Month: October 2022

BJP senior leader and former minister Sunil Sharma on Wednesday said that all those people including Hurriyat leaders and separatists will join the mainstream as they know all doors have been closed for them and they know their place is only in jail. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a celebratory function on the occasion of Accession Day in Srinagar, Sharma, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that Hurriyat leaders and separatists have only two options left, either join the mainstream or go to jail. Sharma was replying to a question about reports of Bilal Lone, a Hurriyat leader and brother of Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone, joining the mainstream. “All those people including Hurriyat leaders and separatists have to join the mainstream as they h...

The Meteorological department of Jammu Kashmir predicted Rain/ snow over the middle and higher reaches of Kashmir in first week of November. Director of Meteorological Department Sonam Lotus said that light to Moderate Rain/Snowfall over the plains and higher reaches of JK is very likely at many places of JK, and predictability chances are 75%. As per the Kashmir Weather, mostly dry weather is expected till 31 October, however, a Western Disturbance may cause light rain/snow activities in JK on 31st night and 01 November. Thereafter, between 05 and 10 November, there are chances of moderate rain/snow activities as back-to-back WDs will continue to affect JK. It is still too early to make any accurate predictions since there are many days to go before then, Kashmir weather said....

As militants carried out a number of targeted killings recently, 10 Kashmiri Pandit families have left their village in Shopian district in south Kashmir out of fear and reached Jammu. The residents of Choudharygund said the recent attacks have triggered a fear psychosis among the Pandits who lived in Kashmir through the most difficult period of 1990s and did not leave their homes. Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat was shot dead outside his ancestral house in Choudharygund village of Shopian district on October 15. On October 18, Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar were killed in a grenade attack while they were asleep in their rented accommodation in Shopian. “Ten families comprising 35 to 40 Kashmiri Pandits have migrated out of our village due to the fear psychosis,” a resident of Chou...

Five residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Tanki mohalla near Jamia masjid area of Srinagar district on Tuesday evening. Official sources told Kashmir News Apex- (KNA) said that five residential houses belonging to Ghulam Qadir Bazaz, Ghulam Mohammad Gonri, Mohd Ayub, Abdul Guffar, Bashir Ahmad Teli were partially damaged in a fire incident that broke out in Tanki Mohalla this evening. They said that F&ES with the help of police and locals doused off the flames to prevent any further damages. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and investigation was underway to ascertain the cause of fire. (KNA)

Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the UT government has taken steps to reconnect youth to their roots and provide an environment to folk artists, visual artists and authors to showcase our shared goals and values to the world. As per news wire - Kashmir News Service (KNS) - the Lieutenant Governor made these remarks while inaugurating "Jashn-e-Kashmir", three-week long cultural festival in Tagore Hall Srinagar here. "Our unique diversity is our pride, our biggest strength and such festivals will encourage artistes, artisans & craftsmen to promote the spirit of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat", the LG Sinha said. He said the UT government has taken steps to reconnect youth to their roots as this is the need of hour. "We have taken steps to reconnect youth to their ro...

A 37-year-old jail inmate died after ‘falling from a sub-jail building’ in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district this afternoon, officials said. Identifying the deceased as one Mohammad Yousuf Bhat son of Abdul Aziz Bhat, a resident of Prangroo Mawer Handwara, the officials said that the person was evacuated to SDH Kupwara where the doctors declared him as brought dead on arrival. The person, they told GNS, was an accused in an NDPS case.

An official of the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department of Jammu Kashmir was allegedly assaulted in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the official was assaulted following a verbal brawl in the office of the Food Department in the north Kashmir district, following which four persons were arrested. They said that a delegation from Khushhaal Pora Channad was pleading for the ration to be supplied through a sale center instead of a fair price shop in their area, which resulted in a verbal brawl. After this, a physical brawl erupted for unknown reasons. The Kashmiriyat tried to reach the accused for their comments on the incident, however, they have been detained for physically "assaulting" the official. “They tore the clothes ...

Shabir Khan A mosque and a residential structure were damaged during a massive fire in the Tarzoo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district overnight. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a massive fire broke out at the Izzat Shah colony in Sopore's Tarzoo area from a residential house which later spread to the Masjid Mustafa’, causing damage to both structures. The fire and emergency department immediately rushed to the spot trying to control the blaze during which two firefighters identified as Ali Mohammed Reshi and Wajid Ahmed Dar sustained minor injuries The duo was rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment, the official said. "One LPG cylinder also exploded in the incident before the fire was brought under control," he said. The cause of the fire is be...