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Two workers of Jammu Kashmir National Conference were stabbed by unknown assailants during a rally attended by National Conference leaders in Mendhar Poonch district on Sunday. A leader of the Jammu Kashmir National conference said that choas spread after unknown assailants attacked a National Conference rally with a knife, resulting into injuries to at least two persons, one of them critically. Police said that it was a group clash which resulted in injuries to three persons. "All the three injured were shifted to near by Hospital where from they were shifted to GMC Rajouri for advanced treatment," news agency GNS reported. The one critically wounded has been identified as Suhail Ahmad Son of Mohammed Bashir, a resident of Qasab Mendhar. The second youth injured in the attack has...

The residents of Patal Bagh area of Pampore in South Kashmir's Pulwama district have demanded shifting of dumping site from saffron land so as to save the heritage crop of Kashmir. The residents of the area told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that authorities have been dumping garbage in the middle of the saffron land at Patal Bagh and that is having a negative impact on the saffron industry. Irshad Ahmad, a known progressive farmer, said that authorities have been dumping garbage in state land in the middle of the saffron land that is attracting dogs and wild animals like porcupines, who are damaging saffron corns. He said that the government should handover the state land to the floriculture department so that the garden will be developed there where tourists visiti...

Around 17,37,865 electorates would be casting their ballot in 2,103 polling stations established across the Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency during 5th phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held on May 20. “These total 17,37,865 lakh voters enrolled in the phase V included 8,75,831 male and 8,62,000 female voters besides 34 third gender electorates. There are around 17128 Persons with Disability and 527 persons above the age of 100 years who will be exercising their franchise”, read a communiqué received from office of Chief Electoral Officer, J&K. The communiqué added that around 2,103 polling stations have been set up in the fifth phase across 4 districts of Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora and parts of Budgam. The election staff including Presiding Officers ...

Suhail Dar A young trader died of a cardiac arrest in the Anantnag town of south Kashmir late on Saturday. Family members told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday night, Tanveer Ahmad Zargar, a resident of SK Colony suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to the hospital, however, he had succumbed on the way. Hundreds of people from the town participated in his funeral prayers which was held at old Janaza ground in Sherbagh Anantnag. According to studies dating back to 2023, heart attack deaths have increased by 30 per cent in the age group 25 to 44 after COVID 19.

In the second attack in less than an hour, suspected militants fired upon a former Sarpanch in the Shopian district of south Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that a former Sarpanch was fired fired upon by militants at Hurpora area of Shopian. They said that the ex sarpanch namely Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Hurpora in Shopian was shifted to the hospital after being attacked, however, he succumbed to his injuries on the way. The forces have rushed to the spot and launched a search operation to nab the attackers. "#Terrorist fired upon a person Aijaz Ahmad at Heerpora, #Shopian. Injured evacuated. Area cordoned off. Further details to follow," Police said in a tweet. The chief of People's Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti in a tweet condemned the attacks and...

Suspected militants fired upon two persons in the Pahalgam area of Anantnag district of south Kashmir. Police in a tweet confirmed that two non locals were injured after being fired upon by militants on Saturday night at the Yaner area of Pahalgam. The duo has been rushed to the hospital for treatment. "Terrorist fired upon and injured a lady Farha R/O Jaipur and spouse Tabrez at Yannar, #Anantnag. Injured evacuated to hospital for treatment. Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow," Police said in a tweet. @JmuKmrPolice

Shah Basit  In yet another knife attack, a youth has been stabbed in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday one  garment shopkeeper namely Fayaz Ahmed Dar son of Ghulam Hassan Dar has been stabbed by unknown person at his shop in Pirpora Ganderbal. Fayaz, a resident of Kachan Ganderbal has been rushed to District hospital Ganderbal for treatment. From DH Ganderbal, he has been shifted to Srinagar hospital for treatment. Details rushing in.

Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, a retired Superintendent of Police, was arrested under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) on Friday night. Aslam was apprehended for allegedly disclosing "some FIRs and sensitive information" in his book. Aslam's law enforcement career began in 1986 as an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI), and he later received out-of-turn promotions to attain the rank of SP. He currently resides in the Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu city and is originally from Udhampur district.

The Supreme Court has authorized the prosecution of six Hizbul Mujahideen members accused of a failed car suicide bombing aimed at a Central Reserve Police Force convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in March 2019. This decision overturns the Jammu Kashmir High Court’s ruling, which had upheld a trial court’s acquittal due to a procedural error. Citing similarities to the deadly Pulwama attack in February 2019, the Supreme Court determined that the procedural error could be corrected, thus allowing prosecution under the UAPA by following the proper procedures. A suspect, identified as Amin from South Kashmir, allegedly attempted this attack, mirroring the Pulwama incident. After the Pulwama attack, the Union Home Ministry handed the investigation to the NIA. In September 2...

Meer Irfan A teenager was critically wounded during a road accident at the Waghama area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. A family member told The Kashmiriyat that Awfaq Ahmed Dass son of Ghulam Mohuddin Dass, a resident of Waghama was wounded after the bike he was riding was hit by a tractor at Katertang area. After being hit, the 12th class student was shifted to Soura hospital for treatment, where his condition is said to be critical. Details rushing in.