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Two burglars deprived a woman of her hard-earned money in the name of magic in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The naïve woman had set apart Rs 70,000 for her daughter’s marriage. Thugs befooled the mother-daughter duo in the absence of any male member in the house. The incident occurred on 9 Muharram in Zurgund village of Budgam. While talking to news agency Kashmir News Trust the daughter of the victim Saleem Bano wife of late Ghulam Muhammad Dar said that two persons entered their house with the claim that they double the money. “The duo claimed that they provide amulets to people to ease their sufferings. They started telling us that all their problems will be solved while one of them asked my mother where she has kept the money meant for the marriage of her daughter,” s...

Two accused to eve teasing were arrested in the Srinagar district of central Kashmir. Police on Tuesday said that two Srinagar youth identified as Saifullah and Rakib Hafiz, both Residents of Natipora in Srinagar were detained/bound down under sections of CrPC and their Vehicle was also seized. They said that some girls anonymously reported them passing lewd comments travelling in this car on Bemina-Batmaloo road. Police has not disclosed the ages of the accused. Details rushing in.

The School Education Department has asked its employees to hoist tricolor over their houses while giving due regard to the flag code. According to the news agency—Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ), in a communique has said, “All Government officers and officials of the Education Department may hoist Tricolor over their houses while giving due regard to the flag code.” As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), it also said that no government employee of the education department shall avail leave on the Independence Day-2023, except under exceptional circumstances. “All employees shall invariably participate in the Independence Day Celebrations.” “All Government buildings and offices including schools shall be decorated with lights and hoist National Flag on them whil...

In the Srinagar district of central Kashmir, a couple was arrested for allegedly impersonating as an IAS officer and IPS officer. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a couple identified as Manmohan Ganjoo and his wife Ayoush Koul were arrested for impersonating as officers. The two had duped several persons of Lakhs of rupees and promised their jobs and transfers along with other favours, he said. "A couple arrested for Impersonating as IPS & IAS Officer. They had duped many persons of lakhs of rupees by promising jobs/ transfers & other favours. Accused: Manmohan Ganjoo (fake IPS) S/o Lt Girdhari Lal Ganjoo of Baghat, Srinagar & Ayoush Koul Ganjoo (#Fake #IAS) his wife," Police said in a tweet.

A 26-year-old Kashmiri youth working in Canada passed away due to cardiac arrest. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday morning scores of people attended the funeral of Mehran Ahmed Mir who passed away in Canada recently. They said that Mehran passed away in Canada after he suffered a heart attack on July 30 and his body reached to his home in Civil Lines area of Tral on Monday morning for his last rites. Gloom descended over the whole Tral area after the news of his death spread.

Jammu Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Monday made a big announcement stating that the government will take care of poor man’s power bill but those having palatial houses, I-Phones with 5-internet service and other gadgets have to pay power tariff as per their usage. “Let me announce today that the government will take care of the poor who can’t afford to pay bills. But those who have palatial houses, I-Phones with 5-G internet data and other gadgets will have to pay power bills as per their usage. They shouldn’t at least make excuses in paying the power bills,” the LG said addressing a gathering at Mini-Secretariat in Southern district of Kulgam, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He, however, did not elaborate further on this. He said that in the last 70 years, 3400...

The body of 24-year-old missing youth was fished out nearly after a month from power canal in Saturna Kangan area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Monday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the youth had gone missing on July 05 this year from his home. He said that nearly after a month his body was fished out today from the power canal in Saturna village of Kangan. The deceased has been identified as Rafaqat Ahmad Kasana (24) of Kasanapati area of Ganderbal. Meanwhile, police has taken cognisance of incident—(KNO)

Jammu Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said terrorism and separatism is on the death bed and the time is not far when “terror-ecosystem” will crumble fully in the UT. Addressing a gathering at Mini-Secretariat to attend the inaugural ceremony of Veshaw Literary Festival in southern district of Kulgam, the LG, said that separatism and terrorism is on its deathbed in J&K. “Its high time that every house of the UT must rise to an occasion to reject terrorism so that the entire terror-ecosystem falls down. I believe time is not far when the terror-eco system will crumble fully,” he said. The LG said that people must reject terrorism and its eco-system and join the march of peace. Reaching out to the artists, the LG said that recently writers and artists from across...

A militant who was killed in Poonch has been identified as a local militant who was divisional commander. Top officials told the news agency Kashmir Scroll that the killed terrorist has been identified on the basis of Police Records as Muneser Hussain, son of Sattar Md, a resident of Bagyladra Poonch. He was a dreaded terrorist and a Divison Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen(HM). "In 1993 he went to PaK, came back in 1996 and again returned to PaK in 1998. He has masterminded number of attacks on SFs. As per Police Records his family of two wives and children are residents of Surankote, Poonch." He said . "Muneer Hussain was close associate of Maulana Dawood Kashmir(TuJ) who in turn is a close associate of Syed Salauddin (HM)." He added. "Recently high level mtg of HM gp took p...

Scores of Jammu residents hit the streets in the summer capital of the erstwhile state to protest against the installation of smart meters. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of women on Monday hit the streets in Jammu's Janipur area calling for the rollback of the order against the installation of smart metres. Pertinently, protests have been taking place in the valley almost on daily basis against the curtailment of rice quota to Kashmir and against the installation of smart metres. A woman protestor from Janipur said, "It is impossible for us to pay the electricity bills as we belong to the poor sections of the society. Amid this inflation, it gets hard for us to even manage the basic necessities, however, this latest dictum from the admin is highly unbearable to poo...