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  • Stray dog attacks minor girl in Budgam

    Budgam, May 05: A minor girl was injured on Thursday morning in a dog bite incident in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

    A local told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 4 year-old-girl was playing outside her house at Atina village when she was attacked by stray dog.

    The minor was identified as Asifa Ali and was shifted to Sub district hospital Beerwah for treatment.

    Pertinently more than two dozen people have been injured in dog bite incidents across Kashmir in couple of days.

  • Dog in Meat Shop At Pahalgam

    Shop sealed after photo goes viral

    A photograph showing a dog inside a meat shop in Pahalgam was viral on social media. Hours later, the Municipal Committee Pahalgam sealed the shop.

    https://facebook.com/PresidentMCPahalgam/posts/371139681709525

  • Hindu Sisters Donate Land To Eidgah “To Fulfil Father’s Last Wish”

    Land For Eidgah: Brajnandan Prasad Rastogi, who died 20 years ago, had confided to his close relatives that he wished to donate four bighas of his agricultural land to an Eidgah for its expansion.

    Kashipur, Uttarakhand: Fulfilling their late father’s last wish, two Hindu sisters donated four bighas worth over ₹ 1.5 crore to an Eidgah here, a gesture that touched Muslims so much that they offered prayers for the dead man on Eid.

    Kashipur is a small town in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand and the gesture by the sisters won praise, at a time when reports of communal tensions are coming in from parts of the country.

    Brajnandan Prasad Rastogi, who died 20 years ago, had confided to his close relatives that he wished to donate four bighas of his agricultural land to an Eidgah for its expansion.

    Before he could share his last wish with his children, he died in January 2003.

    His two daughters Saroj and Anita, who live in Delhi and Meerut, came to know about their father’s last wish through relatives recently.

    They immediately contacted their brother Rakesh Rastogi, who lives in Kashipur, to seek his consent for it and he agreed readily.

    “Honouring father’s last wish was our duty. My sisters have done something which will make his soul rest in peace,” Rakesh Rastogi said when contacted.

    “The two sisters are a living example of communal unity. The Eidgah committee expresses its gratitude to them for the kind gesture. The two sisters will soon be felicitated for what they have done,” Hasin Khan of the Eidgah committee said.

    (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Kashmir Today staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

  • Yeh Angutha Chaap Hai’: Bride calls off marriage after learning groom is illiterate; internet says shabaash’

    A bride called off her marriage on the mandap after she came to know that the groom is illiterate.

    A video of a bride refusing to garland the groom during the Jaimala ceremony has now gone viral. However, it is not known whether the video is scripted or real.

    In the video, the bride and groom are standing on the stage for the jaimala ceremony to begin.

    Suddenly, the bride throws out garland on the stage saying that she won’t marry the man. When someone from the crowd asks her the reason, she said she doesn’t want to marry an illiterate. “I had already informed you that I am an educated person and have done B. Ed. He is angutha chaap,” she said.

    Netizens have hailed the girl for displaying courage. “Appreciate and salute this girl..wish her all the good luck to her,” said a user.

    “And then…..Groom be like :-Thukrake mera pyaar mera intekam dekhegi,” said another

    “What a great step,” said third.

    Some users dubbed the video fake. “I went to their page. They make these kinds of fake videos only,” said a user.

  • Eid Mubarak! Spain’s Muslims gift Audi to Imam for leading prayers during Ramadan

    Madrid: Imam Osama Bounasab was in for a big surprise when he led the Eid prayers in Spain.

    Worshipers had parked a luxurious Audi-6 car outside a mosque in Lleida city of Spain. Soon he finished Eid namaz, the namizis escorted him to the parking and handed over the keys as a token of love.

    Imam Bounasab expressed his appreciation for this step, and wrote on his Facebook account, as quoted by Moroccan bloggers, “Today was a great joy, as the blessed Tarka mosque group surprised me with an expensive, elegant and blessed gift: A high-class car, praise be to God”.

    “My joy was greater with the love of these generous believers and their wrapping around me with their supplications, the spaciousness of their chests, and the goodness of their hearts. I pray for their health and wellness, and may God make their sons and daughters righteous”, he added.

    Members of the Maghreb community living in the Spanish town of Tarka said that the initiative to gift the Imam of the mosque, came as a surprise to express the gratitude to the preacher. Instead of collecting donations from the worshipers in bags, and handing out the cash to the Imams and the reciters, the worshippers found this a novel way to appreciate the Imams.

  • No leaves: Sherwani clad teacher continues to give classes even on wedding day

    A person’s wedding day is the most important day in his or her life. Some start preparing for this day months ahead. There are people who spend lavishly to make this day memorable. And it is normal for working people to take a break and go on a long leave to get married and enjoy their honeymoon period.

    However, exceptions are always there and in this case, a teacher has become one. The popular teacher of Current Affairs and a world-record holder added up to his popularity by refusing to take a leave on his wedding and deciding to continue to take up lecture on Monday in Rajasthan’s Alwar.
    He took the lecture via a ‘Shiksha rath’ and on May 2, this teacher named Priye Kumar Gaurav of Alwar taught his students by coming live on his wedding day.

