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Oct252020 by News DeskNo Comments

19-Year Old Youth from Kishtwar Who’s Father and Uncle were Reportedly Killed During Encounter Joins Militancy

SHOPIAN

A 19-year old boy from Keshwan area in Thakrie block of Chenab Valley's Kishtwar District has reportedly joined militant ranks in Kashmir. Identified as Mohammad Saleem, son of Late Lal Din R/o Sarwan Keshwan, who went missing on September 23rd has been traced with militants in Shopian District of South Kashmir. Quoting a senior police officer, a report by Early Times said that Lal Din, the father of the missing youth, was also a militant who was killed during an encounter with government forces in 2007 when Saleem was 6 years old. "Mohammad Yousaf Ismail, his uncle, was also a militant," the senior police official said. Saleem had been living with his old aged grandfather after his mother got remarried in Ramban, a decade ago. "We are looking into the all possible aspects ...

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Kashmiri Pandits Call off Hunger strike After 8 Days with Assurance from DC Kulgam

KULGAM

Sheikh Nadeem Kashmiri Pandits who were on a hunger strike to protest the alleged against lack of proper accomodation in Colony have called off their hunger strike. Kashmiri Pandits on Saturday called off their hunger strike after getting assurances from the DC Kulagam that the issues will be raised by him and resolved on priority basis. Sanjay Raina speaking to the media said, "we called off Hunger Strike after DC Kulgam came himself and assured that all genuine demands will be fulfilled with full honour and dignity." The DC Kulgam listened all the demands with full empathy and even called the Secretary onspot and intimated him about our hunger strike for the last 8 days . "We are extremely happy for the support Vessu inmates reflected during the whole process," Raina said....

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Ex Pulwama Militant Shot at on 15 October Succumbs

PULWAMA

Skinder Gull Ex Militant Tanveer Ahmad Sofi of Kakpora Pulwama who was injured in Militant attack on 15 Oct, Succumbed in SMHS hospital Srinagar on this morning. Unknown gunmen on October 15 evening had shot at a former militant in Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official had said that an ex-militant identified as Tanveer Ahmad Sofi (30), son of Ghulam Muhammad Sofi of Sofi Mohalla Kakapora was shot at near J&K Bank Kakapora. He added that Tanveer received bullet injuries and was shifted to SMHS in Srinagar for treatment where his condition is said to be critical. He added that he was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and later surrendered. He was later engaged in Sericulture department, officials said.

Oct242020 by News DeskNo Comments

‘We are not Anti-National, But Anti BJP’- People’s Alliance Adopts Kashmir’s State Flag as ‘Symbol of Alliance’

REGIONAL

People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of mainstream Kashmir parties for the reversal of constitutional changes made in Jammu Kashmir on August 5 last year, has been given a formal structure on Saturday. National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah has been appointed as the president of the alliance, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti as vice president and People's Conference leader Sajad Lone as the spokesperson and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Yousuf Taragami as convenor. The flag of the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir has been adopted as the symbol of the alliance. "It's not an anti-national alliance, it is an anti-BJP alliance," Farooq Abdullah told reporters. "BJP wants to divide the country, our aim is to ensure that the rights of people of ...

Oct242020 by News DeskNo Comments

Shiv Sena Protests Against Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu

REGIONAL

Dozens of Shiv Sena Dogra Front (SSDF) activists on Saturday (October 24) staged a protest here against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her remarks that she would only hold the tri-colour when the flag of the erstwhile Jammu Kashmir is restored. On the other hand, the Jammu Kashmir BJP demanded the arrest of the PDP chief for her ‘seditious’ remarks. Led by SSDF’s president Ashok Gupta, the protesters holding tricolour in their hands assembled at Rani Park and raised slogans against the former chief minister besides setting ablaze her pictures. “We will not tolerate anti-national remarks of Kashmiri leaders like Mehbooba and Abdullah (National Conference president Farooq Abdullah). Prime Minister Narendra Modi should open the borders and send them to Pakistan and China as they have ...

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Son of Muslim Driver Lynched In Uttar Pradesh for Not Chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Slogan Launches Online Campaign

INDIA

45-year cab driver, Aftab Alam, a resident of Trilokpuri, Noida, who had gone to drop one of his old clients at Bulandshahr, was brutally killed September 6 midnight for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’. Aftab Alam’s 20-year-old son, Mohammad Sabir, has launched an online campaign to seek justice as UP police has not been able to provide an update in the case. “I am Mohhamad Sabir, son of Aftab Alam, who was lynched to death on September 6. It has been one and a half month; there has been no arrest, no update given to us by the police. We are on a twitter campaign #AftabAlamKoInsaafDo. I request all of you to join us. please share this, pin it on your page. Please help me get justice for my father,” said Sabir in a video posted on social media platforms. He had earlier said that on Sep...

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Pakistan stays on global terrorism financing ‘grey list’

INTERNATIONAL

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday refrained from blacklisting Pakistan and instead decided to keep it on the “grey list” for a few more months even as the South Asian nation failed to completely plug the loopholes in its legal mechanisms. The FATF, which held its plenary this week, noted that the Pakistan Government had made progress in implementing 21 of the 27 measures prescribed by the intergovernmental organisation, which coordinates global efforts to check the flow of funds. But even as Pakistan failed to fully implement the June 2018 action-plan, the FATF plenary in February this year decided against putting the country on the “black-list” and give it time till the next plenary. Pakistan got another reprieve in June. The FATF had in October 2019 set February 2...

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On UN Day, Imran Khan Calls For Implementation of UN Resolutions on Kashmir

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The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has urged the United Nations to exercise its authority and implement the Security Council resolutions in Kashmir. The president and the premier issued separate statements for United Nations Day which marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the UN and its founding Charter. Imran said that the day was another sombre reminder that the Jammu Kashmir dispute remains unresolved, despite being on the UN's agenda for over seven decades.buy temovate online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/new/temovate.html no prescription He said that the situation in the valley had been exacerbated by India's unilateral actions in August 2019. "Led by the ‘Hindutva...

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Mehbooba Mufti’s Statement Is a Reflection of Kashmiri Sentiments: Soz

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On Saturday, senior Congress leader and former union minister, Saifuddin Soz said that Mehbooba Mufti has “reflected the feelings of an average Kashmiri by saying that she will not hold the tri-colour until the State’s flag is restored with the status of the State.” Soz said that the important question is “what the union expects from the beleaguered people of Kashmir who are determined to continue their struggle for restoration of the special status.” “The Modi Government has internationalized the Kashmir issue once again. World-famous intellectuals like Noam Chomsky of America and Johan Galtung of Spain have raised their voice against the treatment of Kashmir by the Modi government. Both these high-ranking intellectuals have said that Kashmir has been rendered into a prison with the...

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Opposition Leader, Anwar Ibrahim Warns Malaysian PM and Seeks Call for State of Emergency

INTERNATIONAL

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Friday he was concerned about reports that the prime minister is seeking the declaration of a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, saying the premier likely wants to suspend Parliament so he can stymie bids to oust his government. Local media from Malaysia has reported that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is seeking the declaration of a state of emergency to suspend parliament to focus on battling a fresh corona virus outbreak. Speculation intensified after he held a special Cabinet meeting Friday and then held an audience with the king. The king can declare a state of emergency that allows the country to be governed through ordinances that cannot be challenged in court. Anwar met the king last week to try convince the monarch...