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Irshad Hussain The Contingent Paid Workers (CPWs) of the education department on Thursday staged a peaceful protest demonstration here at Directorate Office and later took out a rally to press enclave Srinagar, demanding the regulation of their services. Carrying placards, banners, and shouting slogans against the education department. The CPWs working as sweepers, watchmen, and cooks in different government schools assembled here inside the premises of the Directorate Office and held a protest & later took out a rally to press colony for the redressal of their grievances. " The government should either ensure our regularization or start engaging people to perform the duties that we have been discharging over the years,” they said. Contingent paid worker (CPW) president, Mo...

Mubashir Naik One person was killed while two others were injured in a tragic road accident in the Dhara area of Doda in Chenab Valley on Wednesday afternoon. An official told The Kasmiriyat that one Maruti car on its way from Doda towards Dhara met with an accident after the vehicle rolled down from the road at about 200 metres, resulting in the on-spot death of one person namely Zaheer Ahmad Son son of Sair Ahmad Resident of Dara area in Doda, Aged 17 yrs while as two persons got seriously injured. The injured were identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Son of Abdul Rehman aged 23 and Saleem Jan son of Mohd shafi R/o do age 22years. Both have been Shifted to GMC Doda for Treatment

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said vaccine is the only way to stop the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Vaccinations would bring an end to this ongoing public health crisis,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). “In order to get back to normal, we need enough people to get vaccinated. The sooner we get more people vaccinated, the sooner we start reliving our lives.” “If people want business as usual, their kids back in school and playing sport, they should roll up their sleeves and get Covid-19 vaccine,” DAK President said. “Covid-19 vaccine is the biggest gift science has provided to humankind,” he said. “The discovery of a “safe and effective” vaccine in less than a year is...

Three militants were reportedly killed and four army soldiers injured overnight on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu district where the army foiled an infiltration bid, officials said on Wednesday. Defence sources said Pakistan Army started heavy shelling in Khour area of LoC's Akhnoor sector on Tuesday evening to facilitate infiltration of militants. "Four army soldiers were injured in Pakistani shelling and three militants were killed in Indian retaliatory action while the infiltration bid was foiled. "The bodies of the slain militants are lying on Pakistan side of the LoC and these have not been so far picked up by Pakistani troops," a source said. (IANS)

The Jammu Kashmir People’s Conference chairman, Sajad Gani Lone Tuesday wrote a letter to President PAGD, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, stating that his party is no longer part of the PAGD. In his letter, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Sajad Lone has stated the purpose and sentiment of the PAGD was not being followed on the ground. “This alliance needed sacrifice. Every party had to sacrifice on the ground in terms of giving space to fellow allies. No party is willing to cede space, no party is willing to sacrifice. We fought against each other in Kashmir province, not against the perpetrators of August 5. And those who perpetrated August 5 and their minions are now vocally gleeful,” Sajad Lone mentions in his letter. He further stated that it is dif...

Intense cold conditions persisted in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 7.0°C, the weatherman said on Tuesday. A meteorological department official told GNS that the mercury fell by six notches in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir against minus 6.4°C on the previous night. At minus 8.4°C, Srinagar witnessed the season’s coldest night last week and it was the chilliest night in more than 25 years. In 1991, Srinagar witnessed a low of minus 11.8°C while the lowest ever temperature was recorded on 31 January 1893 when the mercury had gone down to minus 14.4 degrees Celsius. Dal Lake and other water bodies here have frozen. Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures continued far below normal in other parts of the Valley, settling at minus 8.4°C in Pahalgam against minu...

Mehar Qadri / Fizala Khan On the 30th of December, 2020, Jammu Kashmir Police along with joint Government forces claimed to have killed three militants during an 'alleged' encounter at Lawaypora, Srinagar. However, the families of the slain youth have claimed that their children were not militants and were killed without any provocation. The trio identified as Ajaz Maqbool Ganie, Ather Mushtaq, both residents of Pulwama, and Zubair Lone, a resident of Shopian. The Police claimed that one AK-47 rifle and two pistols along with other incriminating material was recovered from the site of the encounter. Ather Mushtaq was a 16-year-old minor, who studied in Class 11th, Ajaz Ganaie was a university student, and Zubair Lone was a mason and carpenter. At around 4 pm, after identifying th...

The Jammu & Kashmir government has given its go-ahead to the police for the prosecution of jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-1967 in a six-year-old case. The Home department of the Union Territory has sanctioned the prosecution of Shah, who is chairman of the Democratic Freedom Party, for the commission of offenses punishable under section 13 ULA(P) Act. “Now, therefore, in the exercise of powers conferred by sub-section 02 of section 45 ULA(P)Act, 1967, the government hereby accord sanction for launching prosecution against the abovementioned accused for commission of offences punishable under section 13 ULA(P) Act in the case FIR No. 52/2015 of police station Sumbal,”reads an order issued by Home Department, a copy of whic...

Mubsahir Naik DDC formally declares the village as electrified by lighting up the bulb, locals celebrate the event,  extended gratitude to the LG Administration Doda Administration sets up extraordinary example of Good governance; Electrifies Ganouri Tanta village ahead of deadline alloted by Hon'ble LG. District Administration Doda, under the supervision of DDC Doda, Dr. Sagar Doifode proved its mettle and set up a extraordinary example of good governance when a herculean task of electrifying Ganouri Tanta village of Kahara Tehsil was accomplished in record time. To celebrate the achievement, DDC Doda, Dr. Sagar Doifode today visited the village and formally declared the above-mentioned villa.

Mubashir Naik The Jammu Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two persons in Ramban District and also busted a Militant module, An official told The Kashmiriyat that as per Initial investigation two Militant operatives namely Umar Ahmed Malik son of Abdul Ahmed Malik and Suhail Ahmed Malik son of Mohd Yaseen Malik, both residents of Semthan, Bijbehara, Anantnag were detained along with Arms and Ammunition. He said that the duo was working under a plot hatched by Kashmir based Militants and their Pak based JeM handler Aqib @ Alfa from Budgam The weapons recovered from their possession include 2 AK-74s  Pistol 01, Grenades 16, Ak-Magazines = 09, Live Bullets = 269 Pistol and Magazine = 02. Further investigation of the terror module is going on.