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Jammu Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson, Darakshan Andrabi on Saturday said that donation boxes of “salesmen” have been removed from shrines and some people are trying to play politics over it. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Andrabi, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the order issued about unethical practices at shrines cannot be revoked and some people are trying to play politics over the issue. Terming Mujavirs at shrines as salesmen, she also said that their donation boxes have been removed, which paved the way for devotees to visit these shrines without facing any harassment. “The orders cannot be revoked and will be implemented in letter and spirit. The devotees have heaved a sigh of relief after the order was implemented,” s...

Amid continuing strike of lawyers in Jammu, President Bar Association, Jammu Advocate MK Bhardwaj has been served with a demolition notice by Jammu Municipal Corporation. The demolition notice has shocked the Jammu lawyers community who have viewed this move as a tool of the LG Administration for scuttling their ongoing agitation. Pertinently, lawyers in Jammu are on strike to protest in support of their demand for shifting all judicial work within the court premises. The agitation of lawyers is being led by the president of the Jammu chapter of the J&K High Court Bar Association M K Bhardwaj. The lawyers are protesting for their long-pending demand of the construction of a multi-story building for housing all the judicial work including registration work, Central Administrativ...

Academicians and Educationists from Kashmir Valley have termed the decision of implementing the ‘Uniform Academic Calendar’ in Jammu Kashmir a very unfortunate and thoughtless order. Pertinently, the JK government has ordered the operationalization of the ‘Uniform Academic Calendar for both the divisions of Kashmir and Jammu from the current session in sync with the Higher Education Department (HED) and National Academic Calendar (NAC). As per an order issued by Principal Secretary J&K School Education Department (SED) Alok Kumar, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) under this calendar will hold annual regular examinations of Class X and XII in both Kashmir and Jammu divisions, excluding hard or difficult zones, in March. However, in hard zones or areas of...

One militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter that started between government forces and militants in Nagbal area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that militants fired on the government forces and a cordon and search operation laid in the area on Tuesday afternoon. During the exchange of gunfire, one unidentified militant has been killed. Details emerging.

At least seven people were killed and five others injured when a Tata sumo they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into gorge in Kishtwar district on Tuesday, officials said. They said that the accident took place near Bunda Chatroo Changa when driver of the vehicle (JK17 -9117), a private taxi, lost control over it. Five people died on the spot while two others succumbed while be evacuated, they said. Five others were shifted to hospital by rescuers including locals, police and army, they said. Among the injured, they said, some are very “critical.” A police official confirmed to GNS the accident and casualties in the accident. He said a case is being registered with regard to it. (GNS)

Daily wagers suicides in India has crossed the quarter mark for the first time, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) — one in four of the recorded 1,64,033 suicide victims during 2021 was a daily wage earner, Indian Express reported. The report — “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India” — shows that daily wage earners remained the largest profession-wise group among suicide victims in 2021, accounting for 42,004 suicides (25.6 per cent). In 2020, too, daily wage earners accounted for the highest share, with 37,666 (24.6 per cent) of the 1,53,052 recorded suicides in the country. In 2019, before the Covid outbreak, the share of daily wage earners was 23.4 per cent (32,563) of the recorded 1,39,123 suicides. At the national level, the number of...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a involving former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh in connection with the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition matter in Ayodhya. The court cited that a larger bench has already delivered a judgment over the matter and said that "nothing survives in the matter now". Petitioner Mohammad Aslam Bhure had filed a petition in the Supreme Court in 1991 against various BJP leaders. Significantly, on 6 December 1992, the Babri structure in Ayodhya was demolished by a mob. A case was registered against many leaders including BJP veteran LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti. After this case, there were communal riots across the country. More than two thousand people lost their lives in these riots. ...

Acting tough against drug abuse and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Sopore Police booked 04 notorious drug peddlers under NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent Authority. A police spokesman said, "The detained persons were identified as Aadil Sultan Malla S/O Muhammad Sultan Malla R/O Sheikh Sahib Chinkipora Sopore, Aadil Ashraf Khan S/O Muhammad Ashraf Khan R/O Pethseer Sopore, Suhail Ahmad Ganie S/O Abdul Khaliq Ganie R/O Model Town Sopore and Bilal Ahmad Ganie S/O Ghulam Ahmad Ganie R/O Hathishah Sopore." "The booked drug peddlers have been lodged in Kot-Balwal Jail Jammu. Pertinent to mention that the above accused persons were involved in NDPS cases and were promoting drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to local youth of Police di...

BJP MLA T Raja Singh was detained by the police on Tuesday morning after widespread protests in Hyderabad over Raja's derogatory comments against Prophet Mohammad. A case is booked against him at Dabeerpura police station under 153, 153A, 188, 121, 295A, 298, 505 (1) (B) (C), 505 (2) and 506 of IPC. Raja had released a 10-minute video allegedly making derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammad. Taking a swipe at comedian Munawar Faruqui, whose show he unsuccessfully tried to disrupt recently, he said it was a "comedy" video just like Mr Faruqui's alleged videos on Hindu gods. He asked why the insult of Ram and Sita could pass off as comedy but not of other figures revered by other communities. As the video surfaced on Facebook page, scores of people descended on different polic...

A 10-year-old student received four stitches after he was beaten up by a schoolteacher in the Tantraypora Magam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The student has been identified as Kumail Abbas who studies in class 5 at Madina Public School (MPS). The mother of the victim student confirmed to news agency Kashmir News Trust that her 10-year-old son has received four stitches on his head after he was beaten up by a school teacher whom she identified as Muhammad Maqbool. The school authorities visited the house of the student and assured of taking disciplinary action against the accused teacher. The teacher reportedly thrashed the student after he failed to produce a notebook as demanded by the teacher. (KNT)