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Nearly four years after its abrogation, the Supreme court of India is hearing the petitions challenging the abrogation of the special status of Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday (August 02). Several petitions including those filed by Jammu Kashmir's pro-establishment groups have challenged the BJP Government's revocation of Articles 35a and 370 on August 05, 2019. Earlier, the Supreme court disregarded a fresh affidavit filed by the central Government mentioning the "development" that had taken place in the region following the decision. The judges had said that the legality of the decision has been challenged, not the aftermath of it. Five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by CJI DY Chandrachud to commence hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Art...

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear from August 2 a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu  Kashmir. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will conduct day-to-day hearing from Wednesday. The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, had on July 11 fixed July 27 as the deadline for filing written submissions and convenience compilations by different parties. The five-judge bench had said the hearing will be held on a day-to-day basis except on Mondays and Fridays, which are days for hearing miscellaneous matters in the apex court. Only fresh petitions are taken up on these days for admission hearing ...

A local court in Srinagar has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against managing director of a Jammu-based newspaper for publishing a "false" and "fabricated" news report regarding sale of question papers of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board. According to details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Judge Small Causes Srinagar today directed the police to arrest Mohit Mehra, Managing Director, Jammu Jottings and produce him before SHO Sadder police station before August 22 in connection with investigation of the case registered by police on complaint of SSB. The Court issued the non- bailable warrant after SSB approached it, saying that the MD of the newspaper didn't appear before police in connection with investigation of the case despite three not...

Resident Doctors Association GMC Monday appealed to authorities to set up a centre for students in Srinagar. They said they have been receiving multiple representations from MD /MS doctors regarding the nonavailability of an exam centre in Srinagar for the upcoming National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Specialty (NEET SS 2023 ) which will be conducted in September 9 and 10. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Specialty (NEET SS) is a crucial examination for aspiring medical professionals seeking admission to various super specialty courses in our country. A significant number of candidates from the Kashmir division are facing this inconvenience while appearing for the NEET SS 2023 examination. Currently, the only examination centre for NEET SS 2023 in Jammu and Kas...

The Jammu Kashmir Police has said it arrested one person for spreading animosity between two religious groups in Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that one Mutahir Dar, a resident of Mahoo in Banihal has been arrested for promoting enmity between different groups and provoking people to attack religious symbols. In a video that evoked widespread anger, a man with a long beard, was heard talking of a dream where Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a highly revered Sufi saint had come to his dream and asked him to bulldoze all Khanqahs across Kashmir. "He provided me the phone number of the JCB driver and asked me to get all the Khanqahs in Kashmir bulldozed," he is heard saying. Sources from Banihal told The Kashmiriyat that Mutahir is from the Salafi school of thought and ...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided multiple locations in Kashmir including the residence of Advocate Parvez Imroz in an NGO funding case registered in the year 2020. Sources told Kashmir Dot Com reported that the sleuths of NIA with the assistance of police and CRPF raided multiple locations in Srinagar, Kupwara, Budgam, Pulwama, and Shopian districts of the valley. In Srinagar, The NIA sleuths raided the residence of Zubair Siddiq Dar, son of Mohammad Sadiq Dar at Bonpora Batmaloo and later was brought to PS Batmaloo for questioning. In Budgam, the sleuths of NIA raided the residence of Arshid Indrabi, son of Ghulam Qadir at Cooperative Colony Peerbagh. Another team searched the residence of Advocate Parvaiz Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Qadir at Kanta Bag...

Amid the frequent wet spells in Jammu and Kashmir this month, the summer capital of the Union Territory—Srinagar has broken all previous records as for the first time since 1891, the station has received a precipitation of 187.2 mm. It has been after 131 years that Srinagar has witnessed such a huge precipitation in July month. Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Srinagar records wettest July in at least 131 years, saying that the Rambagh Observatory in Srinagar received the highest total rainfall in July since its establishment in 1891, recording 187.2 mm of rainfall this July. “The majority of this rainfall occurred during three spells: 20.0 mm on 08 July, 50.6 mm on 20 July, and 53.4 mm on 27 July,” he said, add...

A family from Chri-Larno Kokarnaga area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district Tuesday arrived at Srinagar’s Press Enclave seeking stringent punishment for what they called ‘murderers’ of the head of their family. In order to attract the attention of scribes, they had brought with them the dead body of the family head who according to succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning after remaining admitted at SKIMS for 9 days. While talking to reporters, Bilal Ahmed Dar, one of the sons of the deceased man Ali Muhammad Dar said that they were attacked and assaulted by a group of ‘goons’ on the night of 22 July. "Over 25 people barged into our house, smashed windowpanes and dragged us out. They assaulted us. Our father sustained head injuries. Since then he was undergoing treatment at S...

A soldier ended his life by allegedly hanging himself in a washroom at the old Airfield area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources said that a soldier identified as Mahesh Kumar was found dead in the washroom. His colleagues found him hanging with a rope and informed the authorities. The incident occurred at 256 Transit Camp and the deceased was affiliated with 34 Rashtriya Rifles. Police have taken cognizance of the incident and registered a case under relevant sections of law. [KNT]

Suhail Dar Former member of Jamiat Ahli Hadith and senior citizen Anantnag town died after brief illness in the south Kashmir district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Abdul Aziz Narchoor (Rehmani) who ran a medical store (Rehmani Medical store) at Janglat Mandi Anantnag died on Sunday morning. The 70-year-old was formerly a member of Jamiat Ahli Hadees Jammu Kashmir and was highly respectable among locals in the south Kashmir town. His demise has been widely condoled by people of the town and other civil society bodies of Anantnag. In a statement, Anantnag Working Journalists Association  President, Sajad Muniwari along with other members of the association expressed condolences with the bereaved family. "The contribution of deceased in propagation of Islam and his soci...