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VDG member killed in Udhampur firing incident

The Village Defense Guard who was injured in intial exchange of fire in Chochru Gala heights with militants succumbed here in a hospital, officials said. Officials told GNS that the VDG who was critically injured after brief gunfight broke out between militants and security this morning succumbed in a hospital. He was been identified as […]

Teenage girl goes missing in Kulgam area

Danishwar Hameed A teenage girl has gone missing from Kulgam district of south Kashmir. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Iqra daughter of Riyaz Ahmed, a resident of Chek e Wazoo aged 15 left her home on Saturday afternoon after which she did not return. “Iqra, the teenage girl is mentally unsound. We went from […]

Inclement weather forecast: Health dept asks hospital authorities to stay prepared

In view of the forecast of inclement weather conditions, the health department in Kashmir has directed the hospital authorities to remain prepared to cater any kind of medical emergency. As per a circular issued by the Director Health Services Kashmir, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the hospital authorities […]

Teenage girl goes missing from Srinagar area

Shabir Ali A teenage girl has gone missing from her home in Srinagar district of central Kashmir. Locals told The Kashmiriyat on Saturday afternoon a 13-year-old girl identified as Maliha Mudasir daughter of Mudasir Ahmed, a resident of Rajbagh Srinagar has gone missing from Srinagar. They said that Maliha was last seen at Kabi bridge […]

JKBOSE curriculum free of ‘objectionable’ content, says SED

Amid controversy over objectionable content in a textbook, Jammu Kashmir School Education Department Saturday clarified that no such book was prescribed or developed by the board. In a post on X, School Education Department, also said that no such book or content has been developed by the NCERT. “There is some objectionable content page from […]

Ramban road sinking: 50 houses damaged, families being shifted to safer places, says DC

At least 50 houses got damaged after a road caved in Pernote area of Ramban district on last evening, officials said on Friday. Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Baseer-ul-Haq told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 30 residential houses got damaged in the initial stage and later 20 more got affected. “We are shifting the affected […]

Court quashes PSA detention of Jamat e Islami spokesperson, imposes fine on admin

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a preventive detention order under the Public Safety Act against a former spokesperson of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, terming it illegal and unjustified. The High Court also rapped the District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police of Pulwama and ordered the J&K government to pay […]