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Al-Noor Welfare Society, a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) from Srinagar, arranged a mass marriage event in the central Kashmir district on Sunday, uniting nearly 100 brides from underprivileged backgrounds, many of whom were orphans. The organizers of the event said that they have been doing this since 2012, ensuring that people with different needs receive help and necessary assistance with special focus on the marriage of underprivileged women. “Initially, we used to get a few brides married off; we would bear the expenses and ensure that they lived happily with their families without feeling any financial burden. But now, the number has increased, and today we are marrying off 100 brides in one go,” said Shabir Ahmad, who heads the NGO. He mentioned that financially ...

An improvised explosive device (IED) was found in Hanjivera Pattan area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that the IED was detected by the police and army. They said bomb disposal squad teams of the Army and police reached at the spot and destroyed it safely. An official told Kashmir Scroll also confirmed that the IED was defused after being recovered by a joint party. He added that traffic that was halted is being restored.(KS)

Amid the hot and dry weather conditions in Jammu & Kashmir, the summer capital Srinagar on Sunday recorded hottest day in September after 18 years. According to the details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Srinagar recorded hottest day in September today at 32.9 degree Celsius. Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng told KNO that record-breaking heat wave conditions hit Kashmir today as the maximum temperature was above normal at maximum places. "Srinagar today recorded a maximum temperature of 32.9 degree Celsius, which is 4.7 degree Celsius above normal," he said, adding that this is the highest maximum temperature recorded in September since 2005. The previous highest temperature was recorded at 33.4 degree Celsius on 06 September 2005...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday recovered a father and son duo who are missing from their home in Kulgam. The Kashmiriyat reported on Sunday that Bashir Ahmad Mir, a PDD inspector, and his son Zubair Bashir Mir, a 22-year-old student has gone missing from their home in Turigam area of Kulgam on Saturday afternoon. Following this, a Police team was formed to investigate the matter. The team conducted searches in the area and eventually found the missing persons.

An army man was found dead under suspicious condition in the north Kashmir Baramulla district on Sunday. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that one Avinash Kumar resident of Bihar jawan of Sepoy rank was posted in the army Unit at 618 EME infantry division. Meanwhile police has taken cognizance of the incident and proceedings have been launched.(KS)

Police on Sunday froze the property of a notorious drug smuggler couple under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The property worth Rs 56.60 lakh belonging to two notorious drug smugglers identified as Khursheed Ahmad Waza and his wife Posha Begum, a resident of Ward No. 5 Bandipora, was frozen, Police said. "Freezed u/s 68F(2) of NDPS Act by the Competent Authority & Admin, SAFEM (New Delhi)", police said. "All these assets were illegally acquired through the sale of narcotic drugs," police said, adding that the duo is presently booked under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic (PIT) in the NDPS Act and lodged at Kot Balwal Jammu and Central Jail Srinagar.

AAdditional Director General of Police (ADGP) Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES), Alok Kumar on Saturday said that the fire incidents across Jammu Kashmir have reduced by 31 per cent this year. “Against 59000 fire incidents last year, J&K has recorded only 4000 incidents this year, which is 31 per cent reduction in such cases in the past one year,” Kumar said, adding that the figure is from August 2022-July 2023. He added that the reduction in the fire incidents is the outcome of 28000 fire awareness events organized by F&ES at multiple places across J&K. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ADGP F&ES further stated that over three lakh people have been trained in the fire awareness events. Kumar said that the F&ES is planning to come ...

Farmers across the valley are worried due to the prolonged dry weather conditions, which they said has degraded the quality of apples. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Kashmir has been witnessing dry weather conditions with minimum rainfall since August. According to India Meteorological Department data related to the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), approximately 80 percent of the area in Kashmir region (8 out of 10 districts), has been impacted by moderate to extreme dryness between August 3rd and August 30th. Weather department has now forecasted the dry weather to prevail for the next 10 days. As such this prolonged dry spell has impacted the quality of apple, which the farmers claimed could lead to heavy loss to the horticulture sector. “August and Se...

Danishwar Hameed A father and son have gone missing from their home in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. Family members of the duo speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that around 1:30 PM on Saturday, some unknown persons came to their house in Turigam Kulgam looking for Bashir Ahmed Mir, following which the father-son duo have gone missing, causing panic among the family members. "Someone knocked at the door of the house and my brother Zubair Ahmed Mir aged 22 came out to enquire. He was told that the persons at the gate were looking for Bashir Ahmed Mir. My brother went inside and called my father out. Following this both of them have been missing," Faisal Mir, another son of Bashir Ahmed said. Bashir Ahmed Mir is a serving inspector in the Power Development Department of Jammu Ka...

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with the officers of Police, security forces and other intelligence agencies in Anantnag district to review the security of National Highway and SOPs being followed by security forces during convoy movement. The meeting was attended by GOC Victor Force, IG Traffic J&K, Army’s Sector Commander 1st, DIG Police SKR, DIG BSF, DIG SSB, DIG CRPF Awantipora, DIG CRPF Anantnag, DIG BSF, DDIB, Additional Commander SB, SSsP of Anantnag, Kulgam districts, SP Awantipora, SP Cargo and other officers, a police spokesman said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said. Vijay Kumar advised all the participating officers to conduct a joint survey of NHW viz a vi...