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Two persons including school peon were shot at and injured after suspected militants fired upon them in Wanihama Dialgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on thrusday evening.   A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon two persons including non-local school peon from close range. Both have been shifted to nearby hospital for treatment.   Their status of health wasn't available at the time of this story was being filed.   Meanwhile forces have cordoned off whole area to nab the attackers.(GNS)

The widening of Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, would be completed by 2025, an official said. Project Director and Regional Officer National Highway Authority of India Purshottam Kumar told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that there are different packages in the national highway and every package has different deadlines. He cited the example of Banhial sector saying it is divided in three parts with different deadlines. The work on the last portion was started in August this year and it is to be completed in three years, so the whole national highway four-laning will be completed by August 2025. The widening work of the highway started in 2011 and was expected to be completed within five years. ...

Army on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by killing one militant along Line of Control in Poonch district. “At about 1000 hours, the alert soldiers of the Indian Army observed suspicious movement of some individuals along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector (JK), wherein they were trying to infiltrate across the Line of Control, into the Indian side,” defence ministry based spokesman said in a statement to GNS. “The alert troops challenged the infiltrators and the (militants) fired on own troops ,” he said, adding, “In the ensuing fire fight, One (militant) body has been recovered along with Two AK -47 Rifles, One Pistol and other war like stores”. The operation continues and the search of the area is under progress, he added. (GNS)

A 45-year-old man died while other two were rescued after they were drowned in Wullar Lake in Laharwalpora area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the man identified as Javeed Ahmed Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar of Baniyari area of Bandipora drowned to death while two others were rescued by the locals and police. He said that the trio were carrying willow twigs when the boat they were riding suddenly sank near Neechyeeir Nallah in Banyari village of the district. According to family sources, Javeed is the father of eight children, including six daughters and two sons. "One of the Javeed's daughters was all set to marry next week", they said. As the news spread in the area, a wave of grief and so...

All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) said that some mischief makers and agencies with vested interests are planting fake stories in some Jammu-based newspapers about incarcerated APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq meeting with a former deputy mayor of Srinagar and joining so called “mainstream politics. APHC in a statement said that these deliberate and malicious falsehoods peddled by vested interests are strongly denounced and rubbished. APHC urges people to be vigilant and alert of this spiteful propaganda and lies being peddled by vile and unscrupulous elements. “Mirwaiz Umar for more than three years now is bearing the hardships and trials of incarceration without any charges, because he believes and stands firm on his and his predecessors’ commitment to advocate the aspirati...

The number of foreign militants in Jammu Kashmir has increased in the past year, a report of the Home Ministry of India has revealed. The report said that 134 militants are active in Jammu Kashmir, Of these, 83 are foreign and 51 are locals. The Ministry of Home Affairs has also claimed that 167 militants have been killed in the Valley so far this year, out of which 41 are foreigners and 126 are locals. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Range Vijay Kumar informed that the number of Foreign militants (FTs) killed this year is double as compared to 2021. In 2021, 21 foreigners were killed, while this year 41 terrorists were killed. Recently, during the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in Mumbai, the Ministry of Home Affa...

Taking cognizance of a complaint from a female employee about sexual harassment, police have registered a case against a Principal of a Degree College in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The Principal in question is from Degree College Gurez / Tulail. The female complainant has claimed that she earlier had approached the ‘Committee for Sexual Harassment at Work Place’ that failed to take any action against the Principal. Police after receiving the complaint have registered a case vide FIR number 13/2022 under section 354-A, 506 IPC in this regard. The complainant has in her written complaint alleged that she was repeatedly being harassed by the College Principal, sometimes touching her inappropriately, and passing off lewd remarks. Police after filing the case have starte...

A girl was raped by a person on a marriage pretext in a hotel in Jewel Jammu district on Wednesday. Reliable sources told Kashmir News Apex-(KNA) that a girl lodged a complaint with Police Station Nowabad stating that a person identified as Raman, a resident of Tehsil Bishnah made physical relations with her in a hotel in Jewel on the pretext of marriage but later refused. Acting over the complaint, a case under section 376 IPC has been registered at Police Station and investigation started. (KNA)

Two persons were injured after fire broke out in a residential house in Chewa area of Sumbal in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fire broke out in a residential house in Chewa village today. He said that in the incident two persons were injured, while fire tenders reached to the spot to douse of the flames. He added that the injured were shifted to CHC Sumbal for treatment—(KNO)

Danishwar Hameed The Residents of Baswatoo area in Kulgam district's Damhal Hanjipora expressed anguish over the loosely hanging electric wires in the area stating that it posed a great threat to the local residents. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals said that despite several appeals the Power Development Department (PDD) has failed to address the issue for a long time. "The electric transformer is at the ground level and the wires are loosely hanging against the trees instead of electric poles, which poses a great threat to the locals of the area," a local resident said. He said that they have appealed to the concerned department for relocation of the transformer and erection of electric poles in the area. Meanwhile, the residents appealed Deputy Commissioner Kulgam to...