THE KASHMIRIYAT

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...

Meer Irfan A counterfeit gold ornament racket has been busted in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that one accused Sajad Ahmed Zargar, a resident of Pulwama was selling fake gold to customers in the south Kashmir town, after which he was arrested by the Police. The official said that Pulwama Police station had received a series of complaints against the accused Sajad Ahmed, who owned a jewelry shop in the Al Ahad complex in Pulwama town named Diamond Jewellers had deceived customers with counterfeit gold ornaments. The complaint further added that the accused has been engaging in this fraudulent activity for an extended period. The Police took the accused jeweller involved in the commission into detention and shifted him to a police station ...

Jammu Kashmir Police in north Kashmir's Baramulla district busted militant modules by arresting eight militant associates on Friday, Police said. Joint forces of Baramulla Police & Army's 16 SIKHLI during joint patrolling & area domination at Churunda Uri noticed one suspected person who was roaming in the area, who tried to flee while noticing patrolling party was apprehended tactfully. During his personal search, 2 Grenades were recovered from him and he was taken into custody immediately he was later on identified as Showkat Ali Awan S/O Abdul Karim Awan R/O Churunda Uri. During further questioning, he revealed the names of his accomplices Ahmad Din S/O Shukur Din R/O Churunda Uri & Mohammad Sadeeq Khatana S/O Umer Din R/O Churunda who were questioned and upon thei...

Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today remarked that the next goal of the UT after ensuring basic amenities to all of its population is to provide employment to all the job seekers. Dr Mehta was speaking in a meeting called to review the overall implementation of Employment Generation Schemes by different government departments in association with financial institutions in the UT. Besides the Commissioner Secretary, Labour& Employment, the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Agriculture; Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce; Commissioner Secretary, RDD; Secretary, PD&MD; Secretary, Tribal Affairs; Mission Director, JKRLM; DG Planning besides other officers of the concerned departments. During the meeting the Chief Secretary maintained that J&K h...