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Keeping their tryst with Kashmir, more than four lakh migratory birds of different species have already arrived in the wetlands to spend winter months. Every year, migratory birds come to Kashmir through the central Asian flyway zone including Siberia, North China and north Europe to ward off the extreme cold of their summer homes. These birds live from late October to the end of April in the comparatively lesser cold environs of the Valley as their summer homes remain frozen during the winter months. Bird migration is a science that has taught humankind the basic rules of navigation. It is the eldest bird that leads the flock during the to and fro journey from the summer homes to the winter homes. Normally, the oldest bird, well acquainted with the thousands of miles long rout...

Meer Irfan A Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) has been launched by Government forces on Sunday afternoon at Khwaja Bagh of Reban aea in South Kashmir's Shopian district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that 1 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian army and Jammu Kashmir Police launched a cordon in the area and started searches there. Meanwhile local sources said that all entry and exit points towards the area were sealed by the security forces. The operation was launched following specific inputs about Militant movement in the area.buy singulair generic buy singulair generic

The government has identified the land in three districts of South Kashmir that has to be transferred to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for establishing Battalion Camping Sites. These three districts are Anantnag, Shopian, and Pulwama and the land comprise of 524 kanals and 11 marlas. Recently LG Manoj Sinha led State Administrative Council accorded the sanction of transfer of land to CRPF in parts of Kashmir. Reliable sources said that land has been identified in 5 villages of Shopian, 3 villages of Pulwama and 3 villages also from Anantnag district. They said that land transferred to CRPF is ‘state land’ and some portion is ‘shamliat deh’ (Mehfooz Kahcharie). In Shopian, 150 kanals of land has to be transferred to CRPF in Allowpora and Sheikhpora villages, 20 kanals ...

Mudassir Ahmad Kuloo, a Kashmiri journalist has been awarded the G Santha Teacher Memorial Journalism Award 2021. The 33-year-old Journalist has published reports in various international and local publications including Dainik Bhaskar, Huffington Post, The Third Pole, TRT World among others. Mudasir who will be awarded on 6 November in Bangalore was chosen from a list of three shortlisted Indian journalists. The award carries a specially-crafted stone memento made by noted mural artist M S Chandramouli from Karnataka and a cash prize of rupees 25,000. The award commemorates the memory of G Shantha, an English teacher hailing from Thalavadi in Kerala’s Alappuzha district.

The body of a newborn baby was found outside the gate of GMC Rajouri on Monday. Tragically, the burnt body of the baby, suspected to be a day or two old, was found in garbage, the official sources told GNS. The incident came to light when some passersby noticed the body in garbage and informed the same to police. A police officer confirmed to GNS the recovery of the body and said that a case has been registered and further investigations has been taken up. (GNS)

Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday produced chargesheet against Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Banday, then BMO Beerwah Budgam, and others for illegal and un-authorized appointments of Class-IV employees In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Spokesman said that ACB produced chargesheet in a case under FIR number 22/2011 VOK now ACB in the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption against Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Banday, then BMO Beerwah Budgam, and others. “The instant case was registered by P/S VOK now ACB, on the outcome of a Verification conducted into the allegations of illegal and un-authorized appointments of Class-IV employees.” “The appointments were made by Block Medical Office Beerwah and Khansahab, Budgam. During verification, it was revealed that during the perio...

Shah Basit An 8-year-old boy was injured after he was attacked by a wild bear in Dadrembagh area of Serch in Ganderbal district on Monday An official told The Kashmiriyat that a boy identified as Farhaan Khan, son of Javaid Ahmad Khan of Dadrembagh Serch was injured when a bear attacked him he was playing in the lawn of his house. He was shifted to District Hospital Ganderbal for the treatment wherefrom he was referred to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment.

Pakistan Army on Monday handed over a resident of Poonch to Indian counterparts in presence of civil officials at Chaka Da Bag crossing point here, the official said. They told GNS that the person identified as Saif Din son of Ghulam Mohammad Loon of Gagrian (Dhana) Sawjian was handed over by the Pakistan army to Indian counterparts in presence of the Magistrate (Naib Tehsildar) deputed for the task. While the man was missing from last 21 weeks, it was not immediately known when he had crossed over to Pakistan Administered Kashmir via Line of Control and his subsequent apprehension by Pakistan army. The man is said to be mentally unstable. (GNS)

Mehran Bhat A photojournalist from Srinagar alleged being attacked by a Security guard in Srinagar's Hazratbal area of Sunday afternoon. Ubaid Mukhtar, a photojournalist from Srinagar said that he was stopped by security guard in the Dargah campus of the Kashmir university in Srinagar and attacked with a "sharp iron weapon". Speaking to The Kashmiriyat Ubaid said that he was asked to leave the campus when he was there for an Autumn shoot. "They asked me to leave the campus as it was not allowed to shoot inside the campus premises, i turned off my camera and left the spot," Ubaid said. He said that when he was leaving the campus, a security guard shouted at him that all Journalists in Kashmir were propagandists. "'You are all thieves, we know you,' the  Guard told me," Ubaid all...