THE KASHMIRIYAT

A shutdown was observed in Srinagar on Friday over the derogatory remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokespersons against the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Reports said that shops and business establishments were shut in the city, besides traffic movement was thin in the summer capital of Jammu Kashmir. https://twitter.com/FirdousQadriph1/status/1535145520179449857 The insulting comments were made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokespersons Nupur Sharma over a live TV show which evoked condemnation from Gulf and other countries. Meanhile, a curfew has been imposed in Bhaderwah, Kishtwar and Ramban districts as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order. The authorities have also snapped internet services in several parts of Srinagar and in Chenab valley as a prec...

‘Panel to submit report very soon; If any mischief is found, entire process will be conducted in a transparent manner; all recruitment process so far clean’ Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that some people have objected to the recent list of Sub-Inspector recruitment list of J&KSSB and the government has decided to constitute a committee headed by Home Secretary to probe the allegations of mischief. “All the recruitment process held so far have been transparent and clean. But fingers have been raised against the J&K SSB list of SI posts. We have decided to constitute a committee that will be headed by Secretary Home to probe the allegations levelled by some people,” the LG said while addressing a function at Udhampur, as per news agency—Kashmir...

A non-local labourer died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning at Pakherpora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a non local labourer felt unconscious at his rented room in Mohandpora Pakherpora and was brought to CHC Pakherpora by his other associates, where the doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. He has been identified as Lakhan Devrishi (52), a resident of Halhalia Araria Khawashpur Bihar. He further said that locals along with police cremated and performed his last rituals at Hukhdiyagi Nallah Pakherpora—(KNO)

Jammu Kashmir police on Friday said to have registered a case under UAP Act in Police Station Kothibagh for anti-national and communal overtones in relation to forthcoming Amarnath yatra. A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that it has been reliably learnt that some persons/groups which include Sikhs for Justice have been disseminating anti national messages ahead of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and are indulging in activities promoting enmity between different religious groups. “Moreover, these groups/persons are disseminating secessionist messages/ideology, there by questioning and disrupting sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, besides such activities are likely to cause disturbance of peace and public order in the...

CPI (M) leader and former Kulgam legislator, Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami Friday said that despite the clear directions from High Court to return the mortal remains of Amir Latief Magray, the third civilian killed in controversial Hyderpora encounter last year, to his family, the body of the victim is yet to be exhumed. It is very unfortunate that the administration has not carried out the exhumation even after a week-long hiatus, Tarigami said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), adding that the right to decent burial is a fundamental right guaranteed by the constitution and every dead body deserves a decent burial. “It is a constitutional infraction to deny the return of mortal remains to one's legal heirs for performing the last rites. It also sans reas...