750 persons were arrested under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Jammu and Kashmir in three years till 2020, Ministry of Home Ministry informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Nityanand Rai, Minister of State MHA, in a written reply said that 346 persons were arrested in 2020 while 177 and 247 were held in 2018 and 2019 respectively. The junior ministry responded in negative parliamentarian Dibyendu Adhikar’s question whether the Government has also any proposal to amend the UAPA law to “prevent the harassment of innocent persons.” “There are adequate Constitutional, institutional and statutory safeguards, including inbuilt safeguards in the UAPA itself, to prevent misuse of the law,” the minister said in the reply, a copy of which lies with GNS, adding, “The UAPA has been amend...

Suhail Dar The Jammu Kashmir Police said that the militant killed in Awantipora encounter has been identified as an associate of Lashkar e Taiba. They identified the slain as Owais Raja. Owais Raja, aged 21, a resident of Subhanpora in Bijbehara belt of Anantnag had gone missing on 28 December, last year, The Kashmiriyat reported. His family speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that Owais was the youngest among his siblings. They had issued a video on 02 January 2022 appealing Owais to return home. "He was studying and at the same time working as an employee at a local shop. He left home on 28 December morning but did not return home. His phone has been switched off since then," his sister had said. Hailing from a poor family, Owais's father had passed away two years ago. ...

A massive fire broke out in a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp located at Sopore town of North Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said. The officials said that fire broke out in the CRPF camp at Sopore town near Iqbal market causing some damage to the involved building. "The fire was immediately brought under control while no casualty was reported," they said adding, that the cause of the fire was being ascertained—(KNO)

A militant was killed during an ongoing encounter at the Charsoo area of Awantipora in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. Jammu Kashmir Police said that one unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter. Based on a specific input about the presence of militants, a joint team of forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the area. The search operation is still going on. This is the 21st encounter of this year and until now 36 militants have been killed.

An 85-year-old man, who was injured in a road accident in the Qamarwari area of Srinagar, succumbed at SMHS Hospital, officials said Tuesday. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), they said that an 85-year-old man identified as Ghulam Ahmad Nath, a resident of Patlipora, Chattabal area of Srinagar was injured in a road accident in the Qamarwari area of Srinagar a few days ago. He was subsequently rushed to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for treatment, however, he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, a Police official told KNO that a case has been registered in this regard and proceedings under IPC 304A will be initiated. A pall of gloom descended on the poor Chattabal family that was living under immense poverty—(KNO)

At least six persons including a husband-wife duo, their two daughters were injured in a midnight road accident that took place in Manjakote Tehsil area of Rajouri district. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the accident took place when a car was on the way to Surankote area of Poonch district from Rajouri side and at Deri Ralyote on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch national highway, it plunged into a roadside riverlet. Police said that a vehicle bearing registration number JK12A-0491 plunged into riverlet and six person got injured in this accident. The injured include Mohammad Shakoor, son of Faiz Hussain of Faislabad Surankote, his wife Kalima Akhter and two daughters—Safina and Zora.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/clomiphene.html Two other injure...