    One of the authorities of the coaching institute, Nirmal, said, “He had informed about his wedding date around five months ago. Usually, a holiday for 4-5 days is granted, but he said he did not wish to miss any single class and would take lectures on the wedding day as well.”

    Soon after the programme of Ladies Sangeet, he had started preparing for the class on Current Affairs in the morning.

  • Indo-Pak Armies Exchange Sweets Along LoC on Eid Eve

    Kupwara/Baramulla, May 3: Armies of India and Pakistan Tuesday held a customary exchange of sweets in Teetwal and Uri sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr.

    An official told GNS that the two armies exchanged sweets at Teetwal Crossing on Kishanganga River in Tangdhar in Kupwara and at Kaman Post (Aman Setu), Uri in Baramulla district. “At Teetwal, a contingent of 6 JAK Rifles exchanged sweets with Pakistan Rangers, similarly a contingent of 11 Dogra held the exchange with its counterparts at Kaman Post (Aman Setu)”, the official said.

    “Considering the ongoing ceasefire along the border, this gesture is aimed at further enhancing peace and harmony in the union territory”, the official said.

    Pertinent to mention here that India and Pakistan armies agreed for a renewed ceasefire along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir in February last year, albeit minor violations, much to the respite of border residents and farmers. (GNS)

  • Muslims being targeted with violence around the world: Biden

    Washington, May 3:  Around the world, Muslims are being targeted with violence, US President Joe Biden said on Monday asserting that Muslims make America stronger every single day even as they still face real challenges and threats in the society that they live in.

    At a White House reception to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Biden said he has appointed the first Muslim to serve as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

    It’s especially important because today, around the world, we’re seeing so many Muslims being targeted with violence. No one, no one should discriminate against oppressed or be oppressed for their religious beliefs, he said to applause from the select gathering at the White House.

    Arooj Aftab, a Pakistani vocalist and composer, was one of the speakers at the event along with First Lady Jill Biden and Dr. Talib M. Shareef, Imam of Masjid Muhammad, known as The Nation’s Mosque’ in Washington, DC.

    Today, we also remember all those who are not able to celebrate this holy day, including Uyghurs and Rohingyas and all those who are facing famine, violence, conflict, and disease, Biden said.

    And honour the signs of hope and progress toward the world we want to see, including the ceasefire, which allowed the people in Yemen to honour Ramadan and celebrate Eid in peace for the first time in six years, he added.

    But at the same time, we have to acknowledge that an awful lot of work remains to be done abroad and here at home. Muslims make our nation stronger every single day, even as they still face real challenges and threats in our society, including targeted violence and Islamophobia that exists, he said.

    Biden said, making the US more equitable, more inclusive for Muslim Americans is an essential part of the enduring work to form the more perfect union.

    We’re the only nation in all the history of the world that’s been organised not based on a religion, race, ethnicity, geography, but on an idea. Think about that. An idea, he said.

    In a tweet after the event, Biden said, Jill and I were honoured to host an Eid al-Fitr reception at the White House tonight, and we send our warmest greetings to everyone celebrating across the world. Eid Mubarak!

    Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris too wished people on the occasion.

    Doug and I send our warmest wishes to all who are celebrating Eid al-Fitr. Muslims in the US and around the world celebrate after a month of deep reflection, helping those in need, and connecting with community. From our family to yours, Eid Mubarak! she said in a tweet

  • Hundreds miss Eid prayers at Dargah Hazratbal

    Srinagar, May 3: Thousands missed Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Hazratbal shrine due to alleged mismanagement and hegemony of shrine administration.

    The shrine administration) had announced Eid prayers would take place at 10:30 a.m. but the schedule was changed to 10:15 a.m without prior announcement to the bother of hundreds, especially those coming in from far off places.

    Scores of people visiting the Dargah were seen in high tempers after they missed the prayers. “The reason for my annoyance was the holding of Eid prayers 15 minutes ahead of schedule. I along with my friends had come all the way from Pampore area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district to offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Hazratbal shrine the senseless approach from the administration disappointed us all,” Abdul Rashid told news agency Kashmir News Trust.

    Another local from Wathoora Chadura, Aqeel Ahmed Khan said that for many years, they have been coming here to attend Eid congregation. “This year too, we were here to offer Eid prayers but missed it due to the autocratic decision of the shrine administration.

    “We are really frustrated and disappointed this time around for missing Eid prayers at Dargah Hazratbal,” he said.

    Heated exchanges between visitors and shrine administration were also seen. (KNT)

  • Pakistan’s Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced that the Shawwal moon had not been sighted and therefore Eid would be celebrated on May 3

    Moon for the Islamic month of Shawal not sighted, Eid ul Fitr across Pakistan to be celebrated on 3rd May 2022, announced Ruet e Hilal committee.