Month: October 2020

Mubashir Naik Jammu Kashmir Police booked a man for taking money in the name of Police. As per official spokesman, a written application was received in Police Station Kishtwar wherein a person namely Ghulam Nabi, son of Mohammad Israhil, a resident of Banghran Saroor alleged that some days ago, he received a phone call from a person namely Sajjad Husain, son of Irshad Ahmed of Tatani Saroor. After that his father has been summoned by police and further told that your father will be kept in custody by Kishtwar Police and demanded to transfer an amount of Rs 30,000 in his account on the pretext of his release while taking undue favours. The applicant transferred the amount to his account. Meanwhile, father of the applicant approached SSP Kishtwar, he came to know that his pr...

Mir Junaid The Fire and Emergency Services Candidates from both Jammu and Kashmir regions raised questions on selection lists of drivers and firemen in Department of J&K Fire and Emergency Services. Staging protests, the aspirants from Jammu alleged leakage of examination papers. They alleged that they have credible proof of leakage of paper of the latest exam which was conducted on September 20 this year. On the other hand, in Kashmir valley those from Kashmir pointed out bungling in selection lists. Aspirants from Kashmir region alleged that majority of the candidates whose names have appeared in the list are 8th or 10th pass and just few candidates with higher qualifications have surfaced in the selection list. The Fire and Emergency Services J&K released sele...

Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit A soldier committed suicide as he shot himself with his service riffle inside his camp in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A Official told The Kashmiriyat that Jagmeet Singh of Haryana on Tuesday morning who was posted with 24 RR in Chetargul camp in Ganderbal shot himself with his service rifle. He was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile Jammu Kashmir Police took cognizance of this incident. Pertinently on October 2, a solider posted in Uri area of Baramulla.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the objectives of peace, economic progress and development in Jammu and Kashmir cannot be achieved unless the Centre reverses all the decisions taken on August 5 last year.Mr Abdullah, who is also the MP from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, made these comments at a private function. The central government had on August 5, 2019 abrogated Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It also bifurcated the erstwhile state into union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. "The goal of inclusive development in J-K can be turbo-powered only by empowering the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the real sense and by reversing the August 05, 2019 actions," the NC chief said. "J-K's path to developmen...

As many as 255 cases were registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-1967 in Jammu Kashmir during 2019. These details have been laid bare in the report- Crime in India-2019- released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last week. According to the report, a copy of which lies with a local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), J K has the third highest number of cases registered under the UAPA after Manipur and Tamil Nadu where respectively 306 and 270 FIRs were lodged under the law. It also means that 20 percent of 1226 cases lodged across India under the law were registered in J&K, The data reveals that not a single case was registered under the law in 11 states and six Union Territories. It was enacted in 1967 to provide for the more effective pr...

Shah Basit/ Rayees Shah A 11 year old boy critically injured after being attacked by stray dogs in Chount Waliwar area of Lar central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Monday afternoon, Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Ayan Iqbal Son of Mohd Iqbal of Chount Waliwar area of Lar was rushed to the nearby health centre for treatment As per the hospital officials, the boy is critical is being provided treatment at the PHC.

Sajad Hameed A Man from Srinagar has alleged that a man accused of molestation working in the ARTO office in Budgam is being shielded by the ex-ARTO Budgam and RTO Srinagar for reasons unknown. Shabir Ahmed has shared a copy of FIR number 52/2019 registered in Magam Police Station in Budgam district under the sections 341, 354 and 506 of Ranbir Penal Code. The FIR against the accused was filed on 30 April 2019 by a lady doctor (name with held) who accused Imtiyaz Ahmed Malik of molestation. Shabir Ahmed has said, "the man who created endless troubles for my family, the man who should have been facing the music and the one who should have been suspended is still being sheltered by his job." He further alleged that it has been over a year and "the molester" is freely and sha...