Kashmir has 600,000 disabled persons: study by Zakiraah March 24, 2010
Srinagar, March 22 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, a research study conducted by a noted Sociologist, Dr Bashir Ahmad Dabla has said that there are more than six hundred thousand disabled persons with almost 50 percent of them having permanent disability in the occupied territory.
Dr Bashir Ahmad Dabla, said that there were 3,43,632 males and 2,61,708 females with one or other type of disabilities while 4,59,436 among them lived in rural areas and 1,45,904 in urban areas.
“3,02,670 persons have total disability while 2,08,713 had disability in seeing followed by 37,965 having disability in movement. There are 24,879 people with mental disabilities followed by 16,956 with disability in speech and 14,157 in hearing,” the study said.On mental health and movement disabilities the research said that the figures about movement and mental disability witnessed alarming increase during the decade ending 2001 because of prevalence of violence in the conflict region and its physical and psychological implications. The study pointed out that it was in this background that while general hospitals received exceptionally higher number of movement disabilities, the sole psychiatric hospital in Kashmir experienced unusual rush of mental health patients. “The local experts in the field revealed in the recent years that one out of every 6-7 Kashmiris faced one or the other psychological problems seriously,” it added.
Professor Dabla said that there was every possibility of heavy increase in the injured persons due to the military violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Consequently, this had led to highest level of disabled persons. This will certainly reflect in the next census to be carried out in 2011,” he added.
Kashmir Media Service
Indian troops martyr 2 innocent Kashmiri youth in Kupwara
Indian troops killed the youth in Keran area of the district during violent continued military operations.
Dead body of a 70-year-old man, Ghulam Qadir Malik was found under suspicious circumstances at Logowpora in Kulgam.
On the other hand, the occupation authorities have booked a youth, Ejaz Ahmad Shah under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) for participating in protest demonstrations against continued gross human rights violations by Indian troops and policemen in the occupied territory.
Ejaz Ahmad Shah of Safa Kadal, Srinagar, and a plumber by profession, was arrested by Indian police, last month, and was released after a fortnight. “On Friday, Ejaz was summoned to police post Seki Dafar where he was detained and next day shifted to Kot Bhalwal jail Jammu,” family members told media men
Kashmir Media Service
People attend the funeral prayers of martyred Kashmiri youth, Tanveer Ahmed at Rainawari in Srinagar
Srinagar, March 23 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, forceful anti-India demonstrations erupted at Nowhatta, Rainawari and adjourning areas in Srinagar after the news spread about the death of a youth, Tanveer Ahmed, who was critical injured by Indian Central Reserve Police Force personnel.
Tanveer Ahmed was critically injured during the agitation against the transfer of Kashmiris’ land to non-Kashmiris in 2008. Tanveer Ahmed (19) of Rainawari, according to his family and locals, was thrashed by the CRPF troopers. “He was detained and interrogated for 25 days at Nowhatta police station,” they said, adding that after his release he was again arrested from Gojwara locality.
The family said during his detention he had fallen sick and received multiple internal injuries due to torture. “He was admitted at a hospital where doctors operated upon him and removed his damaged pancreas,” the family members said. “However, he again fell ill and doctors informed us that he was suffering from blood cancer. He remained bed-ridden for around two years,” they added.
Hundreds of people participated in the funeral prayers of Tanveer Ahmed. His body was taken in a procession to Jamia Masjid where Hurriyet leader, Pir Saifullah led the funeral prayers
Kashmir Media Service
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