Month: June 2022

Danishwar Hameed A Bank Manager of Elaqahi Dehati Bank (EDB), Branch Arreh Kulgam, who was shot at and injured in the southern district succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning. An official told The Kashmiriyat that Vijay Kumar aged 26 who was working in Kashmir in 2018 was fired upon by a masked gunman when he was on duty at the EDB in the Arreh area of Kulgam district. Vijay, a resident of Rajasthan was shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment, however, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, the official said. According to his colleagues who spoke to The Kashmiriyat, Vijay got married barely five months ago and he was planning to bring his family to Kashmir Meanwhile, the Government forces have reached the area and laid a cordon to nab the attackers. Per...

Danishwar Hameed A person was shot at by unknown gunmen in the Arreh area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday morning unknown gunmen fired upon a bank manager of the Elaqahi Dehati Bank branch in the Arreh area of Kulgam, leaving him critically injured. The employee identified as Vijay Kumar, a resident of Rajasthan was shifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition, they said. Meanwhile, a joint team of government forces reached the spot and laid a cordon to nab the attackers.

Suhail Dar A man died after being hit by a train in the Muniwar area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district, who is yet to be identified. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday morning, an unknown person (aged in his 60s) was hit by a train on the railway track in the Muniwar area of Anantnag, causing his on-spot death. The Police have taken custody of the body and started an investigation to identify the dead body.

The Indian Army on Thursday said that one among the three soldiers injured in a blast at Sedaw Shopian was "critical". “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 issued to GNS. “The blast is very likely to be from either an IED or a grenade or a battery malfunctioning in the vehicle. Details are being ascertained.” The injured personnel, the army said, were immediately shifted and given first aid at District Hospital, Shopian and thereafter evacuat...

Two boys in two separate incidents of electrocution died in Central and North Kashmir. A 12-year-old boy died after receiving an electric shock at his home in Mamath hamlet of Central Kashmir's Budgam district on Wednesday. Police sources said that a boy identified as Riyaan Ajaz Mir son of Ajaz Ahmad Mir shortly after receiving an electric shock was rushed to Budgam hospital by family members. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival. Police in this regard have registered a case under relevant sections of law. In yet another incident, a 17-year old boy identified as Rudaiz Javaid Lone of Vuhlutra Rafiabad area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district also received an electric shock at his home. The boy was taken to Sub District Hospital Rohama where doctors referred him to...

The State Investigation Agency has summoned the editor of Srinagar-based media house, The Kashmir Walla in connection with a case related to an article published in the magazine in the year 2011. A summon copy issued in the name of Yashraj Sharma, who has taken the charge of Kashmir Walla's editorial affairs has asked Sharma to present himself in Jammu before June 02 for "questioning" over the article titled, "The shackles of slavery will break," written by a Kashmiri writer and was published in the monthly digital magazine " The Kashmir Walla." ALSO READ: Raid at Fahad Shah’s Residence, Office: Colleagues’ Laptops, Hard Drives seized Pertinently, on 4 February, Pulwama Police arrested Fahad Shah for social media posts “tantamount to glorifying the terrorist activities and causing den...