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HC seeks progress report on transgender rights in J-K and Ladakh

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court have issued a fresh directive to the Union Territory of J&K and the U Ladakh in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) advocating for the rights of transgender individuals, Live Law. in reported. The court has instructed both territories to provide an updated status report on their compliance with the various directives, enabling the court to issue appropriate orders accordingly. A bench comprising Chief Justice Kotiswar Singh and Justice Moksha Kazmi Khajuria was hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking recognition of transgender individuals in the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh in consonance with the directions of the Supreme Court in the case of National Legal Services Authority vs Union of India & Ors (2014). ...

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Female teacher found using unknown software for fake attendance in north Kashmir

EDUCATION

Education Department has withheld the salary of a lady teacher and asked her to explain her position after she was allegedly found using an unknown app to do fake attendance. Office of the Zonal Education Officer Rajwar in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district today issued an order asking a lady teacher namely Shabena Nazir to reveal the app she has been using to do fake attendance. “You have been doing your attendance on JK Attendance SED App from the location in contrast to the location coordinates of your present place of posting.” The order reads that despite doing attendance today from an unknown app you were found absent today. “Your act has been observed seriously and shows that you have been doing proxy with JK Attendance SED App which is against the norms and guidelines of Dir...

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‘Let Kashmiris live in peace’: Kashmiri politicians respond to NIA plea against Yasin Malik

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A day after National Investigation Agency of India moved to the High Court with a plea seeking death penalty for Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Mohammed Yasin Malik, politicians from Kashmir have strongly responded to the plea. The JKLF chairman is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted by a Delhi court in a militancy funding case in May '23. Malik is currently lodged in the Tihar jail of New Delhi. NIA's plea that the court has listed for May 29 has evoked strong response from political circles across Jammu Kashmir. The former chief minister of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti reacted sharply to a tweet by Altaf Bukhari, who is the chairman of newly formed Apni Party. Apni Party chairman in a tweet said that it was important to address the issue of militanc...

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Non-local resident found hanging in Srinagar

REGIONAL

A non-local resident was found hanging at Basant Bagh Area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Saturday. An official told news agency—Kashmir Scroll that an 18-year-old youth from Bihar was found hanging in Basant Bagh Srinagar where he was living as a tenant. He was brought to SMHS Srinagar where doctors him brought dead while further investigation has been taken up—(KS)

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NIA’s plea seeking death penalty to Yasin Malik listed for May 29, Here is everything you need to know

REGIONAL

The NIA’s plea to Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has been listed for hearing on May 29 before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh. On May 24, 2022, a trial court in the national capital awarded life imprisonment to Malik, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, after holding him guilty of various offenses under the stringent anti-terror law-Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)- and the IPC. Malik had pleaded guilty to the charges, including those under the UAPA. In its petition before the high court for enhancement of Malik’s penalty, the NIA said if such “dreaded terrorists” are not given capital punishment on account of having pleaded guilty, there will be complete erosion of the sentencing pol...

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Hundreds of books gutted in fire incident at Islamic seminary in Kupwara

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Shah Basit Hundreds of books were damaged in a fire incident at an Islamic seminary in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday morning massive fire engulfed the building of Darul-ul-Uloom Khair U Darsain in Chandigam Lolab after which fire tenders rushed to the spot. The fire tenders extinguished the fire promptly, however, the building suffered significant damage. No casualties or injuries were reported from the incident.

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Mirwaiz Umar barred from offering 196th consecutive Friday, says Anjuman

REGIONAL

Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed strong resentment against the continuous detention of its head Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who has been under house arrest for nearly four years. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Auqaf said that today is the 196th consecutive Friday when Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir was neither allowed to perform the important duty of Friday prayer nor carry out his religious duties, which is extremely sad and condemnable. Due to his continued detention, the centuries-old pulpit and mihraab of the historic Central Jama Masjid Srinagar continue to be silent which otherwise in the presence of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir used to reverberate with the calls of Qaal Allah Wa Qaala Rasool (SAW), the Anjuman said. M...

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Tral girl injured in gas leakage blast succumbs after six days

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A girl hailing from the Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama who had suffered burn injuries around a week before due to gas leakage succumbed at SMHS hospital. An official told news agency— Kashmir Scroll that a girl identified as Anisa Javaid (18) daughter of Javaid Ahmad Najar resident of Hariparigam village of Tral had suffered critical burn injuries on 21 May at her residence in a gas leakage blast. He said she was shifted to GMC Anantnag for treatment, where from she was shifted to SMHS hospital for advanced treatment where she succumbed on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident—(KS)

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MeT predicts dry weather till May 29 in Jammu Kashmir

REGIONAL

Weatherman on Saturday forecast cloudy to mainly dry weather on weekend and intermittent ‘light to moderate’ rain, thunderstorm and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places from May 29-31st in Jammu Kashmir. "Currently weather is partly cloudy throughout J&K. Brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening at scattered places while mainly dry is expected on May 29,” a meteorological department official said. From May 29-31, he said, there is possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain, thunder and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at few places. He said that farmers can carry out all kinds of farm operations till May 29 and “take the benefit of favorable weather conditions.” Regarding temp...

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Three visually impaired brothers die as house collapses in Kishtwar amid rainfall

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Three visually impaired siblings died while their mother and sister were rescued after their house collapsed amid continuous rains in Kishtwar district, officials said on Saturday. They said, Ravinder Kumar (32), Rajesh Kumar (30) and Sajjan Kumar (28) sons of Soram Singh died after their house collapsed in Pullar village of Kishtwar during midnight. While Soram Singh was not at home, his wife and daughter were rescued by rescuers and shifted to hospital, they said. Station House Officer Kishtwar Abid Hussain Bukhari confirmed it to GNS and said a case has been registered with regard to the incident.(GNS)