Month: April 2022

The Jammu Kashmir High Court ruled on Wednesday that calling Kashmir "occupied Kashmir" and its residents as "slaves" does not enjoy protection under the Constitution's Article 19 (A), on right to freedom of speech and expression. A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar, hearing a petition filed by advocate Muzammil Butt seeking quashing of an FIR against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, remarked: "It is one thing to criticise the government for its negligence and express outrage on the violation of human rights of the people, but it is quite another to advocate that the people of a particular part of the country are slaves of the government of India or that they are under the occupation of armed forces of the country," online portal Bar and Bench reported. Police had re...

A 24-year-old girl on Thursday allegedly committed suicide at her home in Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that a 24-year-old (name withheld), a resident of the Yall Pattan area allegedly committed suicide at her home. “She was immediately rushed to the Sub-District Hospital Pattan where doctors declared her brought dead,” they said. Later, the dead body was taken for the conducting of medico-legal formalities and police have registered a case and further investigation has been taken up. (KDC)

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said that the present situation in Kashmir was far from normalcy and if the claims of normalcy in the Valley by the government are true, why Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Vida prayers are barred at historic Jamia Masjid. “On one hand, the government claims situation was normal, why Jumat-ul-Vida and Shab-e-Qadr prayers have been disallowed at the historic Jamia Masjid,” Omar told reporters at NC headquarters Nawa-e-Subh complex here, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He was flanked by NC General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, NC provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani and NC leader Tanvir Sadiq. He said that linking tourist arrivals with normalcy won’t do. “Tourism can’t be linked with normalcy. “Either it is an artifici...

Shah Faesal, the Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS officer who resigned from service, is going to return to work after his resignation was declined by the Centre. Faesal, who had decided to form his own political party after resigning from service, became disgruntled with politics and later stepped out of it by giving up his position in the J&K People’s Movement. He formed the J&K People’s Movement on February 4, 2019, but resigned from politics on August 10, 2020. He stood first in the 2010 Civil Services exam and was allotted home cadre. He has served at different positions during his service period. Faesal said on Twitter that he is likely to get the Jammu and Kashmir cadre and would serve the people to the best of his capacity. He had become an icon for civil service a...

A suspected explosive material was found planted near a busy road in Sidhra area of Jammu on Thursday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the suspected explosive material, which could be an IED or a sticky bomb, was found planted alongside road in Sidhra area after which an alert has been issuedissued and traffic has been stopped. Entire area has now been cordoned and bomb squad has been called in, official said. Meanwhile,SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli said that they are examining the matter and investigation is going on—(KNO)

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday produced a chargesheet against General Managers of DIC Kupwara and others in misappropriation of transport subsidy case in Anti Corruption Court Baramulla. As per a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Anti Corruption Bureau produced chargesheet in a case under FIR number 07/2008 PS VOK (now ACB) under investigation with PS ACB Central, J&K, Jammu against accused public servants namely Abdul Hamid Bhat the then GM DIC Kupwara, Fayaz Ahmed Shafie, the then GM DIC Kupwara, Mohd. Ashraf Janwari the then GM DIC Kupwara, Masood Karim the then Manager Development DIC Kupwara, Abdul Gani Kirmani IPO DIC Kupwara, Abdul Ahad Khan (expired) IPO DIC Kupwara, Ghulam Nabi Mir the then Block Investigator DIC Kupwara, Zahoor Ahma...

Two women have received serious injuries in an incident of attack by a wild bear in remote village Gagriyan of Poonch district on Thursday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that victims have been identified as Zarifa Begum (38) wife of Mushtaq Ahmed and Sharifa Begum (42) wife of Ghulam Mohd Jaan, residents of Gagriyaan village of Mandi tehsil in Poonch district. As per the official, both women were attacked by a wild bear near their house on Thursday morning and other villagers rescued them from the clutches of wild animal. Duo have been hospitalised and are having multiple injuries, he said—(KNO)