REGIONAL

An elderly man died after hit by a Sumo in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a speeding Sumo (JK05B-3981)  hit an elderly man in Ganapora area of Kupwara falling in the jurisdiction of police station Kralgund. The victim identified as Muhammad Yousuf Bhat of Ganapora village was shifted to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Police have seized the Sumo, arrested the driver, and registered a case under relevant sections of law. (KNT)

Six children were poisoned allegedly by their uncle in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday evening. The family of the six minor children speaking to The Kashmiriyat alleged that the six were poisoned by their uncle on Tuesday at their residence in the Gadol area of Kokernag in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir. "He had mixed poison in the water container that the children drink water from. It is all happening over a property dispute," the father of the six alleged. Officials at the Government Medical College of Anantnag speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the six were admitted to the hospital after they had consumed poison, however, from the GMC they were shifted to the Maternity and Child Care Hospital in Sherbagh Anantnag. Aged one, four, ...

The Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Mohammed Yasin Malik has pleaded guilty before Delhi court in a case related to militancy and secessionist activities in Jammu Kashmir, PTI reported. On the last date of hearing on March 19, the court ordered the framing of charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and others for hatching a criminal conspiracy, waging war against the country, and other unlawful activities. Yasin Malik, 54, is lodged in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail after he was arrested under the Public Safety Act in March 2019, but a month later his custody was shifted to National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a two-year-old case of “militant and separatist funding”. Court sources quoted by PTI said, Malik told the c...

National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India on Tuesday carried out searches at Darul Uloom in Tosh Kalan village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, sources said. They said that sleuths of NIA accompanied by police raided Darul Uloom this afternoon and carried out searches. The raid was in connection with a military operation against militants under the name of “Operation Tosh Kalan” in which two militants were killed by armed forces in the second week of March this year. (KDC)

Residents of Watrina area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district have been facing water shortage for at least a month, causing inconvenience to inhabitants. Locals while talking to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that they have been afflicted with numerous problems due to the acute shortage of drinking water. “Shortage of tap water has left us deeply disappointed. Women of the area have to fetch water from very far away from here and the condition is such worse that we are here hankering for taking a bath as pipelines have dried up,” said a local, Ghulam Mohammad. “Our life without water has become a hell. No one is paying heed to our demands and now we are forced to hit the roads. How can we survive without drinking water? We are unable to get water for drinking, let alone for do...

One Militant has been killed during the ongoing encounter that broke out between militants and government forces in the Kreeri, Dooru area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday evening. Earlier an official told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday 19 RR of the Indian Army, 164 BN of CRPF, and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the Kreeri area. During the cordon, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight, he said. During the exchange of gunfire, one unidentified militant has been killed and the operation is still going on as more militants are believed to be trapped.

An encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Kreeri, Dooru area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. A Police official said that on Tuesday 19 RR of the Indian Army, 164 BN of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the Kreeri area. During the cordon, the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. Further details shall follow

Srinagar Police on Tuesday arrested two non-local maids who fled with cash, while on the way to Delhi. Police spokesperson in a statement said that today one complainant namely Muzamil Hayat S/o Faiz ur- rehman R/o Qadeem masjid lane in Lal Bazar Srinagar approached police station Lalbazar with a written complaint that they have hired one maid through Karishma Maid Bureau through an online platform and on 9th May 2022, at around 03:30 pm. The Karishma Maid Bureau sent the maid namely Archana Chauhan along with the agent namely Rajini Jha at their home. An amount of advance of one year amounting to 74 thousand Rupees was given to the agent. However to our surprise both the helper and the agent fled from our house in the wee hours of the morning along with the advance payment of 74 ...

The anti—corruption branch of the CBI Srinagar is carrying out searches at multiple locations at Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar following registration of a case related to purchase of office space of approximately 65000 sqft area by J&K Bank at Mumbai. These searches are being carried out simultaneously by CBI sleuths at the residences of Haseeb Drabu, then Chairman J&K Bank besides members of the Estates Committee of board of directors of the Bank including A.K. Mehta, then Executive Director, Mohammed lbrahim Shahdad and Vikrant Kuthiala both then Directors. It has been alleged that these members of Estate Committee of the board of directors have allegedly received kickbacks in Crores for facilitating the said deal. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ...

The secessions court in Srinagar adjourned the hearing of former militant Bitta Karate's case after the petitioner did not appear before the court on Monday. A letter forwarded by the advocate of the petitioners, accessed by The Kashmiriyat asked the judge to defer the hearing as the lawyer was not provided "security" at the Srinagar's Sheikh ul Alam Airport. "That as no security was provided to Advocate Sh. Utsav Bains by Jammu Kashmir Police today in spite of orders by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the learned advocate has to, unfortunately, return back to Delhi after landing at the Srinagar Airport today at 9 am," the letter read. "It is requested to your lordship to please adjourn today’s hearing in Criminal Revision No 138 of 2022 in the interest of justice," the letter...