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May172021 by News DeskNo Comments

Six Including Father of Two Arrested During Nocturnal Raids in Shopian

SHOPIAN

At least six youth have been picked up during nocturnal raids from the Turkwangam belt of Shopian in South Kashmir. Locals from Turkwangam informed The Kashmiriyat that during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday the Government Forces conducted raids in several houses in this Shopian area. They said that at least six youth were arrested during the nocturnal raids which include a college student and the father of two young children. The arrested were identified by Locals as, Irfan Ahmed Malla son of Abdul Gani Malla, Yasir Ahmed Dar son of Mohammed Yaqoob dar, Shoaib Ahmed Ganie son of Ghulam Mohammed Ganie, Jan Mohammed Lone son of Ghulam Mohammed Lone, Saboor ul Islam son of Ishtiyaq Ahmed Bhat and Asif Ahmed Kumar son of Ghulam Mohammed Kumar. Jan Mohammed is the brothe...

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Two Militants Killed in Ongoing Srinagar Encounter

REGIONAL

Mehran Bhat Two Militants have been killed during an encounter that raged between militants and Government forces in the Khanmoh area of Srinagar district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of Police and CRPF had launched a cordon and search operation in Khanmoh area of Srinagar on Monday morning. During the encounter, two unidentified Militants have been killed. As per initial reports, the duo was affiliated to Al Badr. One of them had reportedly joined Al Badr four days ago.

May162021 by News DeskNo Comments

Jammu Kashmir BJP Leader Performs ‘Havan’ to Ward Off Covid-19

REGIONAL

In the midst of the country's second pandemic wave, Jammu and Kashmir BJP unit’s vice-president Yudhvir Sethi on Saturday performed a 'havan' to "ward off" the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a party spokesman, Sethi was joined by party colleagues Anil Masoom, Ajit Yogi, Parveen Kerni, Pawan Sharma, Roshan Lal Sharma and Satish Kumar in the fire ritual and in compliance with all COVID-19 guidelines. Sethi expressed hope that the "havan" will aid in the eradication of the disease, which has infected over 2,40,000 people and claimed the lives of over 3,000 people in the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir. However, he also urged people to follow all the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the government and said there is no alternative to them.

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After Axing Hundreds of Trees for Proposed Covid Specialty Hospital, Administration Selects Alternative Location

WRITE-UPS

Asif Ali The construction work for a 500-bedded Covid hospital at village Reshipora of district Budgam has stopped for unknown reasons, much to the disappointment of the locals, who had cooperated and had donated their land peacefully. The locals have raised their concerns over the sudden relocation of the proposed site for the Covid hospital, which was Reshipora in the Budgam district earlier and has been moved to Khonmoh, the Khrew area. Budgam authorities had cut down hundreds of trees, last week at the proposed site for the 500 bed Covid hospital. On May 4, 2021, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Budgam, Shabaz Mirza visited Reshipora village in Budgam district to take stock of the ongoing construction work of DRDO 500-be...

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Covid 19- Jammu Kashmir Reports 4141 Fresh Cases- 59 Deaths

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Jammu Kashmir has reported 4141 fresh covid-19 cases while 59 persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.buy xenical online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/xenical.html no prescription According to the health department’s data, 1690 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 2451 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 244608. Regarding the COVID-19 deaths, the data revealed that 31 were reported from Jammu Division and 28 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall toll to 3149.buy bactroban online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/bactroban.html no prescription Providing district-wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported ...

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50 Year old Man Injured in Scuffle 5 days Ago Succumbs at SKIMS

ISLAMABAD

Waris Shah A 50 yr old man injured in a Scuffle Between two families in the Dupathyar area of Bijbehara of south Kashmir's Anantnag district Five days Ago Succumbed at SKIMS on Sunday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that Abdul Gani son of Sidiq Mir, a resident of Dupathyar Bijbehara was admitted to SKIMS Soura on 12 May after being seriously injured in a scuffle between two families at Dupathyar Bijbehara. The police officer of Bijbehara Police Station said that an FIR was also registered in this connection and further investigating has been taken up.

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Several including Elderly Women Injured as Police Uses Force Against Farmers in Haryana

INDIA

On Sunday, the farmers from Haryana decided to demonstrate protests against the Haryana CM Manoharlal Khattar's visit to Hissar, who was to appear in an inauguration ceremony. As a result, the farmers were lathicharged at by the police. Tear gas was used and many elderly farmers including women became the victim of the violence. The farmers are frustrated now that it's been more than half an year since the sit farm bills have been passed against their will. The farmers say that the government has time and again, used Covid-19 as a reason to get rid of the protesting farmers but the government authorities have been attending functions. Videos and pictures of the injured farmers have emerged all over the social media. This brutality has agitated the protesting farmers. And in the wa...

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‘Zero Shots on Sunday’- Vaccination Stops Again as Kashmir Runs out of Stocks

REGIONAL

Salman Shah The administration in Jammu Kashmir has yet again stopped Covid vaccination in various districts of Kashmir Valley. On Sunday nobody in the ten districts of the Kashmir valley was vaccinated. As per Official records, On May 15, vaccination was carried out only in three districts including Baramulla, Ganderbal, and Shopian. The Kashmir valley has a total of ten districts. In Baramulla, 30 people were vaccinated, while as in Ganderbal 263 jabs were given, 211 in South Kashmir's Shopian district. Senior Journalists from the Kashmir valley expressed anguish over the delay in getting vaccination stocks to the valley. Mufti Islah took to Twitter and wrote, "Vaccine is key in fighting Covid but unfortunately not a single jab received in Kashmir today. The shortage of va...

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Ashraf Sehrai’s Sons Arrested, Not Booked under PSA: Says Police

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Jammu Kashmir Police Sunday said that both sons of deceased Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chief Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai and four others have been arrested for raising anti-national slogans during Sehrai’s funeral at Tikkipora, Kupwara. “Both sons of Late Sehrai & 4 others have been #arrested for raising #antinational slogans during the funeral. But, they haven’t been booked under PSA. Plz don’t spread #rumour,” Jammu and Kashmir police tweeted. Earlier, there were media reports that Sehrai’s sons have been slapped with PSA. Police, however, clarified that the duo hasn’t been booked under PSA.

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District Police Kulgam Rescues Minor Girl and Kidnapper Arrested

KULGAM

District Police Kulgam rescued the minor girl who was kidnapped and arrested the person involved in committing the crime. Police Station Kulgam on 15.05.2021 received a written complaint about assistance from a complainant stating that his daughter (name withheld) had been kidnapped by one person namely Aadil Akbar Bhat@Rahul S/O Mohd Akbar Bhat R/O Wazeerpora Bogund. In this connection a Case with FIR No. 84/2021 U/S 363, 109 IPC was registered in Police Station Kulgam, and an investigation was initiated. Accordingly, a team headed by SHO Kulgam Insp. Abdul Ahad under the supervision of I/C DySP HQR Kulgam Shri. Sheikh Tahir Amin-JKPS was constituted to trace out the kidnapped girl and to nab the culprit. Utilizing all available means, specific information was generated by the in...