THE KASHMIRIYAT

A Renowned Kashmiri political activist passed away at his residence in Srinagar. Family members told The Kashmiriyat that Nisar Hussain Rather, a resident of Bemina in Srinagar passed away after a brief spell of illness this morning. He was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Srinagar and the funeral prayers were attended by hundreds of people including prominent personalities. The deceased was a close associate of Itehad ul Muslimeen, one of the major Constituents of the Muslim United Front that contested the rigged elections of 1987. His death has been widely condoled by various sections of the society.

Jammu Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested a rape accused within hours after a minor girl filed a complaint in Baramulla. In a statement, Baramulla Police said, Police Station Baramulla received a written complaint from one minor girl (name withheld) stating therein that she was abducted by one person and raped at a secluded place in Sangri. “On this written complaint case FIR was registered in Police Station Baramulla under relevant sections of the law,” reads the statement. The accused was identified in the complaint as Mohammad Umar Parray (Venture Driver) S/O Mohammad Amin Parray R/O Parray Mohalla Sangri. Police Station Baramulla utilizing all technical and human sources and with strenuous efforts traced the accused and arrested him in the instant case, Police said. ...

The Indian Army on Tuesday denied  reports carried by sections of Indian media claiming that a "surgical strike" was carried out across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir by the Army on Monday (21 August). A report by Dainik Jagran on Tuesday (22 August) claimed that the Indian Army again conducted a surgical strike across the LoC in JK on Monday night. According to the report, the Indian soldiers crossed the LoC and entered the Pakistan from somewhere in between Rajouri and Poonch areas of J&K. The Indian troops reportedly destroyed four active militant launching pads in Nakyal area of Kotli in Pakistan. The strikes were carried out around 2.5 km inside the Pakistan administered territory and around 7-8 militants were killed during the operation, with no casualties...

Militants have likely to have given the slip to security forces on Monday morning from the Parigam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A top police officer told that as the searches were resumed this morning at the encounter site, no militant was found as even drone service was used. Presumably, militants likely took advantage of darkness and managed to escape since it is a vast paddy field, the officer added. There was a brief exchange of fire between militants and security forces yesterday and afterwards operation was suspended the night.(GNS)

Police stated that learning includes pronunciation of words, tone of the voice and emotions. Now criminals use this Al-ml model to convert text to speech as it generates a waveform to represent the sound of any person.” “The computer-generated call is then used by the criminal to call his/her relatives or friends and based upon the familiarity of the voice, the victim ends up paying the money,” he said. Police however, spreading awareness on the concern said that the receiver must listen carefully to unnatural pause or robotic speech styles, look for errors in pronunciation or speaking tone. “The voice can be compared with the original person and notice if the voice lacks emotional expression or difference.” “The receiver must always try to call the original person with the sav...

Nine army men were killed after their truck skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday, ANI reported. One more official was injured, as per the report Those deceased include eight soldiers and one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO). As per the report, the truck was moving from Karu garrison to Kyari near Leh when it fell into the gorge. The truck was a part of the a troop including an SUV and an ambulance with a total of 34 personnel. The three vehicles were a part of a reccee party.

Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd Saturday dismissed its chief manager Sajad Bazaz from services with immediate effect. An official order issued by J&K Bank, accessed by news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), while quoting its MD, reads that the undersigned is satisfied after considering the facts and circumstances of the case contained in the report received from credible agencies, that the activities of Sajad Ahmad Bazaz, Chief Manager, Code no. 4484 posted at Internal Communication and Marketing Department are such as to warrant his dismissal from service under Rule/Provision. “Whereas the undersigned is satisfied under Rule/Provision 12.29 in OSM that in the interest of the security of the State, it is not expedient to hold an enquiry in the case of Sajad Ahmad Bazaz, Chief Manage...

A 40-year-old man who went missing around seven days ago in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district was traced out by the police on Saturday. Police officials told that the man identified as Mohammad Ashraf Bhat (40), a resident of Zangalpora, Kulgam went missing after leaving his home to purchase gold for his marriage. They said that Bhat, an Electronic Engineer by profession, was found in Qazigund after the strenuous efforts of SHO Kulgam. “The operation to trace out the missing person was conducted under the supervision of Additional Headquarter Kulgam and other officials,” they added. However, the man was later on handed over to his family members after the due procedure followed by the police

The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh quashed the Public Safety Act (PSA) of four valley residents. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that the court has ordered the authorities to release the four immediately. The four detainees have been identified as Manzoor Ahmed Ganie of Kulgam, Faizan Aijaz Mir of Srinagar, Aqib Bashir Wagay of Shopian; and Mukhtiyar Ahmad Bhat of Anantnag. Wagay was booked on April 7 last year, while Bhat was booked on the basis of an order dated June 29, 2022. Ganie was booked on June 25 last year, Mir was detained on February 28, 2022

A private security guard of District Hospital Kulgam was on Friday arrested on the charges of withdrawing Rs 33 lakhs from the official account of the Medical Superintendent district hospital Kulgam, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a security guard has fraudulently withdrawn Rs 33 lakhs from the official account of the Medical Superintendent of Kulgam hospital. “After Medical Superintendend found that a large sum of money had been withdrawn from his account without his knowledge, he took up the issue with the police,” he said. An investigation by the police revealed that the accused security guard identified as Gowhar Ahmad Thokar, son of Abdul Rashid, a resident of Souch Kulgam had frequently withdrawn withdrawn the amount from Me...