Month: August 2024

The Balidan Stambh, a memorial dedicated to government forces personnel who died in the line of duty, will be officially opened in Srinagar's Pratap Park on August 15. This announcement was made by Dr. Owais Ahmad, Commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, on Tuesday. Dr. Ahmad confirmed, "We had pledged to complete the Balidan Stambh by August 15, and it is now ready. We encourage everyone to visit and honor these great heroes." According to Kashmir News Corner (KNC), there will be no entry fee to visit the memorial. The project, which cost ₹4.8 crore, will have all necessary arrangements in place by August 15.

On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal organized protests against National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, demanding an apology for his remarks on the army. Abdullah had asked why militants continue to infiltrate despite heavy security measures and suggesting a coordinated effort against India. BJYM Jammu and Kashmir State president Arun Prabhat led the demonstration, where protesters waved the national flag, chanted slogans against Abdullah and the NC, and burned effigies of Abdullah. Prabhat condemned Abdullah’s statements as derogatory towards the army and called for a public apology. Rakesh Kumar, chairman of the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal, also led a rally in protest, echoing the demand for an apology and criticizing Abdullah’s ...

Doctors on Monday staged peaceful protests in Srinagar and Jammu against the brutal assault on a female doctor in Kolkata. A nationwide strike was called by Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) against the sexual assault and murder of the trainee doctor whose body was found inside a seminar hall of the hospital on Friday morning. Doctors wearing black armbands raised slogans calling for justice to the victim as they staged a rally from the Super Specialty Hospital Jammu to demand justice. A doctor told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that female staff fear working in night shifts and there is a need that the government should come out with a comprehensive security plan inside the hospitals in the wake of these incidents. Dr Sameer from GMC Srinagar said ...

Search operation continued in the Kokernag area of J&K’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, four days after the encounter in which two soldiers and a civilian were killed. Officials said that more reinforcements had already been rushed to the Gandole Ahlan area of Kokernag where the encounter with the terrorists took place four days ago. “Massive searches are on in the area to hunt down the terrorists. The encounter broke out between the security forces and the terrorists in the Gandole Ahlan area of Kokernag in which two army soldiers and one civilian were killed. Search operation has been extended to the Kishtwar-Doda axis which is connected with Kokernag through mountain passes,” officials said. After reports of 40-50 hardcore foreign mercenaries operating in the hilly districts...

Danishwar Hameed The family of a 6-year-old child admitted at District Hospital of Kulgam along attendants of several other patients alleged that the minor boy died of medical negligence at the hospital. Officials including the Tehsildar of Kulgam met the family of the deceased and assured an investigation into the incident. The officials ensured the families that action will be taken against anyone found guilty. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat on camera, at least six families including the family of the deceased Abu Talha son of Tawseef Ahmed Ganie, a resident of Shopian alleged that the boy died of medical negligence at the central hospital of Southern Kashmir's Kulgam district. A resident of Motjan in Shopian, the family had admitted Talha at the hospital on Monday. "Initially t...

The executive body of Press Club of Kashmir Monday announced that the journalist fraternity will soon have a press club in Srinagar. In a statement, issued to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that the administration has agreed to provide every possible help in establishing the club as soon as possible. The statement reads that today prominent journalists nominated the executive body, including M Saleem Pandit of Times of India as interim president, Zulfikar Majid of Deccan Herald as general secretary and Farzana Mumtaz of News Kashmir as treasurer. It reads that the executive members later held a meeting with the administration, regarding their help and assistance in establishing the press club. The administration assured the executive body of every ...

On Monday, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh gave Ganderbal Deputy Commissioner Shyambir Singh two days to determine whether he would submit an affidavit of apology in a criminal contempt case. The court scheduled the next hearing for August 14. During proceedings, a division bench comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Sanjeev Kumar noted that Singh had requested time to consider filing an apology and appearing personally before the subordinate court. Singh stated that any actions perceived as undermining the court’s authority were not intentional. The contempt case against Singh, a 2018-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, arose from allegations that he retaliated against Ganderbal sub-judge Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi. Singh is accused of misu...

Jammu Kashmir police have achieved a significant breakthrough with the arrest of five militant associates. In a statement, Jammu Kashmir police said it arrested five individuals linked to the killing of four troopers and various other attacks in the Kathua-Bani-Kisthwar region. Details rushing in.