Month: September 2023

Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted 10 days time to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to place on record relevant documents on Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah's plea for regular bail in connection with an alleged terror funding case. Shah's appeal challenges an order passed by a special judge on July 7, which had rejected his bail plea. On Special Public Prosecutor for NIA Akshai Malik asking for 10 days time to file documents, the court granted it time and posted the matter for next hearing on September 22. On August 7, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, representing Shah, had argued that the case lacked substantial evidence, referring to it as a "no material case". He had said that a charge sheet had already been filed by the probe agency, adding that the tri...

The Jammu Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested a non-local for supplying banned drugs to the drug peddlers in Srinagar. Mohammad Asim, a resident of Darya Ganj Delhi, wanted in a case registered by Police Station M R Gunj under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was arrested by Srinagar police on Tuesday. Srinagar police in a post on its social media handle X said, “The main accused identified as Mohammad Asim a resident of Darya Ganj Chawri Bazar Delhi who was supplying drugs to drug peddlers in Srinagar was arrested. Asim is the main supplier of contraband Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus to drug peddlers in Srinagar”, Srinagar police said on social media handle X. “During investigation of the Case FIR No. 25 /2023 U/S 8 /22 , 27 (A ) NDPS ACT of MR Gunj PS, the ma...

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Narla area of Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said . They told a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. They said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the suspected spot, hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. They said that the exchange of fire is on in the area and two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.

Three school-going minor boys have gone missing from Villgam in Handwara area in north Kashmir's Kupwara district since yesterday. Official sources told GNS that three minor boys went missing while they were out for playing in the vicinity on Monday afternoon. The missing trio has been identified as Nazim Mumtaz, son of Mumtaz Ahmad Lone, resident of Phalmarg, Faizan Hameed Mir, son of Abdul Hameed Mir, resident of Kalmoona and Uzair Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Shafi Dar of Chammpora. "The parents of the missing boys have lodged a missing report at Police Station Villgam", the sources said. When contacted, SHO Villgam Jaan Mohammad confirmed about receipt of a missing report into the matter. "We have launched efforts to trace the trio", he said further urging the local inhabitan...

In the ensuing year so far, security forces have neutralized 46 militants of which 37 were foreigners and it’s for the first time that the elimination of foreign militants is four times more than the locals, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi said Monday. The army commander was speaking to the media after the inauguration of three-day North Tech Symposium at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu on Monday, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The army commander said that this is for the first time that the among militants killed in various operations across the region this year, the number of foreign militants was four times higher than locals.” Elaborating further, the northern army commander said in the first eight months was 46 and out of...

After Dal and Nigeen lakes, the Manasbal Lake in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district has also embraced water sports. Both Dal and Nagin lakes in Srinagar are the top water skiing destinations in Jammu & Kashmir. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), water skiing is going on in Manasbal. The initiative is aimed at boosting tourism in the district. “The water skiing began on September 1 and will continue till the end of the month. Three batches from across the country participate and each batch contains 20 participants. Hence, 60 adventure sportspersons got training in 3 different batches,” an official told KNO. Anjali, a water skiing trainee, while talking to KNO said, “It feels great to be part of this adventurous sport; our coaches guide us very well.” Ra...

Four persons were been killed after a truck was hit by a boulder in the Sher Bibi in Banihal area of Ramban district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday morning, a truck bearing registration number (JK03J-0312) on way from Jammu towards Srinagar was hit by a massive boulder and it skidded off the road. He said the truck rolled into a deep gorge, killing all the four occupants on the spot. The official said police and rescue teams rushed to the scene and recovered the bodies. The four deceased have been identified as Mohammed Afzal Garoo (driver), son ofAbdul Aziz Garoo, aged 42; Mohammed Alltaf Garoo, brother of driver, 36; Irfan Ahmed Bhat son of Abdul Hamid Bhat, resident of Trail, Srigufara Anantnag, 33 and Showkat Ahmed, son of Abdul Hamid, R/o Trail Srigufara...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday asserted that Jammu Kashmir experienced positive transformation in the past over 3 years than it had in the previous 75 years. Addressing the launch of the inaugural edition of JAKFAS journal at the Convention Centre Srinagar, Sinha, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that corruption was uprooted to empower the common man in Jammu and Kashmir. “The system, which functioned on the basis of corruption was demolished. Now common man feels empowered with transparency in the system. Those who looted Jammu and Kashmir were held accountable. J&K Bank, which is now scripting history too had suffered during the previous regimes,” he said. The LG also said election in Jammu Kashmir will happen at appropriate time. “Union Home M...