June 2023 - Page 23 of 34 - The Kashmiriyat

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Fire breaks out in residential house in Kulgam

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Danishwar Hameed Fire broke out in a residential in Gadwani area of Damhal Hanji Pora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday afternoon, fire broke out in the house of Ghulam Mohammed Dar, a local resident. Soon after the incident, fire tender rushed to the spot to douse off the flames. In the mishap, the house was partially damaged, and property and valuables goods were destroyed. Meanwhile the cause of fire was not immediately known, however, no one sustained injuries during the mishap.

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Three drug peddlers held in Kulgam: Police

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Kulgam police under the close supervision of SP Kulgam Shri Sahil Sarangal-IPS is making every effort to hunt down the drug peddlers in the district and to put them behind the bars. In this regard, Yesterday at about 1615 hours, Acting promptly upon a specific information generated from credible sources regarding presence of contraband substance, a special team headed by DySP HQRS Kulgam Shri Ghulam Muhammad Bhat-JKPS along with SHO police station Kulgam INSP. Aayaz Geelani was constituted who swiftly reached the spot suspected locations at Rangrezpora, Kulgam. During search in presence of executive magistrate Kulgam, 41 kg and 34 kg of Poppy Straw like contraband substance was recovered from the residential houses of the notorious drug peddlers namely; Manzoor Ahmad Naik and Ali Mohamm...

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Court acquits Muslim man in Delhi riots case, Pulls up Police for falsely citing witnesses

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A Delhi court has pulled up the Delhi Police for falsely claiming that a complainant can identify the accused in a case pertaining to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots, while acquitting the accused Noor Mohammad of offences related to rioting and unlawful assembly. The court also questioned the credibility of a police witness, saying “it seemed his statement was obtained falsely and belatedly”. “The fact that the state falsely cited the complainant as a witness who can identify the accused as the offender, indicates that the case of the prosecution that the offence was committed by the accused Noor Mohammad is false,” Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Shirish Aggarwal of Karkardooma Courts said. The judge also expressed doubts about the identification of Mohammad by a head constable who...

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Fresh landslide forces closure of Mughal Road

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A fresh landslide in the Ratta Chamb area of Poonch district has forced the closure of Mughal Road, officials said here on Sunday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that at the existing Ratta Chamb landslide site, a fresh landslide has occurred, forcing the closure of Mughal road He said that vehicles are stranded on both sides of the affected site. The official said that clearance work is going on and the road is expected to get restored within a couple of hours—(KNO)

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MeT forecasts intermittent light rain from June 13-17 in J-K

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Weather department here on Sunday forecasted intermittent light rain at scattered places in Jammu Kashmir from June 13 to 17. A meteorological department official here told GNS mainly dry weather was forecast till June 12. However, he said, a brief spell of showers and thunderstorms mainly towards evening can't be ruled out, although chances are less (20-30%). “Overall there is no forecast of any major rainfall in J&K this week,” he added. Regarding the temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 16.6°C against 16.0°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 2.3°C for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 14.8°C against 13.6°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 1.9°C for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorde...

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‘Footwear not allowed inside Mosques and Khanqahs’: Waqf board in fresh order

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Waqf board chairperson and BJP leader, Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, has issued an order to prohibit the entry of footwear into praying areas of Waqf Controlled Mosques & Khanqahs. The decision was made due to concerns regarding unhygienic conditions and the violation of religious sanctity when devotees pray near their footwear. The Engineering Wing and other staff members have been instructed to establish appropriate arrangements for the safe storage of footwear outside the praying areas. This will involve the installation of shoe racks under CCTV surveillance. Upon the completion of these arrangements, administrators of shrines and mosques will be required to enforce the ban on footwear entry into the praying areas. It is important to note that the ban will be implemented immedia...

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Sex racket busted in Jammu, Four including two Kashmiri men arrested

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Police on Saturday night claimed to have busted another sex racket in Jammu City and arrested four persons including two Kashmiris in this connection. An official told The Kashmiriyat that following inputs regarding the operation of a sex racket at the house of Renu Gupta, a resident of Nawabad area of Jammu, a team of Jammu Kashmir police raided the house of a woman. During the raid at the house of a local woman at Bhawani Nagar in Nawabad, Jammu,two Kashmiri men were caught in a compromising position with two women. "All the four have been taken into detention," police said. Earlier, the inmates did not open the gate of the house which forced the police personnel to break into the house and the four were taken into detention. The official identified the duo as Liyakat Ali ...

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No fresh schedule announced for electricity in Kashmir: PDD officials

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Stating that no power curtailment schedule has been announced in the Valley, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Saturday said that the electricity is being supplied as per the availability. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Chief Engineer, KPDCL, Javed Yousuf Dar said that there has been no circular with regard to the power curtailment in Kashmir. “The KPDCL has not announced any power curtailment,” he said when asked about the reports regarding two-hour power curtailment in morning and evening. However, he said that the KPDCL has been managing the electricity supply to the people according to the availability. “The electricity is being made available by JKPCL and we have been maintaining the electricity as per the availability and ...

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Girl found dead under mysterious circumstances in Anantnag

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Suhail Dar A young girl was found mysteriously dead at her home in the Sirhama area of Anantnag's Bijbehara belt. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a girl aged 17 (name with held by The Kashmiriyat) was found lying unconscious at her residence in Bijbehara's Sirhama area. Her family members rushed her to the SDH Bijbehara where doctors declared her brought dead. Meanwhile, a case under relevant sections of law has been registered in this regard.

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Kulgam residents protest against water scarcity

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Danishwar Hameed The residents of (Partapora Gujjar Basti) Chowgam in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday staged a protest against the water scarcity in the area. The protesters mostly women have blocked the road for hours together and blocked the traffic movement to press for their demands. The aggrieved residents said they are not getting drinking water regularly causing huge problems to them. A protester told The Kashmiriyat that they are not being provided safe drinking water regularly which is giving them a tough time adding, "We have brought the matter to the concerned department several times, but no attention is being paid towards our genuine demands which forced us to hit streets." The women of the locality have to walk miles to fetch drinking water from the...