Month: November 2022

Miscreants continue to excavation of soil in north Kashmir's Sopore area as authorities have failed to stop the illegal extraction from the canal with officials saying that they have ordered to stop the work a week ago. Residents said that soil excavation and its smuggling from the Lalad Amargrah (Khrusi Nallah) have been resumed again in gloominess of nights which otherwise was stopped by the Block, Sangrama after a notice was served to them by Irrigation department, Sopore following the fact that the canal bed have been disturbed to great extent. They said that the illegal smuggling of soil from the canal has restarted again in the darkness of night’s right under the nose of the administration. "The soil lifters are a hand in glove of the government officials", they alleged. Ill...

Body of a 65-year-old man was recovered from a Nallah in Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body of Abul Rehman Khanday (65) son of Late Abdul Aziz of Salia was found in Nallah near his native village. He said that after getting the information, a police party rushed to the spot—(KNO)

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two active hybrid militants along with arms and ammunition in Sopore town of North Kashmir's Baramulla district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a joint team of Police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF 179 BN during a cordon and search operation arrested an active hybrid militant from Shah Faisal market of Sopore town. He said that during questioning, the arestee revealed his identity as Rizwan Mushtaq Wani son of Mushtaq Ahmed Wani of Hamray Pattan and accomplice of another hybrid militant, who was arrested during late night hours. The militant was identified as Jameel Ahmed Parra son of Habibullah Parra of Tappar Pattan. The official said that they recovered incriminating material including ...

Widespread rain/snow is likely in Jammu Kashmir on 6-7 November and plains of kashmir are likely to receive 2-3 inches of snow. MeT official told Kashmir News Apex-(KNA) that widespread rain/Snow is likely during 6-7th in Kashmir and today weather will be generally cloudy at most places besides that rain/snow over higher reaches very likely to commence from today evening. From 6-7th November, there are chances of moderate Rain/snow (over higher reaches) and very likely to occur at most places of J&K Plains of Kashmir, mainly South, likely to receive (2-3)inches of snowfall during 6-7th he said, adding that heavy Snowfall (2-3feet) very likely over higher reaches.n Snowfall & low temperatures may led to temporary disruption of surface transportation, mainly over Zojila, Jmu...

A 32-year-old woman was injured in a landmine blast along the Line of Control in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, official sources said. They said the woman, Saleema Begum wife of Abdul Rasheed Khatana, was injured near Chrunda Uri. She has left foot injury and the incident happened while she was collecting woods from nearby forest area. She was imitated shifted to SDH Uri for treatment where from she was later shifted to GMC Baramulla for further treatment, they said. A police official confirmed the incident to GNS.(GNS)

Jammu Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that government will provide a job to the wife of Kashmir Pandit who was killed by militants in Shopian district on October 15 this year. Office of LG JK on its official Twitter, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) informed that wife of Puran Krishan Bhat will given a permanent government job. “Met the family members of martyr Shri Puran Krishan Bhat Ji at their residence in Jammu and offered my condolences. Administration to provide a permanent Govt job to his wife and every possible help to the family,” office of LG JK tweeted. Puran Krishan Bhat was killed by militants in Choudharygund village of Shopian district on October 15 this year—(KNO)

After a lapse of 17 years, 100 bed maternity-cum-child care hospital in Kangan is nowhere near completion. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the land for the hospital was identified in 2005 when the former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad cleared work on the hospital with an estimated cost of Rs 27.66 crores. He said that a decade after identification of land, the foundation stone was laid during the National Conference-Congress coalition government in 2014. He said that since then eight years have passed, however, the hospital is nowhere near completion as work on the hospital was stopped and resumed many times. Locals told KNO that the maternity-cum-child care facility would have eased problems for people as they have to travel about 100 kilometres...

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached the house of Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that ED has provisionally attached an immovable property situated at Botshah Colony, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar in the name of Shabir Ahmad Shah S/o Gulam Mohd. Shah under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. He said that the ED had initiated money laundering investigation on the basis of a FIR dated 30.05.2017 against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and others under various sections of IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. “During the course of investigation, it was revealed that Shabir Ahmad Shah was actively involved in t...