Month: September 2024

Danishwar Hameed  In a significant advancement for agriculture in Kashmir, the Department of Agriculture has successfully introduced Mushki Budij rice to Kulgam. This soil-less vertical farming to cultivate the region’s treasured Mushki Budij rice, marks a transformative shift in local farming practices. Previously confined to limited belts like Kokernag in Anantnag, the rice variety is now being grown more efficiently in Kulgam, with vertical farming enabling two harvests per year while drastically reducing land usage, officials from Department of Agriculture told The Kashmiriyat. Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal, Director of Agriculture, inaugurated the first-ever harvest under this method in Kulgam, praising the success of the initiative spearheaded through the Horticulture and Agric...

An Encounter has started between militants and security forces in Reasi area on Friday evening. A senior police officer told GNS that a team of Police and security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reasi on a very specific input. As the joint team approached towards the suspected area, the hiding militants fired upon the joint party, leading to an encounter, officer added. Meanwhile, District Police Reasi in a post on X wrote, On the receipt of specific intel, an operation was launched around 1300 hrs today. Contact has been established at the Shikari area of PS Chassana.(GNS)

At least three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel died while several others were injured after a bus they were travelling in skidded off road and fell into a gorge in Brell Waterhail area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the bus with 36 BSF troopers skidded off road in Brell village of and fell into a gorge. He said that in the incident three BSF troopers died while more than two dozen were injured. The official said that the injured are being treated at a heath facility. Police have taken cognisance of the incident—(KNO)

The Election Commission of India has revised the voter turnout for the first phase of the Jammu Kashmir assembly elections, held on September 18, to over 61%. Initially, the overall voting percentage across 24 assembly segments was reported at 58.85%. The final figure has now been updated to 61.38%. The Commission facilitated real-time tracking of voter turnout through its app, providing updates every two hours starting at 9:30 AM on election day. The Chief Electoral Officer of J-K confirmed that all polling parties have returned safely, with final vote counts expected after postal ballots are processed. Postal ballots include those from service voters, absentee voters (85+, persons with disabilities, essential services, etc.), and election duty personnel, with daily accounts s...

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday accused the BJP of using Pakistan as a diversion to cover up its "failures." Her comments came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the PDP, National Conference (NC), and Congress were advancing Pakistan’s agenda in Jammu Kashmir. Mehbooba responded, saying, "The BJP has failed on every front. They promised two crore jobs per year, which should have been 20 crore in 10 years. After their focus on Hindu-Muslim divisions, lynching of Muslims, and mosque demolitions, they now raise Pakistan to distract from their failures." The former chief minister argued that if the regional parties had indeed implemented Pakistan’s agenda, Jammu Kashmir would have become part of Pakistan. "If the Abdullah family had followed Pakistan’s agenda, J-K ...

An Army soldier was killed while as six others were injured after their vehicle met with an accident near in Kathua district on Friday. Officials told GNS that the army vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into gorge at Sukrala Mata Ashram road, resulting in the death of an army soldier and injuries to six others. The injured were immediately shifted to Sub District Hospital Billawar, where from they were referred to MH Pathankot for advanced treatment, they said. Also, body of the deceased soldier identified as Ram Kishore was brought to SDH. The injured have been identified as Anil Singh(35), Bhupender Singh (30), Mahipal Singh (37), Sunder Pandya (37) and Lokinder Singh (26). Confirming it a police official told GNS that a case has been registered in this regard. (GN...

Daniåshwar Hameed  A residential house in Panipora, Kulgam district, was devastated by a massive fire that broke out around 1:45 AM on Friday. Residents told The Kashmiriyat that the blaze severely affected the home of a local family already struggling with poverty. Firefighters responded quickly, aided by community members, but despite their efforts, the house sustained extensive damage before the flames were extinguished. In the aftermath, locals have called on the government to provide compensation to the affected family of Abdul Rashid Najar emphasizing the urgent need for support in their time of crisis.