Month: March 2024

Elaborate security arrangements are in place across Kashmir especially in the capital city of Srinagar to ensure smooth rally of Prime Minister Narendera Modi at Bakshi Stadium on March 7. A high alert has been sounded across Srinagar while police, CRPF and other security agencies are ensuring close synergy to make the rally a smooth event. Even though the Bakshi Stadium will be open for the general public, security has been intensified across the city while frisking may pick up from Monday onwards. A police official wishing not to be named said that the Prime Minister will address a rally at Bakshi Stadium and all the security measures will be taken to ensure a smooth rally. “There will be the deployment of police and CRPF as per the plan,” he said. He said that there will be aer...

During the first two months of 2024, the Jammu Kashmir Police intensified their efforts to curb illegal mining activities in Baramulla. Their diligent actions led to the registration of 30 cases and the apprehension of 51 individuals involved in the unlawful extraction and transportation of minerals. Additionally, authorities confiscated 51 vehicles, comprising 19 tippers, 31 tractors, and an excavator, which were utilized in the illicit transportation of minerals across various parts of the district. Working hand in hand with the Mineral Department, the Baramulla Police successfully imposed fines amounting to lakhs of rupees on those found guilty of engaging in illegal mining operations. A police spokesperson underscored the unwavering commitment to cracking down on offenders ...

Four persons, including three minor children died when a landslide hit their Kacha house in Chassana belt of Reasi district in Jammu division, an official said on Sunday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that family of four was buried alive as a massive landslide hit their Kacha house in Kunderdhan Chassana due to incessant rainfall. He said victims were asleep when a landslide occurred during the Sunday night. "Mother and her three children died of the landslide, two others suffered injuries." official said. "Phalla Akther, wife of Mohd Farid, aged about 30 years, Nasima Akther, daughter of Mohd Farid, aged 5 years, Safeen Kousar, daughter of Mohd Farid, aged 3 years, and Samreen Kousar, daughter of Mohd Farid, aged 2 months, died on the spot. Two persons,...

Danishwar Hameed Nearly 120 houses suffered damage in Kulgam due to massive windstorm that swept across South Kashmir on Saturday. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that around 119 houses incurred minor or partial damage in the Kulgam district. The houses that were damaged were in Damhal Hanjipora, Pahloo and Devsar Tehsils of the south Kashmir districts due to today's gusty winds. Meanwhile, a team of officials including Tehsildars, along with their teams, promptly reached the spot to assess the situation.

A driver from Kulgam died of electrocution at Vadodara Gujarat on Saturday. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Mohammed Yousuf Wani, son of Gulam Rasool Wani, resident of Chimmer, Kulgam died of electrocution in Gujarat. They said that the driver was checking the loaded a truck when he came in contact with a live wire at Vadodora, Gujarat.

On Wednesday, Haryana Police announced they have begun the process of revoking visas and passports of protesters accused of vandalising public property during the ongoing farmers protests. Joginder Singh, Ambala Deputy Superintendent of Police, clarified that not all protesters engaged in such activities, but action is being taken against those identified through CCTV, drones, or videography footage. "Losses incurred to public and private properties are being recovered by seizing farmer leaders’ houses and freezing their bank accounts." Bhartiya Kisan Union (Shaheed Bhagat Singh) Haryana spokesperson, Tejveer Singh, expressed concern over police surveillance of protesters, stating it as a response to their legitimate grievances against the government. On February 13th, farmers ...

The Jammu Kashmir Waqf Board has nominated administrators (Executive Officers) for the Board, for different districts of Kashmir. Chaired by Darakshan Andrabi, the JKWB has appointed temporary executive officers for the districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Kupwara, and Baramulla. According to the official document accessed by The Kashmiriyat, order number; 04/PS/JKWB of 2024, dated 27/02/2024, the decision of the Waqf Board concludes; “In the interest of the administration and smooth functioning of Waqf Units, the JK Waqf Board, in its 9th Board meeting, approved the temporary appointment of ‘Executive Officers’ under Section 38 of the Central Waqf Act 1995. Accordingly, the following individuals are appointed on a temporary basis, initially for a period of six months, for the ...

The editor-in-chief of Srinagar-based newspaper 'Roznama Subh-e-Kashmir', Nazir Ahmad Wani, has passed away at the age of 63 after battling a kidney ailment for several years. Wani, a resident of Gundmancher Lolab in Kupwara who had been living in Peerbagh Srinagar, also served as the president of the Editor Association Srinagar. Funeral arrangements are pending, but prayers will be held in Gundmancher Lolab, where he will be laid to rest. Tributes have poured in from various sectors, including senior journalists and politicians.

Two highly-anticipated All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) projects were approved simultaneously for Jammu Kashmir in 2019. While the operations at AIIMS Jammu have started following its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, the AIIMS project in Awantipora is lagging far behind completion, with approximately 45-50 percent of the work still pending. According to details obtained by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the deadline for AIIMS Awantipora's completion is January 2025, yet a lot of work remains unfinished. Officials informed KNO that the deadline for the completion of AIIMS Awantipora is January 2025, but nearly half of the work remains unfinished. “It seems the AIIMS Awantipora won't be completed soon. If the government wants t...