Month: January 2023

Hours after Rahul Gandhi accused Police of a security lapse at Banihal, the Jammu Kashmir Police said that there was no security lapse during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Jammu Kashmir Police said that large crowds had unexpectedly turned up at the venue for joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is in its last phase in Kashmir. "Only authorized persons as identified by organizers & frisked crowd was allowed inside towards the route of Yatra. The organizers & managers of BJY did not intimate about large gathering from Banihal joining the Yatra, which thronged near the starting point," Jammu Kashmir Police said. Full security arrangements were in place including 15 Coys of CAPFs and 10 Coys of JKP, comprising of ROPs and QRTs, route domination, lateral deployment and SFs were de...

Congress leader and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi Friday accused the Jammu Kashmir administration of a big security lapse at the Qazigund tunnel stating that police were missing to control the crowd that had come to his reception. “When we crossed Tunnel, there was a huge crowd for my reception. But there was not a single policeman to manage or control the crowd. My security guards advised me not to go ahead,” Rahul said addressing a press conference at Khanabal, Anantnag, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). “It is very difficult for me to go against what my security guards advise me.” He said that he was hopeful that security arrangements would be elaborate for his future programs that include his culmination rally at Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) office in Srinag...

Suhail Dar Since early Friday morning, thousands of Kashmiri locals flocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway to welcome Rahul Gandhi who is marching from Kanyakumari to Kashmir in Bharat Jodo Yatra. Congress workers from all over Kashmir reached Banihal and Qazigund to welcome their leader to the Kashmir valley. The yatra will culminate in a rally in Srinagar on January 30. Among several participants was Omar Abdullah who met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Banihal, moments before the Yatra was suspended for the day due a security lapse. https://twitter.com/kcvenugopalmp/status/1618888408075759616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1618888408075759616%7Ctwgr%5E9b3a82fb1e5e2ccfc866bfdefbf0bf3c0f07e80e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticl...

Bharti Airtel, telecommunications services provider, today announced the launch of its cutting-edge 5G services in Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Akhnoor, Kupwara, Lakhanpur & Khour, via an exchange filing. Airtel’s 5G services are already live in the cities of Jammu Kashmir. Airtel 5G Plus services will be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the rollout. Customers with 5 G-enabled devices will enjoy a high-speed Airtel 5G Plus network at no extra cost until the rollout is more widespread. Airtel 5G Plus is currently operational in the following places in these cities. As per the report, the company will augment its network in due course of time, making its services available across many other locations in these...

A 14-year-old boy was injured after being hit by a shot from a 12-Bore rifle in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that an unknown person used his 12-Bore rifle ‘illegally leading to the injuries to a young boy identified as Shair Ahmed Khan, a resident of the Payerpora Hyhama area of Kupwara district. The victim was taken to Sub-District Hospital Kupwara where doctors referred him to GMC Baramulla. The condition of the victim is stated to be stable. He has received injuries to his face. Police in this regard has registered an FIR vide number 12/2023 under section 307 IPC 3/27 Arms Act and launched a hunt to track down the accused. [KNT]

Danishwar Hameed  Unknown burglars looted four shops in the main town of Kulgam in south Kashmir. An official told The Kashmiriyat that during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday burglars looted four shops in Kulgam town. He said that thieves decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees besides cash of over one lakh rupees from the four shops. Meanwhile a team of Jammu Kashmir Police has reached the spot and are investigating the matter. Locals said that the shops that have been looted include provisional store, two medical stores and a Bakery shop. They told The Kashmiriyat that the frequent burglaries have triggered panic among the residents and shopkeepers in the Kulgam town. Pertinently on 24 January burglars loot ATM at Chawalgam Kulgam.

Police on Thursday recovered a live grenade near the entrance of the house of Choudhary Mohammad Akram, a former member of the erstwhile Legislative Assembly of J&K from Surankote, in Poonch district. Official sources told GNS that the grenade was found at around 1800 hours near the entrance of Choudhary’s house at Lassana falling under the jurisdiction of police station Surankote. “Police, CRPF, and Army reached the spot immediately,” they said. While the grenade has been recovered, they said, the incident comes five days after the street light in his lawn was damaged and splinter marks were seen at the wall of his house. The incident is still under investigation with police trying to find out whether it was an explosion or pellets from hunter’s 12 bore rifle. The house of the M...

An average 337 accidents in a year claimed 45 people in Srinagar, showed official data. According to the figures accessed and reviewed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Srinagar witnessed 1689 accidents with 225 fatalities from 2018 till November 2022. The official figures state that a total of 1739 people were injured in accidents in Srinagar during the period with June 2022 recording the highest number of fatalities comprising 11 deaths, and 39 injuries in 40 accidents. The official data showed that 2018 recorded 375 accidents which resulted in 46 deaths and 383 injuries. The subsequent year, which was marked with lockdown for months together after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, recorded 310 accidents which resulted in the death of 45 persons and ...