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GoI to probe civilian killings in Hyderpora encounter, residents say ‘Eyewash’

November 19, 2021 Editor

Governor orders inquiry into Monday’s gunfight, a day after families of slain civilians is detained for demanding their bodies. Following widespread outrage over the killing of four people, including at least two civilians, in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, the disputed region’s New Delhi-backed administration has ordered an inquiry into the incident. The move announced on Thursday came a day after the families of the two civilians and activists protested in the main city of Srinagar, demanding their bodies be returned to them for their burial according to Islamic…

Kashmiri Pandit body terms Hyderpora Gunfight a ‘Clear cut case of Homicide’

November 18, 2021 Editor

An organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday termed the Hyderpora gunfight in Srinagar district “homicide” and demanded a probe into the incident, reported the IANS. According to Satish Mahaldar, chairman of Reconciliation, Return and Rehabilitation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits: “The Hyderpora incident seems to be a clear cut case of homicide.” “Murder is the unjustified killing of one human by another with malice aforethought. The families of two of the four killed in the Monday gunfight have categorically disputed the police version,” he claimed. “Terrorism”, he stated, “clearly has…

Wicker-Willow craft dying a silent death

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Editor

Wickerwork, a well-known art in Kashmir, is slowly fading away, as many artisans associated with this industry are switching to other forms of livelihood. Wicker, a plant species also known as Shallows, is found in a Shalbug village of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Shalabug was given a Model Village title back in 2002, where 6000 people depend on willow work for their livelihood. The village produces a lot of raw material from locally cultivated willow rushes and reeds. Villages like Harran, Shalla Bug, Tehlipora, Kachan, Gundi Rehman are the main…

Govt terminates three erring officials from JKRTC

November 14, 2021 Editor

Jammu Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) Authorities have terminated the services of three officers/officials involved in ‘misappropriation of Corporation revenue and dereliction of legitimate duties.’ Jammu Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) Authorities have terminated the services of three officers/officials involved in ‘misappropriation of Corporation revenue and dereliction of legitimate duties.’ As per the JKRTC, the terminated employees are ‘Abdul Majid Dar Conductor No. 2490 involved in carrying 43 passengers without tickets out of 55 passengers boarded in the JKRTC Bus on Srinagar-Anantnag route on 16.10.2021; Sham-us-din, Conductor No. 2691 committed…

Security pickets removed by UPA, coming up again across Kashmir Valley

November 12, 2021 Editor

Jammu & Kashmir administration has ordered the re-construction of security pickets across Kashmir valley, especially in Srinagar city, where targeted civilian killings have increased since October. The order came on a day when two terrorists were killed in the valley in two separate encounters. One unidentified terrorist was killed in the first encounter between holed-up terrorists and security forces on Thursday morning at the Chawalgam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said a joint team of police and Army personnel launched a cordon-and-search operation in Chawalgam. As the team…

Sanction to prosecute Hurriyat leader, eight others sought in MBBS seat ‘Sale’

November 7, 2021 Editor

At least four people were arrested by the Counter Intelligence Kashmir in August and it also named two of their accomplices who are at present in Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir areas The Jammu and Kashmir Police has moved the Home Department for granting sanction for prosecution against nine people, including a leader of a Hurriyat constituent and an advocate from south Kashmir, in a case related to “selling” of MBBS seats in Pakistan to Kashmiri students and using the money to support and fund terrorism, officials said on November…

Srinagarites fume over J&K admin’s move to station paramilitary forces at community halls across city

November 7, 2021 Editor

Residents fume over J&K admin’s move to station paramilitary forces at community halls across Srinagar City

CRPF spokesperson Abiram Pankaj said they have no say in where their additional troops would be accommodated; added that CRPF’s accommodation is arranged by the civil administration The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to station additional CRPF personnel in the community or marriage halls of Srinagar has triggered resentment from locals and political leaders of the UT. The residents have expressed their opposition after at least two major community halls were occupied by CRPF in the past few days. They have demanded an alternative accommodation for the security personnel. “A…

Mass-Seizure of Bikes: Court directs police to submit report on seizure of bikes in Kashmir

November 7, 2021 Editor

Additional Special Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Srinagar on Saturday directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar “to call the report from all the police stations within the district” regarding the seizure of bikes. The special court has directed the SSP to submit the compliance report before the court within a period of ten days. Last month Police in Kashmir seized hundreds of two-wheelers for the past several weeks. Directions from the court came after social activist Naveed Bukhtiyar moved to the special court against the seizure of two-wheelers. “For last…

Kashmiri students have a future too. Their actions deserve sympathy, not UAPA charges

November 6, 2021 Editor

Incidents against Kashmiri students have increased the sense of insecurity and anxiety among them as well as their parents and relatives in Kashmir. By : Nasir Khuehami & Younus Rashid In Agra, despite college authorities making it clear that no anti-India slogans were raised inside the campus, three Kashmiri students were arrested by police after a local Bharatiya Janata Party member filed a complaint after the India-Pakistan cricket match on 24 October. When they were brought to the Agra court, local lawyers roughed them up and declared that nobody from…

Like unscheduled power-cuts, Kashmir is now witnessing unannounced Internet Shut-downs

November 3, 2021 Editor

By: Bisma Bhat It is day 14 that Aisha and Zainab are not able to attend their online classes as the internet remains shut down during day hours in the Nowhatta area of the old city. Since October 18, many parts of the old town of Srinagar and other districts have been put under unannounced internet shutdowns and also are experiencing poor mobile connectivity due to which people, especially students, are facing immense problems. Already grappling with the paucity of physical learning, the two siblings studying in class first and…