Month: June 2023

Suhail Dar The Deputy administration of Anantnag district in south Kashmir has come up with several measures to prevent the traffic chaos in Anantnag town- one of the most prominent townships of the valley, visited by thousands of people every day from all parts of the valley. The order which has restricted the parking of vehicles anywhere in the main town stretch from to Mehandi Kadal to Janglat Mandi is being welcomed by the residents of the Anantnag town. Transporters Associations and Traders have expressed their thankfulness to the district administration and expressed hope that the order will be followed in letter and spirit. "Thousands of people visit the town every day for business, religious and cultural along with other purposes. The economy of the town should not slow do...

A load carrier driver died after his vehicle collided with another in the Vehil area of south Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the load carrier collided with another vehicle near Vehil, resulting in injuries to the driver of the load carrier. He said that the driver was shifted to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. He has been identified as Aiyaz Ahmed Wagay (30) son of Mohammad Amin Wagay of Choudrigund Shopian. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident—(KNO)

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) in Anantnag attached an under-construction residential house of a militant associate in the Danwathpora Kokernag area of Anantnag district on Friday. SIU Spokesperson in a statement said that in continuation of its crackdown on harboring militants and providing logistic support to them, SIU Anantnag attached the under-construction house of militant associates for providing shelter to militants. “During the course of investigation in case FIR No. 103/2022 of Police Station Kokernag under UA(P) Act, one under construction residential house belonging to militant associate namely Mohammad Ishaq Malik son of Mohammad Saifullah Malik resident of Danwathpora Kokernag has been found used by militants of proscribe militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen,” SIU s...

Jammu Kashmir has recorded an excess rainfall of 24 per cent in the month of May as against the normal precipitation of 77.5 per cent, the region has recorded 96.3 mm rainfall last month. According to the data available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the highest excess precipitation was recorded in Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi districts of Jammu division where 260 per cent, 147 per cent and 105 per cent rainfall was recorded in the month of May. In Kashmir, the highest rainfall in the month of May was recorded in Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Srinagar where 41 per cent, 39 per cent, 36 per cent and 24 per cent excess rainfall was recorded respectively in the last month. The last month’s (May) rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir is higher than the similar months of previous...

An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in the Dassal forest area of Rajouri district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday morning a joint team of Government forces including the Indian Army, and Jammu Kashmir Police following an input about militant movement laid a cordon and search operation in Rajouri forest area. During the cordon and search operation, he said, the forces came under heavy fire from militants, to which the forces responded. The entry and exit points of the encounter site have been sealed and an intermittent exchange of gunfire has begun.