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Three Including Trooper Injured in Grenade Attack in Srinagar

Three Including Trooper Injured in Grenade Attack in Srinagar

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Mir Junaid Three persons including two troopers have been injured in a grenade attack on CRPF in the Nawab Bazar Chowk area of Srinagar in Central Kashmir on Friday afternoon. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown persons hurled a grenade on CRPF men of 36 Battalion that exploded with a loud bang, in which three persons including a civilian sustained injuries. The injured were identified as Constable Fayaz Ahmed, CRPF Man Harish Kumar, and Hazik Ali, a civilian who is a resident of the Chanapora area in Srinagar As per the latest reports, the area was cordoned after the attack. Details emerging. This is a breaking news, the details might change as reports rush in.
Masoodi demands 1600 Bulk, Medium Oxygen Cylinders for South Kashmir

Masoodi demands 1600 Bulk, Medium Oxygen Cylinders for South Kashmir

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The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Member of Parliament from Anantnag (Retd) Justice Hassnain Masoodi has asked the government to urgently provide a minimum of 1600 bulk and medium capacity Oxygen Cylinders to Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir. In a letter addressed to Lt Governor, Masoodi while appreciating the role played by District Development Commissioners, Chief Medical Officers, administrative machinery and healthcare workers at all levels in the four districts, in combating Covid 19, has identified the problem areas warranting immediate attention and required to be urgently addressed. He has expressed satisfaction over commissioning of 1000 LPM Oxygen generating units close to the District Hospitals at Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian a...
Covid awareness cum Mask Sanitizer distribution Programme held in Palpora Anantnag

Covid awareness cum Mask Sanitizer distribution Programme held in Palpora Anantnag

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On the morning of 07 May 2021, Major Rahul Jeenger Company Commander, PDG COB(Dialgam), 19 RR interacted with locals regarding COVID 19 Awareness under the theme of 'SWASTH RAHO AUR KHUSH RAHO' at Govt Middle School, Palpora. In the event, approximately 50 locals had participated. The participants were provided with information regarding COVID 19 and various precautionary measures were discussed.buy remeron online buy remeron no prescription The program was organized in order to educate the locals about COVID 19, its spreading, and various precautionary measures that need to be taken, including social distancing. In the end, this healthy interactive session culminated in the distribution of free masks and sanitizers, with a promise to make the bond of JAWAN and AWAM stronger. Along ...
36 More Die of Covid till 2 PM in Jammu Kashmir- 268 Deaths in May So Far

36 More Die of Covid till 2 PM in Jammu Kashmir- 268 Deaths in May So Far

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Jammu Kashmir lost 36 more people to the covid-19 since last evening, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 2598 in J&K, officials said on Friday. 268 deaths were reported so far this month alone, they said. Among the fresh fatalities, they said, nineteen deaths took place in GMC Jammu and remaining in various hospitals of Kashmir Valley. Among others, the officials told GNS that the victims include a 61-year-old man from Dalgate Srinagar who died 12 days after he was admitted to SMHS hospital. A 78-year-old man from Rambail Pora, Anantanag, died at CD hospital, four days after he was admitted to one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients in the Valley. A 70-year-old man died at GMC Anantnag, three days after he was admitted there. A...
‘Lives of Prisoners Should not be Made the Least Priority’- Mehbooba Mufti Writes to Modi Demanding Release of Prisoners

‘Lives of Prisoners Should not be Made the Least Priority’- Mehbooba Mufti Writes to Modi Demanding Release of Prisoners

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Former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking release of all the political prisoners and detainees in wake of the ongoing pandemic. Ms. Mehbooba has sent a letter to PM Modi in which she has stated that “I write to you at a time when the entire country has been engulfed by a deadly second wave of COVID. Unfortunately the health infrastructure has completely collapsed & the harrowing images of stranded COVID patients gasping for breath have shocked us all.” The letter reads that the sense of helplessness is so acute and pervasive that the living are quite literally suffocating to death while the dead suffer indignity even after losing the b...
Now Muslims Accused of ‘Bed-Blocking’ Scam amid Covid-19 Crisis by BJP MP

