Month: May 2024

Nursing staff at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu are up in arms against the junior doctors for allegedly assaulting a nursing Incharge of the Orthopaedics ward. They held a protest demonstration against doctors inside the GMC premises today and demanded action against the culprit doctor. Eye witnesses told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a nursing Incharge of Orthopaedics ward was pushed by a Post Graduate student of GMC Jammu, Dr. Sajjad, which irked the nursing staff, who later held a protest demonstration against the maltreatment they have been allegedly receiving from doctors. “The nursing Incharge was asking the junior doctor to make a note in the file of the patient so that the medication could be started. The doctor refused and instead abused the nu...

Rayees Shah A man ran away from his home on his wedding day in the Kupwara district of north Kashmir. As per the family, the would-be groom from Wokbal Karihama left for the Kupwara market along with his father after which he went missing in the north Kashmir town. Identified as Ibrahim, the groom packed the stuff that the son-father duo purchased in Kupwara market. "I called my brother and he said he was with our father. My brother told me that he had buy shoes for himself. My father was just on the way when he received a call from the bride that Ibrahim's phone was switched off," his brother said. Upon being questioned, he said that the marriage was done only after he insisted his family that he wanted to marry the woman. "There was no force. He was willfully into the marriag...

Shah Basit A mid aged man strangulated his wife to death in the Kupwara district of north Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday night, one Amjid Ahmed Mughal killed his wife by strangulating her to death in the Shartpalla area of Kupwara's Tanghdar. The woman identified as 35-year-old Sobia Begum has been taken to the hospital for medico-legal formalities. Meanwhile, Police have arrested the accused and launched an investigation under the relevant sections of law. Crime has seen a massive rise in the Kashmir valley. The Jammu Kashmir Police annual gazette reported a 15.41 percent increase in registered crimes in 2020 compared to 2019. Although the crime report for 2022 has not yet been released, the overall crime rate in Jammu Kashmir surged by 24...

An 18-year-old from Ratnipora village, Faizaan Qayoom Bhat, is in critical condition at SKIMS after being assaulted with a wooden rod by 45-year-old Younis Sheikh from Puchal village during a cricket match in Lajura. Witnesses reported that the incident occurred following a scuffle between players from Puchal and Ratnipora teams over a player's residence during the final overs of the match. The argument escalated, leading Younis Sheikh to strike Faizaan with a rod, causing severe head trauma. Faizaan was initially taken to District Hospital Pulwama and later referred to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment due to the severity of his injuries. His uncle confirmed that Faizaan’s teammates have reported the incident to the Pulwama police. The family is anxious about Faizaan’s condition...

Massive fire has engulfed the forest area in Kathua and Rajouri districts of Jammu Kashmir, causing significant damage to the forest wealth. As per forest officials, the fire originated in the Dhara Dogano area of the Basholi belt in Kathua district and rapidly spread to nearby regions. Residents, alongside forest department officials, managed to bring the flames under control after several hours of concerted effort. In Rajouri district, another fire broke out in the Sawni Sassalkote area, spreading to adjacent regions due to strong winds. The forest department and Forest Protection Force have launched a large-scale firefighting operation, which is still ongoing as they work to contain the blaze. Officials noted that certain areas in Rajouri have been grappling with forest f...

The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has forecasted a mix of dry and cloudy weather with isolated thundershowers and light rain for the region over the next ten days, alongside a heat advisory warning of persistent heatwave conditions, particularly in the Jammu Division. The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar, in a press statement, has issued a detailed weather forecast and advisory for the upcoming days, highlighting various weather patterns and a heat advisory for the region. From May 28th to 29th, generally dry weather is expected, although isolated thundershowers cannot be ruled out. On May 30th and 31st, the weather will be partly to typically cloudy, with light rain or thunder likely at isolated places. This pattern will continue from June 1st to 2nd, with partly...

In a significant crackdown on corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended an accused Officer, stationed at the Office of Tehsildar Banihal in District-Ramban, Jammu Kashmir. The arrest comes amidst allegations that the accused solicited a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from a complainant in exchange for expediting a land settlement application. Following a thorough investigation into the complaint, CBI officials uncovered damning evidence suggesting the accused's involvement in corrupt practices. The accused purportedly negotiated the bribe down to Rs. 18,000 before being caught red-handed in a meticulously planned trap set by CBI operatives on May 27, 2024. In a subsequent search operation conducted at both the residential and official premises of the accused, auth...