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Jammu, Jun 3: A woman was arrested by the Cyber Cell here on Friday allegedly for sharing nude pictures and videos of her female friend on social media, police said.

The accused had captured the pictures and videos of the victim, a resident of Reasi district, without her knowledge during the COVID lockdown, a police spokesperson said.

The victim recently lodged a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Jammu and a case was registered under relevant sections.

After investigation, the police arrested the accused, a resident of Janipur locality of Jammu, from her relative’s house in Chinore in the outskirts of Jammu, he said.

Preliminary inquiry has revealed that the accused did so due to some personal grudge. She first shared the content with a few people, including some close relatives of the complainant in Reasi, and later posted them on social media several times using fake accounts, the spokesperson said.

“Police are still trying to identify other people based in Ransoo and other areas who may have either shared or kept those videos or photographs in their mobile phones and other devices,” he said.–(PTI)

Handwara, Jun 3: A newborn was found dead in the premises of District Hospital Handwara this afternoon.

Reports reaching GNS said some people spotted the baby lying in the premises and informed the hospital authorities about it. A medical team soon after reached the spot and took the body into its possession.

Riled up over the incident, a large number of people, according to whom the infant’s body had several dog bite marks, assembled near the health facility and demanded a thorough investigation to bring the culprits involved to justice.

Medical Superintendent DH Handwara Dr. Nissar Ahmad told GNS that a police complaint into the matter has been registered. (GNS)

IGP Kashmir visits Kulgam, chairs security review meet; directs officers to identify, kill attacker involved in Kumar’s killing; orders joint day, night patrolling, surprise area domination; CCTV footage of attack goes viral; Omar, Mehbooba, Sajad, others condemn killing

Kulgam, Jun 02: A Bank Manager of Elaqahi Dehati Bank, Branch Kulgam, was shot dead in Southern district of Kashmir on Thursday.

An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a Bank manager of Elaqahi Dehati Bank was fired upon by militants when he was on duty at Arreh Mohanpora Branch in Kulgam.

The injured identified as Vijay Kumar of Rajasthan was immediately shifted to hospital for treatment.

An official from district hospital Kulgam said that he was brought dead to the hospital. Officials told KNO that the slain Bank manager was married in February this year and was staying with his wife. The killing of Bank manager came a few days after militants shot dead a female government teacher Rajni Bala outside the school in Gopalpora, Kulgam.

Interestingly, the CCTV footage where in a shooter shooting at the Bank manager has gone viral on the social media. A police spokesman said that militants shot dead a Government Bank Employee in a gruesome “terror attack in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.”

Senior police officers along with reinforcement reached at the crime spot. “Officers attending the crime spot learnt that, at about 1100 am, militants had indiscriminately fired upon Manager of Ellaquai Dehati Bank identified as Vijay Kumar son of Om Prakash, resident of Hanumangarh Rajasthan, at Areh Mohanpora in Kulgam District. In this incident, he had received critical gunshot injuries and was immediately evacuated to hospital for the treatment of his injuries however, he succumbed to his injuries,” the spokesman said.

He said that the Police have registered a case in this regard under relevant sections of law. “Investigation is in progress and officers continue to work to establish the circumstances which lead to this terror crime. Area has been cordoned off and search in the area is going on,” the spokesman said.

He said that IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar along with DIG SKR Anantnag and DIG CRPF visited Kulgam district where he held meeting with Police and security forces officers. “The IGP Kashmir reviewed security scenario and instructed field officers to conduct surprise joint area domination in the day and night, to identify militant involved in today’s terror crime and neutralise him at the earliest,” the statement said, adding that “the IGP also directed to identify the militant associates who have been harbouring militants and arrest them on priority basis.”

Meanwhile, former Chief Minister and vice president NC Omar Abdullah while condemning the act said that condoling a death are becoming a mind numbingly regular thing.

“So very sorry to hear about the targeted killing of Vijay Kumar. Tweeting to condemn an attack & condole a death are becoming a mind-numbingly regular thing. It’s heart-breaking to see families destroyed like this.” tweeted Omar.

Former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti also condemned killing.

