Month: April 2023

A fast track court in Srinagar sentenced an elderly man to three years in prison after being convicted in a sexual assault case involving an 11-year-minor girl. The case dates back to 2019, reported Kashmir Life. A special Fast Track court in Srinagar presided over by Judge Aarti Mohan; dealing with cases registered under POSCO Act sentenced a man to imprisonment of three years along with a fine of Rs. 50000 under section 7/8 of POCSO Act. An FIR No.52 /2019 i  this regard was registered at Kursoo Rajbagh police station Srinagar in 2019. The convict has been held guilty of offences punishable under section354, 354-A RPC and section 7/8 of POCSO Act 2018 by virtue of judgment dated 28-04-2023. Public Prosecutor Meena Gowher said that the accused should be awarded the maximum pun...

A truck conductor died while driver was injured after the vehicle hit an electric pole in Shalteng area of Srinagar on Saturday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a truck hit an electrical pole at Shalteng chowk due to which its conductor received an electric shock. He said that conductor was shifted to JVC hospital where doctor him declared dead on arrival. “The condition of the driver is said to be stable”. He has been identified as Kala, a resident of Punjab. Meanwhile, police have taken cognisance of the incident—(KNO)

Two soldiers were killed when a army vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident near Line of Control in Rajouri district on Saturday. Official sources told GNS that the vehicle skidded off the road and fell about 200-ft down into a gorge near Dungannon Nallah. Two soldiers suffered critical injuries and were shifted to army hospital Rajouri were they succumbed to injuries. A police official told GNS that a case has been registered and further investigations taken up. Sources identified the soldiers Havildar Sudhir Kumar of Bihar and Paramvir Sharma of Rajouri. (GNS)

Amid forecast for erratic weather till May 4, the night temperatures continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 7.4°C against 6.5°C on the previous night and it was 1.9°C below normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 7.2°C against 6.8°C on the previous night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 3.8°C against 4.2°C on previous night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Kokernag recorded a low of 6.4°C against 5.7°C on the previous night and it was 1.7°C below normal for the place, the officials said. Gulmar...

The Jammu Kashmir Housing Board will allot 336 flats to non-locals under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna– PMAY(Urban) Mission in Sunjwan area, Daily Excelsior reported. Quoting official sources, the newspaper reported that, Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) are coming up at Sunjwan and online applications are invited from the citizens of India, who migrated to Jammu temporarily or permanently, for employment, education and long term tourist visit for allotment of 336 flats under PMAY(U) Mission. “The scheme titled as “Affordable Rental Housing Complexes” is for providing rental housing for EWS/LIG urban migrants including labour, urban poor (street vendors, rickshaw pullers, other service providers etc.), industrial workers, and migrants working with market, trade associations...