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Police on Saturday filed a charge sheet against nine accused persons in a ‘narco-terrorism’ case, related to the recovery of a cache of arms and ammunition and narcotics in Karnah area of Kupwara district last year. “The charge sheet was filed in the Special NIA Court Baramulla against the six arrested accused and their three handlers presently based in Pakistan [administered] Kashmir. The six accused arrested persons are Adil Husain Shah son of Mir Hyder Shah resident of Takiya Bhadur Kote Karnah, Fariz Hussain Shah son Mir Shah resident of Padna Prada Karnah, Rafiq Ahmad Tanch son of Mohammad Khan Tanch resident of Bayiadi Karnah, Amir Fareed Tanch son of Fareed Ahmad Tanch resident of Biyadi Karnah, Mohammad Farooq Badan son of Yousf Badan resident of Amrohi Karnah and Umar Ashraf Lo...

Atleast seven people were injured in a road accident on the historic Mughal road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday. An official told news agency—Kashmir Observer News (KNO) that a Tempo moving towards Srinagar skidded off the road and fell into a gorge. “Atleast seven persons sustained injuries in the incident”, said the official, adding that police and medical teams have rushed to the accident spot. He added that injured have been shifted to District hospital Shopian for treatment. He identified injured persons as Muriyam (06) daughter of Mohd Rayaz , Saima Kounser (15), Naweed Awan (13), Sofia Akhter (12), Amjid Khan (15), Mohd Yousaf Khan (60) and Shakeela Begum (30)—(KNO)

A photo featuring Kashmir's Seekh tujji (barbeque) seller clicked by Debdatta Chakraborty has won a top international award. The Indian photographer who clicked the photo of a street vendor covered in smoke from barbeques in Srinagar was named the overall winner of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2022. The awards founder and director Caroline Kenyon said, “Sparks fly from the skewers, whose roasting we can almost smell. We imagine the warm, delicious aroma. This image, gentle but powerful, nourishes our soul.” Pertinently, thousands of photographers from all around the world had submitted their entries from more than 60 countries across the world.

Suhail Dar Two persons were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly selling dead chicken in the Kadipora area of Anantnag town of south Kashmir. The incident came to the limelight when locals spotted a local chicken seller slaughtering a dead chicken to which he objected and the shopper duly apologized. Police officials told The Kashmiriyat that a shopkeeper was arrested in the Gajnag Kadipora area of Anantnag town, adding, that the shop has been locked down. Further investigations have been launched into the incident, he said.

Gund Hassi Bhat, the Shia-dominated area at the outskirts of Srinagar city is in the news again. Last month, as The Kashmiriyat reported, nearly eight Shia mourners from the area were detained under UAPA in a case from Muharram last year, i.e., 2021. One of the detainees, the 27-year-old son Mohammed Yaseen Rather, got engaged within the premises of the jail he’s been detained at, in the presence of a couple of male members from the family. This Friday, at around 4:30 p.m., unprecedented crowd gathered outside Ali Mohammed Mir's house at Gund Hassi Bhat, Srinagar district of central Kashmir, creating panic among the family members. Shabir Ali, one of the inmates went out to check what the matter was. He was told that "something had happened to Shabar, his younger brother." People sta...

In a bid to enhance security and privacy on Android, Google is taking stringent measures to prevent applications from offering call recording features to users. Google has updated its developer policies that reflect many changes, including those in Android’s accessibility settings to stop remote call audio recording — a functionality that is quite popular among Android users. A Reddit user pointed out that the upcoming changes in Google’s new Play Store policies will not permit any app to record calls remotely. Google has been pushing to stop call recording on Android for some time. It had blocked real-time call recording on Android 6, while with Android 10, Google removed in-call audio recording over the microphone. However, some apps found a loophole in Android to access the Accessibi...

The Jammu Kashmir administration revenue department has failed to protect the temple properties and has been unable to vacate the temple properties premises which have been leased out by the respective managements illegally for personal favours, said Satish Mahaldar, Chairman, Reconciliation, Return and Rehabilitation of Migrants. In the absence of Kashmiri Pandit community in the valley, a few selective people in connivance with the JK government officials operated defunct Temple Trusts in between 1989 till 2022 and sold out or leased out temple properties. Despite the JK High Court orders it is surprising how non-resident Kashmiri migrants are allowed to sell the temple properties when the respective district deputy commissioners (J&K government) are the custodians of all migra...

A local Sikh trader in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has distributed “Ramadan packages” among residents to promote religious harmony in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report on Saturday. Parlat Singh, a resident of Tirah valley in the restive province, on Friday distributed 200 kg of dates and hundreds of packs of sugar as part of a “Ramadan package”, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. According to the residents, Singh also donated 100 bags of cement for the construction of three mosques, as well as mattresses to the mosques. Charity is an essential part of the Sikh religion and members of the Sikh community regularly feed the poor through their community kitchen service across the world. Thanking Singh for his services, Haji Sher Muhammad Afridi, ...

The Indian Army today, paid tribute to Lance Naik Nishan Singh, who was killed on 16 Apr 2022, in the Watnar area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district during Gunfight between militants and Indian army. In a press release, the Indian Army said, In a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen DP Pandey, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks paid homage to the gallant soldier on behalf of the proud Nation. While the initial cordon was being laid, militants opened heavy fire on Cordon party. Unmindful of his own safety, Lance Naik Nishan Singh, who was part of the initial cordon party, Nishan retaliating in returning fire and in doing so sustained a Gun Shot Wound on his chest. He was immediately evacuated to 92 Base Hospital, where he was declared dead by medical team. "Braveheart Lance N...

Amid forecast for mainly dry weather over Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours, night temperature recorded an increase barring the winter capital and Bhaderwah on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.9°C against 8.9°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 1.7°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital. Qazigund recorded a low of 7.4°C against 6.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was above normal by 0.9°C for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 9.3°C against 8.0°C on the previous night. It was 2.8°C less than normal during this time of the season for the place, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir...