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A man was killed while another was injured in a scuffle near Dastgeer Sahib Shrine in Khanyar area of Srinagar on Monday late evening. Reports said that some unknown persons attacked the duo at Dastgeer Sahib shrine Khanyar in Srinagar. “One among the duo identified as Ziyaan Chisti son of Mohammed Ashraf Chisti, resident of Rainawari area of Srinagar was stabbed to death while another person accompanying him identified as Faizan Fida Bhat son of Fida Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Ellahi Bagh area of Srinagar was injured,” reports said. They said that both the persons were taken to SMHS Hospital Srinagar. The Medical Superintendent of SMHS, Dr Nazir Choudhary said that one among the duo was brought dead to the hospital, while another is being treated upon and his condition is stabl...

A high-intensity earthquake Monday evening shook Chenab Valley districts including Doda, Kishtwār and Ramban while tremors were felt across Jammu Kashmir. A high-intensity earthquake jolted the Chenab Valley at 07:33 pm, The earthquake of magnitude 4.9 jolts Kashmir also. Meanwhile, District Development Commissioner (DDC) Doda passed on immediate directions to all the Tehsildars and SHOs to report the damages if any in their respective areas. He also urged people across the district not to panic and to stay safe and follow all safety measures on a priority basis—(KNO)

A special TADA/ POTA court today framed the charges against separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik in the case of Rubiya Sayed kidnapping. Official sources said that 3rd Additional Sessions (Special judge TADA/POTA) Jammu, framed the charges against Malik regarding Rubiya Sayeed kidnaping case.buy levitra soft online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/levitra-soft.html no prescription Earlier, on March 16, last year presiding officer of TADA court in Jammu had framed charges against  Malik and six others for killing four IAF men in 1990—(KNO)

A 60-year-old man, who was working in a rice mill, was killed on Monday after he got trapped in the rice mill machine in the Shahgund area of north Kashmir's Bandipora district. An official told that the man, identified as Abdul Majeed Dar son of Abdul Kareem Dar, a resident of Shahgund got trapped in the machine while working.buy zithromax online gaetzpharmacy.com/zithromax.html no prescription He said that Dar was immediately shifted to the community health center (CHC) Hajin, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. KNO

As the global pandemic takes a downward troll in Kashmir, the first batch of Corona vaccine is set to reach Jammu Kashmir by today or tomorrow. In an earlier communication, the officials had said that in the initial batch, the health workers will be vaccinated. “In the coming two days, we will get our 1st batch of Corona vaccine and vaccination will be started on 16th January across the country for which department has already done the groundwork and mock drills,” an official said. Jammu Kashmir is expecting 2.5 lakh vaccines on Monday, however, the suspension of traffic along the Srinagar-Jammu highway may cause a slight delay. An official was quoted as saying that more vaccines would arrive in coming, Pertinently, the first phase of the drive will cover 30 crore people in India....

The Government Forces on Monday morning allegedly trashed a Tavera driver at the Hyderbag area of Baramulla's Pattan in Kashmir on the Srinagar- Muzaffarabad highway. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that a soldier of the Indian Army beat up the driver of a Tavera, after which people from the area reached the spot and started protesting against the forces. The Driver was thrashed without any provocation, after which he started protesting alone against the soldiers of the Army, many people from nearby joined him in the protest and shouted slogans against the Army, Eyewitnesses said. They said that the forces allegedly damaged some vehicles as well and few people sustained minor injuries, The protests were going on in the area when this report was filed. An Army official upon be...

Barring Gulmarg, night temperatures increased across Kashmir Valley amid cloud cover, the weatherman said on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.2°C against minus 2.6°C on the previous night. Similarly, the mercury settled at minus 4.6°C in Pahalgam against minus 5.9 °C on the previous night in the world-famous skiing resort. Qazigund, the gateway town of J&K, recorded a low of 0.2°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night and was the only place where mercury settled above sub-zero level. Against minus 1.5°C on the previous night in Kupwara, the mercury settled at minus 1.0 °C in the north Kashmir district, the official said. Gulmarg, the world-famous skiing resort, recorded a low of minus 9.6°C against minus 7.8...

The Army Captain, who was involved in the alleged fake encounter in Shopian in July last year in which three youths were killed, had hatched a conspiracy along with two civilians with the motive for "grabbing" reward money of Rs 20 lakh and also fired at the victims even before his men could lay a cordon of the area, according to a police charge sheet. Captain Bhoopinder Singh is currently in the custody of the Army, with informed sources saying he may face Court Martial proceedings. The case relates to the July 18, 2020 encounter at Amshipura here in which three youths of Rajouri district -- Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar -- were killed and branded as terrorists. The charge sheet submitted before the chief judicial magistrate of this district also details the role ...

Mubashir Naik Acting strongly against Drug menace Jammu Police on Saturday seized 20.6 kg Ganja by arresting three person in Trikuta Nagar area of Jammu. The arrest was made at around 1030 Hrs, during the naka checking, near lochan nursing home Trikuta Nagar. The arrested three persons were travelling in an auto, Registration number JK02 AR 3502 were identified as Sonu Kumar s/o Dukhi mehra, Jaidev Dohra s/o ogadu Dohra both are the residents of Orrisa and currently staying in Gangyal Jammu & another person namely Talvera Bittu s/o Talvera Anand who is also a resident of Orrisa. The operation was carried out by SHOP Trikuta Nagar Deepak Pathania under supervision of Dy SP Bikram , SP South Deepak Digra. Jammu Police under directions of SSP Jammu Shridhar Patil is going tough...

The former Chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday stated that her party’s youth president Waheed Parra after granted bail was detained by CIK Jammu. In a tweet, Mehbooba as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) questioned the arrest of Parra, saying that this is brazen contempt of court. She also urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to intervene so that justice is delivered. “Despite NIA Court granting bail to @parawahid after thorough court proceedings, he has now been detained by CIK in Jammu. Under what law & for what crime has he been arrested? This is brazen contempt of court. Request @manojsinha_ ji to intervene so that justice is served,” Mehbooab tweeted.