Month: December 2022

The Budgam police have booked four notorious drug peddlers under the Public Safety Act (PSA), taking the number to 19 this year—2022. In a Press Statement, the Police has said that these four drug peddlers were involved in six (06) NDPS cases registered in various Police stations of the district. They have been accused of promoting drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to local youth of district Budgam. The police has identified four accused as Jahangeer Ahmad Magloo @Jai Khandeel son of Abdul Rasheed Magloo, Mohammad Arif Magloo son of Ghulam Mohammad Magloo both resident of Putlibagh Budgam, Mehraj Ahmad Wani @Mehra son of Mohammad Amin Wani resident if Awanpora Chadoora and Miasar Ahmed Mir son of Late Ghulam Hassan Mir resident of Dalwan Charar-e-Sharief. ”Despite their involvem...

Anti Terror agency SIA Jammu has filed charged sheet against 04 militants of LeT outfit, who were involved in carrying out number of attacks in UT of J&K. In a handout to the Kashmir Scroll, the SIA said that the case was initially registered in Police Station Mahore of District Reasi but later on transferred to SIA Jammu by the orders of PHQ J&K. The investigation has established that the Pak based militants Mohd Qasim and Zia- Ul-Rehman, who actually are the residents of Jammu & Kashmir and after joining militant ranks ex-filtrated to Pakistan and used drones for supplying of arms/ammunition and explosives in Jammu and Kashmir and same were collected by the accused Talib Hussain Shah and his associates, SIA said. The investigation has further established that on the ...

The authorities on Friday said only 4×4 and vehicles with anti-skid chains will be allowed to go to Gulmarg and vice-verse in view of the slippery road condition. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), SDM Gulmarg said the move has been taken to prevent accidents and long-lasting traffic jams. “To prevent accidents and long-lasting traffic jams due to slippery roads, which puts the commuters to much inconvenience, only 4×4 vehicles and those with anti-skid chains shall be allowed from Tangmarg to Gulmarg and vice versa till the thawing of the ice from the road,” it reads—(KNO)

Deputy commissioner, Kupwara Doifode Sagar Dattatray on Friday said all major and vital roads have been cleared of snow and are in use since morning only. Talking to media persons, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) he said other roads will also be cleared soon. He said administration has ensured clearance of the snow covered roads since yesterday afternoon only and almost 70 percent of the roads have been cleared. He said major and vital roads were cleared on priority basis while the rest 30 percent would be cleared within hours. "We have enough men and machinery to tackle any situation", he added—(KNO)

Suhail Dar A tourist cab met with an accident in the Khagund area of Verinag in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday afternoon a tourist cab skidded off the road in the Khagund area of the Anantnag district, resulting in injuries to eight people. He added that they were rescued by the locals of the area. The injured were shifted to the Qazigund hospital where two of them are stated to be critical. Meanwhile, the teams of Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF have also reached the spot.    

A patient suffering from kidney ailment from Banihal, who was admitted to district hospital Kulgam, died on Saturday morning even as his family alleged medical negligence on part of hospital authorities. Mohammad Imran Gujjar (22) son of Noor Alam of Tanka Trigam Banihal was admitted to district hospital Kulgam on Thursday died today morning. Deceased’s brother while talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that Imran was admitted to DH Kulgam Thursday and was under going treatment. “However, on Thursday evening, when his condition started to deteriorate, we contacted doctors but no one came to see him,” he alleged. He alleger a doctor who was on duty told them that click photos of tests reports and he will check them. “Nurses were available but no doctor cam...

Amid cloud cover, minimum temperature recorded further increase in Kashmir Valley on Friday after snowfall. Kupwara in north Kashmir received highest snowfall of 20cms (7.87 inches) followed by Gulmarg (16.5cm), Qazigund(15.0cm), Pahalgam(10.0cm), Kokernag (5.0 cm), and Srinagar (3.0 cm) in last 24 hours till 0830 hours, mostly late in the afternoon on Thursday, a meteorological department official told GNS. Ladakh’s Leh district also received traces of snowfall, he said. Meanwhile most places recorded a rise in night temperature and for the first time in more than fortnight that mercury increased above normal in the Valley even though it hovered in sub-zero level. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.3°C against last night’s temperature of minus 3.2°C. The temperature was 1.8°C abo...