Month: January 2023

Hindutva leader Praveen Togadia stated that the Indian Constitution needs to be revised only with Hindus’ interests in mind and Muslims need to be excluded from the constitution. “When we take over, we’ll rewrite India’s Constitution to make sure that no Muslim is elected to a position of authority,” Praveen, the president of Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad said, while speaking to a public gathering in Uttarakhand. https://twitter.com/Sanginamby/status/1613419345526550531 Praveen Tagodia also emphasised on the need of a "population control law” in India. "The provision of subsidised grains will not be made to people with more than two children. There is no free healthcare or education in public hospitals or schools. "There is no right to apply for government loans, no right to vot...

The residents of Budgam's Narbal area have been facing hardships due to the absence of electricity for the past two weeks. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the local residents said that the Dumail crossing in the Sozeth area of Narbal said electric transformer of the area was damaged two weeks ago. "After repeated calls for taking the transformer for repair, the Department took away the transformer, but it never came back after the repair," they said. In the absence of electricity, the residents said, their work, and education are suffering immensely. "The locals are suffering immensely due to the absence of electricity in the area for more than two weeks now," a local said. He said that despite reaching out to the department several times, the department has failed to restore elect...

Meer Irfan Two including a woman and a Government teacher died of a cardiac arrest in the south Kashmir district Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday afternoon, Fayaz Ahmed Mir, a resident of Durpora area in Zainapora belt of Shopian fell unconscious after suffering a heart attack. A Government teacher by profession, Fayaz was declared brought dead upon his arrival at the hospital, they said. As per locals Fayaz was deputed as a teacher at the Government Primary school in Mujmarg area of Shopian. The body has been handed over to the family for legal rites. "He is survived by three daughters and his wife. The eldest daughter is 20 years old, " they told The Kashmiriyat. Meanwhile, a woman who was a resident of Safanagri area in Shopian district died after suffering a car...

Sajad Hameed An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in the Radbugh area of Magam in central Kashmir's Budgam district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning a joint team of Government forces including the Indian Army, and Jammu Kashmir Police following an input about militant movement laid a cordon and search operation in Budgam's Radbugh area. During the cordon and search operation, he said, the forces came under heavy fire from militants, to which the forces responded. The entry and exit points of the encounter site have been sealed and an intermittent exchange of gunfire has begun, locals told the Kashmiriyat.

Three policemen, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and Head Constable (HC), have been suspended in Rajouri district after an alleged allegation of the suspicious death of a person in police custody at Police Check Post (Naka) at Bhakar under the jurisdiction of the Dharamshal Police station on the intervening night of January 13 & 14. The suspension of the cops was affected after a massive protest was held by the family members, relatives of the deceased– identifies as Sher Singh s/o Chattar Singh resident of Daggal Halal under Budhal Police station– and inhabitants of the area at Solki and blocked Rajouri-Kalakot-Jammu road for more than six hours on Saturday alleging custodial death of Sher Singh and stringent action against those posted at the Check Post. On getting i...

Police and Army arrested one person and recovered a ‘heroin-like’ substance and a pistol magazine from him in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Saturday. “Acting on specific information regarding the presence of a narcotic substance, arms, and ammunition in the possession of two persons namely Sajid Khan and Majid Khan sons of Saif Ali Khan residents of Cheterkote, a joint search operation was launched by Police, Army (6-JAKRIF) along with tracker dog from 27Bn BSF,” a police spokesperson said. During the search operation, he said, “ incriminating materials including 500 grams of heroin like substance, one pistol magazine, Rs 1,07,000 cash, 12 syringes and one small size weighing scale were recovered from their house in presence of Executive magistrate 1st class Tan...