Month: June 2024

People’s Conference president Sajad Lone, who was defeated in the Lok Sabha election from north Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, announced on Thursday that he is taking a break to "step back, pause, and reflect." Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, won the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat by a significant margin, defeating former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone. Lone, a former separatist who turned mainstream politician, expressed his thoughts on social media, acknowledging the setback. "I will be away for a few days. Taking a break to step back, pause, and reflect. Winning and losing is part of life. A setback, yes, but should it allow us to lose sight of our larger goal – the empowerment of our people, their digni...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir V K Bhirdi Thursday said that police have taken strong note of the posting of sensitive content against religious sentiments at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar and strict action will be taken against those found involved in hurting the religious sentiments of any community. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), exclusively, at PCR Srinagar, IGP Kashmir said that J&K police respects all religions and people belong to various sects and faiths. “We have taken strong note of the incident (at GMC Srinagar). The case has been registered and investigations are going on,” he said. The IGP requested the people of Kashmir not to fall prey to rumours having potential to trigger law and order situation. “We will not allow vest...

Basit Shah A tourist slipped from into Nallah Sindh at Kullan area of Ganderbal district in central Kashmir. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday afternoon, a tourist from Rothak Haryana slipped into the gushing waters of Sindh while he was taking photos near the river. Identified as Sunil Singh, son of Bani Singh aged 41, has not been rescued as of yet, they said. They said that teams of SDRF, Police and officials have reached to the spot and launched a search operation to trace the tourist,

Jammu Kashmir Police in Srinagar on Wednesday said to have attached property of Kamran Lone, a  resident of Maloora, acquired in the name of his relative, out of illegal income earned through drug trafficking. The accused namely Kamran Lone, a narcotics dealer, was arrested in case FIR No. 10/24 under section 8/21/27A/29 of NDPS Act by Police Station Parimpora on 30-01-2024, a police spokesman said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). During the investigation of the instant case, police said that the illegal proceeds from his narcotics trade were identified and a double storeyed duplex house in the name of Abdul Ahad Lone, son of Late Mohammed Akbar Lone, constructed in 2023, falling under survey no. 310 titled "Abadi Deh" situated at Shalla Mohalla, ...

On Thursday, regional political experts and activists from the Kashmir Valley targeted the former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, while Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, condemned an alleged blasphemous incident at the Government Medical College in Srinagar. Omar Abdullah, who recently lost North Kashmir to the imprisoned Engineer Rashid, has faced severe criticism from politicians and commentators alike for posting an article from The Print on his X handle. The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir had quoted a part of an article written by Praveen Swami in The Print. Critics quickly responded, accusing Abdullah of involvement in the "1987 rigging." “Rashid’s victory, without doubt, will empower secessionists and give Kashmir’s defeated Islamist movement a renewed sense of hope. Efforts ...

Chenab Valley region of Udhampur parliamentary constituency has not been able to give the support that the Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh was expecting to get which contributed to his loss to Bharatiya Janta Party’s Dr. Jitendra Singh. Out of the total 45566 votes polled in eight Assembly segments of Chenab valley comprising three districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban, Lal Singh was able to get 218503 votes. According to the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Congress candidate was able to get 47.73 percent of total votes polled in Chenab valley whereas the BJP candidate got 175158, which is 38.26 percent of the total votes polled. Some close aides of Choudhary Lal Singh told KNO that they were expecting to get over 60 percent of total votes polled in Chenab val...

Cyber wing of Jammu Kashmir Police has asked people to not post any "provocative or inappropriate" content on social media. In a message posted to X (formerly Twitter),  Cyber Police appealed to the social media user to refrain from posting content that is provocative. "Attention, Social Media Users: Please refrain from sharing any provocative or inappropriate content from your handles. Maintaining social media hygiene is crucial for a safe, orderly environment," Cyber Police Kashmir said in a tweet. Any post in conflict with cyber laws will be dealt with swiftly and effectively as per legal norms. Let's work together to keep our digital space safe and respectful, Police added.

A famous temple, known as Rani Temple (Mohineshwar Shivalaya) at ski-resort Gulmarg was gutted in a fire incident in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, officials said. Maharani Temple is said to be the royal temple of Dogra dynasty, who ruled the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, it lies on a small hillock and can be seen from all corners of the town — Gulmarg. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that at 3:50 AM they received the emergency call, which prompted them to dispatch fire tenders, however, upon arrival a single story with GCI sheet roof was found ablaze The fire was contained within 20 minutes, after hectic efforts from the fire and emergency department. In the incident, the roofing, interior...