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Carpenter Dies after Falling from a Rooftop in Ganderbal

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Basit Shah On Sunday, a carpenter from Kashmir, died from falling of a roof top in Ganderbal. The deceased was identified as Ghulam Hassan Khattan (53) who was a resident of Harwan in Kashmir's central district, Srinagar. Ghulam Hassan, fell off the roof of the newly constructed house that belonged to Ishfaq Agmed Chechi. After falling from the roof top, Ghulam Hassan was rushed to SDH Kangan, where the attending residents declared that he was brought dead to the hospital.

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BJP Candidate Promises ‘Quality Beef’ for Voters in Kerala

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A candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which pushes for a nationwide ban on beef, has promised ‘quality beef’ in a bid to lure voters in the Lok Sabha by-elections in the Muslim-dominated Malapuram constituency of Kerala. “I will ensure quality beef and standard abattoirs in my constituency. In Kerala, there is no ban on beef so that question (of the ban) doesn’t arise here. My opponents are citing beef ban just to portray my party in a bad light,” N Sreeprakash said.buy forzest online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/forzest.html no prescription He had sparked a row with his same remark in 2017 as well. Beef is not permitted in scores of Indian states. However, it is still legal in Kerala, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya...

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Poet and Activist Varavara Rao Discharged from Hospital

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On late Saturday night, Varavara Rao, poet and activist was discharged from Nanavati Hospital. On February 22, the Bombay High Court granted him interim bail on medical grounds for six months. A bench of Justices S. S Shinde and Manish Pitale ordered that Rao to be discharged from the hospital, depending on his health condition, and released him on interim bail immediately after his discharge on Saturday. Rao is one of the accused in the Elgar Parishad - Maoist links case and was arrested on June 2018. Later, he requested the court that he should be allowed to furnish cash sureties until solvent sureties could be found. On Monday, the court granted his request.

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“Government Ready to Amend Farm Laws to Respect Emotions of Farmers” : Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar

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On Saturday, Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government is ready to amend three new farm laws to respect the emotions of protesting farmers. The Union minister while addressing 5th convention of agricultural vision said that the government has held 11 rounds of talks with farmer unions and has even offered to amend these laws. Eleven rounds of talks between the Centre and 41 protesting farmer unions have remained deadlocked. The government has offered concessions including suspension of the legislations for 12-18 months and setting up a joint panel to find solutions, but the unions rejected. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at Delhi borders for over three months, seeking a repeal of ...

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Government Teacher Goes Missing in Anantnag- Family Concerned About his Whereabouts

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Suhail Dar The family of a Government teacher from the Brakpora area of Anantnag in South Kashmir has said that Mohammed Hussain Dar who is a father of two kids has gone missing from his home. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat Mudasir Dar, his brother said that Hussain was not keeping well and he went to the hospital for undergoing checkups but did not return home since. "He did not reach back to school after he underwent checkups in the hospital, we got a call from the teachers informing us that Hussain had not returned back to the school," Mudasir said. A Father of two children, a daughter and a son, Mohammed Hussain son of Ghulam Nabi Dar has been missing since Saturday. "We seek official help and request the public to help us tracing Mohammed Hussain." The family said that the...

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CASO Launched Shopian Area of Kashmir

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Meer Irfan The Government Forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Reshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that 1 RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police, and CRPF launched a joint operation in the Reshipora area of Shopian. The operation was launched following a specific input about Militant movement in the area. The searches were going on when this report was filed.

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Gujarat Court Acquits 127 Muslims Arrested 20 Years Ago Under Draconian UAPA

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A court in Gujarat's Surat on Saturday acquitted all the 127 members of the banned outfit Student's Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who were accused and arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for participating in a meeting organized on December 2001 after the central government had through its notification dated - September 27, 2001 banned SIMI. The total number of Muslims arrested were 127, while among the acquitted, 5 innocent died during trial, after they were arrested with the allegation of being members of a banned organization Student's Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), an advocate said. The court said in its order that the prosecution had failed to produce ‘cogent, reliable and satisfactory’ evidence to establish that the accused persons belonged to...

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Assistant Professor Booked Under Anti-Terror Law in Kashmir

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Qazi Shibli Dr. Abdul Bari Naik, an Assistant Professor at Government Degree College Udhampur has been booked under the Anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). An official confirming the arrest of Dr. Bari to The Kashmiriyat said he has been booked in an old case. "He was wanted in an FIR, but he had been evading arrest since then," he said. The Official said that Dr. Bari who had been posted recently at the Udhampur Degree College was picked by Police in the Udhamur area on Friday. The Kashmiriyat spoke to his brother, Advocate Rouf Naik who said that Dr. Bari was arrested from Udhampur Degree College on Friday by a team of Jammu Kashmir Police. Pleading his innocence, he said, "Bari has been vocal against corruption and other issues that affect the society at...

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Administration Starts Collecting Biometric Details of Rohingyas in Jammu

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The administration of the UT Jammu Kashmir on Saturday began a drive to collect the biometric details of Rohingyas staying in Jammu. A PTI report quoted an official of the administration. The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority in Myanmar who fled their country to save their lives owing to mass persecution. They entered India through Bangladesh and took shelter in different parts of India. The verification process of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar was carried out at the MAM Stadium where their biometric and other details were collected. The biometric data was collected after conducting COVID-19 tests. The Indian government has been under a lot of pressure from some political factions as well as social organizations urging the government to expedite the deportation of Rohingyas. Betw...