According to a recent report of The Wire, individuals from the Dalit people group of Malarh People in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur locale have been living in a condition of consistent dread after some of them were assaulted by individuals from the generally favored Brahmin people group in the evening of June 9. The assault occurred four days after two Dalit ladies were forestalled by three men from the Brahmin people group from getting water from the town notable as Panduan de Khu (the well of the Pandavas) on June 5. Albeit the Jammu and Kashmir police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) on June 10 and booked seven individuals from Brahmin community under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the June 9 assault, the Dalit people group of Malarh remain unc...

Responding to the claims made by the family of the youth killed in Kulgam Encounter on Wednesday, The former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti has demanded that the Government must come clean on the allegations. ALSO READ: Not a Militant, Nor an OGW, He was Just a Cricketer- Family Denounces Police Statement In a tweet, Ms. Mufti said, "Encounters occur on a daily basis in J&K. But when legitimate questions are raised the security forces must be held accountable. The parents of the 17 yr old minor killed in the Kulgam gunfight claim that he was an innocent civilian. GOI must come clean on these allegations." Pertinently the family of the 17-year-old Zakir Bashir Naik of Czimmer area in Kulgam had refuted the Police statement in which they said Zakir had recently join...

Suhail Dar The wife of deceased senior journalist, Maqbool Veeray passed away on Friday afternoon after illness at District Hospital, Anantnag. Samina Veeray (55), the wife of the renowned Journalist had been unwell since her husband passed away. Several people from different areas have thronged their residence at Shirpora where her Nimaz e Jinaza will be offered shortly. Various Journalists and civil society members have expressed their condolences to the bereaved family. Samina is survived by Zamin Veeray, her son and two young daughters. Salman Shah, Editor of The Kashsmiriyat in a condolence message wrote, "The wife of Senior & renowned Journalist, Late Maqbool Veeray passed away on Friday afternoon at GMC Anantnag. A motherly figure to me, and many other journali...

Danishwar Hameed The Government forces on Friday claimed to have recovered a bag loaded with arms and ammunition in the Akhran area of Qazigund in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. An official told said that based on a specific input a joint team 9 RR and Police recovered a bag with arms and ammunition in between the poplar trees in the Hanjipora area of Akhran on Thursday night. He said that 01 AK-47 magazine, 48 rounds of AK-47, 01 pistol, 02 pistol magazines, 04 hand grenades, 01 Chinese grenade, and battery with wire were recovered from the bag. A case has been registered under relevant sections of law in this regard.

Pitching for the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from house detention, Jammu Kashmir Apni Party President Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari Friday said that the role of the Institution of Mirwaiz is not limited only to socio-religious reforms, but it has its role for establishing democratic institutions and safeguarding democratic rights. Bukhari as per news agency Kashmir News Trust said that he will request Lieutenant Governor to release Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq. “Mirwaiz plays an important role in society to fight social evils. At a time when there is a surge in suicide cases, drug abuse and other social crimes, Mirwaiz can influence the society. He has a say and command over people. I think his release from imprisonment will benefit the society,” Bukhari said. Pertinently, ...

A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabbir Shah in a money laundering case related to alleged terror funding in Kashmir, saying the prosecution couldn’t be blamed for delay on account of Covid-19. Special Judge Dharmender Rana, meanwhile, directed the Enforcement Directorate to expedite the trial. “The trial would have been swiftly concluded by now but because of the pandemic and the suspended functioning of the courts, the trial is taking some time. Prosecution cannot be blamed for delay on account of such catastrophe,” the judge said. Accused of illegally receiving Rs2.25 crore in 2005, the Delhi Police had arrested an alleged hawala dealer, claiming that Rs 63 lakh were recovered from him of which Rs 52 lakh were allegedly to be ...