Month: July 2023

A minor girl was raped by her brother-in-law in Srinagar district of central Kashmir after which Jammu Kashmir Police has arrested the 21-year-old accused. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the incident was reported three days ago from Barzulla after the family of a twelve year old girl complained to the Police that the teenager was raped by Zaid Feroz of old Barzulla in Srinagar. “One Accused namely Zaid Feroz of old barzulla, Srinagar aged 22 years arrested for raping a 12-year-old child (name withheld). The accused is close relative of victim girl child," Srinagar Police had said on July 5, 2023. During the course of investigation, Police said, it has come to the fore that the accused was the step brother of the minor girl, who has been taken to medical and phsyical counsel...

As the rivers are recording a rise in their levels, Kashmir weather, an independent weather monitoring website has said that for the next six hours no major weather activity is predicted, however, rainfall will be back around 1030 P.M especially in south Kashmir region. There is nothing major weather activity is forecasted in Kashmir valley particularly central and parts of North Kashmir during next 6 hours, Kashmir Weather has said. However, for South Kashmir showers are predicted but nothing significant weather activity is expected during next 6hrs. For Jammu region moderate to heavy rainfall expected during next 6hrs. Widespread rainfall activities in Kashmir valley will back from late night particularly parts of South Kashmir For Jammu region heavy to very heavy rain shower...

In the last almost seven months of this year, the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir reported five rapes, 12 sexual offences against children, 105 molestations and 36 kidnappings of women, a top police official said. The district witnessed a mixed rate of cases regarding ‘crimes against women’ in a little over seven months of the ongoing year as compared to previous. The cases of ‘cruelty by husband(s)’ have nevertheless seen a steep surge as the authorities at helm feel ‘the women folk are feeling more secure and protected vis-à-vis registration of complaints now’, Global News Service reported quoting Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Balwal. Balwal said that despite the saturation of people from different parts of Valley and beyond in Srinagar, the law enforcement agenc...

Jammu Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday announced 10 kg additional ration at subsidized rates for priority households of UT under Prime Minister’s Food Supplementation Scheme for Priority households. He also said that there was no alternative to the smart meters as power debt bills for J&K mounted to Rs 31000 Crore in the past four years. Addressing a press conference at Rajbhawan here, the LG as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that priority households in J&K are already getting 5 kg ration free per member per family. “From now onwards, 10 kg additional ration will be provided to each family covered under priority households. In J&K, 14.32 lakh ration card holders and 57,24000 families will be covered under Prime Minister’s FSS for pri...

Suhail Dar A woman was rescued by locals and Policemen after she tried to commit suicide in the Khanabal area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a 27-year-old woman (name with held) who is a resident of Seer area in Anantnag and married at Shol Batengoo Anantnag tried to jump into the river on Saturday afternoon, however, she was rescued. He said that the woman, mother of two, had tried to kill herself due to some issues at her in-laws house in Batengoo. The locals upon noticing her saved the 27-year-old from drowning after which a Police party headed by Duty Officer (DO), Khanabal Police station, Manzoor Ahmed reached the spot. The Official said that DO Khanabal along with his team rescued the woman and sent her to immediate rehabil...

Two minor girls were rescued and rescue for another is underway after they drowned in river Pohru in Jaggerpora village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district this afternoon, officials said. Officials said that three minors drowned after they tried to retrieve the slippers of one of the girls, which fell into the river while they were walking on the bridge built over the river. “Soon after the news spread, the locals and police launched a joint operation which yielded safe retrieval of two minor girls”, they said adding “One girl is still untraceable as of now.” “The rescue operation is being intensified to find the missing girl”, they said. “The two girls rescued safely in the incident are said to be belonging to Mughalpora Nagri while the missing girl is believed to be from Muqa...

Sheikh Nadeem/ Majid Salam The Chief Engineer Irrigation and flood control department Srinagar on Saturday asked all field staff to remain alert and keep the flood fighting machinery in readiness. The Official has asked the committees to remain alert amid the intermittent rainfall and the wet weather prediction till July 09. "In view of forecast of heavy rains predicted by the Meteorological Department from 08-07- 2023 to 09-07-2023 all the Flood Zonal Committees are directed to remain alert in their respective jurisdictions and monitor the situation closely. They will keep the flood fighting machinery in readiness for their immediate mobilization in the event of any flood like situation," read a circular of the Chief Engineer, I&FC Kashmir, which was acccessed by The Kashmiri...

A youth was arrested for giving online threats to women and harassing them constantly. An official said that a woman approached Police with evidence that a Srinagar resident was harassing females online and giving rape threats to them. Taking cognizance of the incident, Police arrested one Shamoon Hamdani, a residdent of Srinagar's Anwar colony located in Rawalpora area. Police said that the accused has been booked under sections 354,294,506,509 of IPC in Sadder PS. "One Syed Shamoon Hamdani S/o Mohd Ayoub Hamdani R/o Anwar colony Rawalpora arrested for harassing, stalking, assault & giving online rape threats to girls. A courageous girl approached with evidence of his wrongdoings. FIR no 58/2023 U/S 354,294,506,509 of IPC in Sadder PS," Police said in a  tweet.

The annual Amarnath Yatra on Saturday faced another disruption due to bad weather conditions that triggered multiple landslides on 270 km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fresh batch of pilgrims were not allowed to leave from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for Holy cave due to weather advisory and heavy rains in Kashmir valley. “The Yatra remain suspended on twin routes of Baltal and Pahalgam in valley for second consecutive day ”, he said. He said overnight rains triggered fresh landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at Panthyal, Mehar and other places in Ramban district blocking Srinagar- Jammu highway. Meanwhile, the train services from Qazigund to Banihal railway trac...

On 06 July, Jammu Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested a man in Srinagar for raping a minor girl who was merely 15-years-old. Earlier on Thursday, Police tweeted, "One Mohammed Iqbal Sheikh (46 years), resident of Kanthpora, Sogam Kupwara presently staying in Pamposh Colony, Srinagar arrested for raping a minor 15-year-old girl. The accused is relative of child. FIR no 92/2023 U/S 352,376,506 IPC & 3/4 POCSO act in PS Safa Kadal, Srinagar." In this matter, it has come to the fore on Friday that the accused is the stepfather of the minor girl and had been raping his daughter for over 18 months. Police official, Burhan Kanth, who is investigating the case has also said that the accused also had been physically harassing his wife. The minor girl has been sent to a mental re...