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Apr152021 by News DeskNo Comments

Women in underdeveloped countries can’t say, “No sex” according to a report by UN

INTERNATIONAL

The discoveries "portray the condition of substantial self-rule for many women and young ladies" who don't have the ability to settle on options about their bodies and their fates without dread or viciousness, it said. Not exactly a large portion of the ladies in 57 non-industrial nations are denied the option to say "no" to sex with their accomplices, to conclude whether to utilize contraception, or to look for medical services, a U.N. report said Wednesday. The report by the U.N. Populace Fund said the information covers just around one-fourth of the world's nations, over half in Africa. The asset said just 55% of women and girls in the 57 nations can conclude whether to have intercourse, regardless of whether to utilize contraception and when to look for medical care, for examp...

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Protest after Woman Allegedly Dies of ‘Heart attack’ During Nocturnal ‘Police Raid’ in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Many people including women on Thursday staged a protest, demanding “justice” after a woman died of “heart attack” allegedly during a police “raid” at a house in Mirakshah colony of Batapora Habak in the outskirts of Srinagar. The slogan shouting protesters, including the family of the deceased woman, demanded stern action against police personnel who were part of the raid. "I along with my mother used to sleep in a particular room. There was some knocking sound outside our residence and I informed my mother accordingly. I opened the door and saw policemen. They pushed me aside and entered inside,” daughter of the woman told reporters during the protest. Then they asked for my brother and told me that they want to interrogate him. I told them he was sleeping and was not keeping ...

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Double mutant strain in 10 states, Delhi has UK variant too, health officials on Covid

INDIA

Strains of the Covid virus in India with "double mutations" have been found in patients in 10 states and this could be responsible for rising infections and a faster spread in these states, top sources in the Union Health Ministry told NDTV. Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh are among the states where double mutant strains were found, sources said, adding that these mutants are playing a role in the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. However, it cannot be said that double mutants are 100 per cent responsible for the rise in cases, sources in the ministry said. A "double mutation" is when two mutated strains of a virus come together to form a third strain. The one reported in India is the result of the E484Q and L452R strains combining. The L452R str...

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French embassy requests that it’s residents leave Pakistan after violent protests

INTERNATIONAL

The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralyzed large parts of the country this week. "Because of the genuine dangers to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French organizations are encouraged to briefly leave the country," the consulate said in an email to French residents. "The takeoffs will be completed by existing business carriers," the consulate read. Hostile to French slant has been stewing for quite a long time in Pakistan since the public authority of President Emmanuel Macron communicated support for a magazine's entitlement to republish kid's shows portraying Prophet Mohammed - considered ungodly by numerous Muslims. On Wednesd...

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Protests continue in Pakistan over caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, 4 killed

INTERNATIONAL

At least four policemen were killed during the clashes as violence erupted across Pakistan over demand of the expulsion of a French envoy over the publication of alleged blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, according to media reports. The police also used baton-charge on the demonstrators. Violence erupted across Pakistan after security forces fired bullets and tear gas shells on protesters as the country has been facing civil unrest. The situation turned volatile after the arrest of Tehreek-E-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Chief Saad Hussain Rizvi on April 12 in Lahore. Reports indicate that over two dozen TLP activists have been killed in police firing during the clashes. Interior Minister of Pakistan, Sheikh Rashid on Wednesday announced that the governm...

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Kumbh Mela won’t be cut short, authorities adamant even after 2,167 cases reported in over five days at Haridwar

INDIA

Authorities of the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday precluded the chance of stopping the Kumbh Mela even as in excess of 2,000 individuals have tested positive for the Covid over the most recent five days in Haridwar. Haridwar District Magistrate, Deepak Rawat said that the Kumbh Mela was initially planned to start in January, yet the Uttarakhand government chose to start the festivities in April, even after being wary of the Covid circumstance, NDTV detailed "I have no data of it being shortened," Rawat said. Rawat's remark came after writes about Wednesday evening proposed that the authorities were mulling over to stop the Mela, which is seeing the footfall of lakhs of travelers consistently in the midst of the huge second influx of Covid in the country. On Wednesda...

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Statements of Both Parties Recorded After Teacher Seen Beating Student in Viral Video

REGIONAL

The court of district magistrate Srinagar on Thursday recorded the statements of both the parties in connection with a viral video wherein a student was being beaten by a teacher in a private coaching institute here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the district magistrate Srinagar had asked the management of Hope Classes Coaching Institute to appear before the court to record their statement in connection with a viral video. He said that the district magistrate while hearing the case today listened to both the parties including institute authorities and parents of the student and recorded their statements. Additional district magistrate, Srinagar told KNO that after the video went viral cognizance was taken and the management of the coaching insti...

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Covid 19- Rope in Private Hospitals, Patients Struggling to Get Beds in Government Hospitals: Says DAK

REGIONAL

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise unabated in Jammu Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday urged authorities to rope in private hospitals to treat corona patients. “That would reduce the burden on government-run hospitals,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr. Nisar ul Hassan in a statement. “We are back in the eye of the storm, with the second wave of Covid-19 causing a surge in cases and hospitalizations too,” he said. “Virus has once again become dangerous and is behaving aggressively.” “Today we have more patients in hospitals than what we saw during the first wave and we are finding it hard to cope with the rush of patients,” DAK President said. “Hospitals are running full and are at the risk of becoming overwhelmed. Patients are struggling to get a...

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Tweet is Fake, Geelani Did Not issue Any Strike Call, Family Tells Police

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir Police Thursday said that separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has not issued strike call for tomorrow (Friday) through a tweet stating that Geelani’s family clarified that the tweet calling for strike has been falsely attributed to the “ailing leader.” “Police have checked with the family members of Geelani and found that he has not tweeted about any strike call for Friday,” a police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that people are requested to carry out their normal activities in the holy month of Ramadahn and need not to pay any heed to rumours on social media. Meanwhile, Budgam police in a tweet said that police is taking action against those who are circulating “fake tweets” through social media to instigate viole...

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‘A Food for the Rich’- Admin in Slumber as Mutton Rates Continue to Surge Across Kashmir

BUSINESS

Suhail Dar As the month of Ramdhan began in Kashmir on Wednesday, long queues were witnessed outside mutton shops in urban and rural across the valley. A small fight erupted outside a mutton shop where a woman tried to argue with the butcher that he was selling the mutton at higher rates. "The admin has said 535, why are you selling at 600," she asked. Upon which the butcher replied, "Go and buy vegetables, this is not charity, if you do not have money, complain to whosoever you want to." Though the administration in Jammu Kashmir broke the months-long impasse with the mutton dealers/sellers, throughout the Kashmir valley, mutton is being sold at exorbitant rates. The urban areas are setting the trends for the rural ones, so there is hardly any difference between the rates. Though th...