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Justice Magray Visits Anantnag, Stresses on Prompt Justice Mechanism

ISLAMABAD

The High Court Judge , Administrative Judge Anantnag, Executive Chairman Legal Services Authority JK & Ladakh and Chairman Building Infrastructure Committee Subordinate Courts JK & Ladakh, Justice Ali Mohammad Magray accompanied by Justice V. C Koul (Member BICSCs) today made an extensive tour of Anantnag. He started his tour with an inspection of the proposed site for the District Court Complex at Sarnal. Justice Magray was informed that out of 56 kanals of state land identified for the said complex, 40 kanals have been allotted and the allotment for the rest is under process. While directing the concerned officers to expedite the process of allotment and the construction work for the complex, then he said that the development of Judicial Infrastructure and provision of a...

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After Jammu, School Teacher from Kupwara Tested Positive for Coronavirus

REGIONAL

A 32-year-old school teacher in north Kashmir's Kupwara district has tested positive for COVID, forcing the authorities to suspend all sorts of activities at the institute till further orders. Reliable sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that on the directions of DSEK to conduct RT-PCR tests in schools, a medical team carried out the tests at Government High School Kanthpora. During the process, they said, one of the teachers' was found positive for the infection. The infected teacher was immediately isolated from his colleagues while students relieved from the school, sources said. When contacted, BMO Sogam confirmed the development to GNS that the 32-year-old teacher tested positive for the viral infection. “The teacher was immediately taken into isolatio...

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8-Year-Old boy Mauled to Death by Street Dogs in Pulwama

REGIONAL

On Saturday, an eight-year-old boy was to mauled to death by street dogs in South Kashmir's Pulwama district. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the street dogs attacked Azhar Manzoor, son of Manzoor Ahmad of Pingelan village near the family’s Agricultural field. “The locals tried to save the boy, but couldn't rescue him on time as he received severe injuries,” they said. They further added that he was rushed to District Hospital Pulwama where doctors declared him dead on arrival. A doctor from the hospital said that his neck and head was critically injured and they tried level best to save him, however, due to heavy loss of blood, they couldn't save him.

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Fire that Broke at Midnight in Srinagar Damages a Woodwork Factory

OTHERS, REGIONAL

A fire broke out at a woodwork factory in Parimpora area of Srinagar, destroying wooden work, machinery worth lakhs. The incident took place late last night. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot which took more than an hour to douse the fire, witnesses told KNT. The factory is owned by one Mir Muhammad Asif who said the wooden work including paneling worth over 30 lakhs were destroyed in the fire incident. Mir said short circuit may be the cause of the fire. Meanwhile, police registered a case and set investigation into motion.

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‘Now Love Jihad Law Being Used to Target Christians’- 34 Incidents of Violence Reported in January Alone

INDIA

The ‘Love Jihad’, the Anti-Conversion laws have become a handy tool to persecute the religious minorities particularly Muslims and Christians. As many as 34 incidents were reported in January 2021 alone from BJP-ruled states Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. According to the report prepared by the United Christian Forum (UCF), which tracks the unprecedented violence being faced by the minority Christian community in the country, the incidents range from instances of physical assaults to threats and intimidations and arrests and detentions based on false police complaints. Chhattisgarh took the lead with a total of 9 incidents followed by 7 incidents in the state of Madhya Pradesh. However, the most striking issue in the month of January 2021 is the monumental rise in the number o...

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ED Summons Mehbooba Mufti on March 15th

REGIONAL

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed for questioning on March 15 in connection with a money laundering case. Talking about the development, Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Sana Mufti told IANS, “The ED officials came to our residence to deliver a summon, but my mother was not present at home at the time.” Sana said that she has informed the officials to come to their home when her mother is there and deliver the summon to her physically. “The ED has asked her to be present at the agency headquarters in Delhi on March 15. I don't have any details about the case,” she said. Reacting to the ED summon to her mother, Sana Mufti said, “It is a clear case of political vendet...

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Three Female Journalists Among Four Killed in Afghanistan

INTERNATIONAL

The killing of three female journalists and one doctor this week have once again thrown the issue of violence against women in Afghanistan into sharp focus, even as peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government continue. ISIS in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for an attack on Tuesday in the city of Jalalabad, which saw journalists Mursal Waheedi, Saadia Sadat and Shahnaz Raufi, of the Enikas television station, shot dead. Then, on Thursday morning, a female gynecologist, Dr. Sadaf Elyas, was killed in another attack. According to Attaullah Khogianai, the spokesperson for the governor of Jalalabad, Elyas was on her way to the central hospital in Jalalabad when a sticky bomb was attached to the three-wheeler rickshaw she was riding in. The bomb exploded, and she was...

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Man whose Explosive – Laden SUV was Parked Near Mukesh Ambani’s Residence Found Dead

INDIA

On Friday, Mumbai police said, that the owner of the vehicle with explosives which was parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence last week, was found dead in a creek in neighboring Thane. Hiren Deshmuk, the owner of the vehicle was found dead after he went missing on Thursday night as per his family. The body was found on the banks of the creek along the Mumbra Reti Bunder road in the morning, a senior official of Thane Police said. Mansukh’s Scorpio with 20 gelatin sticks inside was found near ‘Antilia’, Ambani’s multi-storey residence in South Mumbai, on February 25. Police had said it had been stolen from Airoli-Mulund Bridge on February 18. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the deceased was not the real owner of the vehicle. The probe of the case has be...

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Two Non-Locals Trying to Enter Kashmir Valley with a Gun Arrested by Police near Jawahar Tunnel

REGIONAL

The security forces have arrested two non-local residents during an operation near the Jawahar Tunnel area of Qazigund in south Kashmir's Kulgam district last night. An official said that two persons were arrested along with arms and ammunition after security forces intercepted a Santro car (JK04-9750) near Jawahar Tunnel, Qazigund. One Pistol and twenty rounds were recovered from their possession, the official said. The duo has been identified as Muhammad Danish Sedaqi, son of Shamshad Sedaqi, and Muhammad Nawshad Nayi, son of Muhammad Younis Nayi from Rajatajpur in Uttar Pradesh. The vehicle has also been seized and further questioning of arrested persons is going on, the official said.

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Unidentified Male Body Found in Bandipora

REGIONAL

An unidentified male body was found in Pannar village of North Kashmir's Bandipora district on Saturday, officials said. An official said that some locals spotted a male body lying in Pannar village following which they informed Pethkoot police station. He said that soon after the information was received a team of police rushed to the spot and took the body into their possession. He, however, said that as per initial investigation the deceased was a mentally unsound person and was roaming in the area since last night and was found dead in the morning. He further said that his identification is being ascertained and investigation has been taken up—(KNO)