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New Delhi: The Centre on Friday authorised all states and Union Territories to take action against three banned Jammu and Kashmirbased groups under the UAPA.
The three groups are the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction), Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) and Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir.
In three identical notifications, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said the Centre directs that all powers exercisable by it under Section 7 and Section 8 of the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, shall be exercised by state governments and Union Territory administrations in relation to the three unlawful associations.
On February 27, the home ministry extended the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir, for five years for continuing activities against the security, integrity and sovereignty of the nation.
A day later, it announced that the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction) and the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) were also declared as banned groups for their anti-India and
Clinical Psychologist, Wasim Kakroo said that trolling can most affect the person with low self-esteem. People’s validation is of utmost importance to people with less esteem and when they are trolled, they bear the brunt very strongly.
“We need to understand that we cannot make all the people happy all the time even if you have done something with good intentions. Some people agree with respect and some turn to trolling and harassing the person” Kakroo said.
Kakroo said that the Kashmiri society suffers from gender bias wherein people think that the women folk have no right to be opinionated and should be silenced.
“Some males feel threatened when someone from the female folk voices her opinion on any issue. Whenever we appear on a public platform we need to be prepared to get trolled, we can or cannot get trolled. We need to be strong enough and muster courage to deal with trolls and while we appear on public platforms we need to expect and accept the trolls and that is the only way to deal with the trolls.”
“One may get into depression, anxiety and develop paranoia or can even lead to suspiciousness about people’s feelings and trust issues.”
As Kashmir grapples with the repercussions of cyber misogyny, experts say it is imperative for the Kashmiri society to collectively condemn such behavior and work towards fostering a culture of respect, empathy, and equality in both virtual and real-world spaces. said.
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A couple of matrimonial cases were settled on the spot with the intervention and advice of the Chief Justice.
In the afternoon, the Chief Justice alongwith Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, also visited District Court Complex Ganderbal to have first-hand information regarding the progress of Lok Adalat. During inspection of the Lok Adalat, the Chief Justice found that there were a couple of cases which could be settled amicably by the party who were adamant on their respective pleas.
The Chief Justice intervened and had an ice breaking interactive session with the parties due to which the said cases were amicably settled on the spot. While interacting with the Judicial officers, Lawyers and Litigants the Chief Justice highlighted the benefits of settlement of disputes through ADR Mechanisms.
Likewise, Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh inaugurated National Lok Adalat at District Court Complex Reasi in presence of Justice Mohd. Akram Chowdhary, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh (Administrative Judge, District Reasi) and Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority.
The 2nd National Lok Adalat is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024.