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Meer Irfan The  preacher from south Kashmir who had been missing since the last week has been found dead in the Zirpoara area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Earlier the family of one Mohammad Ashraf Shah, son of Abdul Aziz Shah resident of Behbagh Kulgam had said that Ashraf had gone missing from his home on Friday morning. "He left home but didn't come back until now. We have been trying to call him constantly since. The Police also traced the location of his phone and reached the spot of the location, but to no avail" the family member had said. The family members had appealed to him to return back. Earlier on Monday, Locals informed the police about the laying of the body along the banks of the Jhelum. Soon, they said, a police party rushed to the spot and recovered...

A 40-year-old National Health Mission (NHM) employee was electrocuted to death while hoisting the national flag in Kathua, sources said. Identifying the deceased as Pawan Kumar, they told GNS that the individual received a strong electric jolt at Hiranagar in Hariya Chak area. The official confirmation into the incident is however awaited. (GNS)

A male body was found along the banks of river Jhelum near Zirpara Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Official sources told GNS that some passersby informed the police about the laying of the body along the banks of the Jhelum. Soon, they said, a police party rushed to the spot and recovered the body. So far, they said, the identity of the deceased could be found and the same is being carried out. The body, they said, has been shifted to mortuary at GMC Anantnag. “After completing medico-legal formalities and confirming the identification, the body would be handed over to his legal heirs,” they added. (GNS)

By intercepting two Lashker-e-Toiba militants in Nowhatta area of Srinagar, a police party “aborted a major attack” in Srinagar ahead of the August 15 functions, official sources said on Monday. A policeman was killed and at least one militant injured in the attack near Gani Memorial area of Rajouri Kadal falling within the jurisdiction of Police Station Nowhatta on Sunday evening. Sources privy to the investigation told GNS that the militants before carrying out the "major attack contacted their handlers in Pakistan through social media and informed them about the attack.” TRF statement came prematurely about the attack, thinking the attack may have been executed. As the two reached near the Gani Memorial Stadium, a police party was deployed in the area. “On finding them in suspi...

A man from Srinagar has been arrested on Monday for allegedly providing scooty to active militant, Police said. Official Sources said that Umer Muhtar Naqeeb son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Natipora in Srinagar was arrested for providing a second-hand scooty to an active militant named Moomin Gulzar on 27 July, 2022. Pertinently, the scooty was recovered along with arms/ammunition/explosives/clothes/other incriminating material during an encounter in Nowhatta.

The Policeman who was injured during an exchange of gunfire in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar on Sunday night has succumbed to his injuries, A Police official said that Police personnel namely constable Sarfaraz Ahmad R/O Batote Ramban who was injured yesterday during an anti-militant operation at Nowhatta, succumbed to his injuries. Pertinently on Sunday evening, Jamm Kashmir Police said that a chance encounter had broken out between militants and forces in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar. police had in a tweet said that vehicle (scooter) used by two LeT militants has been seized from the incident site. “Besides, one Ak-74 rifle and two grenades have been recovered while the search is still going on,” police said. “Vehicle (scooter) used by two #terrorists of #terror outfit Le...

Jammu Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday that the days of fear, corruption and militancy are over in Jammu Kashmir. Addressing the main Independence Day function at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar, the Lt. Governor unfurled the national flag and took the salute at the march-past. Addressing the function, the L-G said that the days of fear, corruption and militancy are over in JK. "Nobody will display a Pakistani flag in Kashmir now. Everybody will display the national flag for which the people of JK have special pride and love," he said. He said, "In this Amrit Kaal Khand, let us all strengthen our resolve to build a fear-free, corruption-free and militancy-free Jammu Kashmir, a JK which our forefathers had dreamt of, where violence has no place, where ...

For the second time in four years, Internet and mobile services remained unaffected in Jammu and Kashmir on Independence Day. These services used to be snapped on Independence Day and Republic Day as part of the security drill. Even data services were blocked, mobile phone services, were also suspended for the duration of the Independence Day ceremony. Suspension of mobile phone services and internet on cellular devices as part of the security drill in Jammu and Kashmir had become routine since 2005. Security agencies added this step to the security drill after militants triggered a blast outside the Bakshi Stadium during the Independence Day parade in 2005.(KNS)

The former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday hit out at the Bhartiya Janta Party and the Manoj Sinha-led admin and said people in Jammu Kashmir were forced to join the ongoing "charade" of patriotism on India's 75th Independence Day. https://twitter.com/MehboobaMufti/status/1559035503734693888   The PDP Chief took to Twitter and posted a photo of the first Indian Prime Minister, JL Nehru stating that everything the Indian flag stood for lies in perils now. " Jawahar Lal Nehru standing tall between two flags,the Indian national flag & J&Ks state flag adopted constitutionally in 1952 & bulldozed in 2019 to fulfil BJPs divisive agenda. Now, every foundational value that the Indian flag stands for too lies in perils now," she wrote referring to...

The Manoj Sinha-led administration has announced the renaming of 199 schools/colleges and roads by the names of "eminent" personalities and the force personnel killed in the line of duty. As per an official order, two schools have been named after a slain Dysp, 01 after a slain Inspector, 08 after SIs, 04 after ASIs, 07 after head constables, 21 after SgCts, 47 after constables, 03 after followers, and 41 after SPOs who died during the line of duty. The Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police, Dilbag Singh has extended his gratitude to the Government of India, Lieutenant Governor Jammu Kashmir Manoj Sinha and his administration for renaming the government schools/colleges and roads in Jammu Kashmir after the deceased JK police personnel and CAPFs personnel. The DGP said, "It is a...