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Mohammed Mufeez A residential house was damaged in the Trag Mohallah area of Tral town in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district late on Monday night. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that massive fire broke out in the double-storey residential house of Mohammad Amin Shah son of Abdul Majeed Shah, who is a resident of the Tral town in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. A team of Fire and Emergency Services department reached the spot and doused the flames, however,  In the mishap, the first floor of the house was completely damaged while no loss of life or injury was reported. “If the fire wasn’t controlled on time, it would have done massive damage even to other structures as well,” a local said. The blaze is said to have been triggered by a short circuit, as per the family members....

The Jammu Kashmir Police in Awantipora claimed to have arrested two Militant associates in Awantipora on Monday afternoon. In an official press release, the Police said that it along with 42 RR & 130 Bn CRPF arrested two militant associates of  Jaish-e-Mohammad from Awantipora area who are involved in providing shelter, support, logistics, as well as in transporting of arms/ ammunition of the militants in Awantipora & Tral area and passing sensitive information to the militants of proscribed outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad. The arrested militant associates have been identified as Shezaan Gulzar Beigh from Gadhikhal Chersoo and Waseem-ul-Rehman Sheikh from Midoora Awantipora. Incriminating material including explosive material and ammunition has been recovered from both the arrested p...

The Jammu Kashmir Police in Awantipora on Sunday claimed to have arrested one Militant associate in the Chandpora area of Pampore in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. in a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the Police said that Awantipora police received information regarding the presence of Militants of  Lashkar-e-Toiba in a hideout constructed in a particular house in village Chandhara Pampore in Pulwama. Upon this information, Police along with 50 RR and 110 Bn CRPF carried out the search of the said house today morning and during the search, one large hideout was found in the cowshed of the said house. The size of the hideout is approximately 10ft x5ft x5ft with a small opening coved by a lid and a tunnel of about 6ft leading to the hideout. Incriminating material of ...

Inhabitants of several villages in south Kashmir's Pulwama are up in arms against Power Development Department over unscheduled power cuts following recent snowfall in the Valley. Locals said that despite the Power Development Department claiming to have fully restored the electricity, several villages are however facing intermittent power cuts for almost a week now. The areas facing frequent power cuts in the district include; Tehsil and main-town Pampore besides Panzgama, Chokura, Zahid Bagh, Gulzarpora, Beighpora, The other areas include Awantipora and Drumbul, Hajin, Panaad villages in Tral. "The power supply to the areas was snapped soon after it started snowing, however despite improvement in weather conditions we continue to witness frequent power outages", they said. "We a...

A food safety officer in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district was Wednesday placed under suspension by deputy commissioner for unauthorizedly remaining absent from his duty An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that in view of dereliction of duties and unauthorized absence from headquarter, Food Safety Officer, Pulwama Inderjit Singh has been placed under suspension by DC Pulwama. “In view of inclement weather and to ensure prompt disaster mitigation measures the district administration had already issued orders under sec 34 of Disaster Management Act directing all officers to remain present in their respective jurisdictions,” the official said. It is pertinent to mention that Divisional Administration Kashmir has also directed that Tehsildars, SHOs, TSOs, FSOs,...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers in the Awantipora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. In an official press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the Police said that continuing its drive against drug peddlers and its propagators, Awantipora Police arrested two drug peddlers at Toll Plaza Naka. The arrested were identified as Showkat Ahmad Teli resident of Sheikh Mohalla Soura Srinagar, Manzoor Ahmad Kounda, a resident of Dawood Colony Soura Srinagar. The duo, as per the Police press release, were arrested while traveling in Scooty bearing registration number JK01AH-4575 from Sanagam towards Awantipora, Also, two kgs of grinded Charas was recovered from their possession.buy filitra online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynine...

Skinder Gulzar At least seven civilians were injured after Suspected militants hurled a grenade on security forces at Tral Bus stand in South Kashmir's Awantipora on Saturday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that Militants on Saturday hurled a grenade on Seema Suraksha Bal on duty at Bus stand Tral, however, the grenade missed the target and exploded on road. In the explosion, six civilians have been injured, some of them shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. Details rushing in. Meanwhile, the Forces have cordoned off the area to nab the attackers.

The Jammu Kashmir Police said that it arrested two notorious drug peddlers in Awntipora and also seized cash worth 50,000 rupees from the duo along with contraband substance. In a press release, the Police said that acting tough against the drug dealings, Police in Awantipora have arrested two notorious drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession, besides, cash amount of ₹50,000 was also seized. They said that officers at a checkpoint established at Reshipora Bunpora near irrigation gauge intercepted a vehicle Santro bearing registration No. JK03B-9591 with two persons on board. They have been identified as Gulazar Ahmad Ganie resident of Braw Bandina and Bilal Ahamd Bhat resident of Kulpora Lassipora Pulwama. During checking, officers were able to recover 2.2...

Mohammed Mufeez The unscheduled power cuts in the Tral sub-division of Pulwama district in the Kashmir valley amid cold weather are irking the local residents of the area for the past two weeks. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals alleged that the Power development department has started the curtailment of electric supply in the area during scheduled power supply time. "Last Monday the department started the increase in curtailment by unscheduled power cuts during evening and morning hours," a Local Mohammed Shaban told The Kashmiriyat. He said that the unscheduled cuts have created hurdles to the consumers, students to perform their day to day duties. Another resident said that they understand that the whole valley is facing a power crisis but the Tral sub-division is w...