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Pakistan stands with Kashmiris on their Demand to Self Determination: Imran Khan

Pakistan stands with Kashmiris on their Demand to Self Determination: Imran Khan

INTERNATIONAL
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, on the occasion of Kashmir Martyrs’ Day, said the indomitable spirit of resistance remains alive as Kashmiri men and women continue to fight the “illegal Indian occupation”. “Pakistan stands with the Kashmiris in their just struggle and will not compromise till they get their right to self-determination guaranteed by UNSC resolutions,” Khan said in a tweet on Tuesday. He said that Kashmiris’ struggle against “tyranny and illegal Indian occupation” was steeped in a history of resistance and sacrifice. “We stand with Kashmiris on Kashmir Martyrs’ Day & pay tribute to 22 Shuhada of 13 July 1931, martyred when the Dogra Maharaja’s soldiers fired on peaceful protestors,” the Pakistan PM stated. In 2019, soon after the revocation of Article 370...

Ram Bhakt Gopal Arrested by Gurugram Police

INDIA
Ram Bhakt Gopal was arrested by Gurugram Police on Monday, July 12, for supposedly referring provocative remarks at a mahapanchayat held in Pataudi on July 4. In his speech at the mahapanchayat, he purportedly called for assaults on the Muslim people group. Last year, Ram Bhakt Gopal had supposedly started shooting at a gathering of against CAA in Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi. He was out in bail in that case.

Explosive material recovered along IB in Jammu’s Samba: Officials

REGIONAL
A high power explosive substance packed in a steel mine was recovered on Tuesday along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu division, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the material seems to be an anti-tank mine in nature. "The material has been recovered along the International Border in Samba, following which bomb disposal squad was called," the official said—(KNO)

Sumo Drivers Decry Shabby Roads in Shopian

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Scores of sumo drivers of several sumo stands Monday staged a strong protest against the Roads and Buildings Department over persisting dilapidated road conditions in this South Kashmir district. Alleging the authorities of a lackadaisical approach, an agitated driver while talking to Kashmir Glory said that the road leading from Bijbehara to Chitragam has been in highly dilapidated condition since 2015. “It was in good condition in 2105, however after that it continues to lie in ruins, with the Roads and Buildings Department failing to renovate it”, he said. The patients are suffering a lot because it is getting difficult for them to reach hospitals on time, he said, adding, the authorities are doing little to renovate them despite time to time appraisals. Another local alleged t...

CPI(M) Pays Tributes to July 13 Martyrs

REGIONAL
Stating that 13 July commemorated as the day of struggle, safe guard of social justice and human values CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Monday said that this day presently appropriates the struggle for democratic rights in the state of Jammu Kashmir. Tarigami while paying tribute to 31 July Martyrs said that it is time for people of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh to unitedly strive for their constitutional rights as they have strived earlier. Terming July 13 as historic event Tarigami in a statement said that the day significant for the future generations who should take inspiration from such event that make way for the struggle of social and political justice. "The uprising against the tyranny and autocratic rule of Maharaja by the people laid a strong edifice for unifying the...

Kulgam’s Wanigund Hamlet is Now a Vegetable Hub, Produces Over 3000 kg Vegetables Per Day

REGIONAL
Wanigund, a small village here in Kulgam district has over the years emerged as a large vegetable producer in South Kashmir. Almost all the 200 families, living in the village are engaged in vegetable cultivation throughout the year. These days, the village produces almost 3,000 kg's of cucumbers per day. The village supplies vegetables not only to Jammu Kashmir, it has also been exporting a good quantity of green vegetables to many other states of India. "Earlier I used to think that a government job would be a niche for me, but then I realized that agriculture is more effective than any other sector," Aaquib Ahmad, a highly qualified youth, who grows vegetables, told news agency. Adding, “Farming is often not viewed as a glamorous or a profitable work but Thank God we earn a goo...

Female Employees Sacked for ‘Anti-National Activities’ Decry ‘Unfair Decision’ of Administration

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Insha Mushtaq/ Umar Farooq Back in 1995, when Raja Begum was a young lady from Khiram Anantnag and was a mother to six daughters, her husband Mohammad Sultan was kidnapped from his house and later killed by unknown gunmen. A lawyer by profession, Mohammad Sultan, was a member of Jamat-e-Islamia. He had contested elections in 1987 from the Bijbehara constituency as a candidate of the Muslim United Front. ALSO READ: Jammu Kashmir Administration Sacks Two Sons of Hizb Chief, Nine Others He also worked in the High Court, Srinagar. On August 14, 1995, after he returned from Srinagar to Anantnag, he was kidnapped from his home during the night hours. His dead body was retrieved the next day near a village. Raja Begum, now in her eighties, is in a state of complete shock and trauma aft...

Body of a militant recovered from river in Rajouri

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The body of a militant has been recovered from a river in Daddal village of Rajouri's Sunderbani after which it has been taken into possession by security forces. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a body of a militant was seen floating over Daddal rivulet by locals who informed police after which police and army rushed to the spot and the body was fished out. " Locals informed that body of a man is floating on the river and he is wearing combat dress," said officials, adding that body was fished out from the river and was found to be of one of the militants who had got injured in an encounter in Daddar forest of Sunderbani area recently and died later on. They said that the militant was wearing a combat dress similar to the one which his other two associ...

Villagers Facing Water Scarcity Hold a Demonstration Against Jal Shakti Department

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Meer Irfan Since the last couple of years, the Chek Saidpora Bala Village of Shopian district has been facing scarcity of drinking water. The locals of the village alleged that they had made multiple rounds to district administration Shopian for water supply - a basic necessity. But nothing has been done so far by the administration to put the suffering villagers at ease. The locals made a peaceful appeal to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu Kashmir and the District Commissioner, Shopian that they pay attention to the needs of Saidpora Bala village. The locals demanded that they be facilitated with drinking water right away.buy wellbutrin Canada langleyrx.com/wellbutrin.html no prescription

Cloudburst Triggers Flash Flood in Ganderbal’s Watlar Village

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A cloudburst hit Watlar area of Lar in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district in wee hours on Monday, triggering flash floods, which caused damage to several residential houses and many inner roads in the area.buy lipitor online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/buynoprescription/lipitor-no-prescription.html no prescription An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that flash floods triggered by a cloudburst lashed several residential houses and roads in Watlar village, causing significant damage. The official said that, however, there was no report of any loss of life in the incident. He said that due to the cloudburst flow of water increased in Charnari Nallah, which caused damage to nearby residential area. The official said that rescue teams were imme...
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