Month: September 2018

September 07 Two persons on Friday died in a glacier burst at the Kolhai Glacier in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that two persons identified as Naveed Jeelani  (KAS), Excise and Taxation Officer and Adil Shah of Alpine Adventure group died on the Kolhai Glacier. A group of seven people had left from Aru two days back to the Kolhai glacier, however today only four of them returned informing the concerned officials that two people had died on the glacier while one of them identified as Haziq was critically wounded. The dead bodies of the two have not been recovered from the glacier as of yet, officials said adding that it takes nine hours days from Aru to reach the spot of the accident. They added that a rescue te...

September 07 Four youth accused of stone throwing have been arrested by Jammu Kashmir Policemen in civvies during a Stone throwing protest at Nowhatta area in Srinagar on Friday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth hit the streets after the Friday congregation prayers at the Grand mosque of Srinagar. The youth soon threw stones on Government Forces deployed in the area resulting in intense clashes. When the cops started chasing the youth away, some masked men caught four youth and handed them over to the Jammu Kashmir Police, Sources said. One of the photos with a masked man carrying pistol has gone viral over social networking. A local said that Policemen mingled with the protesters and arrested four youth during the protest.

September 07 The Government of Jammu Kashmir has the Wazzas (Wazwaan Cooks) to get themselves registered  with Food and Safety authority of Jammu Kashmir. Commissioner Food Safety has issued an advisory asking the cooks to get themselves registered with immediate effect in their respective locations with the Department. The advisory has asked people to not allow unauthorized cooks and not to allow them to use colouring agents in the Wazwaan.

September 07 Five suspected drug peddlers were arrested and intoxicants seized from their possession in separate searches in Jammu region. A police party intercepted two persons in the Supwal area in Samba district Thursday night and seized around 150 intoxicant capsules from them, a police official claimed. The duo was arrested and a case has been registered, police said. Balvinder Singh was arrested following a tip-off at Tikri-Katra link road in Udhampur district, they said, adding that over 500 intoxicant capsules were seized from him. A police team intercepted a man, identified as Jaswant Singh, during checking in the Nagri area of Kathua district Thursday night.