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August 01 The Jammu Kashmir Police has claimed to have busted sex racket in Srinagar and arrested the accused from Bemina on Wednesday. Detailing the incident, Police said that acting on a specific information, police raided the Hamdaniya Colony in Bemina and arrested two ladies, four male including two local Army personnel and kingpin of the said racket. The Jammu Kashmir Police has lodged an FIR No. 284/2018 in this regard and investigation taken up. Sources say that more arrests are expected in this connection.

August 01 SAJAD HAMEED On 06 June 2012 the foundation stone of mini secretariat Tangmarg was laid by the former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Omar Abdullah along with Minister of Agricultural And MLA Gulmarg Ghulam Hassan Mir. However the construction site as observed by The Kashmiriyat remains as it was when Omar Abdullah left the Government. The aim behind constructing the Mini secretariat was to benefit the people of Central as well as North Kashmir who face hardships and find it inconvenient to travel to Srinagar even for the smallest works to be done. The Locals speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that "Unfortunately after NC lost the elections, the successor Government did not pay any heed to the area, in fact the work at Mini secretariat was stopped." The PDP- BJP ...

August 01 A National Conference leader and MLA Mendhar Javaid Ahmad Rana in an aggressive statement has warned New Delhi that in case of abolition of Article 35-A the Indian flag will not be seen in Kashmir. Addressing a workers rally, the he said that, “If any alteration is made in Article 35A or if Section 370 is abolished, then the Indian flag will not be seen here in Kashmir,” reports quoted him saying. The separatists have called for s shutdown for two days complete shutdown and protests against proposed move to abolish Article 35 A on Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile the Mirwaiz of South Kashmir, Qazi Ahmed Yasir has extended full support to the separatist leadership saying, "every Kashmiri will fight against the planned demographic and geographical change." The law permit...

August 01 You may have to check your medicines twice before purchasing them, as a latest hoax has arrived in the market, Unfortunately, In India, no one seems to care, neither the companies manufacturing the brands of medicine, which are being faked , duplicated to cheat the consumer to make easy money in the name of their brand, nor the Government, expected to ensure delivery of safe medicine to the consumer and control illegal manufacturing and sale of fake medicine. A Lady from Achabal area in Islamabad (Anantnag) District of South Kashmir purchased a mouth wash from a local medical store in Janglat Mandi Islamabad on the prescription of a doctor. "I paid the printed rate on the cover of the mouthwash," she told The Kashmiriyat adding that when she reached home, the cover of th...

July 31 The Jammu Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested Six people on charges of drug peddling in two separate incidents in Samba and Rajouri districts of Jammu Kashmir. In the first incident, a car was intercepted by Jammu Kashmir Police last night at Sunderbani area in Rajouri district and three people were arrested with 18 grams of brown sugar, Police said. In the second incident, three persons were arrested in connection with peddling of 20 grams of heroin in Samba district. They were identified as Surinder, Abhishek Sharma and Ajay Sharma.

July 31 Intense Clashes have erupted in the Barzulla area of Srinagar on Tuesday between the youth and Government Forces. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth shouting pro Militancy and pro Freedom slogans threw stones on Government Forces deployed in the areas. The Forces fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting youth, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed. Pertinently the body of Mudasir from Barzulla who was killed in a gunfight on June 29 in Kupwara has been handed over to his family. The body of Mudasir Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat resident of Barzulla Srinagar was exhumed after his father’s DNS matched with Mudasir.

July 31 The Jammu Kashmir Police has sought the help of the general public in tracing down a missing girl, who is missing since 29.07.2018. The girl has been identified as Afroza daughter of Ghulam Ahmad Kana, Age 19/20 from Seer Colony in Sopore. The Police station Tarzoo has started a Search operation and asked the general public for help to trace the missing girl. The Police has said that if anyone locates the girl he/ she can inform the Police on the numbers 9596773011,9596773040 & 9596773088 or PCR Sopore on 9596773024, 9596773025.

July 31 For the First time in District Kupwara, Unknown persons overpowered a cop and snatched a service rifle from a cop in Kandhar area of North Kashmir's Kupwara District on Tuesday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat a policeman attached as a security personnel to former minister and Abdul Haq Khan was overpowered by some persons who snatched his service near Kandhar area. The Government Forces soon launched a search operation arpound the area to nab the attackers.

July 31 The Jammu Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested Two persons  with 30 kg of poppy on the outskirts of Jammu city. During routine checks at Manwal village, last night, a Maruti car driver tried to evade the police party. The police followed the car and nabbed its driver and his companion after a short chase. As much as 30 kg of poppy was found in the car. Following this, a case was registered at Jhajjar Kotli police station and the duo were arrested. During questioning, the accused said they brought the drug consignment from Srinagar to sell the same to the youth of Jammu. The police official said more persons are suspected to be involved in the case and further investigation is on.