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Text Book in Jaipur Relates Islam to ‘Terrorism’

INDIA

The Jaipur police registered an FIR against a state textbook of class 12th of Rajasthan and a private publishing house of Jaipur after several social activists and Muslims expressed outrage on the content of the textbook which linked Islam with terrorism. The FIR was lodged on a complaint by Mohsin Rasheed, state coordinator of Rajasthan Muslim Forum as well as Minority Cell of the ruling Congress party, under IPC sections 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 120B (criminal conspiracy). The police arrested three persons for vandalizing the private publishing house in Jaipur’s old city. In a chapter of the book on “Terrorism, Criminalisation of Politics and Corruption”, the Class...

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Farooq Omar and JKNC Greet People on Navroz

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir National Conference President, Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday greeted people on the eve of Navroz-e-Alam, praying the day acts as a harbinger of peace and prosperity in Jammu Kashmir. In their greeting message on Navroz-e-Alam, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah expressed hope that the day would herald peace, prosperity and progress in Jammu and Kashmir, while reminding the significance of March 21 as the World Arbour Day. NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, Additional General Secretary Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani , AR Rather, Party MPs Muhammad Akbar Lone, Hassnain Masoodi, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Shameema Firdous, Aga Mahmood, Muhammad Syed Akhoon, Javed Dar...

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New Power Curtailment Schedule For Kashmir By March End

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The power curtailment schedule in the Valley is likely to be changed by the end of this month while the officials concerned stated that the summer would be free of curtailments in Kashmir. Chief Engineer of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Aijaz Ahmad Dar said that the schedule would be changed soon after the fresh weather advisory issued by the concerned department will end, according to news agency KNO. He said that possibly the power scheduled will be altered by the end of the ongoing month, saying that the schedule would have been changed in case the people could have cooperated with the department. 'We are supplying the electricity at par with the demand,' he said.buy Buspar generic buy Buspar generic Asked about the upcoming summer months, the Chie...

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Delhi Court Issues Summon to Shabir Shah’s Wife

REGIONAL

A court in Delhi has taken cognizance of a supplementary charge sheet filed against the wife of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a money laundering case relating to terror funding in Jammu Kashmir. The Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana issued summons to Bilqees Shah. The Enforcement Directorate had filed a charge sheet against Bilqees in September 2020 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Bilqees has been made accused of her role in the commission of offence of money laundering for carrying out illegal activities. Earlier, the agency had attached properties of Shabir Shah, his wife and daughters in Srinagar’s upscale Effandi Bagh. According to ED, Shabir Shah has been found to be carrying out illicit activities along with his accomplice Mo...

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Hindu Extremist Group Enters Church in Karnataka, Objects to Usage of Loudspeakers

INDIA

On Thursday night, a group of Hindutva extremists entered a church in Bangalore, disrupted the church services, and objected to the use of speakers there. The church authority said they allegedly shouted at them and threatened to break the speakers if they used them. Pastor Peter Benjamin said that “he tried to sort out the issue peacefully but they weren’t ready to do so”, reported Muslim Mirror. In a Facebook live, Benjamin said that “ they asked us do we have license to use speakers or not”. In response to that, we asked them why do you need a bell in the temple but they had no answer to that”. The Power of God Minorities India (PGMI) said in a social media post that, “other people have license to use speakers and mics in their worship places, to which we replied that we have t...

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan Tests Positive for Coronavirus

INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for coronavirus, two days after he got his first shot of vaccination. Imran Khan is "self isolating at home," Pakistan's health minister Faisal Sultan said in a tweet on Saturday. Khan received the first shot of vaccination against COVID-19 on Friday. He reportedly had shown symptoms of Covid-19 on the same day he was administered the first dose of the vaccine. The prime minister had urged the citizens of his country to ensure the full implementation of norms to prevent the surge in cases of coronavirus. He was vaccinated as part of the nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign which is underway in its first phase. In Pakistan, the COVID-19 vaccine is being provided to people 60 years of age and above and to front-li...

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‘Not Afraid of Summons, Will Always Speak for my People’- Mehbooba Mufti Addresses Rally in Kulgam

REGIONAL

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that the way to peace passes through Jammu Kashmir and that there is a need to reciprocate over the peace offer by Pakistan. Speaking to media men on the sidelines of the function at Kulgam, Mehbooba said that peace can't prevail in Jammu and Kashmir until and unless the roads leading to Pakistan and the other side of Kashmir through J&K are not restored. Mehbooba said that the government is pushing the people to the wall, saying that the taxes being imposed on property and other things are the means through which people are being forced to face hardships. “At least 3500 youth from Kashmir, who are pursuing MBBS and Engineering in Pakistan are not being allowed to reach their...

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One Killed, Another Injured in Road Accident in Mattan

ISLAMABAD

One person was killed, another injured in a road accident in the Nanil area of Mattan in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday one person identified as Ghulam Mohammed Parray along with another person was injured after a bike they were traveling on was hit by a tipper in the Nanil area of the South Kashmir district. The duo was shifted to the hospital, however, Ghulam Mohammed son of Ghulam Nabi parray died on the way to the hospital, while the injured is being treated at the Government Medical College in Anantnag district.

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More than 40,000 Earthquakes Hit Iceland in Past Four weeks

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A volcano erupted near Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Friday, shooting lava high into the night sky after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks. The eruption occurred near Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around 30 km (19 miles) southwest of the capital. Some four hours after the initial eruption at 2045 GMT - the first on the peninsula since the 12th century - lava covered about one square kilometer or nearly 200 football fields. "I can see the glowing red sky from my window," said Rannveig Gudmundsdottir, resident in the town of Grindavik, only 8 km (5 miles) from the eruption. "Everyone here is getting into their cars to drive up there," she said. More than 40,000 earthquakes have occurred on the peninsula in the past four weeks, a huge jump fr...

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No Ceasefire Violation, Zero Infiltration After Ceasefire Agreement, Says DGP Dilbagh Singh

INDIA

Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbagh Singh Saturday said that so far there has been “zero infiltration” on the LoC across the UT while there is no fresh ceasefire violation after the recent peace agreement between Indo-Pak officials. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of Under -19 T20 Zonal level cricket tournament at SK Cricket Stadium Srinagar, the DGP Singh said that so far there is zero infiltration on the “LoC in both Kashmir and Jammu region.” “I would love to see zero infiltration throughout the year 2021. Year 2020 was best and I hope to see 2021 more better than the previous year,” the J&K police chief said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), while replying to queries of media men. He said that drugs is “a fresh gift” being sent from ...