“Condemn yet another targeted killing today of Vijay Kumar, a bank manager working in Kulgam. Heartfelt condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace,” tweeted Mehbooba Mufti.

“Yet again extremely sad news coming in. An innocent civilian working as a manager in a bank in Kulgam has been shot dead. Am at a loss of words to express my condemnation for such heinous acts. May the family have the courage to bear this loss. May the deceased rest in peace,” JKPC President Sajad Lone tweeted.

“It’s distressing to learn about the killing of a bank manager in Kulgam. Indeed a very sad situation where innocent civilians are being targeted. My heart goes out to the family of the deceased and I pray for immense strength for the bereaved family to bear this loss.” Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari tweeted.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that NDA Government has failed to restore peace in Kashmir. He while condemning the attack on Rajasthan resident in Kulgam said that government of India must ensure the safety of citizens in Kashmir.

“The militant killing of bank manager Vijay Kumar, a resident of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, working in Kulgam, J&K is highly condemnable. NDA Govt has failed to restore peace in Kashmir. Central Govt should ensure the safety of citizens in Kashmir,” tweeted Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot—(KNO)

Srinagar, June 2: One among the two non-locals who were fired upon by militants on Thursday late evening in central Kashmir’s Budgam district succumbed to the injuries at a hospital here.

Medical Superintendent SMHS hospital Dr. Kanwaljeet Singh confirmed to GNS that one among the non-locals succumbed to the injuries. Sources identified the deceased as Dilkhush of Bihar, who was working as a labourer at Brick Kiln.

Earlier a senior Police officer told GNS that the two non-local labourers were fired upon by militants in Magraypora area of the district.

One had bullet wound in hand and other received firearm injury in neck area. Both were immediately shifted to nearby hospital for treatment, the officer said.

Soon after the attack whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers. More details will follow soon. (GNS)

Srinagar: Today, a complaint was received in Safakadal PS that a person, Feroz Khan, who also happens to be Muazin (person who summons people for prayers) of a mosque, was attacked with an iron rod by some unidentified person. The victim sustained injuries in his head and received eight stitches.

Acting swiftly, police registered case as FIR no 101/2022 under sections 307, 341 of IPC in Police Station Safakadal.

During the investigation one accused was identified and arrested within an hour. The accused was later identified as Mohammad Shafi Seeru and he has prima facie been found to be pursuing some old rivalry against the victim.

Srinagar 02 June: After an unabated target killings in Kashmir valley with no let-up in the string of attacks, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Home Minister Amit Shah in north block in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon.

The meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah was attended by NSA Ajit Doval, RAW Chief Samant Goel and other officials of the MHA.   

Reliable sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that slew of measures have been crystalized, after consulting with top brass officers of security agencies, which would be conveyed forth to the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha besides other top officials from J&K Administration.

The meeting between the Home Minister, Ajit Doval and Samant Goel went for more than an hour and was convened after militants killed a Bank Manager Vijay Kumar of Rajasthan in Kulgam this morning. The incident took place just two days after a school teacher from Samba was killed in the Gopalpora area of Kulgam district.

Some directions are likely to be passed by this evening to the UT Administration for its forthwith implementation to stem the targeted killings in the valley, sources informed.  

Pertinently, Home Minister Amit Shah would chair the second meeting tomorrow after spree of killings in Kashmir, the second such exercise in less than a fortnight. (KDC)  

Hot and dry weather is expected during the next 7 days.

A very short shower can occur at a few places today, towards late afternoon/evening.

Dry weather will dominate during the next 7 days, which will push up the maximum temperature by several notches.

06-08 June:

In Kashmir Valley, the maximum temperature may reach up to 34°C at a few places, with the highest possibility for Kupwara district.

In Jammu region, the maximum temperature at a few places can cross 45°C.

