REGIONAL

An 18-year-old youth has gone missing from his residence in the Drubgam area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on 14 May, Fazil Ahmed Bhat, son of Nazir Ahmed Bhat left his home in Drubgam area of Pulwama and did not return back and his phone is unreachable since then. The family has issued an appeal asking general public and police to help them trace Fazil.  

Sahil Gulzar The dead bodies of nine labourers have been found by rescuers from the debris of an under-construction tunnel that collapsed near Khooni Nallah area of Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. They said besides recovering the bodies of nine of the ten labourers trapped under the debris, rescuers have so far also rescued three labourers in injured condition and one of them has been admitted to GMT Jammu for advanced treatment, where his condition is stated to be stable. Bodies are being shifted to district hospital Ramban besides that operation is going on to find out whether any other body is in the debris, an official told The Kashmiriyat. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ramban, Mohita Sharma told The Kashmiriyat that So far nine bodies have been recover...

At least 10 persons were injured after a head-on collision between two vehicles in Parnote area Ramsu in Ramban district, officials said. SHO Ramban Sandeep Charak told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an accident took place in Parnote after head on collision between Sumo and tanker vehicles. He said in the accident 10 people have suffered injures. "The vehicle was on way from Ramban to Sangaldan", he said. All the injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment and their identity is being ascertained, he said—(KNO)

A woman was killed in a road accident at Jalsheree area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday after being hit by a running auto-rickshaw. An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that an auto-rickshaw hit the woman pedestrian identified as Saleema Banoo wife of Waheed Ahmad, a resident of Jalsheree Baramulla, resulting in critical injuries to her. The injured woman was immediately shifted to GMC Baramulla for treatment, he said, adding that the doctors declared her brought dead on arrival. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and the investigation set into motion. (KDC)

A massive fire has broken out in Roni Mohalla of Dalgate in central Kashmir's Srinagar district. Initial reports reaching GNS said that at least six houses are involved even as flames continued to rage at the site. A Fire and Emergency Department confirming it told GNS that firefighters laced with machinery are on way to the site. More details awaited. (GNS)

Former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that the delimitation commission's final report a "tailor made", aimed at benefitting some leaders. Talking to media persons in Jammu, Azad, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), while reacting to the demands of Kashmiri Pandits, said that the security related concerns of all the vulnerable people, be it KPs, Muslims or Sikhs, must be addressed. About the delimitation report, he said it seems a tailor made, aimed at benefitting particular leaders and defeating other leaders. He further said that everybody has to play their role in eradicating militancy, adding that the government should not consider the footfall of tourists as normalcy. “The credit for massive tourist footfall everywh...

A horse died, of electrocution at tourist resort Sonmarg due to alleged negligence of the Sonmarg Development Authority. One of the electric poles installed by Sonmarg Development Authority (SDA) had been uprooted last week at Thajvas Road. Even after a week, SDA didn’t bother to re-install or relocate the electric pole to another place. Mushtaq Ahmed Raina-the owner of the horse who lives in Gohipara village of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district told news agency Kashmir News Trust that he lost his horse due to the negligence of the SDA. "My horse was walking and got electrocuted once came into the contact of the electric pole that was lying on the ground,” Raina said and sought action against the erring officials. Locals lambasted SDA for not attending the fallen electric po...

Two youth, both residents of Shopian's Trenz area have gone missing from their homes in the south Kashmir district. Identified as Afreen Altaf Malik and Shakir Ahmed Waza, both residents of Trenz, the duo has gone missing from their homes on May 17, 2022. The family of 24 years old Afreen Malik son of Mohammed Altaf Malik, a resident of Babkhidar area of Trenz village has issued an appeal on social media asking the general public and Police to help them trace their missing kin. The family of another youth has been identified as Shakir Waza son of Gulzar Ahmed Waza, aged 20, who is a resident of Trenz has filed a missing report in the Police station.

In a significant development, the delimitation commission’s order on Jammu Kashmir’s electoral segments has come into effect from Friday as the Government of India issued a notification in this regard. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday issued a notification declaring May 20 as the date on which the order of the delimitation commission shall come into effect. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub—sections (2) and (3) of section 62 of the Jammu Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), the Central Government hereby appoints the 20th day of May, 2022, as the date on which the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Order No. 1, dated the 14th March 2022 and Order No. 2, dated the 5th May, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar visited south Kashmir on Friday and chaired a meeting at Anantnag in connection with the security preparation of the annual Amarnath yatra 2022. DIG South Kashmir Range Abdul Jabbar, SSP Anantnag, Kulgam and Awantipora participated in the meeting, officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) They said different types of threats especially threats of drones attack and sticky bombs to yatra convoy and security forces and appropriate security responses were discussed in detail. More focus was given to generating specific intelligence and conducting anti-militant operations on all yatra routes. SSP Anantnag presented a detailed power-point presentation, they said—(KNO)Amarnath Yatra: IGP chairs meet in co...