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India should Release Political Prisoners of Kashmir – Shehryar Khan Afridi to UN on Kashmir Solidarity Day

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Pakistani politician, Shehryar Khan Afridi, who serves as Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir, on Friday called upon US President Joe Biden, United Nations secretary-general, and the world community to put pressure on India to immediately release Kashmiri political prisoners arrested after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A on August 5, 2019, in violation of international human rights laws and UN charters. Speaking to the media with regard to the Kashmir Solidarity Day, Afridi also called for the immediate lifting of internet and communications blockade enforced in South Kashmir on the eve of Kashmir Solidarity Day. “This communication blackout by Hindutva regime aims at withholding information and to keep the Kashmiri people disconnected from the rest o...

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Two Killed, Three Injured in Fatal Road Accident in Anantnag

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Suhail Dar Two persons were killed and three others were injured in a road accident that took place in Bijbehara area on the Srinagar—Jammu national highway. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday afternoon a passenger vehicle (Tavera) collided with a Santro car near the Sethar area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir resulting in on-spot death of two persons, while three others were injured. He said that the injured have been shifted to Srinagar for specialized treatment and their condition is said to be critical. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Syed Itoo (50) son of Mohammad Yousuf Itoo and Mohammad Ayoub Wani (45) son of Abdullah Wani—both residents of the Anchidoora area in Anantnag. Three injured persons were identified as Amina wife of Mohammad Syed, Parvee...

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Anantnag Youth Deported from Qatar, Arrested in Delhi- ‘He was an OGW’, Says Police

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Mubashir Naik A youth from the Anantnag district of South Kashmir who had gone missing from Qatar in October has been arrested in New Delhi after being deported from the Gulf Country. Muneeb Ahmed Sofi who according to his family was working in a juice factory in Doha Qatar lost contact with his family on 18 Oct. 2020. The officials have said that Muneeb has been arrested by a team of Kulgam Police from IGI Airport New Delhi this morning after his deportation from Qatar. As per an official, Muneeb was working as an Overground worker for the Militant outfit, Jaish e Muhammad and has been named in the FIRs 58/2020 U/S 13, 18, 19, 38, 39 ULA(P) Act. "An accused arrested in the said case disclosed that he along with other OGWs were collecting money for JeM from various district...

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Court Grants Interim Bail to Comedian Munawar Faruqui

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On Friday, The Supreme Court granted interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in a case lodged at Indore in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman also issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh Government on Munawar’s plea challenging the high court order refusing to grant regular bail to him. In the proceedings conducted through video conferencing, the bench, also comprising Justice B R Gavai, also stayed the production warrant issued against the comedian in a separate case lodged in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Munawar and four others were arrested on January 1 following a complaint by a BJP MLA’s son that alleged objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were pas...

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Parts of Jammu Receive Pakistan’s Mobile Signals- High Alert Issued in Various Areas

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The Government Forces on Friday issued a high alert after Jammu and its adjoining areas received Pakistan's mobile signals, causing panic in the region. Following this, the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted searches in the city's Bharat Nagar area, reported Dainik Jagran.buy ivermectin online gaetzpharmacy.com/ivermectin.html no prescription "However, the search operation, which lasted for nearly three hours, was stopped because the agencies didn't find any suspicious activities in the region," Dainik Jagran quoted a senior police official as saying. Quoting sources, Dainik Jagran claimed that security agencies are on high alert as they fear that the signals might be used by Militants hiding in the Valley, adding that some residents might also use Pakistani SIM cards. The int...

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Internet Snapped in South Kashmir- 551 Days of Internet Restrictions in the Valley

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The Authorities on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday snapped internet across the South Kashmir districts of Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the internet had been snapped in the apprehension of law and order measures. The Frequent snap-down and the slow internet speed of internet in Kashmir districts have paralyzed life in the valley districts as thousands of students are suffering especially due to snapped internet. Students and aspirants of different competitive examinations who have applied for different government jobs are facing hardships, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. Tauqeer Ahmed from Zainapora Shopian, who is preparing for his exams said the because of snapped internet he could not prepare well. “Times have changed....

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Kashmir’s Mythical Landscape – Valley’s Rendezvous with Rantas

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Fizala Khan Memories about personal identity are fragmentary for our sense of who we are. It is often awful when we lose them. The common grounds that knit our roots to our existence are the folktales and folklore that we once harked in our childhood. My grandmother (Yay’euo) would often talk to me about how my grandfather (Abbaji) survived an encounter with a Rantas. She asserted that it was due to Abbaji’s charming personality, which also happens to be the reason why Yay’euo fell in love with him, that the very smitten Rantas followed him home and tried to take him away. All she remembered after Abbaji walked in from the creaking wooden door, that had holes and a hatch made of thin stick, that fell of a walnut tree, was a feminine voice that rang through her ears and she fell uncon...

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Police Arrests Drug Peddler with Contraband Substances in Ganderbal

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District Police Ganderbal in its concerted efforts to eradicate menace of drugs from the society, made yet another breakthrough in tackling drug peddlers, the Police stated in a press release. Acting on specific information from reliable sources that a huge consignment of contraband substances is possessed in a house, a party was swiftly formed by Ganderbal Police from Police Station Gund under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Shri Yasir Qadri-JKPS, headed by SHO PS Gund INSP. Lateef Ali in presence of Tehsildar Kangan Shri Abdul Majeed Rather-KAS raided the source pinned house and recovered contraband substances comprising of 10 kg of Ganja, Charas powder -210 gram and charas sticks wrapped in corn husk -058 grm from the residence of the accused person namely Shakeel Ahmad Raina R/O Kasan...

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UP Police Books Sharjeel Usmani with Sedition Charges

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The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow have booked former Aligarh Muslim University student leader Sharjeel Usmani under various charges, including sedition, in connection with his speech at the Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune on January 30th. A FIR was filed in Lucknow’s Hazratganj police station based on a complaint by a person identified as Anurag Singh who watched Usmani’s speech on YouTube. In his complaint, Singh accused Usmani of “creating hate” against the Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, promoting enmity among groups, hurting religious sentiments and conspiring against the government. The FIR also booked Usmani under sections of the Information Technology Act. This is the second case lodged against Usmani for his speech, after the Pune Police on Tuesday booked him f...

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Aam Aadmi Party Files a Complaint against Sambit Patra

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On Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed an official complaint with the Delhi Police against BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra for allegedly posting a doctored video of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In the complaint, AAP demanded action against Patra under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The police said it has received the complaint and is examining it. While, AAP has been extending support to the farmers’ agitation against the three agricultural laws. There was no immediate reaction available from Patra or the BJP.