Regards: Kashmir Weather

Srinagar: A group of Kashmiri Pandit employees, who were given jobs under a prime minister’s package for the community, Wednesday began preparations for “mass migration” out of Kashmir, protesting against a series of targeted killings of non-Muslim employees by militants.
The group said they were meeting truck-owners Wednesday to negotiate a rate for transporting their goods.
Hours after a female teacher was shot dead by militants in Kulgam district, an organisation of KP employees had threatened to leave the Valley if the government did not relocate them to safer places in 24 hours.
“We have come to fix the rate with truck-owners. Let’s see if any decision comes from the government by this evening. If not, then we will migrate from here tomorrow,” one of their representatives said here Wednesday.
“We have decided that if the government did not take any concrete step for us (safety) within 24 hours, there will be mass migration again,” one of the employees said here.
He said the target killing of Kashmiri Pandits is continuing and the community is now tired of making appeals with the government.
“We should be relocated so that we can be saved. Our delegation had met the LG earlier and we had asked him to save us. We are asking for temporary relocation for two to three years till the situation in the valley returns to normal. It is the same time frame put by IGP Kashmir for making Kashmir terrorism-free,” he added.
Rajni Bala, hailing from Samba district in Jammu division, was shot dead by militants Tuesday inside the government school in Kulgam where she was posted.
Before her, Rahul Bhat, a clerk in the office of Tehsildar Chadoora in Budgam district, was shot dead inside his office on May 12.
Umesh Talashi, a National Conference leader from south Kashmir, hit out at the BJP for the present situation.
“Back to 1990, #KashmiriPandits out fixing the rates with truck drivers for shifting their base to Jammu after back to back target killings in #Kashmir. Another exodus on cards. #BJP missed to mention this while showcasing their 8 years of achievements yesterday!!” Talashi tweeted. PTI

Srinagar, Jun 01: The survey conducted by GMC Srinagar has found that 65 percent parents in Jammu and Kashmir don’t prefer online applications for education of their children, while 20 percent parents do.

“An online survey was conducted to study the screen time in children during COVID-19. The online Google Forms were shared through various social media sites and parents were asked to fill out the forms. A total of 307 responses were received and analysed,” the survey document states, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).

“The age of the children ranged from 0 to 18 years. The maximum number of children belonged to the age group of 6-10 years (37.5%), followed by age group of 10-18 years (31.6%), followed by 0-5 years (18.3%). The use of devices or any other electronic gadgets increased with increasing age group and thus increasing the screen-time. The parents also allow the children to use mobile phones or other devices to keep them occupied and calm when they are doing household chores or shopping. With an increase in age, the increase of screen time can be due to lesser parental control over children as they grow up and children become more independent and take over major decision-making in their life,” the survey says.

“Approximately 56.1% of the children were males and 43.9% were females. The majority of the children used phones (68.7%), followed by tablets (11.4%), laptop (9.4%), television (8.5%), desktop (1.3%), and others (0.7%),” it said.

“Approximately 45% of children in the study had personal phones/devices and 54.3% of children did not possess a personal phone/device, whereas 0.7% of children may/ may not have personal devices/phones. The possession of a personal phone or device has a positive association with the increased screen-time among children. This can be due to no continuous watch over these children by their parents, easy access to their phones at any part of the day and night, no one to limit or restrict them from using their own phones. The children with personal devices or phones were more skillful and had the liberty to use the phone as per their convenience or time and preference and even during the odd hours at night or before going to bed, whereas the phone use limited if one has to ask for the phone/ device from an elder one or either of the parents,” it says.

“So far, 62.9% children reported to be addicted/glued to the devices/phones, whereas 25.4% of children were reported not to be glued/addicted and 11.7% were not sure about the addiction. The more the child was glued/ addicted to the devices/phones, the more the screen time of the children. The children once addicted to the use of these devices or phones would lead to more use of these and thus the increased screen-time. Use of electronic media acts like a digital drug for our brain and this releases dopamine in our brain which have a negative effect on impulse control,” it adds.

“The study concludes that the increased screen-time has ill effects both on the physical as well as mental health of the children. The present scenario in wake of COVID-19 has brought to the forefront the need to revisit the concept of screen time from a health perspective. This is important given the exclusive reliance on time spent looking at the screen as a measure to ensure healthy use of the Internet and Internet-enabled devices,” the survey says—(KNO)