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The Jammu Kashmir on Monday Police said that they arrested a drug peddler and recovered three kilos of "Charas like" powder from his possession. In a press release, the Police said, in connection with investigation of FIR No 52/2022 U/s 8/20 of NDPS Act of Police Station Zainpora, Shopian Police on the basis of Specific information regarding the concealment of Charas by one drug peddler Sabzar Ahmed Dar, a reisdent of Melhoura Wachi in his house, Police Party headed by SDPO Zainpora , IC PP Wachi along with executive magistrate Zainpora raided the house of the aforesaid person and during search of the said house, 3 KG Charas like Power has been recovered and seized on the spot as per procedure. Media statement of Shopian Police further reads that the accused was arrested on the spot ...

The District Magistrate of Ramban has sought verification of "unregistered" news portals operating through various "Social media" platforms and also demanding a verification of the "credentials" of journalists working with such organizations. In a letter directed to the Senior Superintendent of Police for District Ramban, the DM Ramban has said, "Your urgent attention is invited towards the mushroom growth of illegal and unregistered portal-based news organizations operating through various social media platforms, especially Facebook, which are seen spreading propaganda, fake news and also indulging in blackmail of Government functionaries in the district." In the letter accessed by The Kashmiriyat, the DM has written, that on most of the occasions, they are seen interfering in smoot...

A local court in Srinagar on Monday adjourned the hearing in the murder case of Satish Tikoo, who was allegedly killed by ex-militant Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate, on account of the absence of petitioner and his lawyer. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the hearing in the murder case of Satish Tikoo has been adjourned till June 7th as the petitioner and his council remained absent. Advocate Utsav Bains, who is appearing for the petitioner, has decided to move to High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for seeking the transfer of the case by citing ‘security’ reasons, they said. Pertinent to mention that the hearing in the case was adjourned earlier also after Bains claimed of not being provided security by the Jammu and Kashmir Police despite an order from th...

Little over a month after militants killed a Sarpanch in Goshbugh area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Police on Monday claimed to have worked out the murder case by arresting three militants along with their associate. “During investigation in the case of killing of Sarpanch of Goshbugh Manzoor Ahmad Bangoo who was killed by (militants) on April 15, three suspects namely Noor Mohammad Yatoo son of Ghulam Hassan Yatoo, Mohammad Rafiq Parray son of Mohammad Akbar Parray and Ashiq Hussain Parray son of Abdul Rahman Parray, all residents of Goshbugh Pattan, were arrested after receiving information from reliable sources about their involvement in the militancy related activities,” a police officer told GNS. The arrested persons, the officer said, revealed that they were...

An earthquake of 3.4 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday morning, with no damages or casualties reported owing to the quake. As per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake was 3.4 in magnitude and its epicentre was at a depth of 50 kilometres in the north Kashmir’s Bandipora area. The earthquake took place at 10:31:16 IST according to the NCS. However, there were no reports of any damage incurred as the fragile structures remains susceptible to the minor tremors. (KDC)

Danishwar Hameed A BSF trooper died of electrocution at railway station on Monday while another CRPF man died of heart attack at Lower Munda in Qazigund area of South Kashmir's Anantnag. A police official told The Kashmiriyat that the circumstances leading to the incidents were being ascertained. Meanwhile, the deceased BSF trooper has been identified as Akeel Ahmad hailing from Madhya Pradesh while CRPF man has been identified as ASI Shri Subhash Chandra son of Shri Kamta Parsad belongs to CRPF Battalion 243.

A newly-wed policemen died after hit by an oil tanker in Shadipora Payeen area in north Kashmir's Bandipora district early this morning. Reports reaching GNS said the Farhad Ali, posted in District Police Lines Bandipora, son of Ghulam Hyder Wani of Shadipora Payeen was hit and grievously injured by an unknown oil tanker at around 4:00 AM at his native village. Farhad was subsequently shifted to SKIMS Bemina where he succumbed to injuries, they said. Farhad, married only four days ago, was heading towards a Masjid (mosque) to offer Fajr (morning) prayers, they said. Confirming it, a police official told GNS that cognizance of the incident has been taken and investigations have been initiated. (GNS)

The Senior Superintendent of Jammu Kashmir Police (SSP) for Kulgam district flagged off a week-long "Bharat Darshan" tour for students of the south Kashmir district. In a press release, the Police said, as a part of the Civic Action Programme of J&K Police, today Students of District Kulgam were flagged off for the week-long Bharat Darshan Tour-2022. The tour is organized by Kulgam Police and all boarding & lodging facilities, to & fro air tickets including all other logistic facilities are being provided by Kulgam police. An impressive flag-off ceremony was organized at DPL Kulgam in which SSP Kulgam with Additional SP NHW, DySP HQR Kulgam and other senior officers of J & K Police participated, the press release read. "SSP Kulgam while interacting with selected yo...

A car rolled down into a gorge in Batote area of Ramban district on Sunday, leaving two person dead including a woman and 7 others injured, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the accident of ill-fated eco car (JK06A-5525) happened at Sanasar area of Ramban. "The occupants of the vehicle were on their way to home after the car they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into george. In the accident two people including a woman died and seven others were injured," he said. Police have recovered bodies of two deceased from the accident spot and rushed five injured to GMC Jammu and two others to CHC Batote. The deceased has been identified as Sara Begum (51) and Aiet (10) and the injured as Sarfaraz Ahmad (25), Toshib Ahmad (29), Na...

Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit At least 50 sheep were killed after lightning struck amid heavy rains at the Haknar area of Gund in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that a local nomad namely Abdul Salam Chopan Son of Mohammed Ramzan, a resident of Haknar in Ganderbal was grazing sheep in his locality when heavy lightning hit the area during rains. They said that during the lightning over 50 sheep were killed, however, there was no report of any human loss in the incident. More details are awaited.