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Days after being released from 14-month PSA, Pulwama youth goes missing

REGIONAL

The family members of a 21-year-old youth from the Karimabad area in south Kashmir's Pulwama district have appealed to people to help them trace their missing kin. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the family members said that Hanan Bin Yaqoob son of Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat, a resident of Karimabad Pulwama is missing for the last two days. "Hanan was released after 14 months of detention under the Public Safety Act on July 19. Two days ago, he left home for some work and since then, he has been untraceable," they said. The family has lodged a missing report at Police Station Pulwama. Appealing the general public and Police officials to help them trace Hanan, the family said, "If anyone has any information regarding Hanan, Please contact us on the phone numbers, 7006250738 and 9596086869....

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Bear mauls woman to death in Kokernag

REGIONAL

Sheikh Nadeem. A woman was mauled to death by a bear in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday, an elderly woman named Zeba Banoo wife of Abdul Rahman Chopan, a resident of Bathipora area in Kokernag's Godal area was attacked by a bear injuring her critically. Zeba was rushed to the SDH Kokernag, where the doctors declared her brought dead on arrival. An official confirming the incident to The Kashmiriyat said that after medico-legal formalities, the body of the deceased woman will be handed over to her relatives for last rites.

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5 more houses allegedly used for ‘militancy’ attached under UAPA in Srinagar

REGIONAL

The authorities have attached five more residential houses under UAPA in Srinagar district for allegedly being used for militancy purpose in the district. Srinagar police in a Tweet, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) informed that two houses are located in Lawaypora, one each in Mallorca, Batamaloo and Harwan. Police further said that these houses were used by active militants as hideouts to plan and execute militant acts in Srinagar district. “Five more houses attached as per sections 2(g) & 25 of UAP act for being used for terrorism purpose. Two are in Lawaypura, One each in Maloora, Batmaloo & Harwan. These houses were used by active terrorists as hideouts to conspire, plan & execute terror acts in Srinagar district,” Srinagar police tweeted—(KNO)...

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Six Kashmiri Pandits killed since 2020: Government

REGIONAL

The Modi government on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that only six Kashmiri Pandits were killed in Jammu Kashmir since 2020. The number of Kashmiri Pandits killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir during the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, are 1, 4, and 1 respectively, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha. Last week, the government informed Rajya Sabha that not a single Kashmiri Pandit left the Kashmir valley ever since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. Nityanand Rai also said that as many as 118 civilians, including five Kashmiri Pandits and 16 other Hindus and Sikhs, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. No Kashmiri Pandit has reportedly migrated from the valley since August 2019, he said in a written reply to a question. Rai...

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Bemina areas submerge in rainwater, people face lot of hardships

REGIONAL

Several areas of Bemina Srinagar have submerged in rainwater with people on Thursday complaining severe hardships due to lack of alleged adequate measures by the authorities to dewater the low-lying localities. Residents of Hajiabad Bemina, Abbu Baker Colony and those living in and around Iqra Public School said that they are facing a lot of hardships as rainwater has inundated the low-lying areas. “Our entire locality is submerged but authorities are not employing enough measures to dewater the areas so that our hardships are eased,” said Haji Ghulam Ahmad, a resident of Hajiabad Bemina. “We are not even able to move out of the houses to get essentials.” Another resident of the area, Nissar Ahmad, told GNS that authorities have “belatedly” started dewatering from pump station nea...

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Macadamization of Srinagar roads, a distant dream; courtesy: Lack of man power, funds

REGIONAL

City Roads Division of Srinagar Municipal Corporation that lacks manpower has not macadamized Srinagar lanes, bylanes and link roads though the blacktopping season is coming to an end in August. Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu admitted that the City Roads Division of SMC has a dearth of manpower and SMC requires additional Rs 54 crore for the macadamization of Srinagar lanes, by-lanes, and link roads that have not been blacktopped for the last 7 to 8 years. As per the 74th Amendment, the R&B City Roads Division was transferred to SMC last year in 2021. This includes nearly 1800 kilometers of lanes, by-lanes and link roads of Srinagar city. Divulging information about the current situation of the macadamization process in the city, the Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu said th...

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Higher Secondary in Anantnag area renamed, Admin sanctions renaming of 18 institutes in Jammu Kashmir

EDUCATION

The Jammu Kashmir administration has sanctioned the renaming of 18 more places in Jammu Kashmir which includes the Higher Secondary in the Soaf Shali area of Anantnag. The admin, as per an order accessed by The Kashmiriyat, has ordered the School Education Department to take immediate necessary steps including amending records for effecting the changes, and stated that the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir/Jammu shall personally monitor the naming of infrastructure assets in their respective divisions. Deputy Commissioner(s) shall ensure that suitable events are held in connection with the naming of these infrastructure assets, the order read. The Jammu Kashmir administration as per a directive started renaming the Government institutes/public places to the name of the troopers who...

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High Court stays the taking over of Khiram Dargah, Stops Wakf board from forming any committee

REGIONAL

The High Court in Jammu Kashmir has stayed the orders of the Wakf board of forming a committee at the Khanqah in the Khiram area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. In an official order issued by the Jammu Kashmir High court, the court has directed the SDM Bijbehara to continue to manage the affairs of the Khanqah till the next date of hearing. On 27th at around 9:30 PM, Wakf Board allegedly issued an arbitrarily for taking over the management shrine. The Wakf Board was also planning to constitute a Committee of five members, which locals were opposed to. "We have been taking care of the Khanqah for decades. We do not know where the Wakf board came from suddenly. We suspect there is politics involved in the decision of Wakf board to disband the local committee," a local from Khi...

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Drugs on the rise in Kashmir, Heroin worth 32 crores seized in first half of 2022

FEATURED

The drug trade has been on the rise in Kashmir in the first six months of 2022. According to official statistics, heroin is the substance that security personnel has recently seized in the largest quantity in Kashmir. 16.23746 kg of heroin worth over Rs 32 crore was seized from drug dealers in Kashmir in the first half of 2022, as per the data. A total of 2.017 kg of heroin was found in January, while 5.805 kg was found in February. In March, when 82.5 grams of heroin were recovered, the recovery rate fell. The most heroin was found in the month of April, where 7.355 kilograms of it was found, followed by 903.96 grams in May, and 35 and 39 grams from drug traffickers in the months of June and July, respectively. The Jammu Kashmir Police stated that it is taking multiple s...

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Media should not use journalism as a tool to expand business interests: CJI

INDIA

The Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Tuesday observed that independent journalism is the backbone of democracy and the media must confine itself to honest journalism without using it as a tool to expand its influence and business interests. “When a media house has other business interests, it becomes vulnerable to external pressures. Often, the business interests prevail over the spirit of independent journalism. As a result, democracy gets compromised,” he said at at the release of book “The Geeta Vijnana Upanishad” authored by Gulab Kothari. The Chief Justice stressed that independent journalism is the backbone of democracy and journalists are the eyes and the ears of the people. “It is the responsibility of media houses to present facts. Especially in the Indian social scenario, peopl...