Month: September 2024

Senior police and CRPF officers conducted a comprehensive security review in the Chenab Valley districts of Jammu Kashmir on Monday ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Law and Order Vijay Kumar, along with ADG CRPF JK Zone Rajesh Kumar and ADGP Jammu Zone Anand Jain, visited Ramban, Kishtwar, and Doda districts to assess the prevailing security situation. The eight constituencies from these districts, along with 16 segments in South Kashmir, are set to vote on September 18. The visit focused on security concerns, particularly in light of recent terror activities in Doda and Kishtwar. Vijay Kumar stressed the need for vigilance and robust coordination between security agencies to ensure peaceful electio...

A minor old child was allegedly murdered in the Budgam district of central Kashmir. A police official confirmed to The Kashmiriyat, on Tuesday morning, the dead body of a two year child Zeeshan Ahmed son Bilal Ahmed Kalas was found in the lawn of his house in the Kachwari area of Budgam's Khan Sahab area. The official said that Police received an information about the child's dead body at around 2:40 A.M., after which a police party rushed to the spot. "Police took the body in their possession and after the completion of medico-legal formalities, the body was handed over to the family for the performance of last rites," the official told The Kashmiriyat. The child was found with his throat slit, officia said, adding, "Only after a thorough probe, it can be told if it is a case of...

The Jammu Kashmir Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) after a female Flying Officer (Fg Offr) alleged rape, mental harassment, and continuous stalking by a Wing Commander of the Air Force Station in Srinagar. The FIR has been lodged against Wing Commander PK Sehrawat at the Police Station Budgam under Section 376(2) of the Indian Penal Code, which pertains to aggravated rape committed by persons in positions of authority. This action follows a complaint wherein serious allegations were made by a female officer against a senior officer at the Air Force Station in Srinagar. According to FIR, a copy of which in the possession of Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com, the complainant, a young female officer (name withheld), has accused Wing Commander PK Sehraw...

An early morning blaze in the Noor Bagh area of Srinagar has left three families homeless, their lives upended by the destruction. While no lives were lost, the emotional toll on the victims is profound. Speaking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the survivors recounted the terrifying moments when the fire broke out as the neighborhood was just waking up. Within moments, the flames consumed three homes, leaving little behind. Nusrat Jan, one of the survivors, described the harrowing experience: "We had just started our day when the fire broke out. There was no time to think. All I could do was grab my children and run to save our lives. We left with nothing but the name of Allah on our lips. Everything—our food, clothes, and memories—are gone," she said, tears stream...

Jeevan Babu K, General Observer for the Zainapora Assembly Constituency (AC), held a comprehensive meeting with Returning Officers (RO) and Nodal Officers at the Mini Secretariat today to review preparations for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. According to an official press release issued by The Kashmiriyat, the meeting, attended by various constituency and district nodal officers, focused on key election-related activities. Officials briefed the Observer on preparations for home voting, postal ballots for essential services, material management, SVEEP (Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation), webcasting, training, and the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Other discussions included campaign permissions, voter guide distribution, ...

National Conference (NC) vice president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated today that the BJP’s opposition to the NC manifesto signifies that his party is on the right path. Speaking at an election rally in Banihal, Abdullah urged voters to carefully examine the NC manifesto, asserting that they would find it more appealing compared to those of other political parties. "If the BJP had praised our manifesto, I would have been worried," Abdullah said. "Their criticism assures us that we are moving in the right direction." He was in Banihal to support NC candidate Sajjad Shaheen for the upcoming assembly polls. Abdullah emphasized that the NC’s vision for the future is distinct and would resonate more strongly with the people of Jammu and Kashmir t...

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused jailed MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid's Awami Ittehad Party of being a proxy of the BJP, and warned the people of Jammu and Kashmir not to come under the influence of such parties. Her remarks came a day after PDP candidate from south Kashmir's Shopian assembly segment Yawar Shafi Banday was injured in an alleged attack by the workers of the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), which is led by Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, in Balpora area of Shopian. "Our candidate was going to his constituency, some workers associated with AIP assaulted them, even our candidate Yawar Banday was beaten and he is fighting for his life, his ribs broken, his condition is serious," Mehbooba claimed while addressing a press conference in Khanabal area of Anantnag...