Month: February 2023

The Special Investigation Unit of Kashmir Police is carrying searches at two places in the Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Monday. A police officer told GNS that the searches are carried out in connection with a case under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The officer said further details would be shared later.(GNS)

A proposal to remove the Indian Army from the Valley hinterland is currently being discussed, The Indian Express reported. The Army will only be present along the Line of Control (LoC) if approved. According to representatives of the security establishment, the proposal to remove the Army from the hinterland of Kashmir has been discussed for about two years and is currently in an "advanced stage" with the participation of the J-K police, the armed forces, the Union Ministry of Defence, and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The idea is that the CRPF would step in to handle the responsibilities of maintaining law and order as well as anti-militancy operations in place of the army men who are likely to be withdrawn from the Valley, the report added. As per reports, the matter is...

A youth died after a vehicle he was travelling in met with an accident at Shamsipora railway crossing in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday evening, a youth identified as Aqib Mehmood son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, a resident of Bankoot Banihal, traveling in his own vehicle bearing the number JK06-2337 from Srinagar towards Jammu met with an accident at Shamsipora railway. Aqib was shifted to District hospital Anantnag for treatment in critical condition, however, he was declared brought dead by the doctors, he said, they said.

Several houses and a cowshed were damaged after a massive landslide took place in the Rezan area of Sonamarg in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. An official told the news agency— Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall caused significant damage to the houses and a cowshed as well. The exact number of residents affected by the landslide is yet to be determined, but the authorities are currently assessing the situation and taking steps to provide assistance to the affected people. Meanwhile, the massive landslide also led to the closure of the Srinagar—Leh highway—(KNO)

The fate of dozens of government employees are hanging in balance as the Empowered Committees are reviewing their cases pertaining to official misconduct and corruption. Reliable sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that many cases related to allegedly corrupt employees are under scrutiny with the Empowered Committees constituted under Article 226(2) of J&K CSRs. They said that several employees including the top officials may be shown the door in the coming months as part of the government’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption. Recently, the government ordered the premature retirement of two officers while in past as well several employees have been terminated from their services. Sources added that cases of alleged corruption against some employees are being r...

Jammu Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) Sunday issued an avalanche warning for four districts of Kashmir division in the upcoming 24 hours. The JKDMA, as per GNS, issued a warning above 2500 meters over Ganderbal, Bandipora, Baramulla, and Kupwara districts. People living in the specified areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into the avalanche prone areas till further directions. (GNS)