Month: August 2022

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ‘Disallowed’ to join Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ‘Disallowed’ to join Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was disallowed on Friday to leave his residence in Srinagar to attend congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid, a week after J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha suggested “he was a free man”. “I started for the Jamia Masjid around 12:40 p.m. All I intended to do was offer my namaz. However, policemen outside stopped me from leaving my residence. I told them that a statement on my release was made by a responsible person who heads J&K,” the Mirwaiz told…

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Will not accept imported voters, will challenge EC’s electoral roll-revision move: J&K Parties

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Will challenge non-locals in J&K poll rolls: Farooq Abdullah at all-party meet

Will not accept imported voters: PDP on electoral roll revision BJP holds counter-meeting, slams parties National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the “inclusion of non-local voters” in the electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir was not acceptable to the parties here as it would “end J&K’s identity”. Bid to rob J&K of its identity. It will end J&K’s identity… Assembly will be in hands of outsiders and people here will be left with nothing. — Farooq Abdullah, NC chief Abdullah, who had called an “all-party” meeting to discuss…

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J&K BJP to chalk out strategy against all party meet over inclusion of non-locals in voter list

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J&K BJP to chalk out strategy against all party meet over inclusion of non-locals in voter list

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah to hold all-party meet over revised electoral rolls in J&K The BJP has convened a meeting of its leaders in Jammy on Monday to chalk out a “counter-strategy” against the meeting called by the National Conference over the issue of “inclusion of non-local voters” in the revised electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina has called the meeting of senior leaders at the party headquarters, a party spokesperson said. He said the meeting is being held to chalk out a “counter-strategy”…

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Inclusion of Non-local Voter: Farooq Abdullah led All Party Meeting underway in Srinagar; Will go on hunger strike if there is demographic intervention says Sajad Lone

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Inclusion of Non-local Voter: Farooq Abdullah led All Party Meeting Underway In Srinagar; will go on hunger strike if there is demographic intervention says Sajad Lone

All-party meeting led by Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah over the issue of inclusion of outside voters in J&K electoral rolls is underway at Srinagar. Sources said that Dr. Farooq Abdullah is chairing the meeting which has just started at his Gupkar residence at srinagar. The senior political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir representing their respective parties are participating in this meeting, they said. Earlier this week, the J&K Election Commission said that even outsiders residing in J&K can get their names registered…

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Dolo-650 makers gave freebies worth Rs 1000 crore to doctors for prescribing tablet: Medical body to SC

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Dolo-650 makers gave freebies worth Rs 1000 crore to doctors for prescribing tablet: Medical body to SC

A PIL filed by the Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India, stated that DOLO had invested 1,000 crores in freebies to have its anti-fever drug prescribed to patients. Manufacturers of the Paracetamol drug ‘Dolo’, which became popular as a drug during the Covid-19 pandemic, spent over Rs 1,000 crores as freebies on doctors, a body of medical representatives told the Supreme Court on Thursday. Senior Advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for the Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India, told the bench, “Over Rs 1,000 crore…

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Alert! Love chicken? You might be vulnerable to diseases

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Alert! Love chicken? You might be vulnerable to diseases

Experts say the chicken you eat from these places, especially the broiler variant, is often pumped with large amounts of antibiotics Since the birds are tightly packed in cages, the threat of infection always looms. Nearly 70 per cent of antibiotics vital for fighting infections in humans are sold for use in meat and dairy production. Poultry injected with growth hormone despite ban imposed by Centre Even a bird’s-eye view of certain poultry farms in Haryana reveals a tale of cruelty and hazardous practices, was found. Experts say the chicken…

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Waqf Board imposed ban on priests from collecting offerings in Kashmir shrines

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Waqf Board imposed ban on priests from collecting offerings in Kashmir shrines

The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board has imposed a ban on priests from collecting offerings from people in major shrines and mosques managed by the board. Priests and ‘peers’ (faith healers) were not allowed to sit and collect offerings in some shrines of Kashmir on Thursday which they would otherwise do at designated spots like windows and doors of the shrines. “We have put the ban into action…It was the demand of people. There were grievances by people. The ban is being enforced in every shrine,” said chairperson of J&K…

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Back-door Voters: J&K parties say ploy to alter region’s demography, Farooq Abdullah seeks all-party meet

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Back-door Voters: J&K parties say ploy to alter region's demography, Farooq Abdullah seeks all-party meet

Chief electoral officer Hirdesh Kumar Singh told reporters on Wednesday that the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls is likely to add around 2.5 million voters The development comes after Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti earlier in the day requested Abdullah for the meeting to discuss the next course of action following the J&K administration’s announcement The proposed addition of 2.5 million names to the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir stirred a political hornet’s nest on Thursday, with local parties saying it was a ploy to alter…

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25 Lakh non-locals eligible to vote in J&K Assembly elections; Opposition slams move

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25 Lakh non-locals eligible to vote in J&K Assembly elections; Opposition slams move

“The real aim is to continue ruling J&K with an iron fist to disempower locals,” tweeted PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. Jammu and Kashmir Union Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Hirdesh Kumar on Wednesday said non-locals can now vote in the assembly elections in the Union Territory and about 25 lakh new voters are likely to be added to the voter’s list. “After the abrogation of Article 370, many people who were not enlisted as voters in the erstwhile J&K state are now eligible to vote and can be added to the…

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Syed Salahuddin’s son, Bitta Karate’s wife among four JK employees dismissed from service

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Syed Salahuddin's son, among four JK employees dismissed from service

The Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Saturday sacked its four employees, including son of Syed Salahuddin, the chief of banned Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of terror-funding accused Bitta Karate, officials said. All the four employees were dismissed from service under Article 311 of the Constitution which enables the government to sack its employees without an inquiry. Farooq Ahmed Dar, alias Bitta Karate, is currently in judicial custody in terror-funding cases, officials said. His wife Assabah-ul-Arjamand Khan, a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services officer, was posted in the Directorate of…

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