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Apr222021 by News DeskNo Comments

Baramulla Police Solves Blind Murder Case- Wife Among Two Arrested

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Shabir Khan The Pattan police has solved a blind murder case of Mohammed Altaf Malik who was murdered by his Wife and another Neighbour in Rengi Pattan area of North Kashmirs Baramulla district. Today while addressing a Press Confrence Here in Pattan Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Mr. Rayees Mohmmad Bhat said Police has arrested both the accused at Renji Pattan. Giving details of the Incident SSP Said On intervening night of 8/9th March 2021 one Mohd Altaf Malik Son of Ghulam Rasool Malik R/o Seriwarpora age 34 Years son in law of Late Abdul Razaq Ganie was found dead near his cowshed at Renji. He was later buried by family members at Renji Graveyard. On 22nd March brother of the deceased submitted application for initiating inquest proceedings as he and his fa...

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Saudi Arabia Includes Ramayana and Mahabharata in its School Curriculum

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Saudi Arabia has said that it has started to teach the culture of other countries including Ramayana and Mahabharata that represent ancient Indian culture, as a part of its Vision 2030. Mohammed Bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi's crown is pursuing “Saudi Vision of 2030”. There are many aspects to this, but its main objective is to create an educational system that can overcome the difficulties between the government and various businesses, Saudi has said. The main objective of Saudi’s Vision-2030 is that the economy is dependent on oil and is also making changes in the educational system to reduce the dependence of revenue from oil. https://twitter.com/NoufMarwaai/status/1382694702852538379 Nouf Almarwaai, a Saudi National shared a screenshot of an exam paper on her Twitter and...

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‘Why Should we Pay Bills’- Ganderbal Residents Irked Over Power Cuts During Sehri and Iftaar

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Rayees Shah The Residents of several villages in Sub Division Kangan in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district have complained over unscheduled power cuts during the ongoing month of holy Ramadan. People from the areas Kangan, Margund, Prang, Cherwan, Bonibagh, Mamer, Hari Ganiwan, Sumbal, Gund, Fraw, Haknar, Kullan in Ganderbal alleged that the areas are facing immense problems due to unscheduled power cuts particularly at the time of Sehri and Iftar. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the residents said that the department is very particular about paying bills on time, however, providing electricity is one of the last preferences to them. "first time since I have lived, the PDD is still following the winter power supply schedule by almost May which is causing immense inconvenience," a...

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Covid 19- In Anantnag, Five Employees of Jammu Kashmir Bank’s TP Branch Test Positive

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Suhail Dar Five employees of the TP Branch of Jammu Kashmir Bank in Anantnag have tested positive for Covid 19 on Thursday. An official confirming this to The Kashmiriyat said that on Thursday five employees of TP were tested positive on Thursday after which the bank has been shut till further orders. The screening of other employees will also be conducted and their contact history will also be traced, the official added.

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Arms and Ammunition Including 191 Bullets Recovered in Samba

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Mubashir Naik A rusted grenade and 191 bullets were claimed to have been recovered by Jammu Kashmir police and CRPF from a Nallah in the Samba district of the Jammu division. An official told The Kashmiriyat that during a search operation, the joint forces, the 38 BN of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police in the Kheediyan area of Bari Brahmana area in Jammu recovered arms. The recoveries included 191 rounds of 303-rifle, 20 charger clips and a hand grenade.buy propecia online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/propecia.html no prescription The Jammu Kashmir Police have lodged an FIR and taken up the case for further investigations.

Apr222021 by News DeskNo Comments

Fresh Snowfall in Higher Reaches of Kashmir- Rains Expected in Plains for Next 24 Hours

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The higher reaches of Kashmir including tourist resort Gulmarg and remote Gurez valley on Thursday received fresh snowfall while rains lashed the plains, resulting in a considerable dip in the maximum temperature. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that snowfall started in Gurez started at around 06 AM today, following which the traffic movement on Bandipora-Gurez road was restricted. Reports said that higher reaches of Kashmir including the world-famous ski-resort, Gulmarg, Ganderbal and Machil in Kupwara also received fresh snowfall while rains lashed other parts of Kashmir valley. The Meteorological (Met) Department has said that light to heavy rain showers is expected over most places of Jammu Kashmir during the next 24 hours. "Significant drop-in...

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Five Journalists Including Sitaram Yechury’s Son Die of Covid 19

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CPI(M)'s general secretary Sitaram Yechury's eldest son Ashish Yechury (34) has passed away due to Covid-19, this Thursday. Ashish had been battling with the virus since the past two weeks at Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital. It is said that he was recovering well, hence his sudden death early morning came as a shock. "It is with great sadness that I have to inform that I lost my elder son, Ashish Yechury to COVID-19 this morning. I want to thank all those who gave us hope and who treated him - doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers and innumerable others who stood by us," Yechury tweeted. Ashish was a journalist by profession and would have turned 35 this June. His colleagues at News Laundry extended their condolences by remembering him as a warm, gentle, talented f...

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Covid 19- India records Highest Spike as Nearly 3.15 Lakh People Test Positive in a Single Day

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India reported 3,14,835 Covid-19 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic early last year, taking the overall infection tally to 1,59,30,965 on Thursday, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. Since April 15, India has continued to report over 2 lakh new Covid-19 cases on a daily basis. There were 2,95,041 new cases on Wednesday, 2,59,170 cases on April 20, 2,73,510 on April 19, 2,61,500 on April 18, 2,34,692 on April 17, 2,17,353 on April 16 and 2,00,739 on April 15. Meanwhile, 2,104 additional people died due to the virus, which took the total death toll to 1,84,657.buy flomax online medstaff.englewoodhealth.org/wp-content/languages/new/flomax.html no prescription This is the second consecutive day that the count...

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‘The 1987 chapter’- Prelude to elections that bred militancy in Kashmir

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Qazi Shibli "We could see green flags atop the willows, chinars and the electric polls; women and men rallying with green flags, singing folktales for their brave candidates, 'Islam will win' was the word of every tongue," Reyaz Ahmed, a resident of Shangus, who campaigned for Muslim United Front in the year 1987 remembers. The year 1987 marked a watershed in Kashmiri politics. The Muslim United Front (MUF), a broader coalition of socio-religious groups within the Kashmir valley joined hands to fight the National Conference-Congress alliance. It enjoyed huge public support within Kashmir. However, it was defeated by dubious means. Those who supported the MUF were convinced that the establishment of a MUF government would achieve the wipe-out of corruption, nepotism, and misgoverna...

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After Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor Tests Covid-19 positive

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Lok Sabha member, MP for Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor announced on Twitter that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Tharoor added that his 85-year old mother and his sister were on the same boat as well. He tweeted that he hopes to deal with Covid in a 'positive frame of mind. Earlier this week, the former Prime Minister and senior member of the Congress, Manmohan Singh was admitted to All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after testing positive for Covid-19. Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan followed up with the medical team attending Singh at AIIMS and confirmed in a tweet that Singh is stable. "Followed up on Dr Manmohan Singh Ji's health with the medical team attending to him at AIIMS, Delhi. His condition is stable. The best possible care is being provid...