June 2022 - Page 17 of 48 - The Kashmiriyat

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Man allegedly stabs mother-in-law in Srinagar’s Rambagh

REGIONAL

A man was arrested Monday on the charges of stabbing his mother-in-law in the Srinagar district of Central Kashmir. Official sources said that the Jammu Kashmir Police arrested one Jasir Ahmad Gada of Batmaloo for allegedly stabbing his mother-in-law in Rambagh area of Srinagar. The mother-in-law was critically wounded in the attack, after which she was rushed to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar, they said, The Police have registered a case under relevant sections of law including attempt to murder in Sadar Police station, Srinagar. The condition of the woman is stated to be critical at the hospital.

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Family of need-based PDD employee, Electrocuted in Lawoosa Handwara, Allege department of leaving them to fend for themselves

OTHERS

Family of a need-based employee, who was electrocuted in Lawoosa of Handwara almost a week before, have alleged the Power Development Department (PDD) of leaving them to fend for themselves, saying “the department didn’t even bothered to reach out to them.” Manzoor Ahmad Dar (40) son of Ghulam Rasool Dar of Lawoosa, Handwara, as per his wife suffered a high-volt jolt while repairing an LT line in his native village Lawoosa on June 15, 2022. “We removed him to District Hospital Handwara from where he was referred to GMC Baramulla and with scarce means we were forced to seek early discharge”, Manzoor's wife Shareefa Begum told GNS. “In between all these days, none of the officials’ from the department (PDD) reached out or even bothered to call us”, alleges Shareefa adding her husband i...

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Admin terminates services of 112 doctors in Jammu Kashmir

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir administration on Monday ordered the termination of services of 112 doctors for "unauthorized" absence from their duties. According to separate orders by Health & Medical Education Department, those terminated from the services include medical officers, Consultant Surgeons and B-Grade Specialists. According to the orders, copies of which lie with GNS, the doctors were given notices to resume their services. “These doctors neither replied to notice nor reported back for duties,” the orders by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi (IAS) Principal Secretary H&MED reads, adding, “the cases of these doctors have been examined thoroughly in the department in view of the rule position governing the subject and it has been found that since these doctors have not resumed their duti...

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Amid Hijab controversy, Muslim girl Ilham secures second position in Karnataka PU exams

EDUCATION

Amid the controversy over Hijab in the south Indian state of Karnataka, A Muslim girl, Ilham has secured the second position in the state's recently concluded PU exams. Ilham, a PCMB science student of St Aloysius PU College Mangalore secured 597 out of 600 & became State's Second Topper in Science Stream. Elated over the results, Ilham said "I used to plan my studies and was studying daily." She wants to study clinical psychology. “Since my Class 10 days, I developed a fascination towards the working of the brain. I want to pursue a career in clinical psychology,” she was quoted by The Hind as saying. Simran Rao of Bengaluru topped the examination in science stream with 598 marks.

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‘No basic facilities here, Why smart meters?’: Protest in Devsar against installation of ‘Smart Meters’

KULGAM

Danishwar Hameed The Devsar area in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday observed a shutdown to protest against the lack of basic facilities in the area. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the locals said that the area lacks all basic facilities including water, sanitation, roads, but the officials want to install 'smart meters' here in the area. "They should avail us quality water, good roads and schools before installing the smart meters," a local resident said. They said that the people of the area are opposed to the idea of smart meters and they fail to understand the reason for the move. "Why are smart metres being installed? There is hardly any electricity in the area, despite which people are paying electricity fees," he said. Meanwhile, the area observed a token shutd...

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Out of 68, South Kashmir witnesses 43 gunfights in the ongoing year

REGIONAL

In the ongoing year, Kashmir witnessed 68 gunfights between militants and joint forces. Out of these, 43 gunfights alone raged in four districts of South Kashmir, viz, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Anantnag. Central Kashmir witnessed 13 while 12 gunfights raged in North Kashmir in the first half of the current year. The data available with the news agency Kashmir News Trust reveals that Pulwama district witnessed the maximum number of encounters that tally to 14, followed by 11 each in Shopian and Kulgam, Srinagar 10, Anantnag and Kupwara 7, Baramulla 3, Budgam and Bandipora 2 each while Ganderbal saw a solitary gunfight in the ongoing year. Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal turns out the most peaceful district with a single incident of militancy in March when a militant Adil Ahad Khan o...

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Two Kashmiri Journalists win HRRF Journalism award

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Kashmiri journalists Syed Shahriyar and Shahid Tantray have won the Human Rights and Religious Freedom Journalism Awards (HRRFJA) for the year 2022. Syed Shahriyar received the award for the ‘Best Photo Story on Human Rights and Religious Freedom’. While Shahid won the award for the ‘Best Video Story on Human Rights and Religious Freedom’. He has shared the award with The News Minute’s Priyanka Thirumurthy. The HRRFJ Awards were organized by a Washington DC-based advocacy group named Indian American Muslim Council.

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NIA carries raids at multiple locations in South Kashmir

SOUTH KASHMIR

National Investigation Agency is carrying raids at multiple places in South Kashmir. Official sources told GNS that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF are carrying out raids in connection with a case pertaining to attack on forces on 11 March 2022 in Darasgarh, Pulwama. While a few people have been reportedly detained but official confirmation was still awaited. (GNS)

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Four militants killed in Kupwara encounter, one in Pulwama, says Police

REGIONAL

Two more militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Lolab area of Kupwara district taking the toll of slain militants in the encounter to four, police said monday. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two more militants were killed in the operation while incriminating materials including arms and ammunition were recovered. He said the encounter started after the forces launched an operation in Lolab area of the north Kashmir on the instance of an arrested militant. "During the search of the hideouts, the hiding terrorists fired upon the force personnel who retaliated, in which two militants were killed," he said. The official said the group affiliation of the slain militants is likely Lashkar-e-tobia while their identit...

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Nocturnal encounter breaks out in Pulwama area

REGIONAL

An encounter has started between militants and Government forces in the Chatapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday night a joint group of RR, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about militant presence in Chatpora area of Pulwama, launched a cordon and search operation. The hiding militants opened fire on the troopers during the cordon, triggering an encounter. 2-3 militants are believed to be trapped in the area. As per locals, intermittent exchange of gunfire is going on at the site of the encounter. Details emerging.