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A local court here did not consider the bail plea of a close aide of dread deceased gunman Papa Kishtwari saying that the offences allegedly committed by the accused are serious and heinous and the offence is against the state and society. Ghulam Rasool Ganaie son of Muhammad Subhan, a resident of Garoora Bandipora had been arrested by police station Nishat in connection with an FIR 16/2002 under section 302, 364, 201, 120B, RPC in connection with the murder of a Nishat Contractor Ali Muhammad Mir. The accused had applied for the bail through his Counsel Shahzad Saleem and Associates. The Court as per news agency Kashmir News Trust after discussion and arguments from Syed Sareer Ahmed representing Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir said that bail is a right but under certain fac...

J&K RTI Movement in a statement condoled the demise of the maternal aunt of noted RTI /Social Activist and Chairman JK RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat who passed away due to prolonged illness. Spokesperson Farooq Kuthoo described the deceased as the pious soul who was instrumental in shaping up and grooming Raja Muzaffar and other family members .It was just because of her efforts and guidance that the family has produced a notable social worker like Raja Muzaffar whose contribution towards society is known to all . In this hour of grief ,JK RTI Movement stands in solidarity with Raja Muzaffar and family . We pray for the forebearence to bereaved family. We also to Almighty to bestow the deceased soul with the highest place in Jannah.(KNS)

Family of a need-based employee, who was electrocuted in Lawoosa of Handwara almost a week before, have alleged the Power Development Department (PDD) of leaving them to fend for themselves, saying “the department didn’t even bothered to reach out to them.” Manzoor Ahmad Dar (40) son of Ghulam Rasool Dar of Lawoosa, Handwara, as per his wife suffered a high-volt jolt while repairing an LT line in his native village Lawoosa on June 15, 2022. “We removed him to District Hospital Handwara from where he was referred to GMC Baramulla and with scarce means we were forced to seek early discharge”, Manzoor's wife Shareefa Begum told GNS. “In between all these days, none of the officials’ from the department (PDD) reached out or even bothered to call us”, alleges Shareefa adding her husband i...

With an aim to provide financial succor to the families of the police personnel who were slain in action or have passed away of illness or naturally while in service, the Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh has sanctioned over rupees 1.52 crore as Special Welfare Relief for Next-of-Kins of such police personnel. Vide an order of PHQ Special Welfare Relief of rupees 22 lakh has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of Selection Grade Constable Safiullah Qadri who was killed in a militant attack. Similarly the special welfare relief of rupees 22 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of deceased ASI Mohammad Hussain, HC Javid Ahmad SgCts Amina Akhtar, Darbesh Kumar, Follower Ghulam Qadir. Special welfare relief of rupees 20 lakh ha...

With parts of Kashmir facing drought-like situation due to low water level, farmers on their own are arranging bulldozers and other machinery to clean canals so that they can irrigate their fields. Fayaz Ahmad, a farmer from Kakapora Pulwama said that lift irrigation schemes weren't made functional when water level was normal in Jhelum. “We repeatedly requested authorities to clean canals which aren't dependent on lift irrigation schemes so that more water can reach paddy fields,” he added. “Now with their pleas falling on deaf ears, we hired bulldozers and other machinery and cleaned all canals in the area due to which the carrying capacity of canals has increased and more and more land is getting irrigated,” he said. Ghulam Rasool, another resident of the area told news agenc...

Traffic movement on Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended after a massive landslide and heavy boulders struck the road near Rehampadi area of Banihal in Ramban district, officials said. A landslide and heavy boulders hit the highway near Rehampadi in Banihal section of Ramban today morning, Asgar Malik, Deputy Superintendent of Police (traffic), national highway Banihal told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) We are on the job and are trying our best to restore the highway as soon as possible,” he said, adding tha traffic has been suspended on both sides of the Srinagar Jammu national highway—(KNO)

An Army trooper was killed in an accidental grenade blast in the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara, official sources said. They said a grenade exploded accidentally when the victim Signal-Man identified as Bharat Yaduwanshi was on sentry duty at Gonipora Gugtiyal Camp in Kupwara. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the injured soldier was rushed to 428 Field Hospital Zangli, Kupwara, where he succumbed to his injuries. The dead body was handed over to the concerned Unit, after the completion of medico, and legal formalities while police initiated proceedings under section 174 CrPc. (KNT)

The Bhartiya Janta party, as per stats, has failed to contain militant recruitment in Jammu Kashmir since it rose to power in 2014. Data available to The Kashmiriyat reveals that the Congress-led UPA government saw as many as 154 local youths taking up arms to join militant groups, however, the number has drastically risen to 1010 since 2014. In 2014, the number of locals joining militancy was 53, in 2015, it reached 66 before touching the highest mark of 88 in 2016, in 2017, the number rose further to 126 and in 2018, 218 local youth joined militancy, the highest number in a decade, while in 2019 the number dropped to 139. In 2020 the number rose again to 167 local youth joining various militant outfits in Kashmir. The numbers, according to the official data are 128 in the last year...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted fresh raids at multiple locations in Jammu Kashmir in a major crackdown on the cross LoC (Line of Control) trade and militancy funding case. The joint operation was carried out by the NIA and Jammu Kashmir police along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The joint team led by the NIA also conducted searches at other locations in Srinagar as a part of the crackdown on militancy in north Kashmir. The development comes a day after the NIA conducted raids at four places in Jammu Kashmir including three locations in Baramulla and one in Handwara district in the cross LoC Trade and militant funding case. The raids were carried out at the premises of suspected cross LoC traders and connected persons, and the NIA c...

The prices of goods across India are soaring. The latest Price-based Inflation (WPI) shows a rise to a 15.88 per cent in May, it highest under the current series launched in 2012, government data showed. The latest stats of WPI combined with retail inflation data from Monday indicate supply-driven inflation is showing no signs of relief anytime soon. According to reports, the data showed, inflation in food articles in May was 12.34 per cent, as prices of vegetables, wheat, fruits and potato witnessed a sharp spike against the last year's prices. The rate of price rise in vegetables was 56.36 per cent, while in wheat it was 10.55 per cent and in egg, meat and fish, inflation was 7.78 per cent. In the fuel and power basket, inflation was 40.62 per cent, while in manufactured prod...