REGIONAL

Driver of a vehicle was killed in a fatal road mishap at Larnoo area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday evening. Reports reaching GNS said that a vehicle driven by one Ghulam Rasool Deka son of Sonuallaha Deka, resident of Dessu Daksum met with an accident at Gawran in Larnoo, resulting in critical injuries to the driver. The driver was taken to a nearby health facility from where he was referred to GMC Anantnag, however he succumbed on way to the hospital. Confirming it, a police official told GNS that they have taken cognizance of the incident. (GNS)

A man committed suicide by hanging himself inside a police lock-up in Rajouri district on Friday morning, official sources said. Identifying him as Abdul Majid of Parghal Darhal, they told GNS the individual was in custody on a police remand. Confirming it, SSP Rajouri Mohammad Aslam told GNS that an investigation has been launched to collect necessary details into the incident. “Once the things become clear, we will share them accordingly”, he further said. (GNS)

Chunni Devi, 75, wife of Chunni Lal Kanna, as learnt by GNS, died of prolonged illness on Thursday night. Soon after news about the death broke, locals of the area flocked to the residence of ‘Chunni Ji’. After consoling the bereaved family overnight, the members of Muslim community this morning arranged wood and carried the body to crematorium besides performing other necessary rituals – in accordance with Hindu religion. Many elders and women were seen visiting the family to offer condolences on death of the elderly woman. (GNS)

Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar said that once again its head and Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house detention for the last more than three years since August 2019, was not allowed to leave his house to offer Friday prayers and hold majlis-e- waz at Jamia Masjid. The Anjuman in a statement said that additional forces and police had been deployed around Mirwaiz Manzil Nigeen, the residence of Mirwaiz since Friday morning. The Anjuman reminded the authorities to stand up to the statement of Lt Governor Mr. Manoj Sinha that Mirwaiz is free and can go anywhere. Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said that people are waiting for the LG’s statement to be executed on the ground, as they are early awaiting his release from house detention. (KNT)

Sahil Gulzar A 22-year-old young man, famous for his batting skills, died after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing cricket at a local playground in the Jablipora area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday afternoon. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a cricket match was being played at a cricket ground in Jablipora area of Anantnag when a 22-year-old cricketer suddenly collapsed and started vomiting after finishing the first two overs of his spell went to his field position. Imtiyaz was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment where he was declared dead on arrival. The victim has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Khan son of Muhammad Sultan, a resident of Naina Sangam. The deceased as per sources was the father of 17 days old baby girl and is survived b...

A family from Wadwan Budgam alleged that their daughter died in Sub District Hospital Tangmarg due to doctors negligence. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that the deceased patient delivered a baby last night and was fine. A relative of the deceased lady spoke to media personnel outside the hospital, alleging medical negligence said that “doctors did not treat the woman for 16 hours and kept saying that she was fine and was, in fact, feigning sickness." While appealing for justice, he said "I want justice. We do not need such doctors in our society. The lady was killed due to medical negligence and police official too is a witness to the cruelty.” An eyewitness who spoke to the media said that the blood sugar level of the deceased had dipped. "The doctors scrolled through ...

Senior Hurriyat leader and chairman of Itehad ul Muslimeen, Molvi Abbas Ansari has been hospitalized after his health deteriorated on Friday morning. A family member speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that Molvi Abbas has been admitted to the Sher e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Soura Srinagar and is currently undergoing treatment. "The surgery has just finished and he has been taken into the ICU, where he will be under constant observance of the doctors," the family member said. "We ask Kashmiris to pray for his speedy recovery. People should remember Abbas Sahab in their prayers and also pray for his good health," the family member said. One of the most popular leaders in the Kashmir valley, Abbas Ansari was also the former chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conferenc...

Meer Irfan A youth has gone missing from his home in Dumpora area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Zubair Ahmed Wani,17, son of Mohammed Maqbool Wani, a resident of Dumpora in Shopian has been missing from his home since last Friday, his family members told The Kashmiriyat. "A student of class 11, Zubair left his home to offer Friday prayers with his scooter, but did not return. We have been trying to call him since, but to not avail," he said. Zubair's family has filed a missing report at the concerned Police station

A female student of government school fainted during class hours due to the alleged negligence of a teacher in the Mirgund area of Pattan Baramulla. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the Principal of the Higher Secondary School, Mirgund said that on Thursday he received a complaint that a female student had fallen unconscious during school hours inside her classroom. "As I went to the class to look into the matter, I found that the girl was lying unconscious on the floor. We rushed her to the nearby hospital, where she was treated and later discharged," he said. Quoting her parents, several news reports said, the teacher mercilessly beat the girl with a stick after she complained of suffocation. "The other students kept pleading for mercy, but the teacher did not show any and kept beat...

On Friday, Amnesty International, the international human rights organization, released a new briefing titled 'We are being punished by the law': Three years since of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir, which documents "how civil society at large and journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders in particular have faced relentless interrogations, arbitrary travel bans, revolving door detentions and repressive media policies while blocking access to appeals or justice in courts and human rights bodies." The Indian government has drastically intensified the repression of rights in Jammu Kashmir in the three years since the change in status of the region, Amnesty International said in a new briefing released today. “For three years now, civil society and media in Jammu and Kashmi...