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50-Year-Old Ayub Khan Dies After being Tortured in Custody in Haryana

INDIA

In yet another incident of growing hate against Muslims, a Muslim man died after he was tortured by Police in Haryana's Panipat district. Reports said that Ayub Khan aged 50 died on Tuesday evening after he was tortured at Quila police station in Haryana’s Panipat district. The report further added that three men including the Assistant Sub Inspector Dharamvir have been arrested in this connection and a murder case has been registered against them. The District Superintendent of Police Shashank Kumar Sawan said that on Tuesday evening that the preliminary investigation showed that Ayub Khan died in police custody after he was tortured by Dharamvir. He said that there were injuries on Khan’s body, adding that the police were waiting for a postmortem report. The deceased was a...

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A Pandemic, A Determinant Population- How Self Help Groups Helped Kashmir Battle Covid 19

WRITE-UPS

Kounsar Bashir/ Imran Bonyari The pandemic has taken quite a toll over the Kashmir Valley, especially since the second wave arose. The second wave of Covid-19 attacked right when the masses and the government had almost normalized social gatherings and the healthcare infrastructure crumbled down in front of the rise of Covid-19. People realized it soon that they are on their own and hence, they took it upon themselves to help each other. Various NGOs and other volunteer organizations have been helping those in need in every possible way, be it availing food for those who are alone, or gathering money for those who cannot afford the expenditure of the treatment. Here's a brief account of the Covid-19 volunteer organizations and NGOs that The Kashmiriyat got in touch with. These or...

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Baghdad Airport in Iraq Attacked by Drones: Report

INTERNATIONAL

The international airport of the Iraqi capital Baghdad was attacked by drones, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported, citing a statement from Iraqi security agencies. According to the statement, there were three drones, one of them was shot down. Earlier, Al Sumaria TV channel reported, citing a source in security agencies, said that the Victory military base, located near the Baghdad international airport, came under rocket fire. Shortly before this, the Balad air base in the Iraqi province of Salah ad Din was subjected to rocket fire, no casualties were reported.

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Hike in examination fee at Kashmir University Despite Pandemic Irks Students, Parents

EDUCATION

Mubashir Naik Amid Covid-19 followed by lockdown, Kashmir University has allegedly hiked the examination fee for the 2021-22 academic year, despite the absence of offline classes. The decision has irked most of the students, who said that many students will be “left with no choice but to drop out after two years of hard work” because of this decision. A student of the English department, on the condition of anonymity, said that “As everyone is struggling with the pandemic, unemployed people have lost their ways of earning but still Kashmir University leaves no chance of looting its students. I am a daughter of unemployed parents with a limited source of earnings. My parents are struggling to meet with the new fees structure issued by the university." "University administration ...

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Five Mosques which Come Under Central Vista Project Must be Protected: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President

INDIA

Expressing serious concern over the fate of five mosques and religious places which fall under the proposed Central Vista Project, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind-led by President Maulana Mahmood Madani on Wednesday urged the government to ensure protection of mosques from the Project. The organization also categorically made it clear that no alternative will be acceptable to the community in lieu of these mosques. It also asserted that it is part of heritage and any damage to these places will bring bad name to the country. There is no clarity about the project how many buildings and souvenirs will be demolished. Jamiat Chief wrote a letter to Hardipur Singh Puri, Minister, Housing & Urban Affairs who is in charge of the project that sought the status of Religious places, more specifical...

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Two ‘Gangsters’ from Punjab Killed in Encounter in Kolkata

INDIA

Two "gangsters" from Punjab - Jaipal Bhullar and Jaspreet Jassi - were killed in an encounter with the STF of Kolkata Police at New Town on Wednesday, official sources said. A policeman was also injured in the shootout at the posh Shapoorji Housing Complex at New Town, the expanding township in the eastern part of this metropolis. Bhullar said to be a son of a former cop of Punjab, said to be carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh for his information after he allegedly killed some policemen in that state. The encounter happened at Shapoorji residential area when the STF of Kolkata Police went to raid the place where the two were believed to be hiding. The policemen went in search of them when they opened fire from the fifth floor of the flat. A search was also being conducted to find ...

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CRPF Trooper Dies of Cardiac Arrest in Sopore

REGIONAL

Shabir Khan A Central Reserve Police Force man died of a heart attack in the Sopore area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a CRPF officer identified as Hasin Khan who was posted with 177 Battalion suffered a major heart attack, on duty at Amargrah in Sopore town. He was shifted to the nearby hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead upon arrival. The deceased was a resident of Uttar Pradesh

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Hottest day of Season: Srinagar simmers at 34.7, Jammu Records 45.8 degrees Celsius

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir continued to reel under the scorching heat on Wednesday with officials informing that the twin capitals of the Union Territory including Srinagar and Jammu have recorded the hottest day of the season so far. According to the details available with the news agency on the fourth straight day, most parts of the Valley as well as Jammu recorded scorching heat. During the ongoing heat wave, the youth as per the witnesses could be seen beating the heat at Nallahs and other places in Srinagar outskirts where they take bath in the afternoon hours. A large number of youth were seen taking a bath today in Chandpora area of Budgam, witnesses said, adding that in Harwan and other places the rush of children was also visible. Meanwhile, the officials in the Meteorological depa...

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Minor Nomadic Girl Missing Since Last 5 Days in Pahalgam

REGIONAL

A minor nomadic girl has gone missing five days ago from the Pahalgam belt of South Kashmir's Anantnag district and since then there are no traces of her. An official said that a four-year-old girl namely Shakira Jan, daughter of Abdul Rashid Baji, a resident of Batkoot, Pahalgam has gone missing some five days ago. He said that the girl's family along with police and wildlife officials have been searching the forest area for the last five days but as of now no clue has been found about her. The girl’s mother has already filed a missing report at police station Pahalgam and requested police to help in tracing the minor girl.buy zoloft online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/zoloft.html no prescription The family along with the relatives of t...

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Protests Continue in Jammu over Opening of Wine Shops in Residential Areas

REGIONAL

Protests continued in various localities of the winter capital city, Jammu, over the opening of wine shops in residential areas on Wednesday. Witnesses said that scores of people including women and children staged a protest in the city’s Shakti Nagar area and against the administration. The protesting residents said the proposed shop is next to a residential apartment, which houses three families, the majority of them female members. “We are around ten female members living in the house, which has been proposed as a new wine shop, which we will not allow to open at any cost,” said a local. She added that if we wine shop will open it would be a security issue for the entire locality as boozers may create a nuisance. Earlier, residents of Gujjar Nagar along with Corporator Ri...