Day: January 28, 2022

Meer Irfan Sheikh Sana, a girl from South Kashmir, has so far won four gold medals at the state level and eight at the district level. Sana, a 16-year-old from Donipawa area of ​​South Kashmir's Anantnag district, has so far won several medals at the state and district levels. Sana said that she was interested in sports since her childhood and she used to take part in every competition. In her first competition at the district level, she won a gold medal and a place in the state championships. After winning gold in the state championship, sana got a chance in the nationals but could not participate due to some issues. "With the increasing incidence of rape and molestation around the world, there is a need for every girl to learn how to defend herself from any awkward sit...

Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has said that the authorities for the 26th consecutive Friday did not allow Muslims to perform mandatory Friday prayers at Jama Masjid Srinagar. By doing so, the administration continues to hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims. Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The Anjuman also termed it extremely painful and distressing that its head Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, continues to be under house arrest since August 5, 2019 incapacitating him from reaching out to people. Anjuman once again asked the authorities to open Jama Masjid for Friday prayers and ensure the release of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir—(KNO)

A special police officer (SPO), posted with Government Railway Police, succumbed to injuries he had suffered after being hit by a train while trying to save a person on railway track near Kakapora Pulwama railway station earlier this week. The civilian identified as one Showkat Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rashid Dar, a resident of BKpora Budgam was killed on the spot while the SPO Shabir Ahmad posted at Kakapora succumbed to the injuries at hospital in Srinagar, officials said. A police officer confirming it told GNS that the injured cop was admitted at Super Specialty Hospital at Shireen Bagh Srinagar where he however succumbed to his injuries this afternoon. “Further investigations are underway,” the officer added. (GNS)

The residents of the Kulgad area in Achabal on Friday staged a protest against the "unjust" road widening in their area. In 2007, the cabinet of the former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad approved the expansion of the vital road that connects Anantnag town to the Kishtwar. Approval was granted for the widening to be made for which the concerned officials marked 50ft from one side of the erstwhile road and 50ft from the other. The Locals alleged that after 2013, the Additional Deputy Commissioner Nisar Ahmad Wani and ACR Ghulam Ahmad Dar forced us to curve on every mark. The officials told the locals that the roads would be widened from a single side at the curves. "From Kishtwar to Anantnag its about 100 km of distance and there are many blind curves, but not a single curve was expa...