Month: October 2022

The Jammu Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have solved the mysterious death of a lady by arresting two accused persons including her elder son involved in her murder, who had a criminal conspiracy to snatch money from the deceased. A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that on 21-10-2022, information was received by Police Station Mattan District Anantnag to the effect that a lady namely Razia Akhtar, wife of Manzoor Ahmad Khan of Kehribal, aged about 45 years had slipped from a concrete slab. “She was shifted to GMC Anantnag for treatment. The doctors have declared her brought dead,” the statement said. Due to her prolonged matrimonial dispute, various allegations and counter-allegations were making rounds in societal circles...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said it is the resolve of government to build a corruption-free J&K and added, "no one indulging in corrupt practices will be spared".   The LG Sinha made these remarks while attending inaugural function of Vigilance Awareness Week. "It's our resolve to build corruption-free J&K & no one indulging in corrupt practices will be spared", he said.   "Most powerful weapon against corruption is active citizenry. We must all join hands & pledge to root it out of the system", the LG added.   He said the system is being strengthened through use of cutting edge technology and administrative reforms leaving no scope for randomness and discretion. We continue to build efficient, transparent and accountable syste...

Thirteen Kashmiri Pandit families, who migrated from a village in south Kashmir amid 'targeted' killings of members of their community, demanded on Monday that the administration register as ''migrants''. Of the 13 families comprising 43 members, 10 had left Choudharygund village in Shopian district and reached Jammu on October 26. The remaining three had reached the city earlier. ''We have submitted a joint application to the office of relief and rehabilitation commissioner at Jammu for registration of the 13 families as migrants in the wake of migration from the valley to Jammu,'' said V J Kaul, a representative of the families. He said they have left their village out of insecurity and it is up to the government to provide them registration. Puran Krishan Bhat was gunned down by t...

Weather department on Thursday forecast mainly light to moderate rain and snowfall over middle and higher reaches but ruled out possibility of heavy snowfall till November 5. “As per today’s conditions, from 31st October night -1st November, there is possibility of light to moderate rain/ snowfall (over middle & higher reaches) of JK and less chance of rain in plains of Jammu,” a meteorological department official here said. From 2-4 November, he said, partly to generally cloudy weather is expected with possibility of light rain and snowfall at isolated places. “From 5-8th November, widespread light to moderate rain/snowfall on middle and higher reaches is expected,” he said, adding, “there is no forecast of heavy snowfall till November 5 forecast confidence upto75%).” He reiterate...