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Australia to tour Pakistan for first time in 24 years

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Australia will tour Pakistan for the first time in nearly 24 years when it plays three Test matches, three one-day internationals, and a Twenty20 international next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board said Monday. Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Lahore are scheduled to host the three Tests in March and the limited-overs portion will be played in Lahore from March 29 to April 5. The Test matches will be part of the World Test Championship, while the ODIs will be counted toward World Cup Super League. Mark Taylor led Australia to a 1-0 victory in the last Test series it played in Pakistan in 1998. Since then Pakistan has hosted Australia four times at neutral venues in Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. “Australia are one of the high-performing sides and them playing in our backyard f...

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JKEF conducts elections through secret belt: Muhammad Aslam Bhat elected President, Farooq Wani Senior Vice President

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir Editors Forum (JKEF) Monday conducted elections to elect a new body. The elections were conducted through a secret belt at a hotel in Raj Bagh area of Srinagar city. As per the Chief Spokesperson of JKEF, these elections were conducted under the supervision of Election Observer Muhammad Shafi Khan-Editor Global Post. Editor KNS and Kashmir Magazine-Muhammad Aslam Bhat was elected as the president of Jammu Kashmir Editors Forum while Editor Brighter Kashmir Farooq Ahmed Wani was elected Senior Vice President and Editor Kashmir Scan Chesfeeda Shah as Vice President. Editor Daily Gadyal/JKNS news agency Arshid Rasool was elected General Secretary, Editor Global Post Muhammad Shafi Khan Secretary, Editor Kashmir News Farzana Mumtaz Treasurer and Editor Asian Mail Rashid ...

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PM care fund biggest scam: Mehbooba

REGIONAL

Says considering silence in J&K as peace not good, no weight in statements of BJP, civilian killings failure of admin Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister of erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir State, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that Prime Minister Care Fund is the biggest scam and that corruption is at its peak in the present times. Talking to media persons, Mehbooba as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the ventilators bought through PM care fund are lying defunct not only in Srinagar, but in Gujarat as well. “The huge has been transferred to PM care fund and nobody is answerable to the people. However, the defunct ventilators bought through PM Care fund is a clear indication that it is a biggest scam,” she said. She adde...

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EU condemns Israel’s killing of 15 year old Palestinian child, calls for investigations

INTERNATIONAL

After Israel killed another Palestinian child on Friday, the European Union on Saturday said it’s “shocked," and that the “death should be investigated and results be announced as soon as possible.” “Shocked by yet another killing of a child by the ISF. 15-year-old Palestinian boy Mohammad Daddas died yesterday near Nablus as a result of the continued disproportionate use of lethal force by Israeli security forces,” the European Union Delegation to the Palestinians tweeted on Saturday. The EU added that the child’s death “should be investigated and results be announced as soon as possible to prevent such incidents from reoccurring. Under international law, children must be protected and the ISF has to respect the code of conduct established in occupied territory.” On Friday, 15-ye...

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Israeli bookstores pull Sally Roony’s books following her support of BDS

INTERNATIONAL

Two Israeli major bookstores said books by Sally Rooney will no longer be sold by them, after Rooney’s decision not to sell translation rights for her most recent novel to an Israeli publisher in support of the BDS movement and the Palestinian rights, Quds News Network reported. It has been reported that Rooney’s novels were previously available from Steimatzky and Tzomet Sefarim, but the books have now been removed from their websites, and will be pulled from physical shops too. The retailers have more than 200 branches between them.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/azithromycin.html Last month, the Irish author had turned down a bid by Israeli publisher Modan for the rights to translate her book 'Beautiful World, Where Are You.' However, she said that if she “can find...

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Ventilators Supplied to SMHS Under ‘PM CARES’ Fund Defective

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The ventilators supplied to SMHS hospital under the “PM CARES” fund, were found defective”, an official letter reveals. In a communication to the Public Information Officer, Government Medical College Srinagar, the head of department, anesthesiology and critical care medicine, SMHS has revealed that ventilators supplied to the department under PMCARES” were found faulty and did not support patient care. According to the communiqué, a copy of which lies with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), all 37 Bharat ventilators were returned to medical superintendent, SMHS hospital due to compressor/ heat-up problems, which resulted in their sudden shutdown. “Thus these ventilators don’t support patient care management,” reads the communiqué. As per HoD, three Agva ventilators insta...

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SSB Trooper Dies of Cardiac Arrest in Budgam

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A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Nagam Chadoora in Central Kashmir's Budgam on Monday morning. Sources told that a trooper identified as Bawani Singh, son of Kanuja Lal of Rajasthan, who is posted at 14 Batallion SSB, Nagam died on Monday morning after suffering cardiac arrest.buy fluoxetine online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/buynoprescription/fluoxetine-no-prescription.html no prescription An official said that the body will be sent to his hometown in Rajasthan after legal formalities—(KNO)

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Hundreds Throw Cow Dung At Each Other as Diwali Wraps Up In Karnataka Village

INDIA

On Saturday, joyful crowds pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure this weekend as part of one village's local ritual to mark the end of Diwali festival, AFP reported. Similar to Spain's "La Tomatina" -- the eccentric tomato-hurling celebration of the local fruit -- residents of Gumatapura instead fling snowball-sized wads of cow dung. The Gorehabba festival begins with the afternoon collection of "ammunition" from cow-owning homes in the village, which lies on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.buy isotretinoin generic noprescriptionrxbuyonline.com/isotretinoin.html over the counter The manure is brought to the local temple on tractor trolleys, before a priest performs a blessing ritual. After which, the dung is dumped in an open area -- with men and boys wading in ...

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Mercury plummets across Kashmir, freeze unabated in Pahalgam, Gulmarg

OTHERS

Night temperatures plummeted at most places in Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam and Gulmarg recording minus 2.3°C and minus 2.0°C respectively on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.2°C against 5.5°C on the previous night. The temperature is however above 0.4°C normal for this time of the year in the summer capital, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.2°C against previous night’s 6.2°C, the official said. It was minus 0.7 below normal for the place, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 2.3°C against minus 2.0°C on the previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.5°C against 5.2°C...

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Active Militant Arrested in Anantnag, Arms and Ammunition Recovered

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An active militant of TRF/ Lashker-e-Toiba was arrested by security forces in Wahadan area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday.buy orlistat online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/uk/orlistat.html no prescription A senior police officer said that based on specific information, a search operation was launched at Wahadan area of Aishmuqam by joint forces of Police and army's 3RR and JKP during wee hours. The officer further said that during search operation one Active militant identified as Hafiz Abdulla Malik resident of Ganjipora was arrested. From his possession one Pistol and seven rounds were also recovered. He was active since 25 Sep this year, the officer added. Meanhhile interrogating him, he led search parties to Katsu Forest where security forces recov...