Month: June 2023

An 18-month-old baby girl drowned to death in Feeripora area of Shopian on Friday. An official said that an 18-month-old girl went missing from her residence in Feeripora at around 3 pm today. Soon after the news spread, the locals started searching for her and after around two hours, her body was found in a small canal, close to her residence. She has been identified as Zoya Bilal, daughter of Bilal Ahmad Dar of Feeripora, Shopian. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident. (KNO)

The Jammu Kashmir administration has declared five villages of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district as ‘drug-free’ villages. This claim has been made by the police and district administration. These villages are Dandoosa, Bonen, Hardwail, Naroo and Khag. The government said that these villages have achieved 100% drug-free status with the concerted efforts of the District Administration. Local sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that various awareness programs were conducted in these villages and in order to make these villages drug-free, cooperation from the civil society, and respectable villagers was sought who played a key role in creating awareness about the harmful effect of drug abuse. Pertinently, last year, police arrested at least 123 persons in cases related ...

The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday produced the Chargesheet against two persons for duping students. In a statement to GNS, the crime branch said that chargesheet has been submitted in a Case FIR No.26/2018 U/S 420, 120-B RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir (Now Economic Offences Wing Srinagar) before the Hon’ble Court of Passenger Tax Srinagar against Nazir Ahmad Wani S/o Ghulam Rasool Wani R/o Tragpora Baramulla, A/P Gazali Abad H.M.T, Shala Teng Ghat, Srinagar and Shubnam Fayaz W/O Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat R/o Ompora Budgam. According to spokesman, the instant case had been registered upon a written communication received from the CM’s grievance cell followed by another communication received from Civil Aviation Department J&K Government, wherein it is alleged ...

The Motor Vehicles department on Thursday said they are going to add a fleet of 30 more electric buses in July next month to enhance the public transport system in Srinagar. A senior official at the Regional Transport Office here told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the department is going to receive 30 electric buses from Srinagar Smart City next month which will be pressed for public transport service in the city. “A total of 100 electric buses are to be received by the Srinagar Smart City by October this year, out of which 30 buses are likely to be made operational in July on various routes of the city,” he said. The official said the department has taken several initiatives to improve the public transport system in Srinagar and the addition of more electric bu...

Eleven days after drowning in a drain in the Srinagar city, an eleven-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Srinagar. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the father of the boy identified as Ahmed Bin Javed, who is a resident of Batamaloo in Srinagar said that on May 28, Ahmed slipped into a drain in the Batamaloo area. "There is a construction work going on at the drain in the area," he said adding that Ahmed fell into an open drain causing critical wounds to him after which he was rushed to the hospital. A photographer by profession, his father said that Ahmed was undergoing treatment at Children's hospital in Bemina for the last eleven days, however, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on Thursday afternoon. Locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the...

An armed Personnel was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Mehjoor Nagar in central Kashmir's Srinagar district this evening Reports reaching GNS said that a man was found dead at his rented accommodation in Mehjoor Nagar. The police were intimated, which reached the site and took the body into its possession. Confirming it, a police official told GNS that the body has been taken to SMHS hospital for medico-legal formalities, following which it will be handed over to the family for last rites. The official identified the deceased as Shuja Ali Bhat, working as armed personnel in Sports wing. (GNS)

Director Panchayati Raj J&K, Khalid Majeed (JKAS) along with Joint Director DRDK, Ms. Rifat Aftab Qureshi (JKAS) today visited Lar and Gund Blocks of Ganderbal district and participated in camps held for PWL Saturation under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) besides taking stock of public demands and grievances regarding the scheme. At the outset, Assistant Commissioner Development Ganderbal, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat (JKAS) welcomed the visiting dignitaries and apprised them with regard to the number of eligible unsanctioned Beneficiaries which are to be sanctioned against the new targets allocated for PWL saturation. He further apprised the officers about the pace of achievement till date during last 6 days in both the Blocks. The visiting officers deliberated in detail t...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced the admin's decision to provide land and construct houses for the landless poor, adding that a notification will soon be issued in this direction. The announcement was made while the LG was addressing a function at Garkhal border village panchayat in the Akhnoor belt of Jammu district. The Centre government has allotted additional 1,99,550 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). Of these, more than 19,000 houses are meant for Jammu district. This allocation will go a long way in achieving the objective of housing for all, he said. The LG said the Border Gram Panchayat of Garkhal is scripting a golden chapter of development with active participation of residents and transforming it into a model village and it is...