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Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter of former Union Home Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, identified the chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik and three others as her abductors during her examination before the special CBI court in Jammu on Friday. Advocate Monika Kohli, CBI counsel, told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that she has identified four of them. “She identified Yasin Malik through virtual mode,” Kohli said. Malik, who is lodged in Tihar jail, appeared before the Court through video conference. Earlier this year, Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in a case related to militancy and secessionist activities in the Kashmir valley in 2016-17. The CBI lawyer said that the other three accused were...

An Amarnath pilgrim died of cardiac arrest, while a horseman died after falling off horse on Thursday during Amarnath Yatra in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir's Anantnag area, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 66-year-old yatri identified as Kalavala Subrmanym from Andhra Pradesh died of a heart arrest at base camp hospital near the lower cave. He said that he was on way to Amarnath cave when he suffered cardiac arrest and was shifted to base camp hospital, where he breathed his last. Meanwhile, a horseman, who was ferrying Amarnath Yatris, died after he fell off a horse between the holy cave and Panjtarni area. The official identified him as Imtiyaz Ahmed Khan son of Muhammad Yousuf Khan of Chakilpora village of Shangus—(KN...

A horseman ferrying Amarnath Yatris died on Thursday when he fell off a horse between the holy cave and Panjtarni. Official sources identified the victim as Imtiyaz Ahmed Khan son of Muhammad Yousuf Khan, a resident of Chakilpora Shangus Nowgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The horseman was on his way from holy to Panjtarni. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that due to slippery conditions, his horse slipped and he fell off it, resulting in his death. (KNT)

For the third consecutive year, no function was held to commemorate the Martyrs’ Day in Kashmir to pay homage to 22 Kashmiri people who were killed by the army of a Dogra ruler on this day in 1931, officials said on Wednesday. July 13 was a public holiday in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and a grand official function was held every year on this day where the chief minister or the governor would be the chief guest. However, the administration dropped the day from the list of gazetted holidays in 2020, after the abrogation of Article 370 and splitting of the erstwhile state into two union territories by the Centre on August 5, 2019. No function was held at the Martyrs’ graveyard in the city while no holiday was observed for the third time on Wednesday, the officials said....

A police officer was shot dead while two cops were injured after militants attacked a naka party near GD Goanka school in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar on Tuesday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants fired upon a naka party at Lal Bazar area, resulting in on spot death of an ASI and injuries to two other cops. He identified the deceased ASI as Mushtaq Ahmad, while head constable and SPO, who were injured have been evacuated to a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, Kashmir zone police in a Tweet said that militants fired upon a naka party, injuring three policemen. “Terrorists fired upon police naka party at Lal Bazar area of #Srinagar city. In this #terror incident, three police personnel got injured & they have been shifted to hospital....

After remaining suspended for a day, Amarnath Yatra resumed on Wednesday with improvement in weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Yatra has resumed through both routes from Chandanwari and Baltal in Pahalgam and Ganderbal areas respectively. Meanwhile, divisional commissioner Jammu also informed that temporarily suspended Yatra has resumed again after improvement in weather conditions. "The Yatra which was suspended temporarily and halted in Jammu due to bad weather conditions has now been resumed on account of improved weather conditions,” Divisional Commissioner Jammu tweeted. Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Tuesday due to inclement weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir—(KNO)

Bhaderwah man  Aadil Gafoor Ganai  has been booked under PSA for 'provocative' speech during the protest against remarks on Prophet Mohammad. Earlier, Aadil was arrested for allegedly stoking communal tension as curfew and strict restrictions under prohibitory orders remained in force in parts of Jammu region's Chenab valley . The accused Aadil Gafoor Ganai was arrested from his house during an early morning raid on 12 June by police at his residence at Chinar Mohalla locality in curfew-bound Bhaderwah town of Doda district, the officials said. They said Ganai was accused of delivering an inflammatory speech from Markazi Jamia Masjid Bhaderwah on June 9 during a protest rally against recent remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP leaders and social media posts by a fe...

New Delhi: After former JNU student Sharjeel Imam filed a plea in Delhi court alleging assault in the Tihar jail where he is lodged in an alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, prison officials on Tuesday said they will "enquire into his allegation". Imam, on Monday, moved a Delhi court alleging harassment and assault by Tihar Jail officials. He, through his lawyer Ahmad Ibrahim, alleged that the Assistant Superintendent of Tihar Jail along with 8-9 convicts had entered his cell in the garb of a search assaulted him, and called him a terrorist and anti-national. The Additional Session Judge Amitabh Rawat on Monday sought a response from Tihar Jail Authorities and kept the matter for July 14 for a detailed hearing. Imam's application to Karkardooma Court read, "On J...