Month: April 2023

Suhail Dar Various areas of Anantnag town will face a water supply cut for two days, officials said. In a statement issued to The Kashmiriyat, Public Health Engineering Department of Jammu Kashmir said that the department is carrying out some essential repair works due to which water supply will be cut for 29 and 30th April. The water supply shall remain shut to entire Anantnag Town and it's adjoining areas like Ashajipora, Moominabad, Dabruna, Hernag, Khandipari, Danter, Pushwera, Batengoo, Urenhal etc on 29th and 30th of April. "In order to carry out the urgent repairs of Pipe network at various locations in Anantnag town, the water supply from Bumzoo Filtration Plant. Geral Public is requested to store adequate drinking water in advance for it's use during the shut down peri...

Jammu Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday said that the April 21 attack in Bhata Durian area of Poonch in which five soldiers were killed was carried out with active local support and terrorists had used steel-coated armour-piercing bullets and IEDs to target army vehicle to inflict maximum damage. He said intense search to track the natural hide-outs used by terrorists is being launched and initial investigations suggest that nine to 12 foreign militants may be active in Rajouri-Poonch area, who may have infiltrated recently. Talking to reporters after taking stock of the ongoing search operations in Darhal area of Rajouri district, DGP Singh, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the Poonch attack was carried out with active support of lo...

Of the 9,765 water bodies in Jammu Kashmir, 9,209 have never been repaired, the Ministry of Jal Shakti census report has revealed. The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the first ever census of Water Bodies in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation (MI) Census under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Irrigation Census”. The census report, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has revealed that there are 9,765 water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and among them 9,209 were never repaired and three water bodies are under renovation currently. As per report, 115 water bodies were repaired before 2009, 11 in 2009, 51 in 2010, 20 in 2011, 34 in 2012, 71 in 2013, 38 in 2014, 59 in 2015, 24 in 2016 , 54 in 2017, 34 in 2018 and 45 after 2018. Only t...

Weather department here on Friday forecast “improvement” in weather from afternoon onwards but said that there was more rains in store till May 4 in Jammu and Kashmir. “Improvement in weather is expected from afternoon onwards,” a meteorological department official here told GNS. From April 29- May 2nd, he said, the weather is expected to be partly cloudy. “Possibility of intermittent rain/thunderstorm at scattered places is expected towards late afternoon/evening (50% chance).” From May 3-4, he said, there is possibility of widespread light to moderate rain and thunder expected in J&K. “Some places are likely to receive heavy rains,” he said. Overall, he said, “weather is very likely to remain erratic till May 4.” “Farmers are advised to postpone spraying of orchards ti...

Shabir Khan A residential house suffered massive damage after a tree fell over it in Baramulla district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday morning a tree fell down on a residential house in the Kumar Mohalla area of Boniyar in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The residential house belonged to Abdul Salam Tantray son of Abdul Gaffar Tantray, a local resident of Boniyar, he said. However, was no loss of life or injury was reported from the incident, the official said, adding, a team of officials has reached to the spot to access the damage.

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday arrested a man for unethically placing a camera inside the changing room of his readymade shop in Baramulla district in north Kashmir. In a press release, police said, Police Station Chandoosa received a written complaint from one minor girl (name withheld) accompanied by her sister. The girl stated that on 26th April 2023 she went to a readymade shop at Bandi Payeen belonging to one Aijaz Ahmad Sofi of Bandi Payeen Chandoosa and selected some clothes and went to changing room for trial. "After entering in the changing room she found a hidden mobile phone which was kept there for secretly recording the customer's videos while changing clothes," she said in her complaint.

The Jammu Kashmir Police arrested a drug peddler in the Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Thursday. in a press statement, the Police said that continuing its drive against drug menace in District Anantnag, today on a specific information Police Party from Police Station Kokernag along with Magistrate raided in residential House at Buchoo Kokernag and recovered 1kilo 600 gms of Charas From his possession. They said that during Search one person namely Ghulam Qadir Bhat, a resident of Buchoo Kokernag was arrested along with 1 Kilo and 600 grams of Charas. Accordingly Case FIR No. 37/2023 section 8/20 NDPS Act have been registered in Police Station Kokernag and investigation has been taken up. Anantnag Police once again appeals the people of the District to come forward with t...

The Jammu Kashmir admin on Thursday ordered transfer and postings of 15 officers with immediate effect in the interest of administration. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary, IAS (AGMUT:2015), Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, is transferred and posted as Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited. Sachin Kumar Vaishy, IAS (AGMUT:2015), Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, vice Kritika Jyotsna, IAS (UP:2014), who shall await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, IAS (AGMUT:2015), Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, is transferred and posted ...

A teenager boy and man allegedly commit suicide in Ganderbal and Baramulla district on Tuesday. An official told Kashmir Scroll that a 18 year old (Name withheld) was found hanging from a ceiling fan by his family members at his home this evening. Police reached to the spot and took body for Lega-medico formalities, an official said. Meanwhile, a man from Uri Baramulla also committed suicide by hanging himself at Tulsi Bagh area of Srinagar, official said. A case under relevant sections of law have been registered to ascertain the cause of the their death, official said—(KS)