Month: February 2023

Jammu Kashmir Police along with Army on Sunday recovered a huge quantity of high-valued narcotics and arrested three smugglers believed to be running a cross-LoC narcotics peddling racket in the district. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an operation was launched jointly by Army and police in Poonch and three narcotics peddlers have been intercepted. The trio was running a cross-LoC smuggling racket, said officials. Around three kilograms of high-valued narcotics worth crores have been recovered so far in Noorkote village on LoC in the Poonch sector, officials said. They added that the operation is going on and more arrests are expected—(KNO)

The weather was dry in JK during the last 24 hours. The MeT office said on Sunday that scattered to fairly widespread light rain/snow is likely in the coming day. "Scattered to fairly widespread light rain/snow is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours," an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 7.3, Pahalgam 3.2 and Gulmarg minus 1.6 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature today. In Ladakh region, Drass town had minus 10.1, Kargil minus 8.2 and Leh minus 6.6 as the minimum temperature. Jammu had 12.5, Katra 13.1, Batote 9, Banihal 7.4 and Bhaderwah 5.5 as the minimum temperature.

A Bank Security Guard who was earlier injured after being shot at by unknown gunmen at Achan area of Litter hamlet in South Kashmir's Pulwama district has succumbed to his injuries. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants fired upon a bank security guard in which he received injuries. He was immediately shifted to district hospital Pulwama for treatment where he was declared dead. Medical Superintendent of District Hospital, Pulwama, Dr Tula confirmed to KNO that the man was brought dead to the hospital. The slain has been identified as Sanjay Pandith, son of Kashi Nath Pandit, a resident of of Achan, Pulwama. Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers—(KNO)

Suspected militants on Sunday morning shot at a man in the Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a bank guard identified as Sanjay son of Dina Nath was shot at by militants in the Achan area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir. Sanjay was shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, the Government forces rushed to the spot and launched a search operation to nab the attackers.

A court in district Anantnag has rejected the bail of two accused in the death of a fruit seller from the Deva colony of the main town in south Kashmir's Anantnag town. Earlier, The Kashmiriyat reported that  a poor street vendor from Anantnag town had allegedly died after a medical shopkeeper administered a high dosage injection without any prescription. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the family members of 32-year-old Irfan Ahmed Bhat son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat, a resident of Kha Bazar at Janglat Mandi in Anantnag has said that Irfan approached a local medical shop after he complained of health issues on 27 January 2023. “He was complaining of throat irritation, after which he approached one Medical shop (Rehmani Medical Store) located at Jangaltmandi, where the medical shopkeeper inj...

Authorities in Jammu Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday put off an eviction drive in a forest area after its dwellers aired their grievances. Notices to vacate land were issued to the forest dwellers in Nagra’s area of Qazigund in south Kashmir by the forest department officials a few days ago. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Anantnag, Mohammad Ramzan told PTI, “The Government of India has put on hold the evictions from the forest areas. After it (the issue) came to my notice, I talked to the deputy Commissioner and issued an order directing all range officers to put on hold the eviction drive till further orders.” A third-generation member of a community living in the forest said their community has been guarding its area for centuries and completely depend on them for sustena...

Jammu Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the interests of common citizens will be protected in the implementation of property tax and that it shall be done in consultation with the public. Office of LG J&K on its official Twitter handle said property tax in Jammu Kashmir will be one of the lowest in the country and will be used for improving public amenities. LG Sinha also said property tax implementation shall be done in consultation with the general public. “Our cities must witness rapid development and emerge as engines of growth. For that financial self-sustainability of cities is necessary. Property tax in J&K will be one of the lowest in the country and will be used for improving public amenities in J&K. Implementation shall be done in consultation ...