THE KASHMIRIYAT

Various parts of Srinagar Saturday observed a shutdown to mark the anniversary of the killings of Hurriyat leaders, Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone. Shops, business establishments, around the downtown area and adjoining areas shut to mark the anniversary, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. Meanwhile, people are visiting the martyrs’ graveyard of Srinagar to offer Fateh Khawani to the slain. On 21 May 1990, Unknown gunmen shot dead Mirwaiz e Kashmir, Molvi Mohammed Farooq at his residence in Srinagar. The Government forces attacked his funeral. Over 60 were killed and 200 were injured in the firing. On May 21, 2002, Unknown gunmen shot dead prominent Hurriyat Leader, Abdul Gani Lone when he was paying tributes to Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq. Meanwhile, Jammu Kashmir National Conf...

In order to support Women SHG members associated with Rural Livelihood Mission(RLM), Skill Development Training for SHG members of District Budgam was inaugurated at ITI Budgam and ITI CharSharief today. More than 200 SHG members will be trained at various ITI’s in District Budgam, and skill based trainings will be imparted to the Trainees in a phased manner. On the inaugural today at ITI Charsharief and ITI Budgam more than 70 SHG members started their Training course in Dress Making, Data Entry Operator and Sewing Technology. At ITI Charsharief, SDM Charsharief Prince Noorul Hamid (KAS) was present on the inaugural along with District program Manager (RLM) Shineera Sajad and BPM NAGAM, BPM CHADOORA, PRINCIPAL Govt ITI Chararisharief. In his address, SDM encouraged the Women SHG ...

Traffic police headquarters and police station Kothibagh was partially damaged in a fire incident in Srinagar on Wednesday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a massive fire broke out in the top floor of Traffic Police Headquarters building at around 04:30 am. In the incident tip floor of the Headquarters and Kothibagh Police station got damaged and and all the high end equipment of Traffic Control room burnt to ashes. An official told KNO that the cause of fire was not known immediately, adding, that the case has been registered in this regard—(KNO

Body of a 30-year-old man was fished out after five days from NHPC Dam at Salambad Uri on Tuesday. Official sources said that a person Nisar Ahmad Telli son of Jabar telli of Dacha Salamabad, Boniyar had jumped from Chandanwari Uri bridge into river Jehlum on May 12. After five days of continuous efforts of police, SDRF and locals, they said, the body was recovered today from NHPC Dam Salamabad Uri. It was shifted to SDH Uri for legal formalities and would be handed over to the family for last rites. (GNS)

The union Home Minister, Amit Shah is chairing a high level meeting today in the backdrop of the recent killings in Jammu Kashmir. According to reports, the meeting will also be attended by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu Kashmir, Manoj Sinha. Among the several key issues being discussed, Amarnath Yatra preparedness and blueprint for security of Hindu Minority is on the agenda, as per reports. The DG of Jammu Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh, Special DG CID RR Swain will also attend the meet.

Weatherman has forecast “isolated light rain/thunderstorm over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. Also, the night temperature recorded a drop across J&K and a meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar recorded a low of 12.5°C against 15.4°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 1.1°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital. Qazigund recorded a low of 9.4°C against 13.3°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.8°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pahalgam recorded a minimum of 5.8°C against 9.1°C last night. The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of the season, he said. Kokernag recorded a low of 10.9°C against 13.1°C on the previous ni...

Amid the ongoing loudspeaker row, a BJP councilor from Jammu city has presented a resolution against loudspeakers in public places in the Jammu Municipal Corporation. Councilor of the Ward No. 3 of Jammu Municipal Corporation, Narottam Sharma, has come up with this resolution. Discussion on the matter is yet to take place. Sharma said that the resolution is different than the issue of loudspeakers that has come to the fore from other parts of India. In an interview with ETV Bharat, Sharma can be heard saying that he has demanded in the resolution that the guidelines of the Supreme Court of India be implemented. Pertinently, the Supreme Court of India had banned loudspeakers and music systems in public sphere from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (except in cases of public emergencies) in July 2005. Th...

Protests by Kashmiri Pandits over the killing of Rahul Bhat by militants inside his office last week continued in Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Scores of Kashmiri Pandits assembled at Tulmulla in Ganderbal district to protest against the killing of their community member, the officials said. The protesters held photographs of Bhat, who was shot dead by the ultras inside his office at Chadoora in Budgam district on May 12, and shouted slogans like "we want justice", the officials said. Similar protests were also held in Anantnag where the protesters also set afire effigies depicting the present government. The union territory administration has ordered a probe by a Special Investigation Team into Bhat's killing.–(PTI)

Scores of people on Monday morning are visiting the house of civilian Shoaib Ahmed Ganie in the Tukrwangam area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Shoaib was killed on Sunday near the Darazpora area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of residents are visiting the family of the 20-year-old who was a shopkeeper to express solidarity with the bereaved families. People are also visiting the grave of the deceased in his native to recite Fateh to the slain. Pertinently after the killing, the Deputy commission of Shopian ordered a magisterial enquiry into the killing as the locals denied the Government's claims that Shoaib has been killed in the crossfire. Meanwhile, the spokesman of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, M Y Tarigami has demanded an impartial probe in...