Shah Faisal met Ajit Doval before quieting party he himself founded

Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal, who left the party he himself founded, quit only after making contact with top officials in the Union government. Faesal had a talk with National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval before informing his party colleagues in the Jammu & Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) that he was leaving, KIF has learnt. Faesal, 37, who hits the headlines in 2009, when he became the first person from Kashmir to top the Indian Administrative Services exam, acknowledged that he has been in touch with officials in New Delhi, although he…

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Deadly clashes in Bengaluru over a provocative Facebook post on Prophet Muhammad

At least three dead in tech hub during violence over a reported derogatory post about the Prophet Muhammad, police say. At least three people have died in southern India’s Bengaluru city after protesters clashed with police over a provocative social media post about the Prophet Muhammad, police have told Reuters news agency. The Facebook post offensive to Muslims sparked protests in India’s tech hub on Tuesday night in which a police station was attacked, and a politician’s house and vehicles were torched. “The situation is under control,” Bengaluru City Police…

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With 10 more deaths, J&K cross 500 mark due to novel corona-virus

COVID19 deaths crossed 500 in J&K today with 10 more people succumbing after getting infected with novel coronavirus. While the death rate (among the infected) is 1.9 percent in J&K, there is a wide gap in the death rates of the two divisions. In J&K, 19 out of every 1000 infected people infected with COVID19 lost his/her life. While 26413 cases of COVID19 have been confirmed in J&K till date, the number of deaths attributed to the viral illness stood at 506 on Wednesday evening. The death rate among infected…

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Heat wave to continue across Kashmir Valley: MeT

The heat wave continues to hold its tight grip on Kashmir as weatherman predicts no immediate response for next one week. MeT spokesman informed that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded 34.7 degrees Celsius temperature today. He added that the season’s highest temperature at 35.4 degree Celsius was recorded on August 7. Meanwhile, Director MeT, Sonum Lotus said that there is no prediction of any major rainfall activity in the next one week. He added that the weather conditions across Kashmir would remain hot and humid, adding…

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