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Feb282021 by News DeskNo Comments

Khap Panchayat in Hissar Urge Dairy Farmers to Hike Milk Price, Protesting against Farm Laws

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On Sunday, in Hisar, Haryana, a Khap Panchayat has urged dairy farmers to sell milk at Rs. 100 per liter to government cooperative societies in order to protest against the new three agriculture farm laws and hike in prices of fuels. The appeal was made at a meeting of the Satrol Khap held in Hisar’s Narnaund under the chairmanship of its head Ramniwas. Phool Kumar Petwar, a leader of Khap Panchayat said dairy farmers have been asked to sell milk at Rs. 100 per litre from March 1 to government cooperative societies while the common people will get milk at its previous prices (Rs. 55 to Rs. 60 per litre). He said that we want government to respond to our demands. He also said that center should repeal the farms law and reduce the prices of fuels. The government is not liste...

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Delhi Police says Punjab Residents were Planning to Assassinate Kashmir Pandit Activist, Sushil Pandit

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In further revelation in connection with the arrest of two people planning to kill a 'pro-Kashmir activist,' the Delhi Police has said that the duo was conspiring to kill Kashmiri Pandit Activist Sushil Pandit. Delhi Police has said that two individuals, Sukhvinder Singh & Lakhan from Punjab were arrested today. They were sent to Delhi at the behest of one Prince who is facing a murder trial in Faridkot. They were promised Rs. 10 lakhs if they assassinated Sushil Pandit who is supposedly a human rights activist. “Two pistols, two country-made guns and four live bullets recovered from them. The seized pistol is of the kind, manufactured in Pakistan,” the police added. Currently, the duo being interrogated by the police.

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Administration in Anantnag Shuts Down ‘Decades Old Taxi Stand’ in Khanabal

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Suhail Dar The district Administration in Anantnag, South Kashmir has locked down the decades-old taxi stand in the Dak Bungalow area of Khanabal, leaving hundreds of drivers workless on an otherwise busy Sunday. Eyewitness accounts reveal that on Friday, around 6 PM the officials of the district administration along with several teams reached the taxi stand and locked down its gate after they downed its board, causing panic among the drivers, who say they had been served no prior notice, a claim refuted by officials whom The Kashmiriyat spoke to. Nazir Ahmed, the president of the taxi stand said that the stand was established in the year 1979 by the then Minister, Mustafa Kamal and the stand has been paying rent to the Roads and Buildings Department since the same year. The Distr...

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Muslim Neighbors Take Part in the Last Rites of Pandit Woman in Baramulla

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In a heartwarming gesture, Muslims in Tarhama, Kunzar of district Baramulla performed the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit woman. Rani Kaul, wife of Moti Lal Kaul passed away from a natural death and neighboring Muslims took part in her funeral and helped with performing the last rites of the Pandit woman. Moti Lal Kaul and Raina Kaul's house, were the only Pandit house in a locality of 500 - 600 Muslims. Commenting further on the communal harmony in Kashmir, a relative of the woman, S. L Raina spoke to The Kashmiriyat and said, “We do not know of anything about the last rites of Rani JI, the local Muslims arranged and provided for everything, I am very thankful to them.” Muslims of the area speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that they want ...

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Days after being Injured in an Attack, Akash Mehra – Son of Krishna Dhaba’s Owner Dies in the Hospital

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Akash Mehra, the 22 year - old son of Rakesh Mehra, the owner of a popular eatery named Krishna Dhaba in Srinagar, died in SMHS hospital early morning on Sunday, 12 days after being injured in an attack, where militants fired upon him from a close range. The attack came on a day when a group of envoys including those from several European Union countries and a few Organization of Islamic Countries, member states began a two-day visit to Jammu Kashmir to get a first-hand account of the situation in the newly carved union territory, especially after the recently concluded local body elections on the 17th of February. Neighbors in large numbers rushed him to the hospital after the attack, however, his condition was declared critical by the attending doc...

Feb272021 by News DeskNo Comments

“Possibility of Humans Getting Exposed is High” – Influenza Expert from Kashmir on Bird Flu

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At a time, Bird Flu also known as ‘Avian Influenza’ has spread in valley; renowned virologist, Dr Nisar-Ul-Hassan on Saturday said the chances of humans contracting the virus from infected birds cannot be downplayed or ruled out completely. It is pertinent to mention that authorities sounded alert in parts of Kashmir after crow carcasses tested positive for Avian Influenza. Pertinently, poultry sample also tested positive for the virus in north Kashmir’s Baramulla. The outbreak of H5N1 among crows, pigeons and some migratory birds has sparked fear among masses who are yet to prevail over the novel corona virus. Renowned virologist who also heads Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) as its president, Dr. Nisar-Ul-Hassan said the chances of humans contracting H5N1 f...

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Jammu Kashmir Administration Paves Way for Establishment of Industrial Development Corporation

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The administration of Jammu Kashmir has set the ball rolling for setting up of the Jammu Kashmir Industrial Development Corporation. In a significant development, the department of Industries and Commerce has constituted a three-member committee for devising a roadmap for implementation of the amendments incorporated by the Ministry of Home Affairs in The Jammu Kashmir Development Act-1970. The amendments provide for setting up of Jammu and Kashmir Industrial Development Corporation for rapid establishment, growth and development of industries in the union territory. According to an order issued by the department of Industries and Commerce, a copy of which is in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the committee comprises managing di...

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The Need for Preserving Kashmiri Journalism

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Ubaid Ganaie If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. if you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. - Nelson Mandela I am a student of journalism at IIMC Delhi and a Kashmiri. As the whole world celebrated international mother tongue day this month, I find it to be a perfect time and opportunity to discuss and highlight the issue of importance and need of Kashmiri language journalism. Kashmiri language is majorly spoken in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and has many speakers internationally who moved away from Kashmir over time and almost 55% of Jammu Kashmir's population speaks the Kashmiri language. As the 8th schedule of Indian constitution recognizes Kashmiri language as one of the 22 languages of India, it ...

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‘Brahmanical worldview of women introduced in text books’- SFI Condemns Saffronization of Education

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The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) on Wednesday condemned the inclusion of sexist stereotypes in the NCTE textbook which reflects the Brahmanical worldview of women. It alleged that the government is setting up a dangerous precedent of saffronizing educational literature and institutions. SFI said that a chapter titled ‘Vasuki ka Prashna’ in an NCTE textbook was introduced. The chapter indulges in creating and upholding a sexist stereotype of a meek and docile housewife whose only duty is to serve the version, embodied in the alleged figure of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar’s wife Vasuki. The student organization said it reminds us of the dangerous precedent of saffronizing educational literature and institutions that had been undertaken by the first NDA government. This mischi...

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Delhi Police Arrests Two for Allegedly Planning to Kill Pro-Kashmir Activist

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The Delhi Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two gunmen who were allegedly planning to kill an activist who often speaks on issues related to Kashmir. The Delhi Police has not revealed the identity of the activist. Addressing the press, the Delhi Police said that the duo has been arrested from RK Puram in New Delhi and are being interrogated by Delhi Police's Special cell. The duo identified as Lakhan Singh and Sukhvinder, residents of Faridkot area in Punjab have, as per Delhi Police, been held with two Desi (Country-made) pistols. As per Delhi Police, the two revealed during interrogation that they reached Delhi after getting paid an amount of 10 Lakh to kill the pro -Kashmir activist near Qutub Institutional area in New Delhi.buy caverta online https://myhst.com/wp-con...