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Amid strict restrictions, a shutdown and snapped internet services, the 73rd Republic day of India was observed across the Kashmir valley on Wednesday. Major republic day parades were held at all the district headquarters, the largest event which was addressed by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu Kashmir, Manoj Sinha was organized at the Jammu's Parade ground. Hundreds of Government employees and students participated in the celebration events. Restrictions were placed in Srinagar and across the major townships of the Kashmir valley on Wednesday morning, patrols, security forces manning the streets, armoured vehicles patrolling the roads were seen across the Kashmir valley. A top security official said that restrictions were imposed in view of the law and order situation...

Sajad Gul- the Journalist from Kashmir's Bandipora has been booked under the draconian Public Safety Act and shifted to Jammu's Kot Bhalwal jail. On Saturday, it had come to the fore that Sajad was granted bail and will be released soon. Expecting his release, the family went to the police station in order to take Sajad home. But after waiting for hours, the family was told that he wasn't at the Hajin Police Station. ALSO READ: In Kashmir, 2021 was a year of harassment, intimidation and fear for Kashmiri journalists On Sunday, when an incarcerated journalist from north Kashmir, Sajad Gul, was expected to be released after bail, another FIR was lodged against him making his family return empty-handed from the Hajin Police Station after several hours of wait. Speaking to The Kashmiri...

Jammu Kashmir's Administration days after it permitted the usage of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes has framed rules for the conversion of Agricultural Land. The District Collector is the head of the District Level Committee that will examine the plea for conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural and grant permission after recommendations from the Committee. Besides District Collector, Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) as the Member Secretary and officers from the districts of Public Works (R&B), Irrigation & Flood Control, Power Development, Pollution Control Committee (if required), Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, District Development Authority, Forests Department. As per a report by Daily Excelsior, the district-level Committee will meet...

Yasir Yousuf A Kashmir-based journalist was allegedly assaulted by Government force personnel in Anantnag town of South Kashmir on Tuesday morning. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, Mudasir Reshi said that he was rounded by Force personnel on Tuesday morning when he was traveling towards his office located in the main town of Anantnag. Mudasir is the associate editor of Prime post- a Kashmir-based fortnightly news magazine. "I was stopped at a Naka in the Ashajipora area of Anantnag. The Force personnel rounded me up asking me to wear a mask. I was traveling alone in my car, so I told them it was no mandatory for me to wear a mask," Mudasir said. After which the Force personnel got angry and started misbehaving with him, he said. He told The Kashmiriyat that the forces abused ...

Meer Irfan Since the initiation of Covid 19, ambulance drivers have massively contributed to healthcare. From sleepless nights to restless days, the drivers who have seen it all have remained the unsung frontline heroes constantly battling the covid 19 pandemic globally. Among hundreds of the underappreciated drivers is Shameem Ahmed Dar of South Kashmir's Shopian district. Shameem Ahmad Dar, an ambulance driver of the sub-district hospital, Zainapora, who works on a need basis has been massively appreciated by the locals, here, since he has been on the forefront to serve patients. "Shameem has served for more than twenty years as an ambulance driver in sub-district hospitals. He is among the most sincere, hardworking, and dedicated people who have not only served the departmen...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday produced a charge sheet before the court of JMIC Sumbal against a journalist from north Kashmir's Bandipora for allegedly “trying to disrupt peace and tranquility” in Jammu Kashmir. The Police said that Sajad who is a Journalism student and freelances for various publications is “involved in tweeting fake news” in order to provoke people against the government. In a statement, police issued to the press, “Sajad Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Muhammad Dar of Shahgund Hajin, runs a twitter account in the name of Sajad Gull is always in search of anti-government news and uploads tweets, which are not based on facts in order to provoke the people against the government and to spread enmity against the country among people”. ALSO READ: In Kashmir, 2021 was ...

In the Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Srinagar have turned into hotbeds of drugs during the year 2020. According to a report, a total of 1222 cases were registered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act across Jammu Kashmir in the year 2020- 573 cases in the Jammu zone and 634 in Kashmir. Of the total 634 cases in the Kashmir region, a maximum of 100 were registered in South Kashmir's Anantnag district followed by 92 in Srinagar district.buy desyrel online buy desyrel no prescription 56 cases were registered in Awantipora, 44 in Kulgam, 37 each in Pulwama and Shopian. The Budgam, Ganderbal districts of Central Kashmir reported 52 and 25 cases registered under NDPS. 23 in Bandipora, 44 in Kupwara, In Handwara 35 and 38 in Sopore. In the Jammu division...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that there has been a 15.41 percent increase in the crime registered in 2020. Releasing the annual edition of the crime gazette, the Director-General of Police, Dilbagh Singh said that a total of 28,936 cases were registered under various sections of the Indian Penal code in Jammu Kashmir during 2020 against 25,072 cases during the year 2019. As per the gazette, The crime rate for the year 2020 remained at 216.90 per lakh population as against 189.41 for the year 2019. "The crimes these days are not only varied but also more complicated in nature. So, special focus has to be on crimes of terrorism, cyber and narcotics," Dilbagh Singh said. The gazette was released in the Police Headquarters here and Spl DGs, R. R Swain, A.K Choudhary, AD...

The year 2021 was definitely rough for the journalist community of the Kashmir valley. Data recorded by The Kashmiriyat reveals that as many as 49 Kashmir-based journalists were subjected to 32 incidents of harassment or intimidation. These incidents of harassment ranged from snatching of ID Cards, physical assault, summons, FIRs, arrests, and raids at their residences. ALSO READ: 2021- At Least 45 Kashmiri Families Left Roofless, 57 Structures Damaged During Encounters In the month of August, Kashmiri Journalist Asif Sultan, who is lodged at Central Jail in Srinagar completed 3 years in jail. In April, the Jammu Kashmir police issued an order banning the ‘live’ coverage of encounters between the government forces and militants. In October, the Directorate of Information in Central...

The year 2021 left many families in Kashmir roofless as their houses were damaged during encounters between Government forces and militants. On 13 March six residential houses and four cowsheds were damaged during an encounter in the Rawalpora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district. ALSO READ: 2021- A Year of Death, Internet Shutdowns, Arrests in Kashmir; 190 Militants Killed The Government does not maintain any official data for the houses damaged. The last recorded data was in the year 2001, which said that at least 5,368 shops, houses, and other privately-owned structures in Kashmir suffered damage from 1989 to 2001. No such data is available for the last 17 years but the number can be reasonably estimated to have increased manifold. The victims of the encounters, who are left ho...