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Burglars loot 250 apple boxes in Kulgam

Danishwar Hameed Unknown burglars broke into a storage shed and stole nearly 250 boxes of Apples in Amnoo area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, locals said that unknown burglars broke into the shed and stole nearly 250 apple boxes packed in the store room. “During the intervening night of Wednesday and […]

Father of five daughters killed in Kulgam road accident

Suhail Dar/ Danishwar Hameed A 40-year-old pedestrian was killed after he was hit by an unknown vehicle in Qaimoh area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a vehicle hit one pedestrian identified as Ajaz Ahmad Malla (50) of Turak Tachloo on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near his native village. […]

Traffic plan for transportation of fruit crops reviewed at Kulgam

Danishwar Hameed The Additional Development Commissioner (ADC) Kulgam, Showkat Ahmad Rather today chaired a meeting at Mini-Secretariat here to review the arrangements for smooth transportation of fruit crops to outside Valley. During the meeting, the traffic plan was discussed to facilitate smooth transportation and to avoid traffic jams. The ADC stressed to enforce traffic diversion […]

Body of teenage girl recovered from Nallah in Kulgam

Danishwar Hameed Body of a teenage girl was recovered from nallah Vishow in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the body of the girl identified as Ruby Jan (14), daughter of Ghulam Hassan of Tangmarg was spotted in Nallah Vishow near her native […]

Two including teenage girl attempt suicide in twin Kulgam villages

A teenage girl was among two people, who attempted to end their lives in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the girl from HC Gam village of Kulgam appeared near Aharbal waterfall this afternoon and in the blink of a moment jumped […]

Thousands participate in Ashura processions taken out in south Kashmir

Sheikh Nadeem Thousands of people on Tuesday participated in the annual Ashura processions in south Kashmir. The main Muharram procession in south Kashmir was taken out from the Devsar area of Kulgam district to commemorate the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions. Molvi Mohammad Maqbool, the chief cleric here, in his speech […]

45 year old south Kashmir preacher goes missing

Meer Irfan A preacher from south Kashmir has been missing since yesterday in the Behbagh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The missing has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf Shah, son of Abdul Aziz Shah resident of Behbagh Kulgam. Family members told The Kashmiriyat over the phone that Mohammad Ashraf Shah went missing yesterday after he […]

Anantnag man found dead in Kulgam

Kulgam, Suhail Dar The dead body of a mid-aged man was found near a tree in the Tachooo area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday morning. A police official told The Kashmiriyat that a man identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Dar son of Abdul Razzaq Dar resident of Adoora area in Anantnag’s Khanbal area. The […]

Civilian injured during Kulgam encounter

A civilian and an Army man were injured in an encounter at Redwani area of Kulgam district on Friday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint of team of Army, police and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. He said that […]

Kulgam gunfight: One army personnel injured, Operation continues

An Army trooper has been injured in an ongoing gunfight in Redwani area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. A top police officer told GNS that a army personnel was injured in an ongoing anti-militancy operation in Redwani. He was immediately evacuated to nearby hospital, where his condition is said to be stable, the […]