Month: November 2023

The dead body of a 22-year-old youth was recovered by locals at Sail Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday morning, official sources said. They told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that locals spotted the dead body and subsequently informed the police that rushed to the spot. The deceased has been identified as Sameer Ahmed son of Abdul Majeed, a resident of Zanigam Sail Beerwah. Police have registered a case and started an investigation in this regard. [KNT]

A woman from the Shopian district of south Kashmir has gone missing from the Anantnag town on Sunday afternoon. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the family of Hajira Begum, a resident of Safanagri in Shopian's Zainapora area said that the family had gone for a medical checkup to Anantnag town when Hajira went missing. "We were waiting for the doctor to come and she went to the washroom a little further from the waiting room where I was waiting۔ she didn't come back though," her husband said۔ He said that he went to search her everywhere in the town، but was unable to do so. He appealed the general public and police to help the family trace Hajira Begum and contact them on the phone number 7889720695, if anyone has any information.

With no let-up in unscheduled power cuts in northern townships of Kashmir, residents express dismay over the administration’s failure to redress the power outage issues, saying their lives have become hell amidst cold weather conditions. The supplies are less as per the demand; the issue is being taken up with the higher-ups, says Additional DC Sopore, SA Raina. Locals from north Kashmir's Baramulla district told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that despite being equipped with smart meters, they are grappling with the severe impact of unscheduled power cuts. Yet again the government's promise of uninterrupted power supply remains at large, they said. “What was the fun of installing smart meters if they had no supplies to offer?" a resident of Sopore asked. We are...

Ahmer Khan, Kashmiri multimedia journalist has received the Martin Adler Prize from the Rory Peck Trust in London. The Emmy-nominated journalist, with a focus on South Asia, won the award for his work on migration, human rights, religion, social and political and humanitarian crises in the region. During the award ceremony, Ahmer's work was praised by the jury. Sarry Fitton, Director of TV and Film Projects at Secret Compass said, "We relished Ahmer Khan's brief show of attention. He has demonstrated a wide spectrum of skill in telling stories with warmth and compassion. He has written narratives about people who were voiceless."The Martin Adler Prize Jury defined Khan's work as "fearless reporting at its best". “Ahmer Khan’s journalism sheds light on some of the toughest and most heate...