Month: February 2022

Basit Shah Late Sunday evening, fire broke out at a Grocery Shop in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that the shop which caught fire belonged to Zahid Zaman Quraishi, son of Mir Zaman, a resident of Chathan Gulabpora Lar, Ganderbal. Details emerging

A 30-year-old man was killed and six persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in fell into gorge in Reasi district last night, officials said. They said that at about 0100 hours, one Eco car (JK11B-2928) met with an accident at Kalidhar area of the district, resulting in on the spot of Mohammad Javed (30) son of Abdul Aziz of Surankote, Poonch and injuries to six persons. The injured were shifted to GMC Jammu. They have been identified as Mohammad Hafiz (22) son of Mohammad Azam of Surankote, Poonch, Wasim Anzum (18) son of Muneer Hussain of Kotranka, Mohammad Taj (25) son of Khadim Hussain of Surankote, Poonch, Mohammad Arif (22) son of Mohammad Sabri of Poonch, Zaheer Ahmed (22) son of Mohammad Lateif of Poonch and Amir (19) son of Manwar Hussain of Rajouri. A po...

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said new policies and the decisions taken by his administration will help carpet exports from the union territory to cross Rs 2,000 crore in five years. ''We have launched the first-of-its-kind QR code-based mechanism for certification and labelling of handmade carpets of J&K. New policies and decisions of the government will also take J&K's carpet exports to Rs 1,000 crore in three years and it will cross Rs 2,000 crore in five years from now," Sinha told reporters here. Sharing the government's vision on various development and administrative issues, he said, ''We have rolled out the J&K Sports Policy-2022 which focuses on creating world class infrastructure, coaching, and varied opportunities of growth in sports.'' ...

The Young Lawyers Forum, Kashmir (YLF, Kashmir) conducted a virtual workshop on 10th February titled ‘Socio-Legal aspects of acid attacks’ for spreading legal awareness regarding the subject. The workshop was attended by 200 participants belonging to the legal fraternity, including lawyers and law students. The guest speakers for the event were Mr Mohammad Shafi Khan (Retd. Principal District and Sessions Judge), Advocate Abdul Aziz Teli and a practising clinical psychologist Mr Waseem Ahmad Kakroo, who apprised the participants about the relevant legal and psychological aspects of such cases. Mr Shafi Khan, who has previously convicted the accused in the Chanapora acid attack case during his tenure as the Principal District & Sessions Judge Srinagar, while talking about the chal...

The Jammu Kashmir National Conference on Sunday said that it won't allow forces of disharmony to divide people in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the party is working for unity among all communities with a common dream of having JK’s democratic and constitutional rights restored. This was said by the Party Provincial President, Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani today at Jagti Migrant camp Jammu, where he presided over a meet organised by NC Minority wing President MK Yogi. Senior leaders Mubarak Gul, PP Jammu Rattan Lal Gupta also spoke on the occasion. Among others who were present on the occasion include Peer Mohammad Hussain, Syed Tauqeer, Sheikh Rafi, Shafqat Watali, BL Bhat, Amit Koul, Naveen Gosani, Daisy Bazaz. Nasir said the overwhelming narrative being propelled by the communal forces...