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PM Modi brought peace to Kashmir, Locals waiting to welcome him: Darakshan Andrabi

BJP National Executive Member, Party’s J&K Core Group Member and Chairperson of Jammu Kashmir Waqf Board Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi attended a felicitation event at Anantnag in which BJP leaders and activists felicitated Dr Andrabi and eminent party leader and Seh Prabhari for Kashmir Rafiq Ahmad Wani for being nominated as the Executive Officer of […]

2 lakh people to attend PM Modi’s rally in Kashmir, says BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Ravinder Raina on Monday said that around 2 lakh people are set to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Kashmir this week. Speaking to the media in summer capital Srinagar, Raina as per news agency Kashmir Scroll expressed that the people of Kashmir are filled with excitement, joy, and […]

High court quashes PSA detention of Kashmiri youth lodged at Agra jail since 2022

The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered the release of a 27-year-old youth from north Kashmir’s Bandipora presently lodged at Barely Jail of Uttar Pradesh under the Public Safety Act. The detenue Umar Aijaz Mir of Bandipora against whom police had registered 6 FIRs in 2016 on charges of stone-pelting was arrested […]

Jhelum washes away three labourers in Baramulla district

At least three workers are reported to have been washed away in Jhelum river during a demolition work on an old bridge at Uri in Baramulla district. Locals told GNS that several workers were engaged in demolition work on an old bridge in Mohura Uri and during the time the trio is believed to have […]

Shahbaz Sharif is the new Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has emerged victorious in the national elections, securing the prestigious position of the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan. His triumph was formally announced by the esteemed National Assembly Speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who revealed that Shehbaz garnered a commanding total of 201 votes. In contrast, […]

Security heightened in Srinagar ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Elaborate security arrangements are in place across Kashmir especially in the capital city of Srinagar to ensure smooth rally of Prime Minister Narendera Modi at Bakshi Stadium on March 7. A high alert has been sounded across Srinagar while police, CRPF and other security agencies are ensuring close synergy to make the rally a smooth […]

51 persons detained in Baramulla for illegal extraction in 2024 so far

During the first two months of 2024, the Jammu Kashmir Police intensified their efforts to curb illegal mining activities in Baramulla. Their diligent actions led to the registration of 30 cases and the apprehension of 51 individuals involved in the unlawful extraction and transportation of minerals. Additionally, authorities confiscated 51 vehicles, comprising 19 tippers, 31 […]

Mother, three minor children dead after landslide hits Jammu Kashmir

Four persons, including three minor children died when a landslide hit their Kacha house in Chassana belt of Reasi district in Jammu division, an official said on Sunday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that family of four was buried alive as a massive landslide hit their Kacha house in Kunderdhan Chassana due […]

Around 120 houses damaged in windstorm in Kulgam

Danishwar Hameed Nearly 120 houses suffered damage in Kulgam due to massive windstorm that swept across South Kashmir on Saturday. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that around 119 houses incurred minor or partial damage in the Kulgam district. The houses that were damaged were in Damhal Hanjipora, Pahloo and Devsar Tehsils of the south Kashmir districts […]

Kulgam driver dies of electrocution in Gujarat

A driver from Kulgam died of electrocution at Vadodara Gujarat on Saturday. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Mohammed Yousuf Wani, son of Gulam Rasool Wani, resident of Chimmer, Kulgam died of electrocution in Gujarat. They said that the driver was checking the loaded a truck when he came in contact with a live wire at […]