taken to the university. So, we arrived here to attract the attention of the Kashmir University authorities. We humbly request Kashmir University to look into the matter,” the protesting students told The Kashmiriyat.

FIR lodged after militant posters found in Rajouri

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The Jammu Kashmir Police have registered a case after posters of a militant group were found pasted in a village in the Thanamandi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said. Two posters of the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) were found pasted outside shops in the border district"s Azmatabad village on Saturday, they added. The officials said an FIR under the relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was registered at the Thanamandi police station for a thorough investigation into the incident. The posters warned of attacks on security forces in the Union Territory, they added. (PTI)

Snow or No-Snow: SMC to spend half a crore rupee for a month, hires 120 tractors

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Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has hired 120 tractors to lift snow from roads in case of any snowfall in Kashmir capital Srinagar till January 4 next month. Insiders in Srinagar Municipal Corporation told news agency Kashmir News Trust that these tractors were hired for the period of one month after the prediction from MeT office that there will be snowfall in Kashmir Valley on December 5. Though no snowfall was recorded in Srinagar, the operators of these tractors have been provided accommodation as well. Insiders said that these tractors have been parked in different wards of Srinagar while tractor drivers are staying at community halls and other places at the expense of SMC. “It’s not a bad idea to hire tractors for snow clearance purpose in Srinagar but it is also not go...

‘Kashmir is in Pain’- Mehbooba Mufti Stages Protest Against Ongoing ‘Repression’ of Kashmiris

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The Former Jammu Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti staged a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Monday to protest against the ongoing repression of the people of Jammu Kashmir. The Jammu Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president said she decided to stage a dharna in the national capital as she was never allowed to register her protest in Kashmir. "I am either detained at my house or whisked away by police every time I planned a protest," Mufti who was flanked by scores of PDP workers said. She said that Kashmir has become an open prison where people are not allowed to express their opinion. "They are being repressed since August 2019 and what surprises me is how the government is busy portraying that everything was hunky-dory in the valley with the help of some of the p...
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