Month: February 2022

Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested a hybrid militant of outfit The Resistance Front an offshoot of LeT in North Kashmir's Bandipora district. In a statement to GNS, the police said that today on 3rd February, Bandipora police and security forces came to know the suspicious movement of TRF militants in Chandergeer Hajin.Accordingly a naka was placed by Bandipora Police along with 13 RR at Check-Chanderger Hajin.While conducting search of pedestrians and vehicles ,one suspect person tried to conceal his presence on seeing the Naka Party ,who was tactfully apprehended and on his personal search 01 Chinese grenade was recovered and on his further disclosure 01Chinese Pistol ,01 Pistol Magzine, 04 Pistol Rounds and 02 more Chinese hand Grenades were recovered. The statement furth...

At least five people are feared dead in a road accident in Keshwan area of District Kishtwar. Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ashok Kumar Sharma told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that five people have died on the spot while one is being shifted to hospital. The injured are being shifted to District Hospital Kishtwar for treatment—(KNO) More details awaited

Drivers ferrying tourists from one place to another in Kashmir Valley Thursday staged a protest accusing traffic cops in rural areas of harassment. They sought remedial measures saying that tourists too face a lot of inconveniences when are they are being repeatedly stopped and harassed at every checkpoint in rural areas. “The rural traffic cops stop our vehicles despite the fact we carry all the documents and pay road tax. This happens whether we ferry tourists to Pahalgam, Gulmarg or Sonmarg,” the protesting drivers who assembled at Press Enclave Srinagar told news agency Kashmir News Trust. “We are made to stop at not less than 10 places while ferrying tourists to tourist spots by the traffic cops on the one or the other pretext. We face a lot of harassment and even tourists ge...

Kashmiri Pandits on Thursday demanded the inclusion of 2.5 per cent of Jammu and Kashmir’s annual budget for resettlement and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants as recommended by the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a statement, Satish Mahaldar, chairman of reconciliation and rehabilitation of migrants, an influential organisation of Pandits, said: “Finance department of J&K government has denied inclusion of 2.5 per cent of the annual Budget towards resettlement and Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants despite the Recommendation from the office the Prime Minister of India through its communication reference number A16030/07/2020- J&K dated 11/02/2021 towards the Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Migrants. “The Dept of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabi...

Nearly 1,700 Kashmiri Pandits were appointed in various government departments by the Jammu Kashmir administration since August 5, 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated and the erstwhile state was bifurcated into union territories, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said as per the data provided by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, 44,684 Kashmiri migrant families were registered with the Office of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), Jammu, comprising 1,54,712 individuals. In order to rehabilitate Kashmiri migrant families, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has appointed 1,697 such persons since August 5, 2019 and selected additional 1,140 persons in this regard, he said replying to a written question.