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UP Govt withdrew 77 Muzaffarnagar Riot Cases without providing reasons, SC Told

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The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn 77 cases pertaining to the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013, including for offences entailing a life sentence, without giving any reasons. A bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant is scheduled to hear a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking speedy disposal of cases against lawmakers. Amicus curiae Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, in his report filed through advocate Sneha Kalita, said that the state government has said that a total of 510 cases pertaining to the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 were registered in five districts of the Meerut Zone against 6,869 accused. Out of these 510 cases, in 175 cases the charge sheet was filed, in 165 cases final reports...

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Those speaking against BJP being put behind bars: Mehbooba

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Former Chief Minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said that those speaking against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are being put behind the bars across India. Talking to reporters after addressing workers at Circuit house Shopian, Mehbooba as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that whosoever including politicians, students or activists speaks against BJP is being muzzled by lodging him/her behind the bars in India. She said BJP has resorted to selling all resources including Railway Station, Power projects and other important things and “there is nothing to reproach them as they are doing it in whole India whosoever speaks against them is being sent to jail and what else can we expect from ...

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Concrete Policy Framed to Formally Support Annual Urs’ at Religious Places: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir

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The government has come up with a concrete policy to formally support all the religious places where annual Urs' is taking place in Jammu and Kashmir, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir PK Pole said on Wednesday. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here at Rajbagh, Pole as per the news agency -Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that Kashmir is famous not for its different language, but for different cultures, civilization, and other things. He said that the people irrespective of their religious belief have faith in the Sufi saints here and thus visit these sacred places. “Therefore, the government in order to promote these places has come with a concrete policy through which a formal support will be extended to the annual Urs at these places," Pole said. Asked abou...

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‘Why Justice System is So Poor in Your Naya Kashmir, slain Umar Qayoom’s Sister Asks PM Modi

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Family of 17-year old teen Umar Qayoom of Soura area of Srinagar outskirts Wednesday staged a silent protest at Press Enclave Srinagar seeking justice and demanding submission of charge sheet in the court of law. Umar Qayoom allegedly died at SKIMS hospital in 2010 after his internal organs were “damaged after police beat him during detention” at Soura police station in Srinagar. Qayoom’s sister, Arzeeba and his father Abdul Qayoom who is a shopkeeper by profession emerged in Press Enclave Srinagar saying that it took them 8 long years to get an FIR (97/2018 under section 302 RPC) registered on the orders of court. “My brother was killed in 2010. We moved to court and in 2018, on the directions of Chief Judicial Magistrate and FIR was filed with the directions that the case should...

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India might be entering Endemic Covid-19 stage: WHO Chief Scientist

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COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It's very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population. On approval to Covaxin, she said she is fairly confident that the WHO's technical group will be satisfied to give Covaxin clearance to be one of its authorised vaccines and that could happen by mid-September. In an interview for news website The Wire, Ms Swaminathan said given the size of India and heterogeneity of population and immunity status in different parts of the country, it is "very very feasible" that the situation m...

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BSF Trooper, On Leave, Dies After Hit By Shooting Stone Along Mughal Road

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A Border Security Forces’ trooper has died after being hit by a shooting stone near Peer Ki Gali along Mughal Road, officials on Wednesday afternoon said. They said that the constable Nisar Hussein son of Habib Ullah, a resident of Dhanore Jarallan in Rajouri district was cutting wood when hit by a shooting stone at Dhoke in the Peer Panchal area. The trooper was evacuated to Government Sub-district Hospital Surankote in an unconscious condition where the doctors however declared him as brought dead on arrival. The trooper was posted with 92 Battalion Border Security Forces and was currently on leave, the officials told GNS. SDM Surankote Nahiem ul Nisa has in the meantime visited Government Sub-district Hospital Surankote to meet the bereaved family members of the trooper. (GNS)...

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Truck driver allegedly beaten by some unknown person pretending to be cop in Batamaloo

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A truck driver from Anantnag on Tuesday alleged that he was beaten by some unknown person pretending to be a cop in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar last night. Tariq Ahmad, a truck driver told the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that some unknown person pretending to be a cop beat him up and also looted a cash amount of Rs 7000 from him when he had parked his truck near the court in Batamaloo. He alleged that he had a truck that was parked near the court in Batamaloo and was sleeping inside the truck when suddenly a person came in a black color Santro bearing registration no. JKO1S-1413. Tariq said that that the person identified himself as a cop from Barzullah Police station and started frisking his vehicle. “During frisking, he took a cash amount of Rs 7000 from my da...

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Government Orders Demarcation, Verification of Waqf Properties in JK

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The government of Jammu Kashmir has ordered demarcation and verification of Waqf properties across the Union Territory and has asked the divisional commissioners to ensure completion of the process within a month. In an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), government has said that in the process of digitization and geo-tagging of Waqf properties, it has come to notice that there are a large number of properties which require demarcation or where encroachments have taken place. “Accordingly, in order to conduct demarcation, verification and removal of encroachments. Tehsildar concerned shall organise verification and demarcation of each of the Waqf properties while associating a representative of the CEO Waqf Kashmir/Special Officer Auqaf,” the...

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Head Constable Dies of Electrocution in Rajouri

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A head constable of Police died due to electric shock in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district in Jammu division on Wednesday. Station head officer Thanamandi Fareed Ahmad told GNS that a head constable recieved a severe electric shock while on duty. He was immediately rushed to nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. He has been identified as Mohd Arif Khan son of Haji Abdul Rashid Thakkar resident of Thanamandi.buy clomid generic buynoprescriptionrxonline.com/clomid.html over the counter He was posted in police station Thanamandi, the officer added. Meanwhile a case has been registered in this regard and investigation takenup.(GNS)

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Kashmiri Truck Driver, Cleaner Allegedly Assaulted in Pathankot

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A Kashmiri truck driver and a cleaner were allegedly beaten to pulp by some unknown persons in Pathankot on Tuesday evening. Mohammad Aabid Bhat, truck driver from Bijbehara area of Anantnag district told that last evening they were changing tyre of their truck as it has got punctured when some unknown persons came and demanded money from them.buy naprosyn generic buy naprosyn generic “After we refused to pay them money as we were having few bucks in our pockets, they started thrashing us and also damaged mirrors of our truck,” he alleged. He said somehow they managed to contact the police, who reached to the spot, but till then the “attackers” had left the spot. Meanwhile, they urged the concerned authorities to look into the matter and take strict action against the involved...