Day: January 7, 2022

Hong Kong, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Hong Kong government has re-imposed some of its toughest Covid restrictions and banned Indian flights till January 21 to arrest the rising number of Omicron cases. The Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that they had banned flights from eight countries, including India, until January 21 to overcome the rising number of Omicron cases. The travellers from eight countries, including India, via transit – are banned for two weeks, starting Saturday, a Hong Kong-based newspaper reported.

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Srinagar, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three Kashmiri youth in Badgam district, today. The troops martyred the youth during a cordon and search operation in Chadoora area of the district. The operation was going on till last reports came in. Meanwhile, Indian troops arrested four youth during a cordon and search operation in downtown area of Srinagar city.

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Jammu, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, at least 50 sheep and goats perished after cattle shed collapsed amid recent heavy rains in Rajouri district. The cattle shed, belonging to Mohammad Shafi (Bakarwal), collapsed in which dozens sheep and goats were perished at Jomala Potha area of the district. The SHO of Rajouri, Fareed Ahmed said the collapse of the cattle shed and subsequent death of the large number of sheep and goats inside it.

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Srinagar, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, APHC leaders, Aijaz-ul-Haq and Dr Musaib, have paid rich tributes to the youth martyred by Indian troops in Badgam and Pulwama and reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue the mission of their martyrs despite Indian oppression. The APHC leaders in a joint statement issued in Srinagar said that the people of IIOJK were engaged in a legitimate struggle for their inalienable right to self-determination.

They added that the United Nations resolutions had guaranteed the right to self-determination and deplored that India was suppressing the Kashmiris’ freedom sentiments through use of brute force. The Hurriyat leaders urged the Word Body to stop India from its nefarious designs of changing the demography of the disputed territory, adding that it is also in violation of the international law.

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London, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):Peers slammed India in the House of Lords for refusing to renew the foreign funding licences of nearly 6,000 organisations, including the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa, and Oxfam.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the development comes after the application by Missionaries of Charity to renew its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) was rejected on December 25 by the Indian government.

The debate on the matter started in the House of Lords after an oral question by Lord Harries of Pentregarth, asking what representations the UK government was making to Delhi about the “blocking of overseas funds for the Missionaries of Charity.”

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock even suggested that the UK should get multilateral groups like the Commonwealth Secretariat involved because “sometimes multilateral organisations can be better than getting a lecture from the UK”.

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New Delhi, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):The single day rise in coronavirus infections was recorded above one lakh after 214 days, taking India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,52,26,386 which includes 3,007 cases of Omicron reported across 27 states and UTs on Friday. According to Kashmir Media Service, Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 876 Omicron cases followed by Delhi at 465, Karnataka 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala 284 and Gujarat 204.

The country saw a single day rise of 1,17,100 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 3,71,363, the highest in around 120 days, according to the data updated at 8 am. The death toll climbed to 4,83,178 with 302 fresh fatalities, the data stated.

The country last reported over one lakh cases on June 7 last year when 1,00,636 infections were recorded. The active cases comprise 1.05 per cent of the total infections, while the COVID-19 recovery rate in the country has decreased to 97.57 per cent, the ministry said.

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Jammu, January 07, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) has expressed serious concern over the malicious campaign launched by some vested interests to defame the teaching community in the territory.

The EJAC President and the Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum Chairman, Mohammad Rafique Rathar, addressing a press conference in Jammu said that intimidation and humiliation of the government employees was not acceptable.

Mohammad Rafique Rathar, flanked by senior leaders of EJAC from Jammu as well as Kashmir Valley, gave a detailed description of his recent meeting with Commissioner/Secretary School Education and other officials of the department regarding the recent termination orders from the department.

He highlighted the issues of employees of the Department of Education which impede the smooth functioning and sought urgent solution of all issues which he described as legitimate and justified.

The EJAC President lashed out at some vested interests, who in the garb of so-called “deadwood” have launched a malicious campaign against the teaching community of Kashmir to tarnish their image and reputation as well as contribution.

Rathar expressed serious concern over the way ground officers have misinterpreted the order and have started intimidating and humiliating teachers on one pretext or the other and in some cases teachers are being threatened of termination on personal liking and disliking.

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