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Tahir ul Qadri’s Visa Blocked by India For Supporting Plebiscite for Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL

February 12 After Tahir-ul-Qadri’s recent speech in which he had said: “Kashmiris should be able to choose freedom through a plebiscite.” his visit to India has run into trouble as security agencies red-flagged his recent speech, The Hindu reported. Qadri’s visa was cleared by the Ministry of External Affairs, but the Home Ministry is learnt to have blocked it, sources said. He has been associated with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s campaigns in the past, and his visit was being seen as a confidence-building measure. Qadri said in a video message posted on January 2 that he was coming to India at the request of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, and the invitation was extended to him through the Lucknow-based Shia cleric Kalbe Jawad. Jawad could not be reached for comments. Qadri ...

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Saudi Crown Price to Meet Modi Next Week In India

INTERNATIONAL

February 12 Defence, trade and energy security are expected to be high on the agenda when Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman holds talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to India next week. Accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers, senior officials and leading Saudi businessmen, Prince Salman will arrive India on February 19 on his maiden trip to the country, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement here. During the visit, the Crown Prince will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on wide range of issues of mutual interest. He will also call on President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. The visit by Prince Salman, who is also the vice president of Saudi Arab...

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Mattan, Chenab Valley Areas Without Electricity for Past Seven Days

ISLAMABAD

February 12 The residents of Mattan areas in Islamabad (anantnag) district and Chenab Valley have complained that the areas have been without electricity for the past seven days. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the residents of areas including Chatisinghpora , Devipora, Kawarigam, Ranipora said that the villages are without electricity for the past seven days. "We are just three kilometers away from the grid station in Gopalpora of Islamabad, but still we have been in darkness since the last snowfall," a resident said. They condemned the 'step- motherly' approach of the Power Development department towards the area. Similarly various residents from Chenab Valley including Kishtawar, Doda have complained of electricity shortage in the areas. They said that the areas are withou...

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Thousands Join the Funeral of Slain Pulwama Militant

PULWAMA

February 12 Thousands of people on Tuesday reached Pulwama to attend the funeral prayers of a local Hizb militant who was killed in an encounter in Ratnipora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that thousands of people defying the cold thronged the native of Hilal Ahmad in Gandibagh in Rajpora, Pulwama to attend the funeral of the slain Militant. Locals said that the body of Hilal was recovered from the encounter site in Ratnipora village of Pulwama on Tuesday evening. “Four round of funeral prayers were offered by tens of thousands of people for the slain militant,” eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat. Meanwhile, a complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama against the killing of the Militant.

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Women Patient in Islamabad (Anantnag) Dies on Cot while Being Carried to Hospital

ISLAMABAD

February 12 A woman patient died on the way to hospital in Ring mandoo area of Dooru in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. Sources said that the lady identified as Tahira Bimla, resident of Ring mandoo was being carried on a cot to the hospital as the area is still cut off due to the non clearance of snow in the area. They said that the lady was suffering with severe pain post which a few persons carried her on a pot as the village is still cut off after the fresh snowfall. However, on the way to the hospital, she died of severe pain. Pertinently, snowfall on Wednesday had blocked all the streets in the valley, the towns and cities were cleared, however a large area in rurals still remains disconnected.

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Priyanka Gandhi Creates Storm on Twitter, Gets 1,60,000 Followers Hours After Joining

INDIA

February 12 The freshly appointed General Secretary of Indian National congress, Priyanka Gandhi has taken twitter by storm as she garnered a massive response, and attracted over one lakh sixty thousands followers on the social media platform within 10 hours. This happened a few hours after her massive road show in Lucknow attended by tens of thousands of people. Shashi Tharoor, prominent Congressman, compared her first-day popularity on the twitter to that of Indian Film star, Rajinikanth, and called her "The new superstar on social media". Rajinikanth, pertinently was the only person who in his his first 24 hours on Twitter got 2 lakh followers. Significantly, she was yet to post her first tweet when the number of her followers crossed the one-lakh sixty thousand mark. ...

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Sikhs Open Doors for Stranded Kashmiri Passengers in Jammu, Provide Free Langar in Guruduwaras

REGIONAL

February 12 The Sikh community in Jammu has once again won the hearts of millions of Kashmiris by opening the doors of Gurduwaras for stranded Kashmir passengers. They have arranged free food in Gurduwaras as sections of Local populace of Jammu continue to hold protest against the Kashmir passengers. In messages being widely circulated on Whatsapp and Facebook groups, the members of the community have asked stranded Kashmir passengers to visit gurduwaras where food has been arranged for the passengers. ''All Kashmiri passengers stranded in Jammu can visit Jammu Gurduwaras including one at Chand Kour, BC Road, Nanak Nagar and Digiana Ashram," a message read. Stranded Kashmir passengers had said that on Monday Jammu locals closed the gate of the ground where Kashmiris had ...

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Bank Guard Dies of cardiac Arrest in Islamabad (anantnag)

ISLAMABAD

February 12 A bank guard died of a cardiac arrest in Lal chowk area of Islamabad (anantnag) township in South Kashmir on Tuesday noon. Sources told The Kashmiriyat Mohammed Maqbool Mir son of Abdul Gaffar Mir fell down while performing his professional duty at Punjab National Bank, Branch Lal chowk in Islamabad on Thursday afternoon. He was rushed to the District hospital in Islamabad (anantnag) where he was declared brought dead by the doctors. The deceased was a Rajpora Pulwama and was working as currency chest guard at PNB Lal chowk.

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Militant Killed in Pulwama had Helped Naveed Jatt Escape from Srinagar Hospital

PULWAMA

February 12 Hilal Ahmed Rather, the militants slain in a gunfight at Ratnipora in Pulwama district had hekped Naveed Jatt escape from the Police custody in Srinagar's SMHS Hospital. In February 2018, Naveed Jatt, a Pakistani Militant, who was later killed in November 2018 had escaped from SMHS hospital while he was being brought for treatment from Srinagar's Central Jail. After Hilal was spotted in the CCTV Footage available to the Police, Hilal too went missing from home and joined Militancy in February 2018. As per Police, Hilal was working as over ground worker with Militants and soon Hilal went into hiding and actively joined the militant ranks and was affiliated himself with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. Hilal was early morning trapped in an encounter with Government Forces in R...

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Article 35 A- Hurriyat Calls for Valley Wide Shutdown on Feb 13 and 14

REGIONAL

February 12 The Joint Resistance Leadership on Tuesday called for a complete shutdown on February 13 and 14 when pleas on article 35-A are scheduled to be heard in the Supreme Court. The JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said that people of Jammu Kashmir will forcefully resist every challenge by New Delhi to change the demography of the State. “Leadership is fully aware of the developments and is cautiously observing the situation and these tactics cannot deceive leadership or the people of Kashmir. It is an extremely critical issue of the our very existence as a people and of our disputed status.”