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Jul262020 by News DeskNo Comments

Migrant Worker from Assam Sells 15-Year-old Daughter because of Lockdown

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Driven by extreme poverty and lack of work during the lockdown situation, a migrant labourer from Assam, reportedly sold his 15-day-old daughter for 45,000 INR, but police rescued the baby. The man and two women have been arrested on the charge of human trafficking, Police has said. Dipak Brahma, a resident of Dhantola Mandaria, a forest area in Kokrajhar district, had recently returned from Gujarat, where he worked as a labourer. He was jobless and finding it hard to support his family, according to an official of an NGO working against human trafficking. After his return, the family started living at the house of his in-laws in Kochugaon Patakata village in the same district.

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MC Chairman Dooru thanks Modi on Receiving Appreciation

ISLAMABAD

Sheikh Nadeem Amid rise of deadly pandemic disease all over the world, the Prime minister of India Narendra Modi appreciated the corona Warriors who perform their duties with sternous efforts through fumigating the red zone areas and Quarantine centers. Modi appreciated the Municipal Committee Chairman Dooro Mohammed iqbal Ahanger and his team who do better during and serve for betterment of people in area by distributing masks sanitizers and aware general people regarding the preventive measures of Covid deadly disease. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the Chairman Municipal Dooru Mohammed Iqbal said that it was a joyous day for him. "I am thankful to PM Modi for appreciation of my work," iqbal said, adding, "we developed own Boom Spray machine of 2500 liters at cheapest cost of 50 thousan...

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We Will Continue to Challenge the Abrogation of Article 370, Says Farooq Abdullah

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As the revocation of Jammu Kashmir’s special status is set to complete one year on August 5, the former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah demanded the restoration of Article 370 provisions for the people of Jammu Kashmir. Farooq called for the restoration of Jammu Kashmir's statehood and said he hoped that the Supreme Court would render justice by striking down the repeal of Article 370 provisions. In his first media interview post the abrogation of Article 370 on August 05 that ended the erstwhile state’s special status, he said that his party would continue to contest the changes through all democratic means. These changes were a “betrayal” of the trust reposed by the people of Jammu Kashmir when the State acceded to the Union of India, he said.

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Religious Organization’s Head Booked under Sedition in Baderwah

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Mubashir Naik Police on Saturday registered a case against the president of Bhadarwah’s leading religious association, Anjuman-e-Islamia, for allegedly making provocative statements in a Friday sermon. According to police, a case was registered against Pervez Ahmed Sheikh for violating the orders of the district magistrate in Bhaderwah Town of District Doda. The President of Anjuman-e-Islamia has been booked under Sections 124A (Sedation) and 153A (Promoting animosity between different groups on the basis of religion, race, place of birth), 505B, Epidemiology Act 188 IPC. Earlier, the police reviewed the address of Friday’s gathering at Jamia Masjid Bhaderwah and decided to register a case. A Police official said that Pervez Ahmed Sheikh’s speech was provocative, deliberate ...

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Five Youth Arrested in Central Kashmir Over Stone Pelting Charges

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At least five youth were detained in an overnight raid in Nasrullahpora village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said. However, locals alleged that the police resorted to vandalism and arrested many youth during the raid, which they said created a ‘mayhem” in the village, located around four kilometres from the district headquarters. When contacted, SSP Budgam, Amod Nagpure confirmed the arrests of five youth from the village over “stone-pelting” charges. He, however, denied any claims of damaging the public property. Violent clashes had erupted in the village in May earlier this year, in which a police officer suffered head injuries.

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JK Admin has No Objections Over Restoration of 4G Internet

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Jammu Kashmir administration has told the the Union Ministry of Home Affairs that it did not have any objection in restoring 4G internet services or how people would use it, asserting that high speed internet connection would not pose any problem. JK Lieutenant Governor G.C. Murmu said that he was not worried about how people would use the high speed internet as Pakistan would continue to do propaganda irrespective of the internet speed. “We have been making (a) representation for this… I feel that 4G will not be a problem. I am not afraid how people will use this. Pakistan will do its propaganda, whether it is 2G or 4G. It will always be there… But I don’t see an issue,” he told Indian Express. There has been a rising demand amidst the coronavirus pandemic to restore high speed i...

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Militants Attack Government Forces in Shopian

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Suspected militants fired upon a joint patrol party of Government Forces in main town Shopian in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday.buy plavix online medstaff.englewoodhealth.org/wp-content/languages/new/plavix.html no prescription Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown gunmen fired some shots on a joint party of CRPF near the Shugloo bridge of Shopian's main town. As per initial reports, Nobody has been injured in the attack. Militants managed to escape from the spot. This is a breaking news, Refresh the page for Latest updates

Jul252020 by News DeskNo Comments

There’s no reason to Celebrate, We Will Protest on August 05, Says JKNPP

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Harsh Dev Singh, chairman of the Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party, said that his party will register a protest on August 5 demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu Kashmir He said that promises made to the people of Jammu Kashmir after downgrading the status of Jammu Kashmir to Union Territory have not been fulfilled. The chairman told reporters here on Saturday: “On August 5, 2019, Jammu Kashmir was deprived of state status and divided into two federal parts. On 5th August where BJP will celebrate this day. On the other hand, the Panthers party will register a protest at all the district headquarters on this day demanding restoration of statehood. Harsh Dev said that Jammu Kashmir was a 200-year-old Dogra state in India. He said that after making Jammu Kashmir a Unio...

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Covid 19 – 523 people including 88 travellers test positive, death toll reaches 305 – Full report

INDIA

Salman Shah The Covid 19 infection is showing a massive upsurge in Jammu Kashmir, despite the authorities taking full-fledged measures to stop its furthering. On Saturday, nine deaths have been reported from Jammu Kashmir, eight in the valley and one in Jammu region. Hospital officials told The Kashmiriyat that nine more people, who had been tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic died of the virus, mounting the death toll to 305. 523 people were tested positive for the novel coronavirus infections taking the count to 17305. These include 145 persons from Srinagar, Baramulla 18, Kulgam 6, Shopian 11, Anantnag 20, Kupwara 10, Pulwama 62, Budgam 56, Bandipora 30, Ganderbal 9, Jammu 66, Kathua 27, Rajouri 16, Udhampur 2, Ramban 9, Samba 2, Poonch 4, Kishtwar 10 and Reasi 2. F...

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Fake Doctor Arrested in Baramulla

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Shabir Khan The Jammu Kashmir on Saturday claimed to have arrested a fake doctor who was fraudulently practising in a private clinic in Mangan area of Kreeri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A Police official told The Kashmiriyat that one Hilal Ahmed Hajam of Kreeri in Baramulla had been practising as a doctor in Mangan area of the district without holding any degree. “He has only done his class 10th, and has been minting money from the people by pretending to be a doctor by profession for the past many years," the official told. As soon as the Police got the information, Hilal was arrested from his clinic at Mangan, and he has been booked under the relevant sections of the law,” The official further added that Hilal has been booked under section 77/2020 420 under sect...