Month: July 2022

Residents of Rajpora area of Handwara in north Kashmir's Kupwara on Wednesday staged a protest against the Wildlife department, alleging that it has failed to kill or capture the man-eater animal that mauled to death a minor girl last week. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), while chanting slogans against the wildlife department, locals said that the department has completely failed to kill or capture the man-eater leopard in the area which could put people mostly minors here at risk. "For the last several days, four wildlife employees have come here and told us that they have not yet got permission to kill this animal. We do not understand what they are doing here then," they said. Abdul Qayoom, a local said that if this deadly leopard is not caught or kill...

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has on Wednesday denounced the restrictions imposed by LG Manoj Sinha-led administration against the commemoration of Martyrs day which is annually observed by Kashmiris globally on July 13. In a press release, PAGD said, On this day, 91 years back i.e 13th July 1931, 22 brave souls protesting against the tyranny of the autocracy were martyred. This historic event had shaken the foundations of the then oppressive power structure. This unprecedented incident proved to be a milestone in the long road of the people’s struggle for justice. Thus it marked the beginning of the mass awakening in Kashmir. The barbaric killings of protesters shocked and infuriated the people who challenged the autocratic rule. According to the noted Kashmiri...

Jammu Kashmir administration on Tuesday announced the constitution of a transgender welfare board for the protection of the rights and interests of the minuscule population. According to the 2011 census, the total population of transgenders in Jammu Kashmir was 4,137. As per an official order, Chief Secretary will head the 13-member transgender welfare board. "In terms of Clause 10 (1) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, a sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of the Transgender Welfare Board for the protection of the rights and interests of transgender persons thereby facilitating their access to government schemes and welfare measures in Jammu Kashmir," Principal Secretary General Administration Department), Manoj Kumar said in his order issued on...

A baby died in mother’s womb at Sub District Hospital Sopore on Wednesday, following which the family members alleged medical negligence and demanded investigation. Waseem Ahmed Malik, husband of the woman, while talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that his wife developed labour pain this morning and they subsequently shifted her to SDH Sopore where around 10:30 to 12:00 o'clock not a single doctor visited them. He said that after few hours, a doctor visited and told them that the patient has to undergo USG as the baby is not showing any movement, however, later on they said the baby has died twelve days ago. “However, four days ago we had gone through the necessary tests where everything was fine,” he claimed. The family members alleged that the baby died due negligence...

The names of six officers of the recruitment board, Army personnel, and a Journalist have emerged in the alleged scam in the recruitment of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspectors. The Lieutenant Governor's administration is preparing to take action against these officers. The investigation of rigging in SI recruitment has been handed over to the CBI. The administration is planning to take action against the officers even before the CBI investigation starts so that the CBI does not face any problems in taking action against them. In this, the inquiry committee found that there was rigging in the recruitment, so it should be canceled and a CBI inquiry should be conducted. On the other hand, the admin also got the preliminary level investigation done by agencies like the p...

The chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Mohammed Yasin Malik has urged for physical appearance in court and examination of witnesses in the Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case. “Banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik urges for physical appearance in court and examining witnesses in Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case,” news agency PTI reported. Earlier on May 25, the NIA court sentenced Mohammad Yasin Malik to life imprisonment in another case related to militant activities.