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May252021 by News DeskNo Comments

CEO Kupwara Slaps Show Cause Notice to Private School for ‘Conducting Classwork’ Amid COVID Lockdown

EDUCATION

Chief Education Officer Kupwara has shot a show-cause notice to a private school in the district for it conducting class-work amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The institute authorities have been asked to respond to the notice within a day and, in the meantime, directed by the officer ‘to stop all such activities forthwith.’ The Chief Education Officer Abdul Hamid Faani, as per the notice addressed to the Principal ‘Dream World Educational Institute’ in Alichazib, has stated that on receipt of the complaint to the effect that the institution is conducting classes in violation of COVID-19 SOPs during the lockdown period, he processed to the spot to ascertain the factual position on 24-05-2021 (Monday). The District-level Education Officer has stated that twenty to twenty-five students o...

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Final decision on opening of Markets after consultation with all stakeholders: DC Srinagar

REGIONAL

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz on Tuesday said that they have received a memorandum by the KCCI regarding the opening of marketplaces and business establishments in a phased manner and the same was being examined and whatever decision is taken, will be in consultation with all the stakeholders. Talking to the reporters on the sidelines of a vaccination drive at Press Enclave Srinagar, DC Srinagar. He said that the final decision regarding the opening of shops and business establishments in a phased manner will be taken in consultation and discussion with all the stakeholders. On being asked about the unlocking process from next week, he said that the decision will be taken by the state executive committee, and they will take the decision and final call after analyzing...

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Dead Body of Unidentified Female Found in Srinagar

REGIONAL

An Unidentified body of a female was recovered in the Maloora area on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday morning. Official sources told that the unidentified female body was recovered from the Jhelum river near the Maloora area. They said that the identification of the body was being ascertained—(KNO)

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Facebook may Have to shut operations in India by May 26

INDIA

The deadline to comply with the new legal rules meant for big social media platforms, which were issued by the government three months ago, is ending on Tuesday, threatening the operations of the likes of Twitter in India. According to top official sources, social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and others, which were required to abide by the rules notified in the gazette of India on February 25 under Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, have failed to comply on many accounts till date. The government’s rules will come into effect from May 26. “If social media companies do not obey the rules, they may lose their status and protections as intermediaries and may become liable for criminal action as per the existing laws of India,” top official...

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Ensure no one goes hungry amid lockdown: J&K LG tells Officers

REGIONAL

In order to assess the effective implementation of various welfare schemes in J&K, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday chaired a review meeting and sought the detailed status of relief measures being extended to different sections of the society affected due to Covid-19 pandemic. Pertinently, the Lieutenant Governor had recently announced a slew of measures to mitigate the sufferings of various vulnerable sections of the community due to Covid-19. Lt Governor asked the officers to work with compassion and empathy and take all required steps to enable people to overcome their difficulties during this pandemic. “It’s a collective responsibility of the officers at various levels to ensure that no one goes hungry. You all must reach out to every citizen in need. Mid-day meal su...

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Flouting Covid 19 Protocol, Non-Locals Enter Kashmir Valley in Jam-packed Buses amid Lockdown

REGIONAL

Amid lockdown imposed by the government to prevent COVID-19 spreading in Jammu Kashmir, the non-local labour force has been finding it easy to make their entry into the Valley at a time with the region is facing serious economic crisis due to pandemic. The jam packed buses with non-local labourers are entering into Kashmir throwing away the Standard operating Procedure (SoP) that calls for 50 per cent seating capacity in public transport. As per news agency, the non-local labourers are visiting Jammu Kashmir to earn their livelihood. However, the non-local workers could be seen in the busses in large numbers on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. In Jammu and Kashmir, the government has ordered 50 per cent seating capacity in the transport while the busses carrying the non-local labourer...

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In Doda, Muslim Organization Offers its School Building for 200-bedded Covid Care Facility

OTHERS

Mubashir Naik In a heart-winning gesture, a religious organization Anjuman-e-Islamia Bhaderwah, Doda offered its school building to set up a 200-bedded Covid Care Centre (CCC) on Monday Besides this Anjuman-e-Islamia Bhaderwah also announced that it would provide four oxygen concentrators and make available its ''Hilal-e-Ahmer ambulance'' service free for the needy, irrespective of their religion. "In view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the additional district of Bhaderwah and limited medicare facilities, we have decided to extend a helping hand by utilizing our resources to contribute in a major way," Anjuman group's president Pervaiz Ahmad Sheikh told reporters. "We are going through testing times and there is a need to assist the government to tackle the situation," he ...

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Police Destroys Poppy Cultivation Spread to 5 Kanals in Awantipora

PULWAMA

District Police Awantipora today launched a special drive for destroying the poppy cultivation in the Aligund area of Awantipora. A Police spokesman said that a Police team headed by SHO Awantipora along with Excise and revenue department officers destroyed a huge junk of poppy cultivation spread over more than 5 Kanals of land in the area of village Aligund Awantipora. The general public of the area has appreciated the action of the joint team and has urged the authorities to continue this drive in the nearby areas also. Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding the cultivation of contrabands in their neighborhood, persons found indulging in drug peddling & cultivation of contraband substances shall be dealt with strictly under law.

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Muslim Teenager Lynched in Delhi- Third in Less than a Month

INDIA

In a continuation of aggression and violence against Muslims in India, A Muslim youth was beaten ruthlessly by a group of men in Delhi, hours after he succumbed to his injuries. The Delhi Police said that a 20-year-old identified as Mohammed Sarfaraz was nabbed by a group of men, who took him to a factory and thrashed him with sticks. The incident took place on Saturday night in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area. On Sunday morning, Sarfaraz was found unconscious after which he was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. "Sarfaraz’s brother went out for a walk near their house when the accused picked him up. The family came to know about the incident from their neighbours. He was thrashed on suspicion of theft," his brother told the police. So far, two identified...

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In Kashmir, A Transgender Person Assaulted and Abused on a Busy Street- People Click Videos of the Incident, Make Fun

WRITE-UPS

Aniqa/ Zafar Dar Societies around the world are socially and culturally conditioned to be unacceptable of gender identities beyond their comfortable belief of the gender binary. Hence, people who don't identify themselves with either the masculine or the feminine, do not find acceptance among society. People of the Transgender category are the most common example of this unacceptability as their existence challenges the norms of this binarism. Equal participation in the social or cultural life for them is out of the question when they are abused and ridiculed for existing. It never bothers us when a transgender is being made fun of, openly in the public spaces; neither does it occur to us that why is it normal to make fun of them for just being themselves. A video shot around t...