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Crimes against women in Jammu Kashmir have seen 15 percent increase in 2021, NCRB report has revealed. The report, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that J&K has recorded a 9.5 percent increase in cognizable offences and there has been a rise of 15 percent in crime cases against women. As per report, 3,069 crime cases against women were registered in 2019, followed by 3,405 in 2020 and 3,937 in 2021. Most prominent crime cases against women was assault on women with intention to outrage her modesty and in J&K 1,851 such cases were reported in year 2021, reads the data adding that, the crime rate of such assaults on J&K is 28.9 per lakh of population which is highest in eight Union Territories. As per data, 31,675 criminal cas...

Srinagar, Sep 01 (KNO): A day-long awareness programme against drug addiction under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan was Thursday held at Tagore Hall by Shahr e Khas Literary and Cultural Welfare Society in collaboration with Divisional Administration, Kashmir, J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, and J&K Excise Department. Besides Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole who was Chief Guest on the occasion, the programme was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, MD, NHM J&K, Deputy Excise Commissioner, Director Colleges, Joint Director Information Kashmir, Joint Controller LMD, Deputy Director Information Kashmir, officers, Teachers, students and others. Speaking on the occasion, Div Com said that India has the 2nd largest population in the world ...

Srinagar, Sep 01 (KNO): Amid non-stop referrals from districts, Srinagar’s oldest tertiary care—Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital is over-burnt as the hospital has treated over one lakh patients in the month of July this year alone. Officials at the hospital told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that despite repeated requests and the policies framed by the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, patients in large numbers from districts all over Kashmir having their own vehicles come to SMHS even for mild ailments let alone major illness. “We can’t deny treatment to any one coming to the hospital,” the official said, adding that the fact remains that the SMHS remains over burned throughout the year and one of the major causes for that is non-stop referrals and unnecessa...

Suspected militants on Friday morning opened fire upon a non local labourer in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Official sources said that a labourer from West Bengal identified as Muneer ul Islam was wounded when militants fired upon him in the Ugergund area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir. They said that Muneer was shifted to the hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. Police in a tweet said, "Terrorists fired upon one outside labourer Muneerul Islam S/O Abdul Karim R/O West Bengal at Ugergund Newa in #Pulwama. He has been shifted to district hospital Pulwama where his condition is stated to be stable. Area #cordoned off. Further details shall follow."

Police arrest duo from Kashmir capital Srinagar for blackmailing her, official sources said on Thursday. They said that the two accused Danish Majeed Bhat of Noorbagh and Aadil Ahmed Rather, a resident of Shunglipora Srinagar were arrested for blackmailing and extorting money from a girl (name withheld) threatening her of circulating a video on the internet. After receiving the complaint, both the accused were arrested by police station Safakadal while a formal FIR vide number 169/2022 under section 354C, 509 IPC, & 66 E,67,67 A IT Act was registered against them. (KNT)

Meer Irfan Numerous programmes against drug addiction were held across the district Shopian, on Thursday. The programmes witnessed overwhelming participation of students, staff and senior citizens who took pledge to fight against drug menace. Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya attended the 'pledge taking ceremony ' against drug menace at Mini Secretariat, Shopain in which staff of various departments took part. Mega anti-drug rally was held in Shopian town by School Education Department which was led by Chief Education Officer, Shopain. Mohammad Mushtaq, staff members of the various schools, departments and hundreds of school children marched through the length and breadth of the town, holding placards against increasing trends of drug menace. Similarly, IM GD...

A fast track court in Jammu has acquitted a police official on charges of rape, observing that the prosecution evidence cannot be said to “definite, positive, consistent and coherent” so far as the case against the accused was concerned. “A clear room for doubt is left out in the prosecution evidence,” Fast Track Court, Jammu, Khalil Choudhary, while acquitting accused, Ajay Kumar Sharma alias Sonu son of Thoru Ram of Kotli Morh, Bari Brahmana Samba. Sharma was accused of rape by his first wife with whom he had solemnized marriage in 2006 and out of their wedlock one child has been also born. “Prosecution has also failed to prove the potency of the accused, which is fatal for the prosecution case,” the court said as per judgment, a copy of which lies with GNS, adding, “The law req...

A 60-year-old man was hospitalized in critical conditions after being attacked by a black bear in Lachampora village of Handwara area in Kupwara district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that one Mohammad Yousaf Mir son of Ghulam Mohuiddin Mir, a resident of Lachampora was attacked by a black bear while he was doing some work in his orchard. The individual was shifted to DH Handwara from where he was referred to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for preferential treatment. The overall condition of the victim, as per hospital sources, continues to remain critical – when this report is being filed. (GNS)

The seven Ganapati Mandals in Pune (Maharashtra) will celebrate at least one and a half days of Ganesh festival with their lord Ganpati idols in various districts of Kashmir next year, reported ‘Outlook’ quoting Punit Balan, Trustee and the festival head of the Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Trust as having said at a press conference. “If we send Ganesha idols to multiple foreign countries like US, Spain, etc then why not bring it to Kashmir? The citizens here (Kashmir) respond to initiatives like Amarnath Yatra, Har Ghar Tiranga, while we are confident that they will also give a huge response to our Ganesh festival as well,” he said. “The seven mandals in Pune will be installing replicas of their Ganesha in various districts of Kashmir next year. The initiative will be implemented to su...

The Kothi Bagh police here in uptown Srinagar Thursday arrested a man on the charge of cheating job aspirants of lakhs of rupees by promising them jobs in Jammu Kashmir and outside. The accused is reportedly affiliated with ‘Muslim Rashtriya Manch’- an arm of Hindu nationalist organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The alleged fraudster is Bashir Aziz Gagloo, a resident of Kursoo Rajbagh. He is accused of having cheated dozens of job aspirants from Kashmir Valley to the tune of lakhs of rupees. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the accused was made the naïve job aspirants believe that he is associated with the top brass of BJP and RSS leaders. A number of job aspirants had reported to the police station seeking action against the said alleged con man. ...