THE KASHMIRIYAT

The Indian Army on Friday evening said that they have apprehended a suspected individual in Pattan area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. According to the official statement released on the micro-blogging site X, army said a Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was set up by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in Tapar Payeen, Pattan. During the operation, the security forces successfully arrested the suspect and recovered a pistol, along with other war-like stores. The Indian Army has stated that the investigation into the matter is currently underway.(KS)

Advising people to have faith and believe that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, Kashmir Mirwaiz Dr Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq during his Friday sermon after over 4 years at historic Jamia Masjid said that he is well aware that people are going through a rough phase since August 2019 as there have been assaults on peoples identity. “The abrogation of Article 370 and 35A , the downgrading of J&K into a union territory from a state, the dismemberment of Ladakh from it and post that new laws and diktats being imposed incessantly through the Reorganization Act, unfortunately, are harsh unilateral decisions of disempowerment,” he said adding that he is out from the incarceration because of the peoples prayers who are very close to his heart. “I was placed under deten...

A family head and son were allegedly beaten up by 'teachers' over some school land issue in the Rajpora area of Pulwama district. Reports said that Syed Mukhtar Ahmad Shah who has claimed to have given land for school construction was allegedly beaten by the teachers in Inderwali Rajpora, Pulwama. Shah said that he is working as CPW in Govt Middle School Inderwali, Rajpora, for which he had given land. “There was a shed constructed and they (teachers) were.. it” Shah claimed. He alleged that “When I tried to stop them, they started beating me.” He also alleged that “three teachers kept me locked in their arms and the fourth one started beating me with an iron rod.” Adding, “They also beat my son.” “He has suffered an arm injury and is admitted in hospital,” an attendant claimed...

To commemorate 76 years of accession of J&K into Indian Union and the diamond jubilee of Air Force Station Jammu, the Indian Air Force in collaboration with government of Jammu and Kashmir an air show and ground display at Air Force Station Jammu has been organised from September 21 to September 23. "IAF Air Warrior Drill Team (AWDT), Aakashganga Daredevil Skydiving Team, Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT), Mi-17 1V Helicopters and the Air Force Band participated in the two day marquee event," a defence statement said. "The display was witnessed by the residents, students from various schools of Jammu, veterans, civil dignitaries and personnel of Defence Forces & CAPFs."The event began with mesmerising Free Fall display by Akashganga Daredevil Skydiving Team, who dived with th...

Tragedy struck the family of a young doctor posted at Government Medical College, Srinagar when a doctor died during a road accident. An official said that Senior Post Graduate Scholar Dr. Deepak Sharma, hailing from the Department of Surgery died in a road accident, causing grief among the doctor community. Dr. Deepak a resident of Kishtwar died in a road accident on Tuesday morning near Qazigund in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Dr. Deepak Sharma's sudden departure has left an irreplaceable void within the medical community, casting a shadow over colleagues and mentors alike, doctors said.

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said that all decisions after the abrogation of Article 370 have been aimed at weakening the National Conference and strengthening the BJP as well as its allies in Jammu and Kashmir. While addressing a workers gathering in Handwara, Omar Abdullah as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that BJP is working to weaken the NC but so far it has failed. "There are two types of parties in J&K one which BJP wants to end and one through which it gains support. Kupwara and Srinagar are den of NC and delimitation in both districts was aimed to weaken the NC,” he said. He said that Handwara town has been excluded from the assembly segment and included in the Langate constituency and that huge margin of votes of their candidate h...

Bhat Yasir After protests by students, the government of Punjab directed BDU University to Pay Rs. 10 lac as compensation to each student affected by university fraud. The Desh Bhagat University had enrolled nursing students over and above the prescribed number of seats in the colleges. Students said that after repeated requests to the university to redress their issue, the university failed to sort it out. Subsequently, the affected students staged protests in the college campus which turned violent when police came to disperse the protesters. Many students including Kashmiria were allegedly assaulted by the university authorities. “It is clear that you have committed fraud on the students for which criminal action is being initiated against you separately,” reads a report ...

Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said all the vacant posts in various government departments will be filled in next six months through a “major recruitment drive.” Addressing a gathering in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of series of developmental projects, the LG, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that last year, a recruitment drive was initiated by the UT administration and hundreds of youth were recruited through a transparent system. “Let me announce here that all the vacant posts in various government departments will be filled within the next six months through a proper recruitment drive,” he said, adding that “poor man’s child also has a right to become an officer.” The LG s...

Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has detained Irfan Malik, a social media user from Srinagar, for posting hateful and abusive content against the slain DySP of J&K Police, Humayun Muzammil who killed in Kokernag Encounter. Preliminary analysis of his social media accounts revealed that he was also promoting terrorism and threatening security forces. Irfan Malik, who works as an operator at JustDial, has been booked under relevant laws and is under investigation as part of FIR No. 07/2023 at Police Station CID CIK. The investigation into this case is ongoing.

Police on Sunday detained a 38-year-old woman and her daughter for allegedly offering namaz at a Shiva temple here along with a cleric, officials said. They said the action was taken after police received a complaint from the Kesarpur village head’s husband, Prem Singh, who alleged that the incident took place on Friday. Circle Officer (CO) of the area Gaurav Singh said the woman and her daughter allegedly offered namaz at the temple on the cleric’s advice. “We have detained one Nazeer (38), her daughter Sabina (19) and cleric Chaman Shah Miyan in a case of hurting religious sentiments,” he said. Based on the complaint lodged by Prem Singh, an FIR was registered under IPC sections 295A (act to outrage religious feelings of a community) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), and an inv...