Now Muslims Accused of ‘Bed-Blocking’ Scam amid Covid-19 Crisis by BJP MP

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Bharatiya Janata Party M.P., Tejasvi Surya, listed out 17 Muslim names, linking them with the alleged bed-blocking scam in Bengaluru’s south municipal zone. The MP, often accused of hate-mongering between Muslim and Hindu community, in this fresh video can be seen reading out the 17 Muslim names, accusing them of bed- blocking scam. The Opposition Congress’ Rajya Sabha M.P., Syed Naseer Hussain said that there are 205 employees working in the BBMP south zone war room. But Tejasvi Surya chose to name 17 Muslims. ”This is a third-class, third-rated, gutter-class mentality,” he observed. ”These 205 people were outsourced by Crystal Infosystems & Services, which was recommended by a BJP minister. Is Tejasvi Surya blind? Of all the 205 people, he specifically picked up 17 Muslims. ...
‘Direct Contact Between Covid and Non-Covid Patients’- Medicos Allege Covid-19 Mismanagement at SKIMS

‘Direct Contact Between Covid and Non-Covid Patients’- Medicos Allege Covid-19 Mismanagement at SKIMS

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Highlighting direct contact between Covid and non-Covid patients, the medicos at Kashmir's prominent tertiary care hospital SKIMS have alleged that the hospital administration is risking their lives by mismanaging the prevalent Covid-19 situation. Senior doctors from the hospital rued the facilities alleged that even senior doctors had to fend for themselves. “While some doctors who are positive are getting managed at home, others like the current chief of a major super specialty had to struggle to find a bed in the institute,” they alleged. “Administration has no clear plan in place and there is a direct mixing of COVID and non-COVID cases. OPD's are running and it is a perfect environment for the disease to spread,” she said. Medicos alleged that the Director of the Institute...
Amid Growing Islamophobia, Mosque Faces Arson Attack in France

Amid Growing Islamophobia, Mosque Faces Arson Attack in France

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In a clear case of Islamophobia, An arson attack was carried out on a mosque, in France’s southeastern Albertville city, on Monday night, the mosque said in a statement, on social media. According to the statement, the entrance of the mosque, run by the Milli Gorus Islamic Confederation (CIMG), was damaged in the attack although there were no injuries. A person was seen on security cameras setting the door of the mosque on fire, it said, adding that the police were informed and a complaint was filed. The statement said an investigation was launched into the incident and hoped that the perpetrators would be brought to justice. The CIMG has been criticized by the government and politicians for refusing to sign the Charter of Islamic Principles of France on the grounds that it ali...
The Kashmir Walla Editor Fahad Shah Wins 25th Human Rights Press Awards

The Kashmir Walla Editor Fahad Shah Wins 25th Human Rights Press Awards

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Fahad Shah, the chief editor of Srinagar based The Kashmir Walla, has been awarded the prestigious 25th Human Rights Press Awards (2021) in explanatory feature writing for his coverage of Delhi pogrom in February 2020. His two articles, published by US-based The Nation and VICE News, were a “showcase [of] courage and originality of journalistic storytelling about human rights in Asia”, the panel noted for winners. Two other Kashmiri journalists — including Jalees Andrabi and Sajjad Hussain, both correspondents of Agence France Presse — were listed in the Merit of the awards for their work on Delhi pogrom and India’s Covid-19 lockdown, respectively. The Human Rights Press Awards recognise top rights-related reporting from around Asia, with the goal of increasing respect for people’...
Three Newly Recruited Militants Killed in Shopian Encounter

Three Newly Recruited Militants Killed in Shopian Encounter

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Three newly recruited militants affiliated with militant organization Al-Badr were killed in an encounter at Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday. A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that three newly recruited militants were killed in Kanigam village in Imam Sahib belt of Shopian while as one militant surrendered before forces. He said that due to the efforts of police, security forces and family members, one militant surrendered, however, three others turned down all the repeated surrenders offers. The official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces approached towa...