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‘Hatemonger’ arrested for seeking bulldozing of Khanqahs in Kashmir, officials

The Jammu Kashmir Police has said it arrested one person for spreading animosity between two religious groups in Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that one Mutahir Dar, a resident of Mahoo in Banihal has been arrested for promoting enmity between different groups and provoking people to attack religious symbols. In a video that evoked […]

NIA raids residence of Parvez Imroz, others in ‘funding case’

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided multiple locations in Kashmir including the residence of Advocate Parvez Imroz in an NGO funding case registered in the year 2020. Sources told Kashmir Dot Com reported that the sleuths of NIA with the assistance of police and CRPF raided multiple locations in Srinagar, Kupwara, Budgam, Pulwama, […]

July rainfall: Srinagar breaks all previous records

Amid the frequent wet spells in Jammu and Kashmir this month, the summer capital of the Union Territory—Srinagar has broken all previous records as for the first time since 1891, the station has received a precipitation of 187.2 mm. It has been after 131 years that Srinagar has witnessed such a huge precipitation in July […]

Army trooper hangs self in Budgam area

A soldier ended his life by allegedly hanging himself in a washroom at the old Airfield area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources said that a soldier identified as Mahesh Kumar was found dead in the washroom. His colleagues found him hanging with a rope and informed the authorities. The incident occurred at 256 […]

Former member of Jamiat Ahli Hadith passes away in Anantnag

Suhail Dar Former member of Jamiat Ahli Hadith and senior citizen Anantnag town died after brief illness in the south Kashmir district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Abdul Aziz Narchoor (Rehmani) who ran a medical store (Rehmani Medical store) at Janglat Mandi Anantnag died on Sunday morning. The 70-year-old was formerly a member of Jamiat […]

Hyderpora Killings: Amir Magray’s family gets to visit grave after 20 months

After a protracted legal battle, the Magray family of Ramban district visited the grave of their slain son Amir Magray in north Kashmir’s Kupwara and offered special prayers. Magray was among four people killed in Hyderpora on the outskirts of Srinagar on 15 November  2021. Police had claimed that they were militants and buried their […]

Transformation of J-K since 2019 phenomenal: LG Manoj Sinha

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed a roundtable discussion on the development scenario in Jammu Kashmir, organized by India Foundation. In his address, through video conferencing, the Lt Governor shared the stellar journey of Jammu Kashmir towards peace, prosperity, and unprecedented development. “The transformation of J&K UT in less than four years has been phenomenal. We […]

Unidentified dead body found in south Kashmir

Danishwar Hameed An unidentified dead body was found lying in the Hassanpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday afternoon locals spotted a dead body lying in the Hassanpora area, after which they informed the Police. Police have reached the spot and recovered the dead body, they said. An […]

Army man posted in Baramulla kills self

An army soldier allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service riffle in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday officials said. They told news agency Kashmir Scroll that one soldier (name withheld) who was posted at Baramulla’s Rastriya Rifle camp near Guru Nanak High School, commited suicide by shooting himself with his service riffle […]