Month: June 2020

Late Marriages: Matter of concern

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By – Davood Peer Marriage is a legal contract between a man and a woman both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free wills. A formal, binding contract – verbal or on paper is considered integral to a religiously valid Islamic marriage and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom and bride. Marriage is described as the legal contract between two people that marks the beginning of the family. Marriage is not only physical but a spiritual and emotional tie-up between…

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Hot Summer in Kashmir, Over 100 rebels eliminated this year

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On Monday, unknown militants shot at a sarpanch in Anantnag area of south Kashmir. Ajay Bharti was associated with the Congress party. Many such assassinations of panchayat members have happened in the Kashmir Valley but after a very long time a Kashmiri Pandit was targeted. It is proving out to be a rather hot summer in Kashmir. Tensions over militancy and anti-insurgency have been soaring. Close to 100 militants have been killed in Kashmir this year till May. There are clear indications of this being a very active year in…

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Cherry trade badly hit due to lockdown in Kashmir

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While restriction to contain Covid-19 pandemic continues and all spheres of life are badly hit, people associated with the fruit industry are the worst sufferers as their ripe cherry crop has rotten in orchards due to the non-availability of transport. Lockdown restrictions amid pandemic crises killed our business and crop. June is the peak season for the valley growers to pluck cherry and send it to the different markets across the Indian plains and other parts of the world. But given the lockdown, desirous transport is not available and our…

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Kashmiri Pandit Organizations condemn the killing of Ajay Pandita in Anantnag

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By- Tahaa Yaseen Kashmiri Pandit organisations have widely condemned the killing of sarpanch Ajay Pandita Bharti by terrorists in Anantnag on Monday, adding that they were worried about the security of minorities in the Valley. Bharti had returned to his village, Luk Bhawan-Larkipora, in the volatile Anantnag district of South Kashmir and fought panchayat elections. “The brutal murder is shocking as terrorists have again targeted a member of a minority. We condemn the targeted killing of the sarpanch who demonstrated courage to serve the people of his area and had…

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J&K witnessed 5 Deaths, 198 fresh Covid-19 cases within 24 hours

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Five persons died due to Covid-19 in the UT of J&K on Monday, among them a CRPF man. Meanwhile, 198 persons tested positive for the virus, taking the total caseload in J&K to 4,285. So far, 46 persons have died due to coronavirus, which include 41 in Kashmir and five in Jammu. “In the UT of J&K, 198 new positive cases have been reported since our last update yesterday, which include 33 from Jammu and 165 from Kashmir. Also, five Covid-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir,” read the media…

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Indian forces eliminated five rebels in Shopian

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Government forces killed at least five rebels during a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir on Sunday, sparking violent anti-India protests by residents, the Indian army and locals said. Army soldiers and counterinsurgency police surrounded a village in the southern Shopian area early Sunday following a tip that militants were hiding there, said Col. Rajesh Kalia, an Indian army spokesperson. Searches by troops triggered an exchange of gunfire that killed five militants, Kalia said. The fighting sparked protests and clashes as hundreds of residents tried to march to the site of the…

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Covid19: Kashmir reports the highest single-day spike of 583 cases, Govt declares 8 districts as red zones

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By – Tahaa Yaseen Kashmir reported 583 coronavirus cases, its highest single-day spike, taking the total caseload in J&K to 4,050, officials said on Sunday. Baramulla reported the highest number of cases with 132 followed by Srinagar 87, Pulwama 60, Anantnag 59, Shopian 24, Bandipora 21, Budgam 18, Ganderbal 14, and Kupwara 7. Among the fresh cases are nearly 100 pregnant ladies, with public health experts indicating community spread of the contagion. Public health experts are not in favour of government opening up of public spaces amidst widespread of contagion.…

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We want Kashmir Solution as per UN resolutions: Ashraf Sahrai

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APHC leader and Chairman of Tehreek–e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kasshmir, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai has said that the Kashmiris want the solution to the Kashmir dispute on the basis of right to self-determination as envisaged by the relevant resolutions o the United Nations. Muhammad Ashraf Sahrai in a media interview in Srinagar said that if any talks were even held on Kashmir, we would still want a solution to the dispute in which unparalleled sacrifices and fundamental rights of Kashmiris were taken into consideration and freedom of Jammu and Kashmir be the…

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‘Ram Baan’ New India has a solution to all its problems – Blame the Muslim

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The ‘Muslim’ angle ensures that the otherwise silent Modi ministers turn into overnight activists, and the social media ‘warriors’ are never short of an issue to let their bigotry out. By -Jyoti Yadav New India has a new solution — a Ram baan, if you may. If you have a problem or are caught in a difficult situation, you only need to find a Muslim to put the blame on. Not only can you effectively manage the situation, but you can also activate Hindu ‘warriors’ on social media, and drive the police…

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Tale of two pregnancies, A dying elephant & A caged Human Being

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Where has the outrage and empathy we rightly felt at the death of the elephant in Kerala gone in the case of Safoora Zargar, the Jamia student held in an overcrowded jail at COVID time? By -Bedabrata Pain   I saw the report first on social media – WhatsApp, to be precise. A gut-wrenching story of a pregnant elephant dying a horrific death, standing in the middle of a river. The initial reports was that some people had deliberately fed her pineapple filled with firecrackers. On the basis of this narrative,…

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