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Rains Likely for Next 48 Hours in Kashmir, Parts of North India

INDIA
July 18 The continual weather systems, although feeble in nature, are approaching the Western Himalayas, leading to on and off good rains over Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In fact, Uttarakhand and parts of Himachal Pradesh received few heavy to very heavy rains that ensued instances of cloudbursts mainly over Uttarakhand. During the course of 24 hours from 08:30 am on Tuesday, Batote recorded heavy rains to the tune of 43 mm, followed by Manali 28 mm, Pithoragarh 23 mm, Gulmarg 19 mm, Katra 13 mm, Shimla 11 mm, Bhadarwah 9 mm, Mukteshwar 7 mm, Uttarkashi 6 mm, Kupwara 6 mm, Banihal 6 mm, Dharamshala 4 mm, Kalpa 3 mm and Nainital saw 2 mm of light rains. Now, the Western Disturbance is seen moving away eastwards, nonetheless the easterly winds would still sus...

Modi Supporters Assault Policemen in West Bengal

INDIA
July 17 BJP members thrashed Police personnel on the way to the rally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday at West Bengal. Reports revealed that they were on their way to the PM rally, some of them that at Chowringhee area of Kharagpur, about 10 km away from the venue, beat up several policemen because their buses were stopped from reaching the venue. About 20 police officials including a security personnel of additional SP of Kharagpur Y Raghuvanshi had been injured in the attack. In a separate development, the Centre has sought a report from the state regarding the collapse of one of the tents as Modi was delivering his speech. Two senior officials of the Union Home ministry will be visiting the College Ground of West Midnapore district where the incident happe...

Students of Central University of Kashmir Did not Stand up for Indian National Anthem

INDIA
July 05 The Central University of Kashmir is involved in the latest news debates. Recently a video footage of the university figured over the Internet. It has been found that the students of the university are sitting when the national anthem of India was being played. The incident happened on July 4th during the annual convocation of the university. Most of the students of the university were present in the ceremony. While the Indian National Anthem was played around, it is seen, almost all the attendees in the program stood to pay tribute to the national anthem. But some students did not stand up. As long as the national anthem is going on, they were sitting. In November last year a same type of incident happened at Rajouri's Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. The national ant...

Italian Woman Raped by Tour Guide in India

INTERNATIONAL
July 02 A 37-year-old Italian Woman has allegedly been raped by a tour guide after forcing her to drink in Mumbai's Juhu area on June 14, Reports said. The victim filed a complaint with the Police who claimed that the victim, in her complaint has stated that on the day of the incident, she had boarded a bus as part of a sightseeing tour of Mumbai. They said that the Italian National met the accused during the bus tour on June 14. He introduced himself as a tour guide and the victim hired his services. After the bus tour ended at around 7 pm in Juhu that day, the accused offered to show the victim the bungalow of film superstar Amitabh Bachchan which is also in the vicinity, police said. Post that a cab was booked by the accused and the same was stopped nearby to purchase liq...

At least 48 people killed in Utarakhand road Accident

INDIA
July 01 At least 48 people were killed after a bus fell down into a 60-metre deep gorge in Uttarakhand on Sunday. As per reports, the accident took place at about 9 a.m., near the Queens Bridge on the Pipli-Bhaun road when the driver lost control of the 28-seater bus which was headed to Ramnagar from Bhaun Eight injured people were rushed to nearby medical facilities out of which four were in “very critical” condition. Inspector General of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Sanjay Gunjial has informed that a chopper has been rushed to airlift the remaining injured people. (This news is not edited by The Kashmiriyat. It is an auto generated item from an Agency Feed)

Plane Crashed in Mumbai, 3 Feared Dead

INDIA
June 27 A Chartered plane was on its way to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh when suddenly it crashed near an open area in India'a Commercial capital, Mumbai. The Plane owned by Uttar Pradesh Government had 12 people on board crashed in Sarvoday Nagar in Ghatkopar in which three persons were killed. The Plane Beechcraft King Air C 90 turboprop, was sold by the Uttar Pradesh government to a Mumbai-based UY aviation company in 2014.buy levitra-oral-jelly online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/levitra-oral-jelly.html no prescription Several fire engines and ambulances are at the site.buy vardenafil online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/vardenafil.html no prescription

“Modi Government has No Policy on Kashmir and Pakistan”

INDIA
June 28 Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi government, former Union Minister and seasoned politician Arun Shourie on Monday said it was a “one-trick horse” with no concrete policy either on Kashmir or Pakistan. “There is no government and no policy regarding Kashmir or Pakistan or even the banks… What we have is a one-trick horse that only knows how to divide the Hindus and Muslims of this country,” Shourie said at the launch of senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz’s new book in New Delhi. Terming the Modi government as “event-oriented and election-oriented”, Shourie said that the focus was on organizing events and winning elections with little focus on policy or governance. Commenting on the Kashmir situation, the former BJP minister said it has been hurting the whole country an...