August 2023 - Page 7 of 40 - The Kashmiriyat

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Kathua: Teacher allegedly assaults student for writing ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on blackboard

EDUCATION

A teacher was arrested on Saturday for allegedly thrashing a student who wrote "Jai Shri Ram" on a blackboard in Kathua. As per news reports, the teacher Farooq Ahmed entered the classroom to find Jai Shri Ram slogan written on the blackboard. "When he saw the slogan, he enquired and upon finding a student had written it, he started assaulting the student," reports said. Later, he allegedly took the student to the Principal Mohammad Hafiz's room, where the two beat the student mercilessly. As per Police the teacher, Mohammad Farooq, has been arrested. The teacher and the principal face charges under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 75 (cruelty to child)...

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‘Do not regret my act, people are with me’: UP teacher who got Muslim boy slapped

INDIA

Tripta Tyagi, principal of Neha Public School in Muzaffarnagar, who was seen spreading Islamophobia in the school has said she does not regret her act. Tripta was seen, in a viral video, asking Hindu students to slap the 7-year-old Muslim boy as he stood helplessly with tears streaming down his face. Speaking to NDTV she said that she is not ashamed of her act. "I am not ashamed. I have served the people of this village as a teacher. They all are with me," she said during an interview with the channel. In an attempt to justify her act, she said that it is important to "control" the kids at school. "They have made laws, but we need to control the children in schools. This is how we tackle them," she said. A senior police officer claimed after a probe, they had established that t...

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Day 3: Searches on to trace Baramulla missing man, Family seeks help

REGIONAL

Meer Irfan It is day three that Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Baramulla has been missing. Earlier the family members speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that Gurmeet Singh, who is a senior Government official with the Roads and Buildings Department of Jammu Kashmir had left his home on August 25, following which the family has no clue of his whereabouts. "He left home on August 25, around 6 P.M. for some work after which he did not return home till 9 P.M., that caused panic among his family members, We (family) along with neighbours, friends, colleagues, and police started to search for him everywhere including a hospital," he said. Gurmeet Singh, had informed his family that he was going to attend an official meeting. During the search, his colleagues found his vehicle (wagonR)...

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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan completes five years in Jail

INTERNATIONAL

The long incarcerated journalist Asif Sultan, on Sunday completed five years in jail. He is currently booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and lodged at Uttar Pradesh. One of his family members confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that Asif had been booked under the draconian PSA and shifted to the Kot Bhalwal jail of Jammu, but he was later shifted to Agra Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh. It is pertinent to mention that Asif, who has been incarcerated since 27 August 2018 was granted bail by a court in Srinagar on April 05, 2022. However, he was immediately taken in for questioning by the CIK, after which he was again detained under the PSA. Asif had been languishing in Central Jail, Srinagar for almost four years. Several international organizations including the Committee to Prote...

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Day after Jammu bandh, arrested Jammu leaders released

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir Police have released 26 Yuva Rajputa Sabha leaders, who were detained on August 21 during a protest in favour of suspension of toll collection at Sarore Plaza on Jammu-Pathankot highway due to poor road conditions and a damaged bridge at Dayalachak. The development comes a day after Jammu observed complete shutdown on Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s call in solidarity with the detained YRS leaders. Official sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that YRS leaders were released in wee hours from Kathua Jail and were taken to their respective homes in police vehicles. “Most of the leaders were escorted back to their native place in police vehicles while many were still on their way,” they said. Earlier, Police had said that the arrested persons will...

Aug262023 by News DeskNo Comments

Drugs biggest challenge in Kashmir, help admin to eradicate it: Div Com

REGIONAL

Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Friday said that drugs is the biggest challenge and urged youth to help the government in eradicating the menace from the society. While addressing a gathering during the 9th edition of Kashmir Mega Football tournament in Ganderbal, Bidhuri as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that drugs is the biggest challenge before the government at present. “I want the youth to come forward and help the government in eradicating drug menace from the society the way peace has been established in Jammu & Kashmir,” he said. He asked the gathering to help in informing the administration about the persons involved in drug related activities. “The drugs completely ruin the life of an individual,” he said. Furthermore...

Aug262023 by News DeskNo Comments

Admin withholds two increments of employee for disrespecting tricolour

REGIONAL

Jammu Kashmir administration has decided to withhold two increments of an official in Kashmir Valley after a probe found him guilty of negligence in discharge of his official duty concerning the upkeep and distribution of national flags during the last year’s “Har Ghar Tiranga” programme. The Housing & Urban Development Department has ordered withholding of two increments of the then executive officer municipal committee, Magam, Syed Aijaz Manzoor, who was put under suspension after it was found that national flags were being distributed in garbage hoppers in Magam, Budgam. In an order, the Housing & Urban Development Department said after a news regarding alleged insult of national flags at Municipal Committee Magam, went viral on social media on August 13, 2022, deputy dire...

Aug262023 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Unjustified burden’: Exorbitant fees by IUST adds to woes of student community

EDUCATION, WRITE-UPS

Nadiya Rashid Naik The decision of the Islamic University of Science & Technology to impose exorbitant semester fees has caused alarm within the academic community, and this demands careful examination. The subject of accessibility is at the core of this problem, which calls for a closer examination because it has a direct impact on accessibility, equity, and the entire pursuit of education. The cost of higher education should be protected as a fundamental right because it is a cornerstone of societal advancement. The university's exorbitant semester tuition may prevent students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds from accessing a high-quality education. The lack of transparency surrounding the distribution of the fees is also concerning. To ensure that students and their ...

Aug262023 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir manufactures 95% pashmina but testing labs only in Dehradun, Kolkata

CULTURE

Over 95% of Pashmina is manufactured in Kashmir and yet there is no testing lab in Valley. The two Pashmina testing labs are in Dehradun and Kolkatta, much suffering to the people associated with the export business of shawls and Pashmina. Scores of people from the Kashmir Valley doing pashmina business are being questioned by Enforcement Directorate (ED). Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Custom authorities mostly stop export consignments of Kashmiri businessmen at Delhi airport after they confuse Pashmina guard hair with shreds of Shahtoosh. This confusion on part of Custom authorities has created problems for Kashmiri businessmen. “Not only their export consignments are being stopped but it takes months together to get the report from the testing labs at Kolkatta an...

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Kashmiri activists reach Delhi, demand restoration of political rights

INDIA, REGIONAL

Leaders of the Jammu Kashmir Awami Tehreek (JKAT) staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and demanded the closure of newly opened wine shops and fast trials for detained journalists. The protesters led by the president of JKAT, Waqar Bhatti urged the government to make a strict policy against drug peddling. A statement issued to The Kashmiriyat said that Waqar H Bhatti demanded a fair and fast trials for journalists and other political prisoners who are languishing in jails. They also urged the government to shift all PSA detainees to Jammu Kashmir. "The religious clerics including Moulana Dawoodi, Mushtaq Veeri and other shall be released because they have committed no crime. We urge the JK admin to release the clerics immediately," he said. JKAT was joined by various act...