KULGAM

As many as 110 non-local labourers, who arrived in Kashmir last week, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Qazigund area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. A health official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they have collected 190 samples of non-local labourers three day ago, among which 110 labourers have tested positive. As per official, majority of these infected labourers were working with Border Road Organization (BRO) in Ladakh region. "All positive cases have been sent to COVID care centres at two hotels in Qazigund area where public movement has restricted," he said—(KNO)

Danishwar Hameed At least two families have been rendered homeless on Sunday evening after massive fire engulfed Bonpora area of Shouch in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that fire broke out from the residential house of Abdul Rashid Peer at 3 pm on Sunday which rapidly spread to the nearby houses resulting in complete damage to two residential houses while one other house were partially damaged in the devastating inferno. They said that the fire was brought under control after a team of fire service department and police reached the spot. An official said that nobody was injured in the incident and the cause of the fire is being ascertained.

Danishwar Hameed Three areas of Kulgam district in South Kashmir including Bogund, Laroo, and Khanpora Yaripora Check have been declared as micro containment zones. The move came after at least 35 persons were tested positive in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday, while as the Kashmir valley recorded a total of 2030 cases. The Deputy commissioner of Kulgam has issued a notification asking shoppers to open their shops on a rotatory basis. Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning, DC Kulgam Dr. Bilal Bhat, accompanied by officers of Distt Admin, inspected the market in the main town of the district Kulgam. He monitored Covid 19 situations and ensured that people were following the covid protocol. He urged the people to follow SOPs, wearing masks and maintaining social distan...

Danishwar Hameed Police Wednesday said that it arrested four persons including a militant in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official speaking to The Kashmiriyat identified the arrested militant as Zeyan Javaid Dar, a resident of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. He added that on the disclosure of the arrested militant, three of his associates were also nabbed from the district. The trio who all hail from South Kashmir’s Shopian district have been identified as Zahid Nazir, Umer Yousuf and Muzaffar Ahmed.

A man was allegedly killed after a scuffle broke out between relatives over a land dispute in the Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon. An official told that Abdul Rashid Chopan, 55, son of Jan Chopan allegedly fell unconscious during the scuffle with his relative Ghulam Hassan Chopan—both residents of Ahmadabad, D H Pora. The duo entered into a scuffle over a land dispute, an official said. He said Rashid was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead, adding that a case under FIR number 31/2021 under sections 147, 323 and 302 has been filed and further investigation is going on—(KNO)

Meer Irfan An encounter has raged in the Hatipora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that 34 RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Hatipora Orchards in Kulgam. During the cordon, the hiding militants opened fire upon forces triggering an encounter. Two to three Militants are believed to be trapped at the site of the encounter. Details rushing in

At least six families were rendered homeless after a devastating fire incident turned their residential houses into ashes in the Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday morning. Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Niyaz Ahmad Bhat said that the residential houses belonging to six brothers at Watigam were reduced to ashes after a massive fire broke out in one of the houses which rapidly expanding to the nearby houses resulting in complete damage to two structures. The devastating fire left families of Jahangir Ahmad, Ashraf Ahmad, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Yousuf sons of Abdullah Dar and Mohammad Yousuf, Mubarak Ahmad sons of Ghulam Hassan Parrray of Watigam homeless as their houses were completely damaged in the incident. They said whatever they had inherited ha...

The Jammu Kashmir Police arrested four persons in connection with raping a minor girl from the Bonigam area of Qazigund area in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday. In a statement, the Police said that the Police station in Qazigund received a written complaint by a complainant stating that her daughter (name withheld) was raped by three persons at Bonigam Qazigund where a woman namely Shabrooza W/O Mushtaq Ahmad Itoo R/O Damjen aided them in the rape of a minor girl. The offence surfaced when during the course of a medical examination, she was found pregnant. Upon receipt of the complaint, the case with FIR No 61/2021 U/S 376D, 342, 109 IPC, 4 POCSO Act was registered in Police Station Qazigund and investigation was initiated. All four accused, namely: Zahoor Ahmad Mi...

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two persons who are involved in raping a girl inside the vehicle (truck) in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the Police said, Police Post Mirbazar received specific information that a girl (name withheld) was being raped by two persons namely Hafiz Farooq Parray and Ubaid Ayoub Raina both the residents of Gadihama Kulgam inside a Vehicle bearing registration Number JK18A-6426 near FCI Mirbazar. On tip off Police party from Police Post Mirbazar led by I/C PP Mirbazar Sub Inspector Imtiyaz Ahmad under the supervision of SHO Qazigund Insp. Irshad Reshi and SDPO Qazigund Shri. Mohd Shafiq-JKPS rushed to the spot, rescued the girl, and arrested the two culprits also the vehicle used f...