Month: August 2021

Sahil Gulzar An unidentified male dead body was found inside a pond near railway track in Shamsipora area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday morning. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that that some locals spotted a male body lying inside pond in Shamshipora village following which they informed local police station. A senior police officer told The Kashmiriyat that soon after the information was received a team of police rushed to the spot and took the body into their possession. The official said that a case has been registered and investigation has been taken up. He added that efforts underway to identify the person.

Jammu Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have solved burglary cases while investigating a hit and run case and arrested the four accused persons involved in the commission of crimes, besides, stolen property worth lakhs have also been recovered from their possession in Sopore. A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that on 1st August 2021, Police Station Panzalla received an information that an unknown Maruti car hit a child namely Hurair Ahmad Dar, son of Hilal Ahmed Dar of Patusa, Rafiabad at Patusa road. “The child got injured and was referred to District Hospital Baramulla for treatment. Accordingly, a case under FIR number 80/2021 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police station Panzalla and investigation was ...

Even after the decades, the inhabitants in Chandeji a village surrounded by hill and forest in North Kashmir's Bandipora district have not been able to get basic amenities, residents complained on Friday. A home to at least 120 families, villagers told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that there are no basic facilities such as road, drinking water, electrification and network connectivity. "The elders in the village have been dependent on daily-waged work and agriculture while the average local population is belonged to tribal community,” they said. Locals said they have to walk all the way to Pazalpora, covering 06 km to get daily commodities, education and medical facilities. "As there are no proper bridges to cross the streams on the way, the villagers themselves hav...

The Ministry of Women and Child Development Friday informed the parliament that a total of 1,302 cases of crimes against children have come up in Jammu Kashmir between the last three years, while only a single case of offense by juvenile home caretaker and in charge was registered. The Minister of Women and Child Smriti Zubin Irani Friday replied to the queries raised in the parliament including whether the government has taken note of the increased number of crimes against children and if so, the number of such cases reported across the country during the last three years and whether regular review exercise of childcare homes/orphanages has been conducted across the country. In a written reply field to the parliament as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the Minister of Wom...

Four days after jumping into the River Jhelum at Cement Kadal in Noorbagh, the body of Chattabal boy was retrieved on Saturday morning. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body of 16-year-old boy was retrieved by the River Police Srinagar at Maloora area of Parimpora after hectic efforts. They identified the deceased as Momin Nisar son of Nisar Ahmad resident of Chattabal, Srinagar. Meanwhile, an official said that the body will be handed over to the family after completing legal formalities—(KNO)

‘Driver, patient escape unhurt; fire brought under control’ A moving ambulance caught fire near Chortheng Mod in Ajas area of North Kashmir's Bandipora district even as the patient and driver escaped unhurt on Friday afternoon. A police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an ambulance carrying a patient from Bandipora to Srinagar caught fire after its engine got heat up near Ajas. He said that, however, the driver of the vehicle and patient escaped unhurt in the incident. The official said that the fire was brought under control after fire tenders and a team of police from Ajas arrived at the spot, while the patient, who was in the ambulance, was shifted to Srinagar in another ambulance—(KNO)