Month: April 2023

Trigger warning: A father has killed his own daughter in the Kupwara district of north Kashmir, Police said. The Police have said that Iqbal, the father of the murdered minor used to resort to domestic violence. He beat his wife for over a year and on the night of the murder, he beat his wife who responded by slapping him. He wanted to teach his wife a lesson. So, he killed his daughter. On Wednesday, a minor girl was found dead in Khurhama Zab area of Lolab in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Her throat-slit body was found outside her home and her head buried under a cement bag, her family had told The Kashmiriyat. Jammu Kashmir Police on Monday held a press conference and said that the minor girl was strangulated by her father and then her throat was slit in the shed, whe...

Headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, the full election commission is likely to visit Jammu Kashmir next week to assess the ground situation here. Official sources said that during its two to three-day stay here, the election commissioner will visit both Jammu and Kashmir divisions. “The full Commission will interact with all top officials of the election department, 20 deputy commissioners, representatives of all recognized national and regional political parties and other stakeholders. “The Commission is likely to take feedback from deputy commissioners, election commission officials, political parties and other organisations," sources said. A few days back, while announcing the schedule for the Karnataka Assembly elections, CEC Rajiv Kumar said that there is a vac...

The traders from the heart of Srinagar city have appealed to concerned authorities to expedite action on the construction work undergoing in every nook and cranny of Srinagar city under the Smart City Project. All trade leaders confirmed to the news agency Kashmir News Trust that they are on the verge of closing down their shops and are not so optimistic about the revival of the business. “We supported the government and cooperated in every way. We want construction work should be speeded up without missing any deadline. There should be a double shift. Our business has been hit badly,” Spokesman Joint Traders Association and General Secretary Regal Traders Association Bilal Ahmed Dar said. Bilal Ahmed Dar – who is the owner of ‘BHS Media and Communication firm at Regal Chowk added...

A blast took place in a vehicle on a boulevard road area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday. A senior police officer told GNS that, A blast took place in the rear of a Honda city vehicle numbered JK01M 0878 at boulevard road. Elderly couple( Hafizullah bhat) residents of Kralsangri, Nishat were in the vehicle. The officer further said that both are safe and Sound. Prima facie the blast looks like some equipment failure. Police Team is at the spot.(GNS)

Hundreds of patients at Government Medical College Baramulla are suffering in absence of a cath laboratory. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that cardiac catheterization lab, also known as a “cardiac cath lab,” is a specialized area in the hospital where doctors perform minimally invasive tests and advanced cardiac procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease. They said that the cardiology unit is functional at GMC Baramulla but in absence of a cath lab they refer patients with minor or major heart attack to Srinagar. The first hour after a heart attack is known as “the golden hour.” Taking appropriate action within this first hour can save a patient’s life, they said, adding that most deaths due to cardiac arrest happen during this period. Acco...

A leopard was spotted in different villages of Central Kashmir’s Budgam on Sunday morning, creating a panic among the residents and prompting them to appeal to Wild Life Department to capture the wild cat. Locals sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that leopard was spotted near ‘Alamdar Brick Kiln’ and the same leopard is roaming freely Sharatpora and Bonhuma areas of Budgam. Those who spotted the big cat near the brick kiln raised an alarm and the wildlife department was informed. “We saw a big cat early this morning near the brick kiln. The same leopard was spotted in the peripheries of Sharatpora village. We are very scared as leopard sightings have become a regular feature in the area. We have lost many cattle and even human beings have been killed in leopard attacks,” sa...

Traffic movement was disrupted on Srinagar-Jammu Highway due to Intermittent shooting stones at the mouth of the newly constructed Panthyal tunnel. Officials said on Sunday that traffic was halted on either side of the highway and no vehicle was allowed to cross the Panthyal tunnel in wake of shooting stones. They said stones atop the hill are coming down intermittently. [KNT]