Month: April 2022

The Jammu Kashmir Police said that two local militants have been killed during an encounter between the Government forces and militants in Mitrigam area of Murran in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army, and CRPF was fired upon by militants when they launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. During the exchange of gunfire, two local militants were killed and one trooper soldier was also injured. The Jammu Kashmir Police identified the slain as Aijaz Hafiz and Shahid Ayub and said that two AK 47 rifles have been recovered from their possession. Police said that the duo belonged to Al Badr outfit and were involved in a series of attacks on outside labo...

Authorities have decided to not allow Jumat-ul-Vida as well as Shab-e-Qadr prayers at historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar, Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said on Wednesday. “Government and Police officials headed by a magistrate visited the Jama Masjid premises today after iftar and conveyed to the Auqaf members that authorities have decided not to allow Jumat-ul-vida congregational prayers to be held in Jamia Masjid on the last Friday of Ramzan as well as no prayers or Shab to be allowed on shab-e-Qadr at the historic Jama Masjid,”Anjumam said in a statement to GNS and strongly “denounced this decision of the authorities.” (GNS)

The administration said that it has identified land for the newly sanctioned 50 colleges in JK which are functioning out of makeshift accommodations. According to the annual report 2020-21 of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), a copy of which is with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), in order to achieve the objective of access and equity, 50 new Government Degree Colleges in the uncovered areas of Jammu Kashmir sanctioned during the financial year 2018-19, have been made operational and land has been identified almost at all the places and the colleges have been established in makeshift arrangements. "New initiatives have been started in the Colleges by providing IT-enabled classrooms. automation of libraries, e-learning and in this regard digital interactive boards, digi...

The government has issued an advisory, asking the farmers not to cultivate paddy crops in wake of the low discharge of water from nearby nallahs and admitted that the water scarcity is likely to affect Kashmir parts in the mid of summer season due to the deficit rainfall and early melting of snow. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Executive Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) division Sopore has appealed to the farmers not to cultivate paddy crops this year. In the advisory, a copy of which lies with KNO, the Executive Engineer has said that in view of less snowfall this year and early melting of snow due to soaring temperature, there is the possibility of water scarcity in the summer season and thus the farmers should not cultivate paddy crops this ye...

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Mitrigam area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday, officials said. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, militants fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter. As per the sources two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area—(KNO) More details awaited

Residents of the Lawaypora area in Srinagar district hit the streets against the Power Development Department over the ongoing power crisis in the Kashmir valley. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday scores of residents blocked the Highway demanding immediate restoration of the electricity to their area. "We have never seen such an electricity crisis in Kashmir, not even during waters. We do not understand why is the development only visible on newspaper frontpages and on social media and on the ground people are undergoing the worst crisis," Ghulam Mohammed Shah, a local resident said. He alleged that the area receives less than three hours of electricity in the day. The Kashmiriyat reported earlier how students and businesses across the valley were suffering lo...

The former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that Jammu Kashmir is not like any other state, where they (BJP) bulldoze the houses of Muslims. Pertinently, a school in Baramulla 'Dagger Parivar' run by a Pune -based NGO in collaboration with the Indian Army had allegedly asked teachers to not wear a hijab during the school hours. The Kashmiriyat broke the story on 26 April and reported that a circular issued by Dagger Parivar School Baramulla on 25 April had asked the staff to avoid Hijab during school hours, so that students can feel comfortable and are forthcoming to interact with teachers & staff. Officials from the Dagger Parivaar school calling the letter malicious propaganda said, “There is no issue here.  This letter was shared by a teache...