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A Kashmiri truck driver was allegedly assaulted in Punjab's Makerian area by the operators of a toll post without any provocation, Jammu Kashmir Truck Operators Welfare Union said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, they said, Yesterday an incident took place at Makerian Toll plaza Punjab in which a truck driver named Sahil Maqbool a resident of Kulgam was ruthlessly beaten by the employees of Mekerain Toll plaza and one employee even hit him with a rod on his head by which he received very serious injuries. In this connection, JK Truck Operators Welfare Union held a meeting in their Anantnag office to discuss these types of incidents which take place time and again, the union said. The President JK Truck Operators Welfare Union has appealed to the LG Manoj ...

A police officer died of ‘cardiac arrest’ in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust a police sub-inspector posted in Karnah after not feeling well was shifted to sub-district hospital Tangdhar where doctors declared him brought dead. The cause of the death of the police officer was attributed to cardiac arrest by the medicos. The deceased police officer has been identified as Tasaduk Hussain Shah, a resident of Dragged Karnah_(KNT)

The meteorological department on Tuesday predicted for fresh spell of rain/snow in J&K from 9-11 November. An MeT official told Kashmir News Apex-(KNA) that weather is likely to remain cloudy today and from 9-10 November there will be light to moderate Rain/Snowfall over higher reaches at many places during 9th Evening to 11th Forenoon. He said that there is no forecast of any Major Rain/Snowfall during this spell. He said that on 11th November weather will be generally cloudy and from 12-16 November weather os likely to remain fair to partly cloudy. He said that Snowfall & low temp. may led to temporary disruption of surface transportation, mainly over Zojila, Jmu-Srinagar HW, Leh-Manali road during 10-11th. Prior to embark on journey, Know status of road from Traf...

Anguished over the spate of theft incidents, the locals of Kalaroos area in north Kashmir's Kupwara district have appealed to the officials for immediate intervention into the matter. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the residents of Kalaroos said that several thefts have taken place in the villages of Kalaroos since the past month and thieves have decamped with items worth lakhs of rupees. During the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, unknown thieves stormed inside a residential house and decamped with two gold rings, two necklaces, bade earrings, one small earring, and fourty (40) thousand cash. "The thieves have also looted seven houses and shops in Madmadow, Gulgam, and Drugmula areas of Kupwara which has caused panic among the locals. The Police should immediately intervene ...

Suhail Dar Eight hundred eighty-eight (888) kilometers of roads have been constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) since its inception in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said. The Executive Engineer, PMGSY Anantnag speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that 888 kilometers of roads were constructed so far since its inception in the district. "In addition to this, the Government of Jammu Kashmir provided 64 kilometers renewal quota whose DLP had been over by 5 years. The total stretch of the roads macadamized during this year (2022) stands at 82 kilometers," Er Syed Ishfaq Ahmad said. He added, In the first and second PMGSY, 29 out of the total 247 schemes were incomplete which have been completed by the end of September 2022. Now in Phase III of PMGSY w...

Shabir Khan Following fresh snowfall in the upper reaches of the Kashmir valley, several areas in the frontier district of Kupwara have been cut off from the rest of the world. Officials said that areas including Bangus valley, Kumkadi, Budnamal and Pothwari witnessed huge snowfall after which the areas have been cut off completely, which has forced authorities to suspend vehicular movement in the areas. They said that 7 to 8 inches of snow fell on Sadhna Top, Z-Gali in Machil, and Ferkhian Top in Keran, causing treacherous conditions on the roadways. "Traffic has been suspended as a precaution," they said. Meanwhile, the admin has issued an avalanche warning saying that, "Avlanche with low danger level is likely to occur above 3200 metres over Kupwara in next 24 hours."

Darul Uloom Faizul Kabeer located in Kralgund Qaziabad area of North Kashmir’s Handwara felicitated 34 students for memorizing the Holy Quran during an event participated by renowned clerics from Kashmir Valley. Those who were felicitated for ‘Hifz-e-Quran’ included 31 girl students and 3 boys. The daylong program was attended by Mufti Muzaffar Hussain Qasmi , Mufti Ghulam Mohiuddin Raheemi, Mufti Waseem Ahmed, Mufti Altaf Hussain Mir, Mufti Rayees Ahmad, Dr Nissar Ahmed Nadvi, Mufti Mushtaq Ahmad, Mufti Zahoor Ahmad Rahimi, Mufti Zahoor Ahmad Bhat besides several other prominent Islamic scholars. The attending scholars in their speeches unequivocally highlighted the importance and significance of Quranic education, especially for the female gender. The event was also attended by...

Authorities failed to facilitate safe commuter movement while shifting the Children’s Hospital from Sonwar to the busy Bemina bypass here in Srinagar. The lack of a foot-over bridge and medical shops outside the hospital is the source of nuisance for the attendants. There is every chance of a road accident outside the hospital road as attendants and patients are crossing the bypass without any foot-over bridge or Zebra-Crossing. Recently, the Government shifted the Children’s Hospital from Sonwar to Srinagar. The attendants have been facing multiple problems in the newly inaugurated hospital. The attendants told news agency Kashmir News Trust that there is a strong case for installing a foot-over bridge outside the hospital for safe commuting. “The hospital is outside the bypass w...

Jammu Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested an Al Qaeda operative, a resident of West Bengal, in Ramban district. In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that police apprehended one Al Qaeda operative namely Amiruddin Khan S/o Mostafa Khan of West Bengal. The statement reads that one Chinese grenade was also recovered from him. It reads that a case FIR No. 376/2022 u/s 7/25 Indian Arms Act, Sec 4 Explosive Act and 13, 20 UAPA has been registered and further investigation was going on—(KNO)

The Jammu Kashmir Police detained eight teenagers and seized four bikes for doing dangerous stunts on roads, officials said on Monday.   "Eight teenage boys detained for doing dangerous life-threatening stunts on Boulevard road on banks of Dal Lake," Srinagar police said in a tweet. The boys, however, were allowed to go with their families after counselling. "The delinquent boys were handed over to families after full day counselling and after receiving good behaviour bond. The four modified bikes used by them have been seized," it said.