Month: January 2023

Four members of a family were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their house in the Balihote area of Ramban district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday morning, four members of a family were found lying unconscious at her home in the Balihote area of Ramban district. The four were taken to the hospital, where they were declared brought dead, they said. They said that the reason for the deaths was yet to be ascertained, however, initial reports suggest deaths due to asphyxiation. Details emerging.

As the 40-day harsh winter period, Chilla-i-Kalan nears an end, the weather department on Saturday issued a yellow warning for heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir on January 30. A meteorological department official here told GNS that light snow and rain were expected at scattered places in the next 24 hours. On January 30, the MeT department forecast widespread moderate snow and rain ( in Jammu) with “heavy” snowfall in Pirpanjal, South Kashmir, Doda-Kistawar, etc.( more than 75% chances) On January 31, the MeT official said, light to moderate snow and rain was expected at scattered places. There are four types of colour codes signifying the level of caution: green which means no action, yellow—situation to be watched, orange–government agencies need to be prepared for severe wea...

A day after Congress Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party alleged a security lapse, Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed on Saturday from the Awantipora area of south Kashmir Pulwama district amid tight security arrangements. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said the Yatra resumed from the Chersoo area of Awantipora today morning. He said former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, her daughter Iltija Mufti and her mother also joined the Yatra at Awantipora. Rahul Gandhi’s sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi along with other Congress leaders joined the Yatra near Lethpora. Meanwhile, a party insider told KNO that Yatra will end at Pantha Chowk truck yard today and will resume tomorrow from the same spot. Officials said tight security arrangements ...

A man from Lasjan lost his life when a scooter he was riding on was hit by an army vehicle in Humhama area of Budgam district. Quoting an official, local news agency Kashmir Scroll reported, an accident took place at Humhuma when Army vehicle of  Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) hit one scooty, driven by Nazir Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat resident of Samarbug Lasjan. He said the said person died on the spot following which police party Humhama reached the spot and shifted posted to the hospital for legal and medical formalities. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and started an investigation.

Two Bhartiya Janta Party affiliates from north Kashmir have allegedly extorted money from a local resident in the north Kashmir area on the pretext of providing them jobs. Naseer Ahmed, a resident of Pattan speaking to the media said that two affiliates of the Bhartiya Janta Party took money from him promising him a job. "Initially I was hesitant to offer them any money, but they made me meet a senior BJP leader from Baramulla at least twice. So, I thought the two were genuine people," Naseer said. After the two repeatedly assured him of a Government job, he paid them six lakh rupees. "The job never came, so I went to ask them to return my money, but they never paid me back. I am not the only one, there are many they have extorted money from," he said. "As I pressurized them to pa...

Protests by faculty members of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, continued for the eleventh consecutive day on Friday after a meeting of the protesters with the Vice-Chancellor “ended on a futile note”, sources confirmed to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The faculty members have been peacefully protesting since January 16 to seek the removal of the In-Charge Dean of Academics, Prof Pervez Iqbal, who continues to hold the administrative position despite superannuating in 2018 at the age of 65 years. According to UGC regulations, no official can hold any administrative position after his superannuation in any University of the country. The protesters said they were called by the VC to meet them in connection with their demands on Friday afternoon but the meeting d...

The Traffic wing of Jammu Kashmir Police has issued a traffic advisory in view of the Bharat Jodo Yatra being led by Rahul Gandhi that entered Kashmir valley on Friday morning. In a statement, traffic police said, "In view of the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Shri Rahul Gandhi, Ex. President Indian National Congress and Hon'ble Member of Parliament Lok Sabha entering Srinagar City on 28th January 2023, the following diversions shall be enforced on 28 January 2023 for smooth flow of traffic:- No vehicle shall be allowed to move on NH-44 from Peaks toward Galandar. Vehicles shall use the old road from Panthachowk-Sempora-Pampore for the further journey towards Anantnag Motorists intending to travel to Pulwama should use the Pohru-BKpora road. The vehicular traffic will be allowed t...