Two years after becoming Union Territory, the cold desert Ladakh continues to be vocal and concerned about the constitutional safeguard and statehood of the region following the “threat” of losing its rich cultural and traditional identity. Ladakh which was separated from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and become a Union Territory was welcomed by people, especially in Buddhist-dominated Leh in August 2019. However, a year later with the 6th General Autonomous Hill Development Council elections, an amalgam of different political, student, religious, and other groups united and raised the demand of 6th schedule in Leh and called for a complete poll boycott. The call evoked a huge response from the people. Taking the situation into consideration, the Ministry of Home Affair...

Crime Branch Jammu (CBJ) on Monday said that it booked daily rated worker of Forest Division Kishtwar for arranging his job fraudulently. “Crime Branch Jammu registered a criminal case against Shamsher Singh, son of Charan Dass of Tata Pani Paddar, District Kishtwar and others under the relevant sections of law for his involvement in managing government job as a daily rated worker in Forest Division Kishtwar by way of production of fake School leaving cum date of birth Certificate,” a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said. CBJ said that the case owes its origin to a written communication received in Crime Branch Jammu from the Chief Conservator of Forests, Jammu along with the allied documents of Conservator of Forests Chenab Circle Doda regarding a com...

At least 107 incidents of man-animal conflict were reported in Central Kashmir this year, informed DFO Wild Life Warden on Monday. Wild Life Warden, Central, Altaf Hussain while giving information said that 43 incidents of man-animal conflict were reported in Srinagar alone followed by 39 in Ganderbal and 25 in Khrew. He said 21 persons sustained injuries in wild animal attacks, mostly from bears. “Two persons were injured in Srinagar, 17 in Ganderbal and two suffered injuries in Khrew,” Altaf Hussain said. He said one person lost his life in 107 incidents. “Budgam district is excluded as it is the domain of wetland authorities. Srinagar, Ganderbal and Khrew ranges fall in our jurisdiction where till November 20 this year, 107 incidents of man-animal conflict were reported,” he...

The Jammu Kashmir police has booked two nephews of JKLF chief Yasin Malik for "attempt to murder" of a police official inside a police station in Kashmir Capital Srinagar. Police sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC), that a shopkeeper in Maisuma market Shafat Bashir Dar filed a complaint against the two nephews of Malik at police Station in Maisuma. They said that the shopkeeper and the two nephews of Malik, who are salesmen at the shop, had some tiff over some issue about which the shopkeeper filed a written complaint against them. Accordingly Shoaib Mohammad Jan and Ishfaq Ahmad Jan sons of Mehraj-ud-din of Maisuma were booked under FIR No. 31/2021 U/S 323, 427, 452, 506. A Police official told KDC that at the police station both accused persons "misb...

Bhat Yasir On Monday, residents living along the banks of river Jehlum staged a protest at Press Enclave, Srinagar, raising demand of rehabilitation. Reportedly, the protesters have been living in sheds that stretch from the Dubji Ghat to Fatehkadal, on both sides of banks of river Jhelum, in Srinagar district. "In 2012, the government demolished our sheds and assured to rehabilitate us," the protesters said. “We were living in boats. When they broke down, we made sheds from their wood and started living,” a protester said. He added that “In 2012, the government demolished our sheds and assured us that they will rehabilitate us within four days, but did not, so far.” While raising slogans demanding justice, the protesters said that they should be rehabilitated like the resident...

46 cops killed alone in year 2018; 24 SPOs among slain, Dec 2021 records three big strikes on policemen, records killing of ASI, five cops At least 125 policemen including 47 constables and 24 special police officers were killed in Jammu and Kashmir in militancy-related incidents since 2017, official figures accessed by news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), revealed Monday. The figures read that constables and senior grade constables comprised highest number of victims who fell to the bullets of militants in various attacks across J&K in the past five years. The data reveals that two deputy superintendents of police (DysPs), four inspectors, five sub-inspectors, six Assistant Sub-Inspectors, 24 senior grade constables (Sgcts) and 47 constables were killed in militancy relat...