REGIONAL

A 42-year-old woman has gone missing from her native forest area in Waderbala of Zachaldara Handwara in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district since last evening. Fazi Begum, wife of Abdul Majeed Mir, as per her family, had gone to bring back the cattle from the nearby forest area. “She hasn’t returned since”, they told GNS. Perturbed over her mysterious disappearance, the family informed police following which the latter alongside army’s 21 RR and locals launched a search operation in the forest area to trace the woman. The searches were however yet to fructify, when this report was being filed. Meanwhile a police official told GNS that widespread searches are being carried out to trace the missing woman. “The army is helping out in the searches by putting into service its sni...

Two security guards escorting Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) Chairman Hakeem Muhammad Yasin were injured after the security vehicle they were travelling in, overturned in Khansahab area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a vehicle (JK02G-4769) went out of driver’s control and it rolled down in an orchard near Degree College Khansahab. Two security guards of Hakim Muhammad Yasin who was in another vehicle sustained injuries and were shifted to hospital where their condition is stated to be stable. (KNT)

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday expressed concern over the visit of Jammu  Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha participated in prayers at the ruins of the eighth-century Martand Sun temple at Mattan in Anantnag. The Indian Express quoted, that the ASI is seeing his visit as an incident of violation of its rules but has not lodged a formal complaint. It also said that no prior permission was sought from ASI to conduct a religious ceremony at the complex, and asked the administration to exercise caution so that such a violation is not repeated. Manoj Sinha after his visit had tweeted, “Participated in the auspicious Navgrah Ashtamangalam Pooja at Martand Sun temple, Mattan, Anantnag. Truly a divine experience in a godly ambiance. The government is committed to pr...

A man died while another sustained critical injury after a passenger vehicle hit them in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar city, official sources said. They said that a passenger vehicle hit two persons at Pinchi Mandi Batamaloo. They were shifted to SMHS Hospital where one among them identified as 50-year old Nawaz Ahmed, a resident of Rawalpora Srinagar succumbed to his injuries. The condition of another victim is stated to be critical. Hospital sources identified him as Bilal Ahmed Parray (45) son of Noor Muhammad, a resident of Chatabal Srinagar. A medico at SMHS Hospital confirmed to news agency KNT that one among the injured died while another is undergoing treatment. Police in this regard have registered a case. (KNT)

Kashmir photojournalist, Sanna Irshad Mattoo has won a Pulitzer Prize along with three others from the Reuters team. The prizes were announced by Columbia University in the USA minutes ago. Sanna, a resident of Srinagar will be sharing the award with deceased Reuters photojournalist Danish Sidiqi and Adnan Abidi, Amit Dev. The four have won the prize in feature photography. Pertinently in 2021, Sanna who works with Reuters had become Magnum Foundation’s ‘Photography and Social Justice Fellows. Her works were published in various international and national media publications.

A civilian who was injured during initial stage of encounter at Pandoshan area of Shopian has succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a civilian namely Shahid Gani Dar son of Abdul Gani Dar resident of Pandoshan Shopian has succumbed to his injuries at 92 base hospital Srinagar. He said on Monday evening that two civilians were injured during the initial exchange of fire. He added that both were airlifted to 92 base hospital Srinagar however, Shahid succumbed while as condition of another civilian Shoaib Ah Mantoo and solider Sanjeev Das is said to be stable. He added that operation has been called off as militants have managed to escape during initial stage of encounter—(KNO)

At least four persons including a woman from Southern district of Kashmir and three non-locals were killed due to gusty winds and cloudburst in Kashmir on Monday. Reports reaching the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) also said that the rooftops of several houses and sheds were damaged while many trees were uprooted due to the windstorm in several parts of Kashmir, especially in northern districts. A woman was killed after she came under a roof sheet during a heavy windstorm near Petrol pump at Batengoo area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official identified the deceased lady as Meenu Jan (34), wife of Khursheed Ahmad Gareeb of Batengoo Anantnag. After she came under a roof sheet, she was shifted to GMC Anantnag for treatment where doctors declared her dead, offici...

Meer Irfan An encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Pandoshan area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. A Police official said that on Monday RR of the Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the Pandoshan area. During the cordon, the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. As per the latest reports, two to three militants are trapped at the site of the enounter.

A new wine shop that has come up in the Pantha Chowk area has led to widespread outrage in the Kashmir valley with locals demanding its closure. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals from Pantha Chowk expressed anguish and said that the shop has come up adjacent to a mosque and a school in the area. "We may be a weak society right now. But our weaknesses should not be exploited. Kashmiris have never been in support of the wine shops and will never be. We demand that the shop shall be removed from here," Altaf Ahmed Shah, a local resident said. Altaf said that the administration should respect the religious sanctity of Kashmir and not hurt the religious sentiments of the local residents. "Opening up wine shops inside a residential area, besides a mosque is quite disrespectful to a...

Suhail Dar A 21-year-old woman died after a wooden log from a rooftop fell upon her in the Batengoo area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday afternoon Meenu Jan wife of  Arshid Ahmed, a resident of Batengoo was injured critically after a wooden log fell upom her during gusty winds in the south Kashmir region. Meenu Jan was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared brought dead by the doctors. Dr. Tariq Qureshi, the principal of Government Medical college confirmed the death of Meenu Jan to The Kashmiriyat. Earlier a 25-year-old woman, Shakeela Bano, a resident of Lar Ganderbal sustained injuries after strong winds damaged the rooftop of a Sufi Khanqah in the area. Pertinently a windstorm on Monday afternoon caused havoc in...