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Police have produced a chargesheet before NIA court in connection with a militant attack on police personnel in 2020 near Behibagh Police Station in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The chargesheet names two militants who have already been killed in two gunfights and a militant associate. As per police chargesheet, in the last week of November in 2020, unknown militants fired upon a police party near police station Behibagh in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district and after the exchange of fire, militants taking advantage of darkness escaped from the spot. Police accordingly registered an FIR vide number 3/20 under section 7/25, 27 Arms Act, 13,16,18,20,23 UAPA and started investigation. As per police, during the course of investigation of the instant case, it came to fore that two Lash...

Sahil Gulzar Creating panic among locals, Cattle thieves have stolen three cows from a cowshed in the Reban area of Zainapora helmet in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday- Sunday intervening night. Report's reaching TheKashmiriyat said that “cattle thieves are on the prowl in the area. “In a fresh incident thieves broke into the cattle shed of Ali Mohammad Wagay at Reban village in Zainapora helmet and took away his 3 cows. A local resident, Sameer Ahmad Wagay son of Ali Mohammad Wagay, whose cow was stolen told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday midnight thieves stole their 3 cows. “I had brought these animals for around 1.50 lakhs from local farmers, he said that he has filed a complaint before concerned Police Station and I request the concerned Station Head Officer ...

It was in December 2021 that Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) authorities said the transmission capacity had peaked to 1750 MW – for the first time in the history of Kashmir – even as saying it would be further increased to 1900 MW, however much to the agony of inhabitants, villages across length and breadth in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district continue to witness frequent power outages amid an already curtailed up schedule. Residents from various villages including, Kralpora, Trehgam, Muqam-i-Shahwali, Nagri, Bramri, Lalpora, Bohipora, Drugmulla, Water Khani, Bumhama, Shalpora, Sogam, Khumriyal, Haihama, Mawer, Rajwar, Gutlipora have been calling GNS intermittently over the days, asking it to highlight the issue. “We are facing power outages at regular intervals...

On Sunday, a letter pointing to the "inordinate delay in the election" marring the Press Club went viral on social media. The said letter has also been signed by at least seven journalists from the valley of Kashmir. Several of these journalists, however, denied signing the letter while talking to The Kashmiriyat. The letter, which does not specify the date it was filed on, has been addressed to the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar. It letter begins by pointing that the "inordinate delay in the election process is marring the functioning and the sanctity of the press club." Drawing attention to the fact that the Press Club was established for the welfare of journalists, the letter also says that scribes had been suffering disappointment and dejection without elections. "Moreover, Pre...

Authorities on Sunday said that record 74593 covid-19 tests were carried out on Sunday. “J&K continues to implement an aggressive Covid Testing strategy. Highest number of tests today: 74593. (Jammu: 34544, Kashmir: 40049),” Health Health & Medical Education Department J&K said in a tweet as per GNS. “We appreciate the efforts of the Covid warriors!” However it far lesser than target of 2 lakh tests set by the Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday last. Among others he had directed the authorities to immediately activate emergency control rooms and re-activate the panchayat-level isolation facilities to contain the rural spread of the disease. The Chief Secretary had directed ramping up of testing facilities in J&K to conduct over 2 lakh daily tests in the co...

A civilian and a policeman were injured after the unidentified persons hurled grenade in Saraf Kadal area of Srinagar, official sources said on Sunday. They told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) unknown militants lobbed a grenade towards joint team of police and CRPF at Saraf Kadal, resulting in injuries to two persons. The injured have been identified as Sgct Mehraj Ahmad, posted at Police Post Fateh Kadal, who has suffered splinter injuries in the chest and a civilian Sartaj Ahmad Bhat, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat of Saraf Kadal, 27, who has suffered an injury in both legs —(KNO)

Suspected militants hurled a grenade on security forces in Safakadal area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday evening. A top Police officer told GNS that militants attacked by lobbing a grenade towards 23BN of CRPF. However In this incident no one was injured so far as per the reports. Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab the fleeing militants, they said.(GNS)

On Sunday, The Editors Guild of India expressed concern over the takeover of the Kashmir Press Club by some journalists who entered the Club premises along with armed personnel and took over the charge. The Editors Guild of India, in a statement, said that it was "aghast at the manner in which the office and the management of Kashmir Press Club, the largest journalists' association in the Valley, was forcibly taken over by a group of journalists with the help of armed policemen on January 15, 2022." It said in the statement that the Guild was "equally alarmed by an arbitrary order of putting the registration of the Kashmir Press Club "in abeyance", a day before this armed take over of the Club, on January 14, 2022, by the Registrar of Societies." The Club had been issued a fresh "...

The BJP’s Kashmir unit on Saturday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to intervene in the issue of a factional feud between two groups for the management of Kashmir Press Club (KPC). In a statement, the party’s media in-charge and youth leader Manzoor Bhat also termed the politicizing of the issue by some political parties a matter of grave concern. “It is unfortunate that our so-called political parties are adding fuel to fire by issuing misleading statements rather than finding a solution to the issue of journalists,” he said. Bhat said there has been an issue between the two bodies of journalists at KPC and there are allegations and counter-allegations between the two groups. “To verify the same, an independent body should probe the issue and get it resolved,” he said. ...

A massive fire has broken out inside ‘Sherwani Hall’ in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports reaching GNS said that the fire broke out around 2:15 PM this afternoon inside the structure –used as a banquet hall for political and social functions. A Fire and Emergency Department official confirming it told GNS that men and machinery were on job to contain the spread of the blaze. (GNS)