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As the guns of India and Pakistan have fallen silent after a ceasefire agreement last year, at least 112 cross-LoC marriage have taken place bringing back the old memories and a sorts of re-union among relations. According to details gathered by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), at least 112 marriages ceremonies have been taken place during current year in Keeran, Machil, Bangus, Tanghdar, Gurez, and Uri along the LoC in north Kashmir. The locals said that after almost 30 years, the marriages are taking place in these areas with great enthusiasm as the areas have been the worst hit due to cross-border shelling and firing. Remembering loved ones who lost their lives due to cross border shelling, they said that their sorrow will remain forever. "Be it a wedding or any fes...

A 22-year-old youth, who was injured due to an electric shock in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the youth namely Danish Nisar (22) son of Nisar Ah Rather of Gangarhama was injured due to electric shock, while unloading a truck at Bamloora. He said that soon after the incident, he was shifted to district hospital Ganderbal, where from he was referred to SKIM Soura. The official said that he, however, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at SKIMS Soura—(KNO)

Three militants have been killed in the encounter that raged on Tuesday afternoon in the Shopian district of south Kashmir. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon Forces including RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF had launched a cordon and search operation in the Nagbal area of Shopian, during which militants opened fire upon forces to which the forces retaliated. The Kashmir Police Zone while quoting ADGP Vijay Kumar wrote, "The 3 killed militants have been identified as local militants of LeT namely Danish Khursheed Bhat, Tanveer Wani & Tawseef Bhat. They were involved in several militant crime cases. Militant Danish was involved in the recruitment of youth into militant ranks in Shopian." One of the slain Tawseef Ahmed Bhat, a 23-year-ol...

Former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the Congress last week and has decided to float a political party, will hold a public meeting on Sunday at Sainik Colony in Jammu. This will be his first meeting since he snapped his nearly 50-year-long association with Congress. The public meeting is scheduled for 11 am. Mr Azad has said he will launch a new party soon and the first unit will be formed in Jammu and Kashmir in view of impending assembly polls. Mr Azad was Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. With Mr Azad signalling that he will float a new party, several leaders have resigned from the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir. Former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand is among 64 leaders who have resigned from the Congress. (ANI)

Four people including three non-locals were arrested in Srinagar's Batamaloo area for theft. Police on Tuesday said that three Non-Locals and 1 local thief were arrested for stealing from many places including a home at Sir Syedabad, near Iqbalabad, Batmaloo. "One CCTV footage had went viral 2 and during the investigation, four persons were identified who have been taken into detention," Police said. The Police identified the accused as Mohd Imran R/o Noorbagh, Saidullah Mirza R/o Ghaziabad, Mohd Aziz R/o Bengal and Mohd Kabir R/o Bengal.

Three militants on Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit were killed in a gunfight in Nagbal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Officials sources told GNS that three militants of LeT were killed and their bodies were also recovered from the encounter site. Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the target spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, leading to an encounter.(GNS)

The body of 25-year-old youth was recovered from river Jhelum in Palpora area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, reports said here. Reports reaching to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the body of Arif Maqsood (25) of Mehjoor Nagar was spotted by locals in river Jhelum at Palpora. They said that after spotting the body the locals informed the police, who later along with the help of locals fished out the body. Meanwhile, Police have taken cognizance of the incident and have shifted the body to hospital for medico-legal formalities—(KNO)

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a father’s plea to perform last rites, at the burial site, of his son, who was killed in the Hyderpora encounter in Srinagar in November last year. Senior advocate Anand Grover, representing Mohammad Latief Magrey, submitted before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala that there is no threat to security or security concerns and the father wants to exhume the body to perform the last rites at the burial site. He stressed that the father has the right to perform the rites and these are religious rites and pointed out that his client had supported the government and the army from the beginning. Grover emphasised that religious rites cannot be usurped by the state and cited religious texts of Muslims to impress upon the ne...