Month: June 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening to participate in International Yoga Day, which is scheduled for tomorrow. The Prime Minister will also be launching the Competitiveness Improvement in Agriculture and Allied Sectors (JKCIP) Project, valued at ₹1,800 crore. This project will be implemented across 90 blocks in 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, impacting 300,000 households and reaching 1.5 million beneficiaries. https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1803737742964117615?t=gAGY6Gs10XcFnXsqYixj1w&s=19 Earlier, Prime Minister Modi shared on X, “Leaving for Srinagar, where I will be taking part in two programmes. Later this evening, I will be at the ‘Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K’ programme, which focuses on youth-l...

The government forces said that they killed two militants in the Hadipura village of Baramulla's Rafiabad area on June 19, 2024. As per a statement issued to the press, the Indian army said that the encounter, named Operation HADIPURA, was involving the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). According to the statement, specific intelligence was received indicating the presence of two militants in a house in Hadipura. The information, sourced through the JKP, led to a swift and decisive response. The area was promptly cordoned off, and civilians from neighboring houses were evacuated to ensure their safety. "Upon initiating the search, the hiding terrorists opened fire, prompting a retaliatory response from our forces. In the ensuing e...

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has annulled the preventive detention of a 22-year-old man and awarded him ₹2 lakh in compensation. Justice Rahul Bharti, presiding over the case, quashed the detention under Section 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act. In his ruling, Justice Bharti noted, “Release from illegal custody restores the fundamental right to personal liberty, but it does not compensate for the injury suffered. Therefore, this Court awards ₹2 lakh in compensation to the petitioner, payable by the respondents, as a public law remedy.” The petitioner was accused of providing logistic support to terrorists in Rajouri-Pulwama and allegedly sharing information on security forces’ movements with Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terrorists while his father contended th...

Danishwar Hameed A woman was injured in a bear attack in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday morning, a nomad woman from Poonch district of Jammu Kashmir was with her flock of sheep and goats in the Batangoo area of Kund, when a black bear attacked her. The nomad woman identified as Safeena Banoo wife of Mohammed Iqbal Khan, a resident of Poonch district, received serious injuries during the attack. Some area locals reached the spot, chased down the bear, then shifted Safeena to Emergency Hospital Qazigund for treatment. Meanwhile, the officials said that the incident took place in the Batangoo Kund area, however, a team from the wildlife department will visit the spot and make a report.