Month: June 2022

Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting of the Executive Committee for Disaster Management to review the requirement of funds in districts for disaster preparedness, mitigation, and management. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department; Administrative Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR) and Special Secretary, Revenue Department participated in the meeting. The UT Executive Committee approved the release of Rs. 28.56 crore through BEAMS, to the Divisional Commissioners of Kashmir and Jammu divisions and the Deputy Commissioners of all Districts for providing relief on account of natural calamities, during current financial year, as per the SDRF guidelines. Besides, sanction w...

The Union Home Ministry has reportedly advanced the deployment of the remaining companies of paramilitary forces for the annual Amarnath yatra and also directed the strengthening of the police system in the Kashmir valley Kashmir to check the surge in targeted killings, Daily Excelsior reported. Quoting sources, the report said that out of 350 additional companies of paramilitary forces sanctioned by the Union Home Ministry for Shri Amarnath Ji annual yatra, 150 have already reached Jammu Kashmir while 200 others were to be deployed between June 10 and 20. “Deployment of these companies is now being advanced and they will be in place well before June 15. Besides Shri Amarnath yatra, deployment of additional companies of paramilitary forces will also help the Government in containing ...

The JK admin has decided to challenge J&K and Ladakh High Court’s judgment regarding the exhumation of body of Amir Latief Magrey, one of the four persons killed in an “encounter” at Hyderpora area of Srinagar last year. Allowing a petition by Amir’s father— Mohammad Latief Magrey—a single bench the court on May 27 last had asked the admin to make appropriate arrangements for transportation of the body to native village in Ramban for according burial “sans further delay”. A senior officer told GNS that the admin has decided to file an appeal against the verdict in the Division Bench. Asked about the grounds of challenge, he said, “Same are at the final stage of drafting.” The court had asked the administration to make appropriate arrangements for transportation of Amir’s body ...

One among the two non-local residents, who were shot at and injured in Khanda, Magraypora area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district on Thursday, succumbed at Srinagar hospital. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the duo were fired upon by the suspected militants. He said in the incident, both were shifted to hospital for treatment. An official said that one among them identified as Dilkhush resident of Bihar was declared dead on arrival at SMHS hospital while as injured identified as Goria of Punjab is stable. Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers—(KNO)

One among the three Indian Army troopers injured during a road accident in Sedow Shopian has succumbed to his injuries. “At approximately 0300 a.m., based on specific intelligence, an operation was launched from (Sedaw) COB to lay cordon and search in general area Patitohalan While moving to the target area, at approximately a km from (Sedow), an explosion took place in the civil hired vehicle, being used by the team, resulting in injuries to three Indian Army soldiers,” army said in a statement. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the trio was initially treated at the District Hospital, Shopian and thereafter evacuated to 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar. The injured trooper Parveen Kumar was shifted from 92 base hospital Srinagar to Udhampur in a critical condition, however, he succ...

Two non-locals have been shot at and injured in the Magraypora area of Budgam's Chadoora area. An official told The Kashmiriyat that two non-locals working at a brick kiln were shot at by Militants in Budgam's Cahdoora area on Thursday evening. The injured were rushed to the hospital for treatment. Hospital officials identified the injured as Dilkhush and Goria both migrant labourers. One of them, whose condition, hospital officials said, is critical has been shifted to Srinagar for treatment. "the other one is stable and is currently hospitalised," they said. Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.