Month: November 2022

A female student in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district has accused a college professor of sexually harassing her even as a committee has been constituted to probe the allegations. Salma Ahad, principal of government degree college Sopore told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the student had Thursday lodged a complaint against a college professor for sexually harassing her. She said a 15-member committee has been constituted to probe the allegations of the female students so that true shall come to fore. “The female student had lodged the complaint before the college harassment protection cell, which has been created for the sole purpose. Following the complaint a committee of 15-members was constituted to look into the allegations,” she said. She ...

Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police in Awantipora have booked 04 notorious drug peddlers under Public Safety Act (PSA) after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority. The 04 notorious drug peddlers have been identified as Mudasir Ah Dar @Suriya son of Mohd Ashraf Dar resident of Namlabal Pampore, Umar Noor @Umgoola son of Noor Mohd Bhat, Umar Reyaz Ganaie@ Jan Watab son of Reyaz Ah Ganaie and Sameer Ah Bhat @Sameer Kachroo son of Ali Mohd Bhat, all residents of Wuyan Pampore. It is pertinent to mention that the above drug peddlers were involved in NDPS cases registered in various Police Stations of Police District Awantipora and were promoting drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to local youth. Despite their involveme...

The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday questioned senior Hurriyat leader Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat for nearly 8 hours after he was summoned by the probing agency at JIC Jammu in a case related to militant and Hawala funding. A top official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Bhat was summoned related to a case of militant and Hawala funding in which former minister Jatendar Singh alias Babu Singh was earlier arrested. He said Bhat was questioned for nearly eight hours till evening at JIC Jammu after he was summoned by the agency today. The official added during questioning Bhat revealed many facts regarding the money received from across the border by different Hurriyat leaders in the Valley. Prof. Bhat heads Jammu Kashmir Muslim Conference and in the pa...

The Delhi high court has denied bail application of two accused in a case where fraudsters decamped with a sapphire worth crores of rupees from a Kashmiri man in New Delhi, who was in dire need of money for the purpose of treatment of his wife. Reports reaching Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com said one Mohammad Iqbal alleged that he is a permanent resident of Lal Bazar, Alamdar Colony, Srinagar, Kashmir and presently residing with one of his acquaintances namely Prashant Kumar at Sector-5, Rohini, Delhi. Iqbal had an ancestral Kashmir- Blue-Sapphire (Neelam) stone weighing 13.03 carats, which he intended to sell on account of dire need of money for the purpose of treatment of his wife. For this purpose, Iqbal discussed the same with one Fayaz R/o Baramulla, Kashmir (proclai...

At least eleven properties, worth crores, belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami have been notified and subsequently confiscated by District Magistrate Anantnag, after a recommendation was made to the court by State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday. “Today in District Anantnag properties at eleven locations worth more than 90.00 crores INR after being notified by DM Anantnag on the recommendation of SIA J&K have been barred with restrictions on usage and entry”, said an SIA spokesperson in a statement issued to GNS. “To choke the availability of funds for secessionist activities and to dismantle the ecosystem of anti-national elements and terror networks hostile to India's sovereignty, properties belonging /held by banned JeI J&K in District Anantnag of South Kashmir have been no...