June 2021 - Page 8 of 42 - The Kashmiriyat

Jun272021 by News DeskNo Comments

First Half of 2021 Devours 12 Civilians In Kashmir

REGIONAL

At least 12 civilians died in the current year in different militancy related incidents. Unknown gunmen gunned down 9 civilians including a businessman, 2 Municipal Councilors and a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. The data available with news agency Kashmir News Trust reveals that two among the 12 slain civilians died in Sopore when militants attacked a police patrol while a civilian died in a grenade attack in Barbarshah area of Srinagar. A youth Nadif Hanief Khan of Bilal Colony Soura in Buchpora who was critically injured when gunmen fired at him in Soura area of Srinagar city in the first week of December last year succumbed to his injuries in the last week of January this year. Gunmen shot at son of Krishna Dhaba owner Akash Mehra in security zone of Sonwar Srinagar on Fe...

Jun272021 by News DeskNo Comments

Man Arrested For Carrying ‘Suspected Explosive Material’ in Jammu: Police

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a man, who was carrying some suspected explosive substance in Narwal area of Jammu. Official sources told that the man hailing from Jammu division was roaming in Narwal area under suspicious conditions after which an operation was launched by the police and the suspect was zeroed in. "He was detained and a multi-kilogram substance, possibly an explosive substance of improvised nature was recovered from his possession," they said. They added that the substance was to be used to carry out a major strike in Jammu, which has now been foiled due to timely arrest of the suspect. "Further investigation and searches in the area are going on," they said, adding that the senior officers were monitoring the operation—(KNO)

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

Pointless Asking Modi Government to Restore Article 370 When They Were The Architects of Taking it Away: Omar Abdullah

REGIONAL

Earlier this week, on Thursday, when after the first meeting with PM after the abrogation of the special state of Jammu Kashmir, Omar Abdullah sat through a series of interviews. On a talk show hosted by senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, when Omar Abdullag was asked if the restoration of statehood and the return of Article 370 were the pre-requisites that they setting for the elections to be held in the valley, Abdullah replied that it's pointless to ask this government to restore Article 370. They're not going to do it. He said that he isn't going to make the demand just for optics. He said that it was pointless to ask the Modi government to restore the article 370 when they were the architects of taking it away. He said that the fight for the restoration of the Article 370 and...

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

Delta Plus Cases Emerge across India and Kashmir Lacks the Genome Sequencing Facility

REGIONAL

Irshad Hussain The deadly second wave of covid19, has brought India's health systems on the brink of collapsing at all levels. In last 24 hours, India reported 48,698 new covid cases at the same time 1,187 covid deaths taking the overall toll to 394,542. While the recovery percentage rate has also doubled from last two weeks which is currently on 2,91,93,085. Delta virus hits in India Before India could take a sigh of relief from the second wave, a new mutant variety of virus called 'Delta Virus' has emerged in many parts of India. As per multiple reports health experts have expressed serious concerns over the Delta virus and said, "this variant might be capable of dodging immunities, from earlier Infections." On June 25th, Maharashtra reported first case of Delta virus. And...

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

Three civilians injured after militants hurl grenade at forces party in Barbarshah Srinagar

REGIONAL

Three civilians were injured after suspected militants on Saturday lobbed a grenade at a joint team of forces in Barbarshah area of Srinagar, officials sources said here. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that three civilians were injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade at forces party in Barbarshah. They said that the injured were immediately rushed to a nearby healthcare facility for treatment—(KNO) Further details are awaited

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

They’ve expanded the constituency for people who did not believe in Indian constitution: Mehbooba Mufti

REGIONAL

Mehbooba Mufti, in an interview, after the much talked about All Parties Meeting expressed that the central government has dissipated the middle ground by abrogating the special status of the Jammu Kashmir. "They have dissimated the middle ground. The middle ground are people like us, who follow us, who believe in Indian constitution and the idea of India. They've expanded the constituency for people who did not believe in Indian constitution," she said. She said that the things are not the way the central government had expected them to be. And that the people of Jammu Kashmir are done, and it's only people like them who want to be a part of the country. On being asked how things were back in Jammu Kashmir, she responded, "Do you really think they would have called the Gupkar Gan...

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

20-year-old youth Missing From Anantnag

REGIONAL

Suhail Dar A 20-year-old youth from South Kashmir's Anantnag district has gone missing. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the family of the youth identified as Zahid Ahmad Teeli, a resident of the Hardtooru area in Chattisinghpora of Anantnag said that on June 24 around 4 PM, Zahid left home and has been missing since then. "Since then we have been trying to find him, however, we have not succeeded yet, we ask the general public and people to help us trace him," a family member of Zahid said. Son of Manzoor Ahmed Teeli, Zahid had left home to Play cricket in the nearby field at Hardtooru in District Anantnag, after which there has been no trace of Zahid. The family has filed a missing report at the concerned Police station in Mattan.

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

Drug Related Figures Quite Alarming, at the “tip of ice-berg” in Kashmir: Health Officials

OTHERS

As the world observes International Drug De-Addiction Day, top health officials in Valley painted a grim picture of Kashmir stating that not just boys but girls too have fallen prey to drug abuse and drugs like opium, brown sugar and alcohol consumption is touching new heights in the region. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Rather said that figures available with the department of health are just the “tip of ice-berg” as the situation is quite alarming. “Let me tell you that not just the boys but girls too are consuming drugs like opium, brown sugar and alcohol in Kashmir. Many youth also mix drugs with fluids and alcohol,” he said. Director Health, however, said that drug abuse is not a fatal 'disease' and that if detected ...

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

Locals Protest Against Demolition Drive in Anantnag, Hold Captive Two Officials

ISLAMABAD

Locals from Batengoo on Saturday held hostage two officials from the revenue department of Jammu Kashmir Government after the officials initiated a demolition drive in the Batengoo area of Khanabal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat a local said that fight erupted between the officials and the locals when a team of the revenue department arrived in the area to demolish newly constructed structures, to which the locals objected. The Locals staged a protest against the officials and disallowed the Department to conduct drives against the structures that have come up in the area. An official confirming the development to The Kashmiriyat said that two officials of the Revenue Department were held hostage by the locals during the protests, however, they ...

Jun262021 by News DeskNo Comments

Rather Wait And Watch Than Be Immediately Optimistic About Any Overnight Change : Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on PM’s Meeting With J&K Leaders

INDIA, REGIONAL

The Bengal Congress president and the Senior INC Leader, Adhir Ranjhan Chowdhury, did not seem very pleased with the BJP government's first meeting with the mainstream political parties of the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir. On Friday, Chowdhury remarked that he would “rather wait and watch than be immediately optimistic about any overnight change." He said that the BJP government had made several promises after the abrogation of the Article 370, and that nothing came of it and he has no faith in the BJP government and that he doesn't have any great expectation from it. He recalled all the claims made by the regime including the return of the Pandits and the vow of capturing Pakistan Occupied Kashmir . He said that the government makes hollow claims. He also said that the lea...