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‘Death to Santa Claus’; Right-wing Hindu group in UP burnt an effigy of Santa Claus and shouted slogans against the community

December 27, 2021 Editor

A right-wing Hindu group on Christmas evening burnt an effigy of Santa Claus in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra and shouted slogans against the Christian community. The right-wing group first shouted the slogan of ‘go back Santa Claus’ and then started beating the effigy of Santa Claus with their shoes and feet and later they burnt it in public to protest against alleged conversions. The angry mob shouted that they will not let happen the alleged religious conversion in India and the video of the same is now doing rounds on social…

Sub-zero temperature across Kashmir; Gulmarg shivers at -7.5°C, Leh freezes at -10.4°C

December 27, 2021 Editor

Snowfall started in parts of Jammu and Kashmir; mercury plunged to lowest in the ski resort of Gulmarg to settle at -7.5°C, while it was -10.4°C in Leh during the night Snowfall started in parts of Jammu and Kashmir as another weather system hit the union territory on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir’s meteorological (MeT) department said that western disturbance prompted an overcast sky and fresh precipitation in the union territory. The western disturbance is a weather system or winds blowing from the Mediterranean which brings most of the precipitation in…

Anjuman-e-Auqaf condemns closure of Jamia Masjid for Friday prayers for the 20th straight week

December 25, 2021 Editor

Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar has expressed strong resentment over the continuous closure and disallowing of Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid, Jammu & Kashmir’s largest place of worship, for the 20th straight week. In a statement issued here, the Anjuman said: “The Anjuman and the Muslims of Kashmir are unable to understand that on the one hand, all the places of worship, Mosques, Shrines, Imambargahs and Khanqahs in Jammu and Kashmir are open for Friday prayers, but only Jamia Masjid Srinagar continues to be selectively banned and restricted from holding…

J&K logs 141 COVID Cases, One death; Srinagar reports 58 infections

December 25, 2021 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir reported one death and 141 fresh Covid cases on Friday, an official health bulletin said; Srinagar district has the highest number of active cases Jammu and Kashmir reported one death and 141 fresh Covid-19 infections on Friday, an official health bulletin said. Of the total cases, 118 cases and one death were reported in Kashmir valley while the Jammu division saw 23 infections. The union territory reported the highest 58 cases in the summer capital Srinagar followed by 10 cases in Kupwara and 14 in Jammu. As many…

National Conference will approach Supreme Court against Delimitation Commission recommendations: Farooq Abdullah

December 25, 2021 Editor

He said that the very first point raised by National Conference at the Delimitation Commission meeting was that the commission was illegal” National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that his party is preparing to approach the Supreme Court against the Delimitation Commission’s recommendations as it believes that the very basis of the exercise is “illegal”. The veteran politician, who has been Chief Minister of the erstwhile State three times as well as Union Minister, also said the time has come for…

Hundreds take oath for genocide of Muslims at event organised by Dharma Sansad in Haridwar

December 24, 2021 Editor

In yet another threat call to the minorities in India, various Hindu right-wing members including people associated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and journalists have openly called for genocide against Muslims and asked Hindus to buy weapons to kill the Muslims en masse. The hate comments were made during a three-day event named Dharma Sansad in Haridwar city of Uttarakhand. The conclave was organized by Yati Singhanand, a controversial Hindutva member infamous for his hate speech. During the three-day event, the Hindu right-wing members including Sadhvi Annapurna Maa, Dharamdas Maharaj, Anand…

Secret burials in faraway places denies kins of slain militants right to grieve

December 24, 2021 Editor

Since April of last year, the government has used COVID-19 as a premise to avoid returning the bodies of slain militants in Kashmir to their kin. By: Siddiqa Ahmed One sunny morning, we entered the modest home of Abdul Rashid Wani. Wani is a farmer from the Pulwama district in southern Kashmir. The wiry, middle-aged man directed us to his damp living room and began frantically puffing away at his jajeer (Kashmiri hookah). Then he began narrating the story of his son, Junaid Rashid. A former college student, 20-year-old Rashid…

‘They want to Hinduise Kashmir’: Saifuddin Soz on Delimitation Proposal

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Editor

“The delimitation exercise is the manifestation of the RSS’s sectarian design. We as Kashmiris feel that everything around us is being snatched from us.” By: Tarushi Aswani In its recent meeting on December 20, the Delimitation Commission proposed six additional assembly seats for Jammu and one for Kashmir. In its bid to redraw the electoral map of J&K, the commission met with the associate members – three MPs from the National Conference and two from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The recommendations of these associate members are, however, not binding on the commission.…

Police Officer, Civilian Killed in two militant attacks in Kashmir

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Editor

An Assistant Sub Inspector of police was targeted in Bijbehara town of Anantnag. He was critically injured and shifted to the hospital where he died. A police officer and a civilian were killed in two separate attacks by terrorists in Anantnag and Srinagar this evening, police said. An Assistant Sub Inspector of police was targeted in Bijbehara town of Anantnag. He was critically injured and shifted to the hospital where he died. The officer has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf. Police said the area has been cordoned off to track…