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One person was killed and seven others were injured when a vehicle fell into a gorge in Ramban district on Sunday. Official sources told GNS that one eco car skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge at Sanasar road in Khud area in Ramban district, leading to on  spot of one person and injuries to seven others. A police officer told GNS that a rescue operation was immediately launched and injured shifted to hospital. He said identity of the dead, as well as the injred, was being established. (GNS)

At least eleven youth have been reported missing from their homes in the Kashmir valley in the first twenty days of May 2022. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, various families reported the missing reports of their kin from parts of the Kashmir valley. The families also issued an emotional appeal asking their kin to return home. Official Sources confirming that they have received the missing reports said that they are trying their best to trace the youth. In the recent past, Kashmir has reported several cases of youth going missing from their homes- many of whom join militant ranks in the valley. The overall number of militants has reduced considerably, however, the trend of local youth joining militant ranks is not being seen as a good sign. Officials have appealed to the local you...

The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) rescued two minor boys who were stuck in Manasbal Lake in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Sunday. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that amid strong winds, two minor were stuck in lake, however, Quick Reaction Teams (ORTs) started rescue operation and evacuated the duo to safe locations. “There is a proper mechanism through which rescue operations are carried out. Today as there were gusty winds, our teams rescued two minor duo to safe places to avoid any untoward incident" DySP SDRF Bashir Ahmad told KNO. He said advisory has been already issued not to go near the Manasbal lake. Meanwhile, authorities issued weather advisory wherein it urged people to suspend shikara rides in Dal Lake and other water bodies. ...

A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped in central Kashmir's Budgam district. In a press release, the Jammu Kashmir Police said that Police in Budgam has arrested a person accused of rape within 05 hours after the complaint was received. Police Station Khan Sahib received a written complaint from one person stating therein that his daughter (name withheld) aged about 19 years was forcefully raped by Mudasir Ahmed Wani resident of Zagoo Kharein, Polcie said. They said that a case vide FIR Number 67/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Khansahib and an investigation was set into motion. Acting promptly, the police team of PS Khansahib swung into action and arrested the accused from Zagoo Khansahib within 05 hours. He has been shifted to the police s...

Jammu Kashmir High Court has directed Superintendent Central Jail Agra, in Uttar Pradesh to ensure the hassle-free appearance of a Class 12th detenue in the upcoming bi-annual examination in Kashmir Valley. Saliq Parvez son of Parvez Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Gagren Shopian is currently lodged in Agra Central Jail of Uttar Pradesh. He had been booked by Jammu Kashmir Police under Public Safety Act in January this year after arresting him on charges of stone-pelting. The Counsel for the detenue, Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak as per news agency Kashmir News Trust had petitioned before the court of Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, that Saliq Parvez has to appear in the examination of Higher Secondary Part-II Bi-Annual conducted by J K Board of School Education from May 25 this month. The C...

The Jammu Kashmir administration has decided to re-advertise the Rehbar-e-Janglat, Rehbar-e-Zirat, and Rehbar-e-Khel posts through the Service Selection Board. According to a press release from the Forest Ecology and Environment Department’s Undersecretary to the Government, the topic of Rehbar-e-Janglat was referred to a Committee, which was established by Government order (No. 294- JK(GAD) of 2020) on February 27, 2020. “The committee has recommended that all the posts shall be re-advertised through SSB and additional weightage and age relaxation can be considered to Rehbar-e-Janglat candidates, so that they can apply afresh against re-advertised posts through SSB. Earlier, the former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti had taken to Twitter and said that the move was...

After a couple of fire incidents in the interiors of Dal Lake, the inhabitant reiterated their demand for the transfer of present Lakes and Conservation Management Authority (LCMA) Vice Chairman Bashir Ahmed Bhat. The inhabitants said that Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta had directed to set up at least five tourist villages in the interiors of Dal Lake within five months. Even after the expiry of five months, the present VC didn’t do anything and even tenders have not been floated. They said inhabitants have been deprived of all the facilities. “We witnessed a couple of fire incidents recently in the Dal Lake. Such incidents could have been averted if there would have been model villages equipped with all kinds of facilities like drainage, lighting system, gardens, block free...

Hundreds of Airtel and Jio subscribers from Kangan and Ganderbal on Saturday complained of poor 3G, 4G Airtel internet services. They complained that 3G and 4G services are not working properly for the last many days and the concerned service providers have failed to sort out the issue. In Prang and its adjoining areas, subscribers told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they are facing immense problems due to erratic internet services. A subscriber Aijaz Ahmad said they are unable to access the internet for the last many days causing them inconvenience. They appealed to the service providers to address their problem—(KNO)

The residents of Pathar Gulshan pora area in Tral hamlet of South Kashmir's Pulwama and Chattisinghpora residents of Anantnag are up in arms against PHE department which according to locals have failed to provide drinking water facility to these areas. The residents of Pathar told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that they don't have any potable water facility in the area due to which they have been suffering since decades. In absence of any drinking water facility, they are forced to drink contaminated water of the canal due to which water borne diseases can break out any time in the area, they said. They added that their children and elderly people often fall sick and the reason behind it was the contaminated water what we are using. The residents of Chattisinghpora a...

The bodies of the ten trapped workers have been recovered from the debris of an under-construction tunnel that collapsed near Khooni Nallah area of Ramban on Thursday. SSP Ramban, Mohita Sharma told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that all the bodies of all the ten missing workers have been found. She said a case of negligence has been registered following the collapse of an under—construction tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban on May 19 The deceased have been identified as Jadav Roy, Gautam Roy, Sudhir Roy, Dipak Roy and Parimal Roy all from West Bengal and Shiva Chouhan from Assam, Nepalese national Navaraj Chaudhary and Kushi Ram Chaudhary and Mohammad Muzaffar Mohammad Ishirat, both residents of Marog District Ramban, J&K—(KNO)