Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti Friday said that criminals in India are roaming free while those who stand for truth are languishing in Jails. The remarks of Mehbooba Mufti came in the backdrop of BJP Union Minister’s son getting bail from the court. The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni, who was arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that killed eight people including four farmers. On October 3 last year, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri during violence that erupted when farmers were protesting against Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area. Four farmers were moved down by an SUV. A driver and two BJP workers were then allegedl...

Meer Irfan Locals in Shopian town staged a protest after Friday prayers in the South Kashmir district to protest against the attack on Hijab in Karnataka. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that shouting slogans and holding placards, scores of locals took out a march from Jamia Masjid of Shopian to express solidarity with the girls fighting the Hijab ban in Karnataka. "Hijab is a personal choice and nobody has a right to dictate to Muslim girls or anyone on what to wear and what not," a protestor said. A controversy erupted in Karnataka where Hindu fringe mobs are opposing Muslim girls for wearing Hijab.

Three policemen from the Gursai police station of Poonch district were injured on Friday after villagers pelted stones on them. Officials said that in connection with some investigation, a team of police from Gursai police station reached Galuta village of Mendhar where villagers attacked the team and pelted stones over the team. "Three police personnel including two Constables and one SPO were injured in the incident, who are receiving medical aid in the local hospital," said officials. Meanwhile, Police said to have taken up cognizance of this matter—(KNO)

A large chunk of dry grass and bushes caught fire in Brari-Nambal area of Babademb Srinagar. An official from Fire and Emergency Services told news agency Kashmir News Trust that fire was put out after hard efforts. He said that a large chunk of Nambal had caught fire damaging dry grass and bushes. Local sources said that fire spread to the grass after flames emanated from the garbage dumped by people in the Nambal area. “Fire spread quickly and damaged grass and other stuff spreading in a vast patch of the Nambal,” they said. (KNT)

Police in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district arrested a gang of stolen vehicle sellers and recovered 5 stolen vehicles. Divulging information about it, a police spokesperson said in the ongoing investigation in the vehicle theft cases, SSP Ganderbal, Nikhil Borkar constituted a special team headed by DO Police Post Shadipora under the supervision of DySP Headquarters Ganderbal. The said team succeeded in the recovery of 5 stolen vehicles with the arrest of 5 persons. The spokesperson identified the accused as Riyaz Ahmed of Ganderbal, Reyaz Rather of Nasrullapora Budgam, Showkat Bland of Bijbehara Anantnag, Bilal Danga, a resident of Dangmohalla Wakoora and Sakhi Rather of Wakoora. “During questioning, the arrested persons disclosed that the stolen vehicles were plying on the r...