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Patients and attendants visiting Community Health Centre Kralgund located in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district Tuesday alleged that they were left unattended as medical staff had left the Centre and were busy playing a cricket match during duty hours. They said all the staffers absent at the CHC Kralgund were not on leave but marked present on the official register. “The OT, Physiotherapy, and NCD employees preferred cricket over their duty,” Junaid Ahmed one of the patients said. The patients and attendants called for stringent action against these irresponsible employees. “Patients were waiting but staff was not available. They were informed that that they had gone to play a cricket match. There is no accountability,” said patients. Despite repeated attempts, authorities di...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Wednesday took to Twitter stating that the blasphemy accused student of NIT Srinagar has booked for his hateful remarks against the Prophet Muhammad. In a tweet, Police said, it has taken cognizance of the incident of uploading of sensitive content against religious sentiments of a particular community by one student of NIT,Hazratbal upon receipt of information from NIT authorities. The Police registered an FIR No. 156/23 at Police station Nigeen under the sections 95A (outraging religious feelings),153A (promoting enimity) 153 (provocation), of the Indian Penal Code. Pertinently, a non local student of the NIT Srinagar has posted a video on his Instagram profile making blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Muhammad. The students of NIT Srinagar st...

Anticipating an improvement in foggy weather conditions and rising minimum temperatures across the Valley, the meteorological department in Kashmir has forecasted a two-day wet spell. Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that light rains and snowfall are expected at various places starting Wednesday. “While no major rains or snowfall are predicted, we anticipate light precipitation on November 29-30,” stated Dr Mukhtar Ahmad. The wet spell is attributed to a weak Western Disturbance, and the weather is expected to remain predominantly dry from December 01 to December 08, with an improvement in foggy conditions. However, the local Meteorological department issued an advisory cautioning about possible disruptions to surface transportation over hilly areas and key passes, including...

Protests erupted at the Amar Singh and Islamia Colleges of Srinagar on Wednesday morning following derogatory remarks made by an NOT Srinagar student against Prophet Muhammad. Meanwhile Police has said that it has taken cognizance of the incident of uploading of sensitive content against religious sentiments of a particular community by one student of NIT,Hazratbal upon receipt of information from NIT authorities. Case FIR No. 156/23 u/s 295A,153A,153 IPC registered in PS Nigeen. WATCH VIDEO https://youtu.be/ve8jti5L7fQ?feature=shared Eyewitnesses  told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of students including females gathered inside the campus of Amar Singh college in Srinagar where they raised slogans demanding action against the accused. "We can tolerate anything, but anythi...

A student enrolled at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Dargah Hazratbal Srinagar, has been booked for hurting religious sentiments after posting a video-clip on social-media, Inspector General of Police V K Birdi said on Tuesday evening. The top Police officer while talking to as per news agency Kashmir Scroll, said that they today evening received information that some students have been protesting in NIT Campus and upon knowing the facts it was found that a student has in his social media posted a video-clip ‘which wasn’t his own and instead posted by some Youtuber which has hurt sentiments of people especially the religious sentiments.’ “There was immediate intervention by the Registrar who educated the student on the matter and in the meantime we had received a communiqué ...

Jammu Kashmir Police in Bandipora have arrested the kingpin of the racket for facilitating illegal trafficking of Rohingya in the district, SSP Bandipora said on Tuesday. Addressing a presser SSP Lakshay Vinod Sharma, as per local news agency Kashmir Scroll, said that, “On 23rd November information was received by PS Hajin from reliable sources regarding illegal trafficking of Rohingya women and subsequently selling them to various people in the area in lieu for money by marrying them.” “Upon ascertaining the actuality, we came to conclusion that this was a criminality on two counts, first is the illegal infiltration of Rohingya women from Bangladeshi refugee camps into India and second their sale as brides that is human trafficking”, the police officer said. “We accordingly lodge...

A massive protest was staged by the students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar against the alleged derogatory remarks made by a student against Prophet Muhammad. A video of the incident, widely circulated on the internet, shows students raising slogans against the accused student and demanding action against him. A student named Prathamesh from NIT Srinagar stirred controversy after posting a video on Instagram, which is reported to be critical of Islam. The video, shared on Instagram, has drawn attention for its alleged offensive content. As a result, students and members of the community have organized protests, expressing their displeasure and demanding appropriate action against the student responsible. NIT Srinagar administration is reportedly investiga...

BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh strongly condemned the elements which tried to invoke anti-national sentiments in the wake of the cricket world cup and said that due action must be taken forces that try to incite pro-Pakistan sentiments and cause a divide in the society. At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been undertaking numerous development and progressive steps for the prosperity of the J&K, such nefarious elements which play a disruptive role, must be checked, he said. Condemning the stance of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufi on the matter Chugh justified the registration of the FIR against such elements, who not only tried to intimate the locals but also tried to glorify Pakistan, Chugh said exemplary punishment must be meted out to such forces so ...

Shah Basit In a tragic road accident on the Benhama bypass, three individuals sustained injuries earlier today. The incident involved a collision between a Tavera and a motorcycle, resulting in significant harm to the individuals involved. The Tavera driver, identified as Owais Ahmad Mir, son of Mohd Maqbool Mir from Banahama, and his wife, Serat Jan, were among those injured in the collision. Additionally, Aijaz Ah Shaikh from Shaikhpora, Baramulla, who was riding the bike, suffered critical injuries. The bike involved in the collision bore the registration number JK01W 4861, while the Tavera carried the registration number JK01R 4509. Emergency services swiftly responded to the scene and provided immediate medical assistance to the injured individuals. The severity of their injurie...

An additional 500 MW of electricity, which the government has decided to purchase, will bring the valley out of the present power crisis, officials said. Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, H Rajesh Prasad told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they will be able to maintain the curtailment schedule within the valley. “These additional 500 MW will bring normalcy and relief to the people. We will be able to maintain the power cut schedule. People will get electricity as the load shedding will be maintained,” he said as per KNO. The Jammu Kashmir administration on Sunday approved the purchase of an additional 500 MW of firm power from the Ministry of Power (MOP) to meet the base load power requirement of J&K. To bridge this gap between demand and avai...