Month: June 2023

Local residents staged a protest against the installation of smart meters in the Bemina area of Srinagar. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday morning, women in large numbers gathered on the Bemina road in the Srinagar area to protest the installation of smart electricity meters. On one side, Kashmir is suffering immensely due to the unending power cuts despite the hot summer and on the other we fail to understand the purpose of these meters when the officials state that the meters will ensure that electricity will be provided uninterrupted, the locals said. Protests have been staged across Kashmir against the installation of smart meters, however, Kashmir's electricity department has said that it will not revoke the order for the installation of smart meters. In fact,...

A court in Kashmir's Bandipora district rejected the union government's argument that the landowner was required to first seek sanction under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) before filing the recovery suit in a dispute involving the felling of trees on a land taken over by the Army on rent from a civilian. As per Live Law, Principal District Judge Amit Sharma ruled that the status of defendants, which include Union of India and the Army, is not more than a tenant and they were “not supposed to make any improvement or cut down any trees existing over the land which was rented out” in 2008. “Therefore, this kind of dispute nowhere covers under the definition clause a to the Section (4) of (Armed Forces Special Act). Hence there is no need for the plaintiff to obtain sanctio...

National Investigation Agency on Monday attached three immovable properties in the name of Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, who was arrested in 2017 by the premier Investigation Agency, at Baghatpora Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources told GNS that land measuring 13.3 Marlas, 8.6 Marlas and 10.3 Marlas were attached this morning by team of NIA officials and people have been informed about it by erecting “notice of attachment” near the land. The NIA has already attached Watali's house at Baghat Srinagar near Gurdwara on 31 May this year in connection with the case (RC-10/2017/NIA/DLI) on the orders by the special NIA court, Pataila House Courts, New Delhi.(GNS)

Suhail Dar The family of a woman, who had allegedly died of a heart attack following the failure of her son in class 12th, has come out and claimed that the news is fake. Reported by a local news agency, the report was carried by local news outlets of Kashmir and Jammu, claiming that the mother died after her son failed in class 12th exam. "The news is entirely fake, and the woman has died of cardiac arrest as she had been suffering cardiac issues for a long time. Some news agency has carried the news which is utterly baseless and holds now truth. We will initiate action against the news agency that carried the fake news," a family member told The Kashmiriyat.

Three persons were injured after they were fired upon by unknown gunmen in Ramgarh area of Jammu. Official told the news agency—Kashmir Scroll that today at about 4 A.M, four persons namely Sunil Kumar (age 23 years) son of Amar Nath, Sunil Kumar (age 25 years) son of Bhagwan Dass both R/o Rangoor Camp, PS Ramgarh and Sunil Kumar (30 yrs) son of Surjeet Singh, resident of Gurunanak pura Amritsar Punjab were injured due to gun shots by unknown persons near Rangoor adda PS Ramgarh. They said that all three are admitted in GMC Jammu for treatment. They added thar it has been learnt that that there is old rivalry between some local people of village-Rangoor Camp Ramgarh and some Punjab based persons. A group of persons belonging to Punjab had come to Rangoor camp on vehicle bearing...

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde, has reached out Raj Bhawan in Srinagar proposing the construction of a Maharashtra Bhavan in Kashmir. Shinde met Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha in Srinagar. Eknath Shinde met JK LG Manoj Sinha and sought a piece of land for a Bhavan in Kashmir. They met in Srinagar on June 11, 2023. In a letter, he personally handed over to Sinha, acknowledging the region’s "transformation," Shinde believes this evolution presents an ideal opportunity for greater integration between Maharashtra and Kashmir. MP Dr Shrikant Shinde was present on this occasion when Maharashtra Chief Minister met Sinha at Srinagar Raj Bhawan. Shinde requested the allocation of a land plot in Kashmir to build a Maharashtra Bhavan. This establishment, situ...

A Srinagar Court on Saturday issued a bailable warrant against Dr Ab Bari Naik, sacked Assistant Professor, in connection with a case of posting "defamatory" videos against Dr Maroof Qadri, Director of Information Technology, Kashmir University. Dr Naik has allegedly posted a series of videos on his Facebook page questioning the qualification of the Director IT, Kashmir University besides accusing him of gifting mobile phones and laptops to the officers to obtain undue favours. The accused is also alleged to be using the words like "Choar, Thug, Mafia" against Maroof Qadri. The warrant was issued in connection with a defamation case filed by Dr Maroof Qadri alleging the videos uploaded by the accused Dr Bari Naik are aimed to defame and ridicule him and lower his reputation in the so...