Year: 2022

Three militants affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad including a non-local were killed in an encounter in Chandgam area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday. Inspector General of Police for Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar said that three JeM militants included one non local were killed in Chandgam encounter. He said that incriminating material, arms and ammunition including 2 M-4 carbine and 1 AK series rifle were recovered from the spot. He termed the killing of three militants including a non local a big success for security forces. #PulwamaEncounterUpdate: 03 #militants of outfit JeM including one #Pakistani national killed. #Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including 2 M-4 carbine and 1 AK series rifle recovered. A big success for us: IGP Kash...

140 animals captured, rehabilitated Two person got killed and19 Injured in a human-wildlife conflict in Ganderbal during the year 2021 The Wildlife department captured 140 wild animals in human habitat. According to the wildlife department report, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) two persons were killed during Human-wildlife conflict in Ganderbal District. In the report wildlife department also mentioned that they did around 186 activities to capture wild animals which were roaming in human habitat and were able to capture 140 which were later rehabilitated at their natural habitat. The report also mentioned that 19 civilians among some paramilitary forces were injured by wild bear during this year. The kin of one of the deceased who d...

Director-General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh Tuesday sanctioned over Rs 2.52 crore as Special Welfare Relief for NOKs of slain, deceased Police personnel/SPOs. According to a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the special welfare relief of Rs 22 lakh each out of Contributory Welfare Fund has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of deceased Police personnel Inspr. (M) Mohammad Ayoub, ASI Romesh Giri, Narsingdev Singh, Tirath Singh, HC Sham Lal, Ct. Showkat Ahmad and Ct. Shafiq Ahmad who expired due to illness/natural death while in service. While Rs 20 lakh each has been sanctioned as special welfare relief in favour of dependents legal heirs of NOKs of HC Mohammad Arif, Hamidullah Sheikh and SgCt. Ravi Bhushan, who also expired due to ill...

‘LeT commander among 5 militants killed in 4 days, Sgr witnesses two out of four encounters’ The year 2022 has started with encounters in Kashmir as the first four days of the New Year have recorded a gunfight everyday resulting in the killing of five militants including top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander. Figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), out of four gun-battles, Srinagar district witnessed two encounters in a span of just one hour while as Kupwara district in North Kashmir recorded one encounter and Kulgam district in South Kashmir also saw one encounter. “On January 01, a non-local militant was killed in Keran sector of Kupwara district who was later identified by police as Muhammad Shabir Malik, a Pakistani national,” the figures reads, adding that...

Inhabitants in Hathlanga in Haji Peer sector Uri in frontier north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have taken exception over the ongoing construction of community bunkers by a Roads and Buildings department allottee saying the structures are being constructed at ‘unsuitable places’ and fall outside the proximity of their existing dwellings. Mansoor Ahmed Chachi, a Panchayat ward member of Hathalanga village told GNS that recently a contractor was allotted work by the Roads and Buildings department. Notwithstanding the actual requirement, the allottee however started the work on two community bunkers as per his convenience only and has been constructing the structures at least two kilometres away from the existing dwellings of the inhabitants, he claimed. “The bunkers would be of simply ...

Bhat Yasir On Monday, the third day of the new year, an anti-encroachment drive was launched by Municipal Council, Baramulla in the town. However, the video of the 'encroachment drive' carried by the government employees surfaced over social media and met with harsh criticism from netizens as employees were seen destroying the food that the vendors were selling on their vending vehicles. President of MC Baramulla while calling the act 'cruel' tendered a public apology to the affected persons. In a Facebook post, he said that 'nothing can compensate for the hurt and humiliation these poor people have metered out with'. “I regret an unfortunate incident involving some municipal employees in Baramulla town with street vendors. I know nothing can compensate for the hurt and humiliatio...