THE KASHMIRIYAT

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty on three private and public sector lenders on Friday. The central bank charged Jammu & Kashmir Bank with ₹2.5 crore penalty, while the BSE-S0003537" data-name="Bank of Maharashtra">Bank of Maharashtra faced a fine of ₹1.45 crore. Axis Bank received the least amount of penalty among them to the tune of ₹30 lakh. The penalties were imposed on June 22nd in these three banks. RBI imposed a ₹2.5 crore penalty on J&K Bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures-Across Banks’, read with ‘Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) – Revision in Reporting’, ‘Loans and Advances – Statutory and other Restrictions’ and ‘Time-bound i...

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday frozen the bank savings and other financial instruments amounting to Rs 18,36,611 of a notorious female drug peddler and her family in north Kashmir's Bandipora district An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the action was taken under the provisions of the NDPS Act after the seized assets were identified as proceeds derived from illegal sale of narcotic drugs. "Bandipora Police has frozen bank savings & other financial instruments to the tune of ₹ 18,36,611 belonging to a notorious drug peddler Posha Begum & her family under NDPS Act," Bandipora police tweeted. It further said that all of these were illegally acquired assets through the sale of drugs—(KNO)

Sweltering heat conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as Srinagar recorded season’s hottest day and 2nd warmest June day in a decade on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the maximum temperature in Srinagar soared to 34.8°C and it was 5.6°C above normal for the season. Today’s temperature surpassed the previous highest of 34.0°C recorded only yesterday and was the second warmest day in June in a decade, the official said. He said barring 3 June 2018 when mercury increased to 35°C, never in a decade the mercury has soared above 34.8 in the summer capital of J&K. Other places including Pahalgam (29.3°C), Qazigund (34.6°C), Kokernag (32.7°C), Kupwara (33.7°C ) and Gulmarg (26.0°C) also recorded the hottest day of the season so far, he said. ...

Administrationt has reportedly terminated two doctors who were part of the post-mortem team in the infamous Asiya Neelofar Shopian rape and murder case. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Dr Bilal Dalal and Dr Nighat Shaheen have been terminated from their services by the government. Notably, Omar Abdullah-led government back in 2009 suspended both these doctors who had conducted the two autopsies. Dr Nighat’s report indicated rape of both women and her findings were substantiated by a forensic report. However, shortcomings in the autopsy meant the cause of death could not be forensically established. Dr Nighat Shaheen has allegedly been accused of conspiring to defame, discredit and cause injury to the personnel of police and security forces and to get them wrongful...

Three youths were wounded after they fell down while painting an Imam Bargah at Malbuchan in Budgam's Magam area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday morning, three youths from Budgam fell down when they were painting the rooftop of an Imam Bargah in the central Kashmir district. The trio was rushed to the nearby hospital, where the condition of one of them is stated to be critical. "They are currently hospitalized at JVC where they are undergoing treatment," they said.

The Jammu Kashmir admin on Wednesday declared Blue pansy (Junonia orithya) as a butterfly of Jammu and Kashmir. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the declaration of Blue pansy (Junonia orithya) as the butterfly of the Union Territory of J&K,” reads an order issued by Principal Secretary to the Government, Forest Ecology and Environment, Dheeraj Gupta. Last year, the Government declared Kalij Pheasant as the bird of the Jammu Kashmir—(KNO)

Scores of people from Gujjar Bakarwal community in Kupwara staged a protest on Tuesday against the ‘illegal and intentional burning’ of their sheds in Dardpora, Kupwara, by local residents. Speaking to the media here at Srinagar's Press Enclave, the group of Gujar-Bakarwal, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said three months ago, their Dokas [Sheds] in Dardpora, Kupwara, were set on fire and damaged by the local residents of Kupwara. “We also informed the local police station, and they visited the site. However, even after 20 days, no action has been taken, and they have not even filed an FIR against the accused individuals,” said Chowdary Talib Hussain Khatara, one of the protesters. “We are nomadic people, migrating there for six months. The local residents the...

A day after Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir Valley recorded the season's hottest day, the night temperature too showed an upward trend and settled above normal in J&K on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that hot and dry weather was likely to continue till June 23 even though there is possibility of “very light rain/thundershower at one or two places over Jammu and Kashmir.” From June 24-28, he said, generally cloudy weather with intermittent light to moderate thunderstorms was expected at scattered to fairly widespread places in J&K. Srinagar recorded a low of 19.7°C against 18.2°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 3.9°C for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 17.4°C against 16.2°C on the previous nigh...

The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Tuesday ordered a change in the school timing within the municipality limits of Srinagar from June-22. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), DSEK in a communique has said that all government and privately recognized schools within the municipal limits of Srinagar city shall observe school timings from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM from June-22—(KNO)