Month: October 2022

Sheikh Nadeem An encounter has broken out between militants and government forces in the Tangpawa area Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday late evening noon 19 RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF launched a joint launched a cordon and search operation in the Tangpawa area of Kokernag During the cordon, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight, he said Two to three militants are believed to be trapped. Locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that a massive exchange of gunfire is on in the area. Pertinently Tangpawa is the native of the slain Hizb commander Mohammed Ashraf Khan alias Ash Molvi who was killed during an encounter with Government forces earlier this year....

In a marathon meeting held today to take stock of traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta impressed upon the concerned traffic authorities to clear the stranded traffic within 24 hours and certify the same at an earliest. The meeting was virtually attended by the Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production; Additional Chief Secretary, Home, both the Divisional Commissioners, Secretary of Transport; IG Traffic; concerned Deputy Commissioners and other senior officers from Traffic Department and those from NHAI. The Chief Secretary directed the Traffic Department to formulate a viable plan for smooth movement of traffic on the highway in association with fruit growers. He asked them to ensure that the fruit laden trucks leaving fr...

Bandipora police on Sunday said that it has booked two Militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant outfit under the public safety act(PSA). The police said that two militant associates of LeT were detained under PSA, one of the associates identified as Ishfaq Majeed Dar son of Ab Majeed Dar @Salahudin of Saderkoot Bala who was a hard-core ANE's & was in touch with militants in PaK and was given the task by his handlers across the border to mobilise the youth in Bandipora for recruiting them into banned organization LeT. He was further given the task to identify Police and Crpf Naka's in Hajin area of Bandipora along with coordinates for carrying attacks in the area. It said that the other person identified as Waseem Ahmad Malik @Obaid @ Osama S/o Ab Gani Malik R/o Gundpora...

Mehbooba Mufti, the former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, has launched a scathing attack on the Bhartiya Janata Party over their "exploitation" of the Jammu people. She said that the Bhartiya Janta Party used to tell the people of Jammu that it would make someone from Jammu the Chief Minister, however, when they selected an LG, they got a man from UP and made him the Lieutenant Governor. "Was nobody from Jammu qualified to become Jammu Kashmir's LG?" she asked. Speaking during an event, Mehbooba Mufti expressed gratitude to the party workers in Jammu who kept working for the PDP despite challenges. "There are some forces which are continuously tarnishing our image. But my entire childhood was spent in Jammu. I feel very bad for the people of Jammu, they have to face lot of troub...

Suhail Dar Thousands of devotees from all over south Kashmir attended the annual Milad procession in south Kashmir's Anantnag town to mark the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Amid elaborate arrangements made by the district admin, the marchers reciting the Quran and Naats (poetry in praise of Prophet ﷺ) began marching from Jamia Masjid Anantnag at around 9:30 PM and after foot marching the entire town, reached the Khanqah of Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi, a prominent Sufi saint, where the rally concluded. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that residents had arranged refreshments for the devotees who participate in one of the largest Eid Milad gatherings in the valley. At Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi, the scholars who led the rally addressed the gathering where they paid rich tributes t...

Tulmulla Nallah, locally known as “Naagpav” in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal, which once used to be the main source of water for thousands of the people, is now slowly losing its sheen due to rampant pollution. Locals while talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that rampant pollution along the banks of this Nallah is posing a grave threat to its existence. They alleged that due to rampant pollution, negligence of the concerned department and irresponsible approach by the people living alongside the Nallah have destroyed its very existence. The Nallah originated from a spring at Lar area of the district, passes through Tulmullah village and joins the river Jhelum at Shadipora. Locals said that around a decade ago, its waters used to be crystal clear and it us...

At least two apple storage sheds were reduced to ashes due to a fire that broke out in Goripora locality Bomai in Sopore area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fire broke out in Goripora Bomai today afternoon and in the incident two apple storage shed were destroyed. He said that soon after the incident fire tenders and police reached to the spot to douse off the flames, however, two apple storage sheds were gutted before the fire could be put off. The official added that preliminary investigation suggested that the fire was caused due to an electrical short circuit—(KNO)

Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is rapidly affecting north Kashmir's Kupwara with more than 1500 infected in the district. Details collected by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) suggests that above hundred cattle have so far died due to the disease while more than 1500 are infected. Also, about 4000 have been vaccinated. Lumpy skin disease is a viral disease that affects cattle. It is transmitted by blood-feeding insects, such as certain species of flies and mosquitoes, or ticks. KNO has learnt that a forest belt nearby to Gulgam area in the district has turned the hotspot of the disease as the dead animals affected by the disease are being dumped there. There is a stench for about one kilometer while people are not able to walk from there, they said, adding that the authoritie...

Two journalists have been arrested in an extortion case in the Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two journalists were arrested in an extortion case following a complaint filed by the management of a school in the Qaziabad locality. He said that they had visited SSA school Chatarhaal Qaziabad and later tried to extort money from the teachers of the school after they filmed a video of students performing poorly in a mock interview. “In the name of making the video viral, they were asking Rs 15, 000 as a bribe from the school management, however, the management informed the police and the journalist were caught red-handed,” he said. The official identified the...