Month: May 2022

SIA Jammu arrested former HM militant Abdul Rashid alias Arsalan son of Abdul Gani Sheikh resident of Tantna A/P Ghat, Doda. The said the militant was involved in case FIR No.06/2010 U/S 13/18/18.B/ 20 UA(P) Act of P/S JIC Jammu. During the crime review by the Director SIA J&K, the SIA team was directed to identify the militant involved in the said FIR and after strenuous efforts, the CIO of the instant case, deputed the team to Doda to arrest the said militant. As the said militant was active in the year 2009-2010 and was in constant touch with Kashmir-based HM militants and carried out many militant activities in Doda valley, which will be further unfolded and unearthed during the further investigation of the said case. The Jammu Kashmir administration recently said that ...

Two persons were killed and six others were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kishtwar district on Tuesday. They said that the load carrier vehicle (JK02VJ-4112 ) carrying 8 people, heading for Mindal Mata yatra, skidded off the road and tilted on the road near Shanderi Nalah Sohal. Two persons identified as Mangat Ram (55) son of Anant Ram of Lower Muthi,Jammu and another whose identification was being established died on the spot. Six persons were injured and were shifted to District hospital Kishtwar. They have been identified as Rakesh Kumar (38) son of Girdhari Lal of Rajpura Jammu, Vipul Khajuria (23) son of Sashi Bhushan of Subash nagar Jammu, Suraj Parkash (54) son of Kola Ram of Dhab Sudan Jammu, Krishan Lal (64) son of Girdhari Lal of P...

Senior Hurriyat leader and Jammu Kashmir Anjuman Sharie Shian President Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi expressed shock and grief and strongly condemned the killing of Kashmiri Teacher Rajni Bala in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday morning. Aga Hassan, in a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, extended his condolences and sympathies to the bereaved family that has been pushed to perpetual grief at the loss of their dear one. In the statement, Aga Hassan said teachers who serve the nation by imparting education have been killed in such merciless attacks. "It is extremely shameful that teachers, who are the support system of every nation are being targeted,” he said. He said that the cold-blooded murder of teachers is extremely distressing and this act was a failed at...

Cyber Police Kashmir has arrested Srinagar-based notorious con-man involved in dozens of online cheating and fraud cases. A team of Cyber Police Kashmir apprehended Haroon Fayaz Bazaz son of Fayaz Ahmad Bazaaz resident of Alamgari Bazaar, Srinagar from New Delhi. The accused has duped dozens of people on the pretext of selling online clothes and cheap airline tickets, and he was mainly operating from Delhi and Goa. Cyber Police Kashmir received a complaint from one Ishfaq Ahmad son of Gh. Mohd Bhat resident of Bandipora, to the effect that on 25-09-2021, while using social media site Facebook, he saw a post uploaded by one Facebook user having a Facebook page ‘Craft Core Exports’ dealing with winter clothes collection. Accordingly, he contacted the said Facebook user on his given mob...

Danishwar Hameed Amid protests in various parts of the valley, Kashmiri Pandits Tuesday warned of “another mass migration” if the administration fails to address their issues. The protests have erupted after a female teacher from the Samba was shot dead on Thursday morning outside the High School in Kulgam's Gopalpora area. Protesters alleging that the administration has failed to provide them any security said, "All Kashmiri Pandit migrant employees have planned 'another mass migration'  if the government fails to address their issues within 24 hours." The Kashmiri Pandits have been demanding relocation to some safer places, for some time being till the situation in Kashmir becomes safe for Kashmiri Pandits. The officials assured a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits that they w...

On world No tobacco day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday has sought complete ban on tobacco products in Kashmir. “That would prevent people from cancer,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement. Dr. Hassan said Jammu Kashmir (JK) has witnessed 39,041 cases of cancer in the last 3 years with lung cancer being most prevalent due to high rates of smoking. International research have shown that smoking is linked to about 90 percent of lung cancer cases. After lung cancer, food pipe, stomach, and colon are the other types of cancer that have been found to have high prevalence and smoking is a big factor. “Not only does smoking cause cancer, but it also increases the risk of dying from heart attack and stroke, the two leading causes of death and disability in t...

Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Hindu woman teacher by militants inside a Government school in Kulgam, saying the assailants will be given an “unforgettable response”. The killing of Rajni Bala (36), who belonged to Samba district but was posted in Gopalpora, Kulgam, is the second killing of a non-Muslim Government employee in May and the seventh targeted killing in Kashmir this month. “Terrorist attack on a school teacher Rajni Bala is the most reprehensible act. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family. Terrorists and their sympathisers will be given unforgettable response for dastardly attack,” Sinha tweeted.

The Jammu Kashmir Peace Forum (JKPF),a Kashmiri Pandit body has denounced the killing of the female migrant teacher in Kulgam and said, "the heinous attacks that show a ruthless disregard for human rights and the rule of law." In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, Satish Mahaldar, the chair of JKPF stated that the senseless killing of people, who have a fundamental right to be safe and protected from violence, is unacceptable under any circumstance. He said that the perpetrators of this violence have undermined the ongoing peace and reconciliation efforts. The engagement that JK Peace Forum has had with inter communities has shown that the vast majority of people want to end the destructive pattern of attacks. "The scale and gravity of these attacks mark a worrying escalat...