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At least 150 people were rescued and shifted to safer places while around 30 houses suffered damage after a cloudburst occurred in the upper reaches of Tangmarg area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. An official from Kulgam administration told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) a cloudburst occurred in the upper reaches of Tangmarg, a far-flung village of the district. Soon after the cloudburst occurred, a team was rushed to the spot; however, no loss of life was reported in the incident, he said. Meanwhile, a local said that there was a sudden increase in the discharge of muddy water, which later entered into the houses and schools besides orchards in the villages, located downhill. The increase in muddy waters created panic among the people of Ch...

On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Anantnag, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat today conducted surprise checks of various offices in Sub division Mattan. During these inspections, 10 people were found absent from duty and were placed on suspension by order of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag. The ADC inspected the attendance of employees at Tehsil Office, Block Development Office and GHS Mattan among other offices. During the inspection 4 employees of BDO Office and 6 employees of Tehsil Office were found absent and have been placed under suspension pending enquiry by Deputy Commissioner Anantnag. The Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr Basharat Qayoom said that the inspections are being carried out to ensure that employees are present in offices ...

In the view of the ongoing Cricket Asia Cup wherein the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams are supposed to confront each other in Dubai, the administration of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar has directed their students not to create any indiscipline in the Institute or hostel. The Dean Students Welfare in an notice, a copy of which lies with The Kashmiriyat, directed the students to take sports as a game. “The students are aware that cricket series is going on between various nations in Dubai International stadium. Students are hereby directed to take sports as a game and do not create any kind of indiscipline in the Institute/hostel,” the notice reads. “During the matches, the students are directed to remain in their alloted rooms and do not allow a group of other s...

The Special Crime Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday produced a chargesheet against a patwari (revenue official) and other person in connection with fraudulent mutation of land at Chadoora area of central Kashmir. Besides cheating and forgery, the two accused persons— Ghulam Rasool Bhat Son-in-law of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Repora Namthal Chadoora and Assadullah Baba (Patwari) son of Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din of Batpora Wathora Patwan—have been accused of criminal conspiracy. According to a statement, the Crime Branch said that the case (FIR No. 43 of 2015) was filed in 2015 following a written complaint, alleging that Ghulam Rasool Bhat in connivance with revenue officials has “illegally and fraudulently encroached upon the land of the complainant and mutated the land in his name in ...

Jashn-e-Tosamaidan is celebrated every year for the last eight years in the meadows of Tosa Maidan to mark victory by the local communities (including pastoralists, chopans, tribals, nomads, and other indigenous groups) and environmental conservationists over closing down a 50-year-old firing range. The movement led against the firing range was peaceful and democratic and led to success in every way possible. As per a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, Jashn-2022 is prioritizing that the Tosa Maidan community gets benefited from the wide range of activities to be held during a three-day festival between 26-28 August 2022. The event was inaugurated by vice chairperson DDC Budgam, Chaudhary Nazir Ahmed Jahara along with other DDC members – Molvi Nisar Ahmed DDC Khag, Rozia Jan - ...

A 13-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in the Ashmuji area of Kulgam in south Kashmir. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday, a boy name (withheld) from Ashmuji was found hanging at his home in an unconscious condition after which he was rushed to the District Hospital Kulgam. The boy, however, was declared brought dead upon his arrival at District Hospital in Kulgam. Police have taken cognizance of the incident and initiated an investigation into the matter.

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday asked the administration to act fast to check the spread of the lumpy skin disease among animals across Jammu Kashmir. Expressing concern over the spread of the disease, the party’s Zone Presidents Dr Bashir Ahmed Veeri, Ali Muhammad Dar, Javed Dar, Javed Rana, Sajad Ahmed Kichloo, Abdul Gani Malik, Babu Rampal said the disease has emerged as a threat to the rural economy and a cause of distress among the rural households, which depend on selling milk to make ends meet. Lamenting the inaction of the government in checking the spread of the disease, they said that there was no monitoring in the villages and no adequate deployment of resources to tackle the situation. "While the disease is ravaging the lives of cattle farmers, admi...

Panic has gripped twin villages in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district after a cloudburst occurred in the upper reaches of Tangmarg in the district on Saturday. Sub Divisional Magistrate Noor Abad, Bashir Ul Hassan told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) cloudburst occurred in the upper reaches of Tangmarg, a far-flung village of the district. He said that soon after the cloudburst occurred, a team has been rushed to the spot, however, there has been no loss of life reported in the incident as yet. Meanwhile, a local said that there was a sudden increase in the discharge of muddy water and the same has entered the houses and schools in the villages, located downhill. He said the increase in muddy waters has created panic among the people of Check-i-Watoo and Asnoor village...

Almost 12 years after Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was allegedly roughed up and manhandled at a seminar, a court in Chandigarh on Friday acquitted all 20 accused, including former Chandigarh Mayor Asha Jaiswal, The Tribune reported. According to report, the acquittal came after the prosecution failed to prove charges and a majority of the prosecution witnesses failed to identify the accused before the court. Contradictions in witnesses’ statements also led to the accused walking free. The others acquitted included Rajinder Kaur, Sunita Dhawan, Satinder Singh, Usha Sharma, Meena Sharma, Sanjay Kaul, Sanjeev Rana, Hemant Galav, Amit Rana, Chandan Sandhu, Satyavan Shera, Vijay Bharadwaj, Arvind Rana, Sunil Kansal, Sanjeev Verma, Parvesh Sharma, and Dinesh Chauhan...

Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and former Member of Parliament, Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday repulsed back to Ghulam Nabi Azad for targeting All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice president, Rahul Gandhi, saying that it was he who made the proposal and passed it for Rahul's presidential post. Karra also said that the things in Congress for Azad started changing soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that he (Azad) will not be wasted and he will soon be appointed for a special mission. “Azad has been working independently in J&K for the past some months and raising queries over the leadership of Congress,” Karra said as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) while addressing a presser and that is why Azad is showing resentment only when Congres...