REGIONAL

Protesters blocked Kupwara-Srinagar highway at Natnussa area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, demanding whereabouts of a resident of nearby village of Kandi who is ‘missing’ for four days. Reports reaching GNS said that scores of residents from Kandi Khaas assembled on the highway this afternoon, demanding the whereabouts of missing person Abdul Rasheed Magrey (34) son of Ghulam Rasool Magrey. The protestors including several members of the missing person said that the 34-year-old had gone to his in-laws house on May 13 and since then there are no whereabouts about him. They said that despite best efforts there’s no trace about him so far. The protesters demanded police to intensify the searches. (GNS)

Bhat Yasir The former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir Monday addressing a press conference at her residence in Srinagar called for an investigation into the killing of Shoaib Ahmed Ganie and Shahid Gani, residents of Turkwangam and Pandoshan areas in Shopian district of south Kashmir. "I do not know if Shoaib was killed in crossfire as locals claim, but even if it was, it is the failure of the forces for being unable to protect the lives of civilians," she said. Mehbooba Mufti said that the BJP Government of using an "iron-fist" policy in Kashmir stating that the Policy is distancing the people of the region from New Delhi. Accusing the BJP Government of choking voices in Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti said, "The Government of India deems speaking up as a crime and anyone who co...

Stating that situation is worse in Jammu Kashmir, National Conference Patron and President of the five-party alliance Dr Farooq Abdullah said that tourism is not a reflection of normalcy. Talking to reporters, Abdullah said that the everyday policeman or any civilian is being killed which reflects situation is not good in Jammu Kashmir. Farooq said that the Kashmiri Pandits were asking for security to safer places and in response, they got tear shells. "I have never seen a Kashmiri Pandit throwing stones as stated by the government. Their demand of giving them safety was correct but what was the point of shelling them in return?" Farooq asked. He further said that he met LG Sinha to raise the issue of law and order problems in Jammu Kashmir. "I told LG Sinha that as far as P...

The first ever 'National Film Festival' in Jammu Kashmir is going to begin on June 15. According to a press release, the festival will give a golden chance to the Indian filmmakers, music producers and artists to win numerous awards under different categories. Entries for participation in the mega event will close on May 16. The festival is built around the film movement and associated activities to create & explore a platform for the filmmakers, activists, students, scholars and people who love films. Filmmakers and music producers besides artists have been invited to submit their original films – fiction, documentary, OTT or short films and music videos for the first National Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir for a chance to win awards under three broad categories including...

Light rains lashed Kashmir Valley even as night temperature recorded a rise at most places in JK except Gulmarg and Kokernag on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar had 0.6mm of rain last night till 0830 hours and recorded a low of 15.4°C against 13.6°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 4.0°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital. Qazigund had 0.2mm of rain during the time and recorded a low of 13.3°C against 10.0°C on the previous night. The temperature was 3.1°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pahalgam received 4.1mm of rain and recorded a minimum of 9.1°C against 7.4°C last night. The temperature was 3.2°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of th...

District Magistrate has ordered a magisterial enquiry regarding the killing of 20-year-old youth at Turkawangam area of Shopian district. Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Shri Sachin Kumar Vaishya said that an enquiry has been ordered regarding this incident and also assured that a suitable action as per law will be taken after getting the report of the enquiry. “I assure people as a district magistrate that an enquiry will be carried out and suitable action as per law will be taken,” Sachin Kumar said. Earlier Jammu Kashmir Police through a tweet had said that the civilian, a shopkeeper, was killed during crossfire, a claim rejected by local population. NDTV reported a civilian as saying, “The Government forces were looking for somebody. Everyone was watching this. They said someo...

Grief and mourning struck the family of  a 20-year-old shopkeeper who was shot dead in the Darazpora area of Shopian district in south Kashmir on Sunday morning. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that the body of the 20-year-old was handed over to his family for last rites in Shopian's Turkwangam area around 8 PM. In less than a week, third civilian has been killed in the Kashmir region, two of them in "crossfire", Jammu Kashmir Police said. On May 10,  Shahid Gani Dar lost his life in the Pandoshan area of Shopian. The Police said that he was killed in the crossfire. On Thursday (12 May), 2022, a Kashmiri Pandit was killed in Chadoora Budgam. Police said he was killed by Militants. Early on Sunday, social media was abuzz with photos and videos from Shopian's Darazpora where locals s...

A 40-year-old man, who was working with a private railway construction company and went missing three days ago, was found murdered in a forest area in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. Three suspected persons including a woman and her brother were detained for questioning in connection with the murder, the officials said. They said the deceased Reyaz Ahmad Wani, a resident of Aarpora-Doligam village of Banihal, went missing from Reasi on Thursday evening shortly after he left his accommodation to report for his duty in an under-construction railway tunnel nearby. Wani’s family members tried to block Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Banihal against his mysterious disappearance but returned home after police and civil officers assured them all possib...

The senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sunday said that people were not "satisfied" with the Government version over the Shopian killing, where a twenty-year-old was shot dead earlier today. M Y Tarigami, who is a former MLA of the Kulgam Assembly seat took to his Twitter and said people were "dissatisfied" with the government version over the killing. On Sunday, a civilian named Shoaib Ahmed Ganie, aged 20, who was a resident of Shopian's Turkwangam area was killed near Darazpora which connects Pulwama and Shopian districts in the south Kashmir. The Police had said that the 20-year-old was killed in "crossfire" when militants attacked a party of the Government force personnel in the Darazpora area on Sunday morning. Police said that Shoaib was killed in cross...

Continuing with its efforts to check overpricing of tourism services by service providers, a team of officers of the Tourism Department today conducted checks of various hotels in the city to check the services and their pricing being offered to visitors. According to a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), during checking, team of officers inspected some prominent hotels in the city. “The units were served notices under relevant clauses of J&K Registration of Tourist Trade Act for many of the deficiencies, including, unjustifiable tariff slabs and fines were slapped on spot.” It added that it may be recalled that the Department, after receiving several complaints by tourists and locals of overcharging and other service deficiencies has constituted a Central Committ...