Month: May 2024

A commemorative meeting of the People’s Conference (JKPC) was held today, paying tribute to the late Abdul Gani Lone on his 22nd martyrdom anniversary and Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammed Farooq on his 34th martyrdom anniversary. As per a press release of the Jammu Kashmir People's Conference, the meeting, attended by PC leaders, served as a platform to honor the indomitable spirits and contributions of these visionary leaders. During the gathering, the entire leadership of the party, with deep reverence, offered glowing tributes to the late Lone Sahib and Mirwaiz Sahib. They reiterated the enduring legacy left behind by these remarkable individuals and reaffirmed their commitment to carry forward their visions. “Late Abdul Gani Lone Sahib was an embodiment of struggle, sincerity, devotion,...

In the last 3 months, police in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district along with the Geology and Mining Department have seized 40 tippers, 12 tractors, and a load carrier used for illegal extraction of minerals in the district. At least 19 persons have been arrested in this regard. This action from the police and Geology and Mining Department has virtually stopped the menace of illegal mining and unauthorized transportation of minerals within the limits of Ganderbal district. Police said all the accused had been resorting to illegal mining of minerals in Nallah Sindh flowing in the district. At least 11 FIRs stand registered against the illegal miners at different police stations including PS Ganderbal, PS Lar, PS Safapora, PS Kheerbawani, PS Kangan, and PS Gund. Besides, the...

The body of a man, which was recovered from the river Jhelum near cement bridge in Srinagar’s Noorbagh area today morning, has been identified as that of a Punjab resident, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body was spotted by locals, who immediately informed the police. “The body was later shifted to a hospital for identification and medico-legal formalities.” He has been identified as Chetan Preet Singh son of Gopal Singh Punjab’s of Batala area, but was presently putting up in Srinagar’s Indira Nagar, he said. Police have take cognisance of the matter and further investigation has been started—(KNO)

Shabir Ali The Magam town in Budgam has shut as a sign of mourning against the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a chopper crash on Sunday along with his colleagues. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that amid a thin movement of traffic, shops in the area have shut to mark solidarity with the people of Iran, who are mourning the death of Ebrahim Raisi for five days. They said that a massive solidarity rally was taken out by the youth of the central Kashmir town. The rally was going on when this report was being filed. Earlier, on Monday as the news of his death spread, Kashmiri Muslims holding candles and hoarding gathered at the historic Ghanta Ghar in Srinagar and several other places including Alamgiri Bazar, Magam Budgam. The tragic incident occurred o...

Over the past five years, Srinagar has seen a significant rise in drug-related cases, with a total of 535 drug cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, leading to the arrest of 894 people. The District Police Headquarters Srinagar disclosed these figures in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by M.M. Shuja, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The year-wise report of cases is as follows: 2019 saw the registration of 81 drug-related cases, resulting in the arrest of 126 individuals. The police seized 201 grams of brown sugar, 15.835 kilograms of charas, and 4,455 bottles of psychotropic syrups. In 2020, the number of registered cases increased to 92, with 159 arrests. Seizures included 20...

Voters thronged polling stations in large numbers in Soibugh as voting got underway in north Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, expressing satisfaction over the improved security situation and the fading “fear” of separatist-sponsored boycott calls of the past three decades. The voters see the first major electoral exercise in the Union Territory post the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 as an opportunity to vent their feelings on the developments in the region over the past almost five-year period. Soibugh, the home town of Syed Sallahuddin, the Pakistan-based supremo of proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, lies in the Budgam district of central Kashmir and is part of the Baramulla constituency, where National Conference leader Omar Abdullah is amon...

A police officer was injured after allegedly being assaulted by a political leader and his supporters at a polling station in Pattan town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In another violent incident, a polling officer also sustained injuries after being roughed up by some political workers, Kashmir News Trust reported. Block Medical Officer Pattan Dr. Toha Khan confirmed to the news agency Kashmir News Trust that two persons including a police officer were brought to Trauma Hospital Pattan in injured condition who after first aid were referred to GMC Baramulla. Eyewitnesses, quoted by the news agency said that Jammu Kashmir People's Conference leader Imran Reza Ansari along with his supporters barged into a polling station and tried to create disturbance. When SHO Pattan,...