Month: November 2022

Three army soldiers were killed when they were swept away aby an avalanche in Machil area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, officials said. “In an unfortunate incident, 3 jawans (soldiers) of (army’s) 56 RR died in the line of duty in Machhil area when they came under an avalanche,” police said in a statement as per GNS, adding, “All the bodies have been retrieved”.(GNS)

A Special Court in Srinagar on Friday granted inteirm bail to two persons accused in online blog site “Kashmir fight” case. After hearing prosecution and defence counsels advocate Aamir Masoodi and NA Ronga, the Court of Special Additional and Sessions Judge TADA/POTA Srinagar Manjeet Singh Manhas, according to news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) said that accused are admitted to interim bail on furnishing bail bonds with two sureties in the tune of rupees to two lakh each. The persons who were granted bail are Tabish Akbar Rehmani and Peerzada Rakib Makdoomi. “I have heard both the sides as well as perused the challan from which it reveals that the trial of the case has commenced and substantial witnesses have been recorded and the statements of majority of the prosecution witness ...

Non- local who was shot at and injured along with his counterpart by suspected militants on November 12 in Rakh Momin area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district succumbed to injuries on Friday. A top police officer told GNS that the labourer, Chotu Prasad of UP, succumbed to the injuries where he was admitted after sustaining the injuries. On November 12, suspected militants fired upon and injured the two outside labourers, at Rakh Moomin area of Anantnag.(GNS)

The state Investigating Agency of Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday conducted multiple raids in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. According to a press release, Continuing its crackdown on Terror elements, today Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Kulgam conducted raids after obtaining a search warrant from the court at two different locations of district Kulgam viz residential houses of two suspects in connection with the case FIR No. 49/2022 U/S 302 IPC, 7/27, 7/25 Arms act, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 38, 39 UA(P) Act, pertaining to killing of teacher Rajni Bala. The houses raided belonged to Abdul Wakeel Shah son of Mohammed Amin Shah, a resident of Danow Mukandpora and Tahir Ahmad Sofi son of Abdul Rahman Sofi, a resident of Kulgam town. During the search, SIU Kulgam gathered relevant inform...

The Editors Guild of India on Friday voiced "deep concern" over recent threats issued to journalists working in Kashmir by suspected militant organisations, and the subsequent resignation of five media persons from their respective media outlets. "Journalists in Kashmir now find themselves in the firing line from both the state authorities as well as militant, in what is a throwback to the years of heightened militancy in the 1990s," the Guild said in a statement here. "Once again media houses have been named by militant groups warning that those associated with well-known regional papers including Rising Kashmir and Greater Kashmir will be declared “traitors” and that “their timeline is sealed”," it said. It said the space for media freedom and active civil society has been steadily er...

Police on Friday said that it arrested two drug peddlers along with 300 Kg of poppy straw like substance in Zangam Pattan area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district. In a handout to GNS, the police said that on routine naka checking near Zangam Pattan, Police signaled a Alto vehicle bearing registration number JKO5E-6826 to stop which was coming from Baramulla towards Srinagar. During search of the vehicle around 300kgs of Poppy Straw like substance was recovered from the said vehicle and arrested two drug peddlers who were identified as Jehangir Ahmad Lone S/O Mohd Sabir Lone R/O Chennad, District Baramulla and Ashaq Hussain Magloo S/O Mohd Ramzan Magloo R/O Chennad, District Baramulla and the vehicle was also seized. The police spokesman further stated that a case under NDPS Act re...