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Rainfall to continue in plains, Upper reaches of Kashmir receive more snow

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Higher reaches including Gulmarg recorded fresh snowfall while the plains of Jammu Kashmir received rains on Saturday. A meteorological department official told Srinagar based news gathering agency Kashmir Scroll the fresh snowfall in the higher reaches resulting in appreciable drop in the mercury. He said snowfall was reported from Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, Gurez besides higher reaches of Kupwara, Handwara areas of valley. The rest of the valley, including Srinagar city, has been lashed by moderate to heavy rains since Friday afternoon. The official further said that widespread moderate to heavy rain/snow is expected in Jammu Kashmir till the afternoon of March 3 with its peak activity on March 2. “The above system is most likely to cause heavy to very heavy rain/snow ov...

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Kashmiri students allegedly assaulted at Chandigarh college

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A tense situation unfolded at the CT Institute of Engineering located in Shahpur in Chandigarh after students staged protests against the assault of Kashmiri students at the campus. Kashmiri students, as per reports, received by The Kashmiriyat, said that a female student from that the situation escalated after a female student from the valley was heckled and harassed by some non local students at the institute. The Kashmiri student was subjected to taunts and harassment by a non local student, leading to a complaint to the college committee, which reportedly took no action. Subsequently, the alleged perpetrator repeated the misconduct, triggering outrage among Kashmiri students and escalating tensions on campus. The Kashmiri students alleged that the non-locals beat some stude...

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Residents of Kulgam village decry shortage of water supply

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Danishwar Hameed In Kulgam, a village has survived without water supply for 1 year, residents aghast “Are not we humans? Don’t we deserve to get basic facility such as water”, said the locals expressing their difficult situation. “We are already aware about the issue; Area will get full water supply within 2-3 days”, said Exen Jal Shakti. Banimullah (Herpora) village in south Kashmir's Kulgam district is without water supply, shockingly, for the past 15 months. With around 100 households, Banimullah village is just 8 km from the main town. But, according to locals, the village has been struggling without water supply for the 15 months. “We are being deprived of the basic necessity at a time when people in other parts of the world enjoy all modern facilities. But residents ar...

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Probe launched as viral video shows traffic police altercation with civilian in Srinagar

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A video circulating on social media depicts traffic officers assaulting a civilian near Lal Chowk in Srinagar, prompting the Police to launch an investigation into the incident. According to reports from The Kashmiriyat, the victim is identified as a professional advocate who previously worked with the Srinagar-based newspaper Haven Mail. Following an altercation between the civilian and the police, the Traffic Police Department initiated a departmental inquiry. The viral video shows both the civilian and a traffic officer engaged in physical altercation. Traffic officials stated that the incident occurred after a driver was instructed to move their vehicle from the main road to alleviate congestion The Traffic City Srinagar, through a post on micro-blogging site X, acknowle...

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Avalanche warning issued for 9 districts in Jammu Kashmir

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Jammu Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Friday issued an avalanche warning in the higher reaches of nine districts during the next 24 hours, officials said. An avalanche with “medium danger” level is likely to occur above 2200 metres over Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara districts of North Kashmir and in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district in the next 24 hours. A similar warning has also been issued for the people living above 2200 metres over Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban and Reasi districts of Jammu division during the next 24 hours. People living in these areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing in the avalanche prone areas till further orders. Amid forecast heavy to moderate rain and snowfall over the most places of J&K till March...

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Youth must actively participate in campaigns against drug abuse: LG Manoj Sinha

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the ‘JK Youth Conclave 2024’ and launched the second season of ‘Inspire GenZ’ and ‘Beats of JK’ initiatives by the Department of Information and Public Relations at the Convention Centre on Thursday. He reaffirmed the UT Administration’s dedication to empowering youth and creating a conducive environment for them to realise their full potential. “With 65 percent of JK’s population being youth, this demographic dividend stands as our greatest strength,” noted the Lieutenant Governor. During his speech, the LG praised the Department of Information and Public Relations for actively engaging and inspiring the new generation to enhance their personal development. “Events like the ‘Youth Conclave’ will encourage Gen Zers to contribute to sh...

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Turkish scholar addresses massive gathering at Jamia Masjid Anantnag, hails steadfastness of Kashmiris

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Suhail Dar Prominent Islamic scholar from Germany Sheikh Ashraf Effendi on Friday addressed a massive congregation at Anantnag's Jamia Masjid. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that the scholar who originally hails from Turkey visited the historic mosque and hailed the steadfastness of Kashmiris. People, including children and women in massive numbers reached Jamia Masjid of Anantnag where Sheikh offered the congregational prayers. In his adress, Sheikh asked that it was time for Muslims all over the world to move beyond personal interests and the need for becoming a community is more urgent than ever. "Muslims often raise their hands praying for cars, dollars and big houses, when misery and pain has gripped Muslims all over. The reason for our pain is not being able to mov...

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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan re-arrested in old case: Report

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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan has been rearrested in connection with a case dating back to 2018 filed at a Police station in Srinagar. According to his family and legal sources, quoted by The Wire, Asif Sultan, who had been under preventive detention since 2022 under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Uttar Pradesh, was brought back to his home in Batamaloo, Srinagar, only to be arrested again. His detention under the PSA was quashed by the Jammu Kashmir High Court in December last year, terming it "illegal" and the allegations against him as "unsustainable." However, his prolonged his reunion with the family had to wait for over two months due to "clearance" issues from Jammu Kashmir's Home Department. The report added that, after he returned to Srinagar, Asif was summoned to th...