On Friday, solidarity was expressed towards the incarcerated Kashmiri Human Rights defender Khurram Parvez from the official twitter handle of the B.D.S movement. The tweet, demanding release of Khurram Parvez, reads, "From Palestine in solidarity with incarcerated Kashmiri human rights activist #Khurram Parvez." It also said that the Indian government and "apartheid Israel" were accomplices in the criminalization of human rights defenders. It is pertinent to mention that the B.D.S. (Boycott Divestment and Sanctions) is a movement led by the Palestinians, which promotes boycotts, divestments and economic sanctions against Israel. Earlier on Thursday, the English Rock musician Roger Waters from one of the most popular rock bands Pink Floyd, too, took to twitter and demanded his ...

Authorities on Friday stopped congregational Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar for the 20th consecutive week. Jamia Masjid, the 14th century building, is the only major place of worship in the valley closed for congregational prayers by the authorities. The officials did not give any reason for the continuous closure of the mosque, which was shut down initially in August 2019 in the wake of abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre. The mosque was briefly opened in December 2019 but closed again in April as part of the government curbs on large gatherings to combat the COVID wave. Prayers were allowed on first Friday of August this year but since then the mosque has been closed. Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar, which manages the affairs of the mosque, exp...

A 38-year-old man fallen into a river on Thursday morning in Heripora Pohru area in Handwara was retrieved dead by a joint team of police, army and SDRF this afternoon. As reported one Farooq Ahmad Rather son-in-law of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat slipped and fell into Pohru river on Thursday morning, following which locals made frantic efforts to rescue the person. However after failing to find any trace; police, army and SDRF personnel were called in which launched a formal rescue operation and traced out the person this afternoon. A police official confirming the retrieval of the body from the river told GNS that the body was being handed over the family after conduct of necessary medico-legal formalities. (GNS)

National Conference president and former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that his party is preparing to approach the Supreme Court against the Delimitation Commission's recommendations as it believes that the very basis of the exercise is "illegal". The veteran politician, who has been Chief Minister of the erstwhile State three times as well as Union Minister, also said the time has come for the Opposition parties to come together and fight the forces who are bent on destroying the secular fabric of the country. Giving a detailed account of his interactions during the Delimitation Commission meeting earlier this week, Mr. Abdullah told PTI that the very first point raised "by us at the meeting was that the commission was illegal" as the party's petition c...

Rayees Shah The R&B department, Ganderbal has started work on the Chapargund-Gotli Bagh road after nearly 8 years. It may finally meet the long standing demand of the residents of Chapargund and adjoining areas. The locals told The Kashmiriyat that the road has been in a state of despair for the past eight years, causing inconvenience to commuters. The road is part of the 93 MW Ganderbal Power Project which leads to the proposed water tunnel for the power project. The locals also said that the Power Development Corporation (PDC) had started the work nearly 8 years ago for widening and upgrading the road. The locals say that the department had ignored the work. "It is sad that JKPDC failed to repair the road and our vehicles have been damaged due to the dilapidated road,"...

A grenade was found near Iqra Masjid Magharmal Bagh, Srinagar during soil filing on Friday, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a grenade was found at Iqra Masjid, Magarmalbagh by locals during soil filling. "The greande was defused by the bomb disposal squad," the official said—(KNO)