Month: November 2024

On Monday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made his first official visit of the season to the Jammu Civil Secretariat, marking the beginning of the winter operations for the Jammu Kashmir. He was welcomed with a ceremonial guard of honour, as the administration transitioned to its winter headquarters in Jammu. This seasonal shift, which sees the Civil Secretariat and other government departments operating from Jammu until spring, echoes the traditional Darbar Move. However, it differs significantly from the full-scale relocation once promised by the National Conference (NC) during its Assembly campaign. While Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and other ministers will primarily operate from Jammu, they will travel across the Union Territory as needed. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has alrea...

In a tragic incident, a mother and her two children were killed in a midnight blaze in Badhat Drabshalla area of Kishtwar . Officials told GNS that fire broke out late night in the house of Khurshid Ahmad in Jashar hamlet of Badhat. When fire erupted from one of the room, mother and her two children were sleeping and due to intense flames, they were unable to escape from the house. In this incident both Mother and her children were killed in this devastating fire. Police, fire tenders and locals tried their best to rescue the victims. The deceased have been identified as Nazia Begum (Mother), Amna Bano (7) and Rizwan (4). Meanwhile, a police officer told GNS that cause of fire is being ascertained and a case has been registered in this regard and investigation have been taken u...

Four Army personnel were injured on Sunday in a gunfight with militants holed up in a remote forest area in Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said, amid an intensified hunt following the recent killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs). The encounter broke out around 11 am when joint search parties of the Army and police intercepted the terrorists in the Keshwan forest, a few kilometres from the spot where the bullet-riddled bodies of VDGs Nazir Ahmad and Kuldeep Kumar were found. A massive search operation was launched in the forests of Kuntwara and Keshwan on Thursday evening after the militants abducted and killed the VDGs. The Army's Jammu-based White Knight Corps said in a post on X, "Based on specific intelligence input regarding the presence of terrorists, a j...

Two Indian Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were injured on Sunday in an encounter with militants in the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu. This marks the second such encounter in Jammu Kashmir in a single day. The encounter began on Sunday morning in the Keshwan forests of Kishtwar as joint search teams of the Army and police intercepted a group of militants, officials said. The ongoing operation in the forest areas of Kuntwara and Keshwan has been active since Thursday evening, following the killing of two village defense guards (VDGs) earlier this week. The militants, believed to be responsible for the VDG killings, are suspected of being cornered by security forces in the forest. In a post on X, District Police Kishtwar stated: "Encounter beg...

Encounter has started between terrorists and security forces in Chaas area of Kishtwar district on Sunday. A top police told GNS that exchange of fire underway between terrorists and security forces in the area. The cordon and search operation was launched by the joint team of Police and army based on specific input about presence of some militants in the area. Till this report was being filed intermittent exchange of fire was going on.(GNS)

Responding to thousands of students seeking age relaxation the Jammu Kashmir government  has relaxed the upper age limit of candidates for the Combined Competitive Examination-2024. In a notification, of which a copy is available with The Kashmiriyat, the upper age limit for open merit candidates has been changed to 35, while for reserved category and in-service candidates and physically challenged candidates has been changed to 37 and 38 years respectively. Pertinently, over the last few years, aspirants of various government jobs have been seeking an age relaxation, with many exams deferred and papers of a few leaked leading to exam cancellation. Over the past few years, government job aspirants have been requesting age relaxation due to repeated exam postponements and cancellat...

Administration in Kishtwar has invoked the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) against five individuals in the district citing their history of anti-national activities. Those detained include Mohd Abdullah Gujjar from Sigdi Bhata, Noor Din from Kakerwagan, Ghulam Nabi Choppan from Trungi (Dachhan), Mohd Jaffer Sheikh from Nattas (Dool), and Mohd Ramzan from Dangduroo (Dachhan). Authorities said these individuals posed a threat to public order and the security of the Union Territory, with ongoing involvement in illegal activities despite prior warnings. The police executed the PSA warrants promptly upon receipt. Additionally, the District Magistrate of Kishtwar, ordered close monitoring of 22 others suspected of obstructing key national projects, as per officials. The officials f...

An encounter has broken out in Ishbar area of Nishat in Srinagar district of central Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning an encounter broke out between militants and government forces in the Ishbar area of Srinagar district. The encounter, reports said, begun when government forces came under heavy fire from the side of militants, to which the forces retaliated. As per locals, a massive exchange of gunfire is underway at the site of the encounter. Pertinently, last week on Friday, one Laskar e Taiba militant had been killed during an encounter at Khanyar area of the city. More details emerging