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Bhat Yasir A 6-year-old girl was picked up by leopard in Gawashar area of  Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Family sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday evening, Munazah daughter of Imran Beigh resident of Gawashar, Boniyar in Uri was to picked up by a leopard. Mir Khursheed, BDC Bijhama, said that the leopard has taken away a minor girl around Magrib time in the Gawashar area. He also said that the locals along with other departments have launched a search operation to trace the minor girl. A Wildlife official told The Kashmiriyat that they have deputed a team to the area. He said that during night hours it will be difficult to carry out operation as this this forest area. Meanwhile, A police official confirmed the incident to The Kashmiriyat. He said “I ...

Peoples Conference leader Sajjad Lone wanted to be Jammu and Kashmir chief minister just before the dissolution of the Assembly in 2018 although he had only six MLAs, the erstwhile state’s last governor Satya Pal Malik has said, PTI reported. Throwing light on behind-the-scenes political manoeuvring that preceded the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by him in 2018, Malik, now the governor of Meghalaya, described Lone as the “blue-eyed boy” of the Centre. He said he had asked Lone to write to him about the support he enjoyed in the 87-member House. Lone said he had six MLAs but “told me if you administer me the oath, I will prove my majority in a week." Malik spoke of the circumstances in which he dissolved the Assembly in November 2018 although PDP chief Mehbooba Muft...

Suspected militants on Wednesday hurled a grenade on a CRPF Bunker in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A top police officer told GNS that militants lobbed grenade on a Bunker of a CRPF camp. However the grenade missed the intended target and exploded far away. In this incident no loss of life or injury has been reported . Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers, the officer added.(GNS)

Two persons were killed when a private vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Doda district on Monday morning, officials said. A police officer told GNS that at about 10:15 hours, information was received that one Alto 800 car (JK06A-6864) fell in the gorge near Nandna area of police station Thathri, resulting in the on the spot death of two persons. They have been identified as Ajay kumar son of Mahender Singh of Chirna and Ranjeet Singh son of Som Lal of Jagote Phagso. Station House Officer of police station Thathri, Amrit Katoch confirmed it to GNS and said that a case has been registered and further investigations take up in this regard. (GNS)

Breastfeeding can help protect babies against some short and long-term illnesses and diseases and breastfeeding mothers have less chances of deadly diseases besides that breastfed babies have a lower risk of asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), said a senior paediatrician Dr Muzaffar Jan. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), on the side lines of national neuro Pedicon 2022 conference Srinagar, Dr Jan who is head of department of paediatrics Government Medical College Srinagar said that breastfeeding has no parallel and it is best for both mother and children as it helps in brain development of the baby. “Babies who aren't breastfed often fall ill and the rate of exclusive breastfeeding is around 60 percent and we are making efforts ...

Rain lashed parts of Jammu Kashmir even as the weatherman has forecast improvement in weather from tomorrow. A meteorological department here told GNS that in the last 24 hours till 0830 a.m., Srinagar recorded 29.2mm, Pahalgam 4.8mm, Gulmarg 3.0mm, Jammu 0.2mm and Bhaderwah 0.3mm. Regarding the forecast, he said, scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunder were likely in the next 24 hours. “Improvement in weather is expected from September 12,” he said. Regarding night temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 16.1°C against 17.7°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.4°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said. Qazigund recorded a low of 15.0°C against 15.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was 3.3°...

A major landslide on Saturday shut the Mughal road, connecting Shopian with Poonch and Rajouri districts,officials said. DTI Mughal Road Mohammad Aijaz Mirza said that the landslide occured near Poshana, closing the thoroughfare, news agency KDC reported. Official sources said that men and machinery has been pressed to clear the thoroughfare as soon as possible. Meanwhile Jammu-Srinagar highway and SSG road were through with traffic plying normally, they added.

The 21st National Neuro Pedicon 2022 conference began on Saturday at SKICC Srinagar in which neurologists from prestigious institutions across India are participating to share their experience with doctors of Kashmir. Dr Muzzafar Jan Professor and head of Department of Paediatrics GMC Srinagar in his welcome speech, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that Neurological diseases are very common in children and “we need to keep ourselves updated and that this conference is being held here after 33 years. He said that conferences and workshops become means to share ideas and experiences and he expressed hope that in the next two days they will be able to gain much experience from renowned doctors attending the conference. “Neurological problems are very common in ...

Parts of Jammu Kashmir received rainfall even as weather department here on Saturday forecast scattered showers and thunder in next 24 hours. A meteorological department here told GNS that “scattered light rain/thunders” were also expected for subsequent two days. He said that Srinagar received 3.0mm of rainfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours, Pahalgam 0.4mm, Kupwara 10.8mm, Jammu 33.8mm, 0.4mm in Katra and 1.2mm in Kathua. Regarding night temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 17.7°C against 17.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 4.0°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said. Qazigund recorded a low of 15.2°C against 15.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 3.5°C above normal there, he said. In Pahalgam, he s...

The Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Friday said the Supreme Court will grant bail to journalist Siddique Kappan. The journalist from Kerala was detained under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped. The Uttar Pradesh government previously told the Supreme Court that Kappan has deep ties to the PFI and is part of a larger conspiracy to “incite religious discord and spread terror.” After having his bail request denied by a local court in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, in July of last year, Kappan appealed to the Allahabad High Court. Kappan had “no employment” at Hathras, according to the Allahabad High Court, which denied him bail. Mohammad Alam, the taxi dri...