Month: November 2022

Srinagar City Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu Thursday said that any attempts to destabilize Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and undermine democratic processes and bullying of democratic institutions will be fought and fought hard. Mattu was addressing a press conference here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Pertinently, some National Conference and BJP Corporators have been leveling various allegations against the Mayor. In this backdrop, while speaking to reporters, Mattu said that PDP and the Peoples Conference openly forged an alliance with BJP but NC is involved in deals with BJP secretly. “If NC wants to ally with BJP, let it declare it in the open, I promise, I along with Sheikh Imran and others will expose these NC leaders. I have proofs and when those will be made public, 3 to 4 NC...

A class 8th student has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Boniyar area of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the boy hanged himself to death at his residence at Bimyar village of Boniyar today. He said soon after the incident, the boy was rushed to SDH Boniyar where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and started further investigation—(KNO)

Police have filed a chargesheet against Hizb-ul-Mujahideen supremo Mohammad Yousuf Shah alias Syed Salahudin before NIA court Baramulla in connection with a case regarding threatening Panches and Sarpanches for participating in Panchayat elections ten years ago. Quoting a police officer news agency GNS reported that Police filed the charge sheet before the Special Judge for NIA (Additional Sessions Court) Baramulla. The case (FIR 241/2012) was registered in Police Station Baramulla under 506 RPC and 13 UAP Act against Salauddin for “threatening” Panches and Sarpanches through posters in Kashmir Valley to “compel” them not to contest elections. The chargesheet against Salahudin has been filed under Section 512 of the penal code, the officer said. (He said the police was also in pro...

Residents of Rehmatabad Adipura in the outskirts of Sopore town are up in arms against Jal Shakti department for failing to provide water supply to them. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), they said that the authorities are pushing them to face immense hardships due to acute shortage of drinking water for years. "We took to the streets a number of times to press for our demands in vain as the concerned failed to take any step in this regard,” the locals said. They added they also approached the concerned authorities with their grievances. The residents blamed the politicians by saying that they only come to the area during elections for the sake of votes but as soon as the election ends, they disappear. “They seek votes from us at the times of elections pro...

Police on Thursday carried out raids at at-least seven locations in Srinagar, Pulwama and Budgam districts in connection with purported online threat issued to Valley-based journalists. A senior Police officer told GNS that the houses which were searched include that of journalist Showkat A Motta in Srinagar, Khaksar Nadeeb Adnan (Advocate) in Srinagar, Haji Hayat's House in Pampore and office (Kashmirreader) in Srinagar, Ishfaq Reshi in Budgam, Asif Dar (based abroad) and Saqib Hussain Magloo in Srinagar. The officer said that the searches were carried from 'leads' from earlier raids. Some have detained for questioning, the officer said. The officer said that those on whose houses searches were carried earlier are being summoned every day for examination. On November 19, Polic...