Month: May 2024

Rayees Shah The Forest Department on Wednesday claimed to have seized a huge quantity of "illegal" Chinar timber in the Ganderbal district of Kashmir. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on the late night hours of Tuesday evening, a joint operation by the J&K Forest Department and the Forest Protection Force along with Police at Forest check post Sonmarg resulted in the seizure of an LP truck loaded with illegal Chinar timber. The seizure took place at the forest check post in the Sonamarg area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.

A tragic incident occurred this morning in the village of Narkara, Budgam, when a geyser explosion at a residence led to one fatality and injuries to two family members. The explosion happened at the home of Manzoor Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Gani Dar. According to officials, the explosion caused significant structural damage, resulting in the collapse of the house. Manzoor Ahmad Dar, who was inside at the time, was buried under the rubble and died instantly. Rescue teams were able to extricate two other family members from the debris. They sustained various injuries and were immediately transported to JVC Hospital in Srinagar for medical treatment.

The Anti-graft body of Jammu & Kashmir Police has booked Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and a serving senior bureaucrat among seven people for allegedly encroaching Custodian land in convenience with revenue officials in summer capital Srinagar, local news agency KDC reported. According to an FIR copy accessed by Srinagar-based news gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com a preliminary enquiry of Anti-Corruption Bureau (PE No.22/2019) revealed that a lady Dil Rafiqa, was “unlawfully granted evacuee land by the Custodian Department without proper government sanction and an open auction, violating established provisions.” “The enquiry uncovered that land belonging to Sh. Imam-u-Din, located at Saderbal Hazratbal under survey number 640, was allocated to several individuals, including Dil Rafiga, in ...

Ahead of the scheduled Lok Sabha polls for Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, which includes the parts of south Kashmir's Shopian district, the local administration conducted a training for Presiding Officers, Polling Staff in the south Kashmir district. In an official communique issued to The Kashmiriyat, the District Information Officer Shopian said, "In order to carry out election duties efficiently and to enhance the preparedness for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the District Election Office, Shopian today organised two training sessions for the Presiding Officers and Polling Staff at Government Degree College, Shopian." As per the official handout, the training cum orientation session was held under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Faz Lul Haseeb, who is also District Elec...

Waheed Ur Rehman Parra, the Youth President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), addressing a public meeting in Bijbehara Anantnag said that Mehbooba Mufti's commitment to achieving a "Jail-Free Kashmir and Case-Free Kashmiri". Joined by Youth General Secretary Najmu Saqib and other party members, Parra conducted door-to-door outreach to communicate Mufti's vision and dedication to justice. He stated, "Mehbooba Mufti's agenda is clear: she aims for a Kashmir where every individual's rights and freedoms are upheld." Parra urged support for Mufti in the upcoming parliamentary elections, highlighting her role as a beacon of hope for marginalized communities. He emphasized Mufti's solidarity with incarcerated youth, promising to amplify their voices on a national stage and advoca...