Month: November 2023

Jammu Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of a North Kashmir labourer under the contentious Public Safety Act (PSA). Senior Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak representing the incarcerated student informed that the detention of 22-year-old labouer Muhammad Iliyas Dar, a resident of Rahpora Khudwani village of Kulgam was quashed by the court of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul nearly over a year after he was arrested on charges of allegedly indulging in anti-national activities in May 2022 and simultaneously booked under the PSA. The accused was put behind bars in an old FIR lodged against him by Kulgam police in 2021. He is currently languishing at Haryana jail in Gurgaon. The court of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul after hearing the arguments of Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak directed autho...

Kashmir recently experienced a shortage of rainfall, leading to hot and humid conditions, leading to the persistent water scarcity crisis in many areas across the valley including the Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The officials here told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the reduced rainfall has resulted in a deficit in water supply. They said the areas under the water supply scheme Shrakwara in Kreeri, located about 15 kilometres from Sopore town, are currently facing severe water shortages. However, officials are optimistic about the resolution of the crisis with the implementation of the AMRUT-2 scheme. A senior official from the Jal Shakti Department told KNO that the town's water scarcity issue would soon be resolved through the AMRUT-2 scheme...

Police in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday claimed to have arrested one wanted lady drug peddler in the district. An official told News Agency Kashmir Scroll that police have arrested one notorious and wanted lady drug peddler and recovered contraband substances from her possession. The officer said the following: Police Station Boniyar raided one residential house in Trikanjan. During the search, 60 grams of contraband heroin-like substances were recovered from the possession of one lady, identified as Farhat Begum of Trikanjan. The officer said that she had been arrested and shifted to police station Boniyar, where she remains in custody. The officer further said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered, and further investigation has be...

A government professor from Anantnag died after he suffered cardiac arrest on Tuesday afternoon. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Dr. Fayaz Ahmed Shah, a resident of Aishmuqam suffered a cardiac arrest after which he was rushed to the Anantnag district hospital. He breathed his last at the hospital, they said, "after this his family was called to the hospital and the body was handed over to them by the hospital authorities." Dr Fayaz Shah was an assistant professor of Botany posted at  at the Degree college of Anantnag. His death has brought grief to his students and neighbours equally. His colleagues have also expressed grief over the untimely demise of Dr. Fayaz Ahmed Shah.

Under the influence of an active Western Disturbance, widespread rain/snow is expected in Jammu Kashmir between Thursday and Friday, Kashmir Weather reported. As per the independent weather forecaster, the spell is expected to begin from Thursday afternoon, starting from higher reaches, and then extending into plains by evening. There is a possibility of snowfall in Shopian plains (50 - 60% chance). Also, snowfall in surrounding plains can't be ruled out. Snowfall is also expected in elevations above 2000 m. Snowfall isn't expected in Srinagar as per the current conditions. "The Forecast is in the monitoring stage and can change in the next 24 hrs. Early Forecast has been issued just to warn farmers regarding the upcoming event," Kashmir Weather reported. Persistence of a...

The route leading to the sacred Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir, situated at an elevation of about 3,888 meters above sea level, has been made accessible for vehicular travel. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), entrusted with the maintenance of the roads leading to the cave, has successfully extended the route all the way to the shrine, covering the road from Dumail to the cave through the Baltal base camp in District Ganderbal. This ambitious endeavor is part of the BRO's 'Project Beacon,' with the Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) overseeing the maintenance of the Pahalgam road in Anantnag district, and the Public Works Department (PWD) of the J-K government managing the Baltal route in the Ganderbal district. The road extension holds the promise of greater convenience a...

At least 3 residential houses were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in Alochi Bagh area of Srinagar late last night, officials said on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fire broke out due to short-circuit in one of the houses. He said that soon after the incident fire tenders reached to the spot to douse off the flames, however, by then the houses had suffered extensive damage. The official said that there was no loss of life reported in the incident—(KNO)