Month: June 2022

The Legal Metrology Srinagar today sealed a Warehouse of a prominent wholesaler at Karan Nagar, Srinagar for selling non-standard packaged sweets and confectionery items meant for children. Acting on a complaint alleging that a wholesaler in Karan Nagar was selling packaged food items in contravention of Legal Metrology norms, the team of Legal Metrology Officers inspected the premises. During the comprehensive inspection, it was revealed that a huge quantity of products consisting mainly of sweets and confectionery items meant for kids were in contravention of Legal Metrology norms. The products were accordingly seized on the spot after following the due procedure as provided under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. It was observed that such products were apparently transported to ru...

The State Investigating Agency of JK Police said that it launched a crackdown against the misuse of SIM cards and their "fraudulent" sale. In the face of ever increasing misuse of SIM cards by militants, their OGW associates, narcotics smugglers and other criminals, SIA of J&K Police, on Tuesday, conducted searches at two locations in Kupwara district of Jammu Kashmir in connection with case FIR No. 14/2022 U/s 13 UA(P) Act, 120-B, 420,468,471 IPC of Police Station SIA/CIK, Srinagar. The two premises belonged to Javid Ahmad Bhat Son of Ali Mohammad Bhat R/O Mohalla Gunwari Gugloosa, Kupwara, who is the proprietor of “Bhat Telecom” who sold these SIM cards in violation of department of Telecom regulations and in a manner that amounts to forgery and cheating. The basic allegatio...

Meer Irfan The recently constructed clock tower in the main town of south Kashmir’s Shopian district has become one of the most visited sites for different reasons altogether. Three watches were installed on the triangular tower in the south Kashmir township built at a cost of over 50 Lakhs, on the pattern of clock tower of Lal Chowk in the heart of the summer Capital, Srinagar, as per a report by All India Radio. The 52-feet landmark has clocks installed at the lateral faces of the tower display which surprisingly display three different times at any point of time in the day, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. As per the locals, the clocks worked fine for the first five days since they were installed in the month of May, but after that the clocks are most doubtful item located in th...

The mercury maintained an upward trend across Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar recording season’s hottest day on Tuesday at 33.2°C. The summer capital of the J&K was second hottest places in the Valley after Kupwara town which recorded maximum of 33.5°C, a meteorological department official told GNS. Today’s temperature was 2.6°C above normal and third highest in the last 12 years in Srinagar. On 9 June 2021, Srinagar recorded 34.7°C. The highest June temperature in Srinagar in the last 12 years was 35°C recorded on 3 June 2018. The highest ever June temperature in Srinagar was 37.8°C , recorded on 29 June 1978. Meanwhile, Qazigund recorded a maximum of 32.0°C against 32.4°C on the previous day. The temperature was 3.1°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pa...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed that two persons were killed in a "firing" incident in the Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district. In a press release, Police said, as reported by Army at approx 0015hrs, on 28th June some suspicious movement was observed close to the fence in general area India Gate – Bichu in Keran sector of Kupwara by the Indian Army's fence patrol party. "The suspected movement was challenged by Army’s patrol party. On being challenged, fire was drawn on own party from the fence side which was retaliated," the Police said. In its statement, the Police claimed that, On search, two individuals were found dead on own side of fence in possession of 04 AK rifles, 08 Magazines and 02 packets of narcotics whereas 02 more AK rifles along with magaz...

Babar Rather Bandipora, June 28 (GNS): A young motorcyclist died in a road accident in the Rakhi Asham area of Sumbal in north Kashmir's Bandipora district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a bike rider identified as Adil Ahmad Dar, son of Ab. Ahad Dar, a resident of Haritar village of Sopore, lost control over the motorcycle, he was riding, resulting in the on-spot death of the youth. Moreover, the dead body of the deceased has been brought to CHC Sumbal for the completion of medico-legal formalities. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and have initiated proceedings under relevant sections of law. (GNS)