July 2023 - Page 10 of 33 - The Kashmiriyat

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Man arrested for assaulting, murdering mother-in-law in Srinagar

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir Police Saturday arrested a person at Botakadal area of Srinagar for murdering his mother-in-law. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that police post Lal Bazar received an information that a woman identified as Saleema wife of Late Muhammad Qasim, resident of Gulshan Bagh, Botakadal was assaulted by her son-in-law, resulting in her on the spot death. “The accused has been identified as Shabir Ahmed Bhat. Bhat had married Saleema’s daughter and was living at his in-laws house for some time,” the official said. He said that a case under FIR number 45/2023 under section 302 IPC has been registered in police station Lal Bazar. “The accused was evading arrest and now has been arrested,” the official said, adding that further investigation is on...

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Another day, another case of medical negligence in Kashmir

REGIONAL

A woman from Pulwama died after giving birth to a baby girl even as her family members alleged that she died due to medical negligence at district hospital Pulwama. The woman has been identified as Anisa Jan wife of Feroz Ahmad Mir of Rakh area of south Kashmir's Pulwama. One of her relatives told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Anisa was in a good condition and was operated upon at around 9 pm yesterday evening at district hospital Pulwama. He alleged that despite informing the doctors that patient had severe pain, they didn’t pay any heed. “The doctors repeatedly told us her condition is good, however, at 3 am they said she need to be shifted to LD hospital and when we reached LD, doctors there informed us she is almost dead.” The family members demanded thor...

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Saudi Arabia removes nearly all anti Israel content from textbooks

INTERNATIONAL

Saudi Arabia’s education system is witnessing a change which at one point of time was unimaginable. This is evident from the fact that in the past five years the country has got its curriculum changed in a massive way. London-based Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) has found that nearly all antisemitic content had been removed from Saudi textbooks. IMPACT-se has been tracking anti-Israel and antisemitic content in Saudi textbooks for several years. n December 2020, the group announced a significant shift in how Israel and Jewish people were represented in textbooks when compared to previous years. “Examining the trend-line of our 2002, 2008 and even 2019 reports of the Saudi curriculum, it is clear that these new 2020 textboo...

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Rohingya child dies at detention centre in Jammu, Jailed parents brought handcuffed to attend funeral

OTHERS

A Rohingya couple jailed at the Hiranagar detention center in Jammu was brought handcuffed for the last rites of their child who died in a refugee detention centre near Jammu. A video of the handcuffed parents at the burial site has been widely shared on social media. The 43-day-old baby died at a refugee "holding centre" where clashes broke out between inmates and police earlier this week, NDTV reported. Several people, including three policemen and Rohingyas, were reportedly injured during clashes. On Thursday, the baby's body was handed over to relatives at a Rohingya settlement in Jammu The parents were seen in handcuffs when they were being brought at the burial site and also when the body was handed over to relatives in Narwal in Jammu for last rites, showed two videos...

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Nearly 6000 posts lying vacant in healthcare sector in J-K

REGIONAL

In a recent virtual session, the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh addressed the issue of staffing disparities in the healthcare sector. The court took note of the Status Report filed by the Deputy Secretary to Government, Health and Medical Education Department, dated May 29, 2023, which revealed significant discrepancies in the staffing levels between Jammu Division and Kashmir Division. According to the report, Jammu Division has a total sanctioned strength of 1390 Medical Officer posts, out of which only 726 are filled, leaving 664 posts vacant. Additionally, out of the sanctioned strength of 6868 non-gazetted and Class IV Employees in Jammu Division, only 4379 positions are occupied, while 2489 remain vacant. In contrast, Kashmir Division has a more balanced staffing sit...

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Water rises in Chenab River, at least 97 families evacuated in Akhnoor

REGIONAL

In view of the rising water levels in Chenab, the administration has evacuated at least 97 families to safer locations in the Garkhal village in the Akhnoor sub-division of Jammu district. An official said that on Saturday a massive rescue operation was launched in the Jammu area following the Chenab River’s breach. 43 families were already shifted and due to constant rainfall since morning, the situation deteriorated further forcing the evacuation of 97 families to safer places where temporary shelters have been established for them, he said.

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Flashfloods cause massive damage to crops in north Kashmir areas

REGIONAL

Flashfloods, triggered by torrential rains, have caused widespread damage to standing crops and orchards in various villages of Lolab belt. Reports reaching GNS said that villages including Gundmachar, Khurhama and Shalagund witnessed damage to agricultural crops and orchards due to flashfloods. Several roads have also suffered damage. The inhabitants have appealed the authorities to assess the loss caused and accordingly compensate the victims. When contacted, Inam-ul-Maqbool Sogam Tehsildar, also holding the charge for Lalpora, told GNS that his office has deputed the teams to assess the ground situation in the wake of the flashfloods. (GNS)

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News agency ANI gives Manipur incident anti-Muslim spin

INDIA

ANI’s misleading tweet naming a Muslim man in the arrests that followed the shocking viral video of Manipur added a communal spin which was immediately deleted. The next day by the time the news agency apologised for the mistake, the name ‘Abdul Khan’ was already trending with false and misleading claims and the right wing trolls were seen abusing the entire Muslim community. Four individuals have been apprehended in the Thoubal district in connection with the heinous crime, after more than 75 days since the distressing incident of two Kuki women being publicly humiliated and sexually assaulted by a mob in Manipur. In a completely unrelated development, the Imphal East District police recently arrested Abdul Hilim, accused of being affiliated with the insurgent group known as the Peo...

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17-year-old youth found dead in Kulgam area

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed A seventeen-year-old youth was found dead in the Ghat Redwani area of Quimoh in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday morning, a youth (name withheld), a resident of Kulgam was found unconscious under mysterious circumstances at his home. The family of the youth rushed him to the PHC Quimoh where doctors declared him brought dead.

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Kidnapped minor girl rescued, abductor arrested in Baramulla

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested an abductor and recovered a girl from his possession. In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, Police said, “On 21 July, 2023, one person (name withheld) lodged a written complaint with Police Post Palhallan stating therein that his daughter's (name withheld) aged about 16 years has been kidnapped. “She was kidnapped by one person namely Gowhar Abbas, a resident of Kralwari Chadoora. To this effect, case FIR under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Pattan,” read the press release. On this information, Police Post Palhallan swung into action and recovered the abductee within 6 hours from Gamandar Chadoora Budgam and the accused has also been arrested from the spot, Police said. After completi...