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Upsurge in crimes against Children observed across Kashmir Valley

June 13, 2023 Editor

There is no let up in child abuse and exploitation crimes in Kashmir that can have long-lasting impacts on the victims with south Kashmir’s Anantnag district topping the list while north Kashmir’s Kupwara district recording a low rate. “In Kashmir, Anantnag tops the list of child abuse and exploitation during last year,” a senior Police officer told KIF. “Kupwara district recorded a low rate.” Giving the breakup, he said 87 cases of child abuse and exploitation were reported in Anantnag, 77 in Srinagar, Budgam 53, Baramulla 47, Kulgam 37, Ganderbal…

Neglecting Elderly Parents: A Growing Concern in Society

June 13, 2023 Editor

The Alarming Trend of Abandoning Parents: A Cry for Respect and Love By: Javid Amin In recent years, there has been a distressing rise in the phenomenon of children abandoning their aging parents. It is a bitter truth of life that youthfulness fades with time, and old age renders people helpless and dependent. As the body becomes feeble and wrinkles appear on the face, parents enter a phase of life where they are in need of care and support. Parents hold a significant place in our lives, and they are…

Rescue Operation saves Non-Local Children forced into begging in Srinagar

June 12, 2023 Editor

Several local and non-local children, who were forced into begging, were rescued on Monday in Parimpora area of Srinagar, officials said here. An official told that Child Protection Welfare Team raided Parimpora area today and rescued several non-local and local children. He said these children were forced into begging by some brokers. Meanwhile, a senior police official told that Juvenile justice board and Srinagar police jointly carried out the rescue operation. He said 3 children from Parimpora and many from other areas were also rescued.

Army in Bandipora claims AFSPA protection for cutting trees on rented property

June 12, 2023 Editor

A court in Kashmir’s Bandipora district rejected the union government’s argument that the landowner was required to first seek sanction under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) before filing the recovery suit in a dispute involving the felling of trees on a land taken over by the Army on rent from a civilian. As per Live Law, Principal District Judge Amit Sharma ruled that the status of defendants, which include Union of India and the Army, is not more than a tenant and they were “not supposed to make…

Unemployment Hits Kashmir, Leaving Migrant Workers Struggling

June 12, 2023 Editor

Jobs are drying up in Kashmir with CMIE reporting 23 per cent unemployment for April, even as the data was disputed by the government officials. A large number of workers — mostly from Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal, and Jharkhand — flocking to the valley to earn a good livelihood for decades are reporting finding little to now work as compared to pre-COVID levels. Naba Paswan, a daily wage labourer from Bihar, has been coming to Hawal Chowk every morning in the hope of getting some work. “Before COVID, work was…

Electricity Schedule in Kashmir remains Uncertain: No fresh announcement made by PDD Officials

June 11, 2023 Editor

Stating that no power curtailment schedule has been announced in the Valley, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Saturday said that the electricity is being supplied as per the availability. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Chief Engineer, KPDCL, Javed Yousuf Dar said that there has been no circular with regard to the power curtailment in Kashmir. “The KPDCL has not announced any power curtailment,” he said when asked about the reports regarding two-hour power curtailment in morning and evening. However, he said that the KPDCL…

Kashmiri authorities scramble to contain stray dog menace after two deaths

June 10, 2023 Editor

Dog terror has returned to haunt Kashmir. Latest victim being a 10-year-old boy. Ahmad Bin Javaid of Baran Pathar, Batamaloo passed away on Thursday afternoon. Ahmad was admitted to the hospital on May 28 after he was rescued from a drain in the locality. Ahmad along with other kids was chased by the stray dogs when he fell into the drain. Ahmad lost his battle with life after 13 days at Children’s Hospital here in Bemina. Last month, a seven-year-old girl was mauled by a pack of dogs in Kulgam.…

Kashmir Faces Alarming Drug Addiction Crisis: Battling the Menace Head-On

June 5, 2023 Editor

On a rainy morning in May, dozens of young men queued outside a drug drug rehabilitation centre in Srinagar city in Indian-administered Kashmir. Many of them were teens accompanied by their parents, waiting for their turn to receive medicines from the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), the only government-run drug rehabilitation centre in Kashmir. The medicines help reduce their withdrawal symptoms and prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. “Did you take heroin again?” a doctor asks a young man after examining the size of his pupils. “Yes, I…

Landmark conviction marks first success of Anti-Narcotics Task Force in Jammu and Kashmir

June 3, 2023 Editor

In its first conviction since the creation of the anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) in 2020, a court in north Kashmir’s Kupwara on Friday sentenced two drug peddlers to 10-year imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on each convict. The court of additional district and sessions judge Kupwara announced the judgment against Mohammad Shafi Lone and Bilal Ahmad Dar, both of Sopore in Baramulla district. Over two years ago, the ANTF intercepted their vehicle and found them in possession of 435 gm and 372 gm of commercial quantity heroin…

Kashmir witnesses remarkable response as Rs 80 Lakh raised in 24 Hours for Cancer Patient through Crowd Funding

June 3, 2023 Editor

In less than 24 hours, over Rs 80 lakh were crowdfunded for a Leukemia patient from Pulwama. A family from Lassipora area of Pulwama had appealed for help on social media on Thursday and they managed to get over 80 lakh required for treatment of their daughter in less than 24 hours. Uzair Ahmad, brother of Leukemia patient (a 24-year-old woman) told news paper, that his sister was diagnosed with Leukemia in January 2022 following which she was shifted outside the Valley for treatment. “Her nine month treatment incurred about…