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Month: September 2022

No End To Restrictions On Mirwaiz Umar Farooq: Anjuman Auqaf

No End To Restrictions On Mirwaiz Umar Farooq: Anjuman Auqaf

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Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar said that once again its head and Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house detention for the last more than three years since August 2019, was not allowed to leave his house to offer Friday prayers and hold majlis-e- waz at Jamia Masjid. The Anjuman in a statement said that additional forces and police had been deployed around Mirwaiz Manzil Nigeen, the residence of Mirwaiz since Friday morning. The Anjuman reminded the authorities to stand up to the statement of Lt Governor Mr. Manoj Sinha that Mirwaiz is free and can go anywhere. Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said that people are waiting for the LG’s statement to be executed on the ground, as they are early awaiting his release from house detention. (KNT)

Father of 17-day-old girl dies while playing cricket in Anantnag

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Sahil Gulzar A 22-year-old young man, famous for his batting skills, died after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing cricket at a local playground in the Jablipora area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday afternoon. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a cricket match was being played at a cricket ground in Jablipora area of Anantnag when a 22-year-old cricketer suddenly collapsed and started vomiting after finishing the first two overs of his spell went to his field position. Imtiyaz was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment where he was declared dead on arrival. The victim has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Khan son of Muhammad Sultan, a resident of Naina Sangam. The deceased as per sources was the father of 17 days old baby girl and is survived b...

‘Doctors scrolled through phones as she died’: Budgam Family alleges their kin died due to medical negligence

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A family from Wadwan Budgam alleged that their daughter died in Sub District Hospital Tangmarg due to doctors negligence. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that the deceased patient delivered a baby last night and was fine. A relative of the deceased lady spoke to media personnel outside the hospital, alleging medical negligence said that “doctors did not treat the woman for 16 hours and kept saying that she was fine and was, in fact, feigning sickness." While appealing for justice, he said "I want justice. We do not need such doctors in our society. The lady was killed due to medical negligence and police official too is a witness to the cruelty.” An eyewitness who spoke to the media said that the blood sugar level of the deceased had dipped. "The doctors scrolled through ...

Abbas Ansari hospitalized, Family appeals Kashmiris to pray for his speedy recovery

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Senior Hurriyat leader and chairman of Itehad ul Muslimeen, Molvi Abbas Ansari has been hospitalized after his health deteriorated on Friday morning. A family member speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that Molvi Abbas has been admitted to the Sher e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Soura Srinagar and is currently undergoing treatment. "The surgery has just finished and he has been taken into the ICU, where he will be under constant observance of the doctors," the family member said. "We ask Kashmiris to pray for his speedy recovery. People should remember Abbas Sahab in their prayers and also pray for his good health," the family member said. One of the most popular leaders in the Kashmir valley, Abbas Ansari was also the former chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conferenc...

Minor girl allegedly raped in Srinagar, Accused arrested

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A minor girl was allegedly raped in the Maloora area of Srinagar after which Jammu Kashmir Police arrested the accused. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a minor girl (name with held) was raped by a man in his 30s identified as Aijaz Ahmed Sheikh, a resident of Khunmoh area in Srinagar, four days ago. Aijaz had been absconding since he committed the crime. The Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday arrested Aijaz and registered a case against him under the relevant section of Indian Penal code and POSCO act.

17-year-old Shopian youth goes missing

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Meer Irfan A youth has gone missing from his home in Dumpora area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Zubair Ahmed Wani,17, son of Mohammed Maqbool Wani, a resident of Dumpora in Shopian has been missing from his home since last Friday, his family members told The Kashmiriyat. "A student of class 11, Zubair left his home to offer Friday prayers with his scooter, but did not return. We have been trying to call him since, but to not avail," he said. Zubair's family has filed a missing report at the concerned Police station

Female student falls unconscious; Parents allege assault, School says matter of teacher’s negligence

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A female student of government school fainted during class hours due to the alleged negligence of a teacher in the Mirgund area of Pattan Baramulla. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the Principal of the Higher Secondary School, Mirgund said that on Thursday he received a complaint that a female student had fallen unconscious during school hours inside her classroom. "As I went to the class to look into the matter, I found that the girl was lying unconscious on the floor. We rushed her to the nearby hospital, where she was treated and later discharged," he said. Quoting her parents, several news reports said, the teacher mercilessly beat the girl with a stick after she complained of suffocation. "The other students kept pleading for mercy, but the teacher did not show any and kept beat...

Govt must end repression of rights in Jammu Kashmir: Amnesty International

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On Friday, Amnesty International, the international human rights organization, released a new briefing titled 'We are being punished by the law': Three years since of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir, which documents "how civil society at large and journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders in particular have faced relentless interrogations, arbitrary travel bans, revolving door detentions and repressive media policies while blocking access to appeals or justice in courts and human rights bodies." The Indian government has drastically intensified the repression of rights in Jammu Kashmir in the three years since the change in status of the region, Amnesty International said in a new briefing released today. “For three years now, civil society and media in Jammu and Kashmi...

JK sees 15 percent increase in crime against women: NCRB

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Crimes against women in Jammu Kashmir have seen 15 percent increase in 2021, NCRB report has revealed. The report, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that J&K has recorded a 9.5 percent increase in cognizable offences and there has been a rise of 15 percent in crime cases against women. As per report, 3,069 crime cases against women were registered in 2019, followed by 3,405 in 2020 and 3,937 in 2021. Most prominent crime cases against women was assault on women with intention to outrage her modesty and in J&K 1,851 such cases were reported in year 2021, reads the data adding that, the crime rate of such assaults on J&K is 28.9 per lakh of population which is highest in eight Union Territories. As per data, 31,675 criminal cas...

End user of drugs is victim, not criminal; society needs to be empathetic towards him: Div Com

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Srinagar, Sep 01 (KNO): A day-long awareness programme against drug addiction under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan was Thursday held at Tagore Hall by Shahr e Khas Literary and Cultural Welfare Society in collaboration with Divisional Administration, Kashmir, J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, and J&K Excise Department. Besides Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole who was Chief Guest on the occasion, the programme was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, MD, NHM J&K, Deputy Excise Commissioner, Director Colleges, Joint Director Information Kashmir, Joint Controller LMD, Deputy Director Information Kashmir, officers, Teachers, students and others. Speaking on the occasion, Div Com said that India has the 2nd largest population in the world ...