THE KASHMIRIYAT

A Jammu and Kashmir police personnel was killed and another injured in a road accident at Bijbehera area of south Kashmir's Anantnag on Thursday morning, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two off-duty cops on way to home were injured after a vehicle hit their motorcycle at Zirpora area of Bijbehera. He said that the duo was shifted to nearby hospital for treatment, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. He identified the deceased as Tariq Ahmad Ahanger from Verinag while the injured has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Ahanger from Nowpora Dooru. The official said that both were posted in IR 23 Battalion and were on way to home—(KNO)

Jammu Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that the caravan of militancy will not end in Kashmir unless the central government wins hearts of the people of Kashmir and engages in dialogue with the neighbouring country. Talking to reporters at Srinagar, he said that militancy in Kashmir will not end unless the central government tries to win hearts of the people and engages in dialogue with the neighbouring country. "I tell them it will never end unless you win the hearts of the people," he said, while referring to the government. He said that the militancy caravan will continue until the issue is resolved through dialogue with the neighbouring country and a solution is found. “We will die in this calamity and no one will pay attention," he said. ...

A tipper driver was retrieved dead with his helper still untraced after flash floods swept them away along their vehicle in Rajouri in Darhalli Nallah in Rajouri district on intervening Thursday and Friday night, officials said. They told GNS that two persons Sajad Ahmed son of Mohd Aslam and Abrar Ahmed son of Jamal Din, both residents of Soker Kotranka were washed away in Dharhali Nala while loading sand in their tipper. “It happened that during the loading, the water level suddenly increased in nallah, which led to the incident”, they said. “Soon after, a joint rescue operation by police, SDRF and army was initiated to trace the missing persons and so far the body of driver was retrieved from the nallah”, they said adding the helper was still untraced with the joint team intensify...

The Crime Branch Kashmir (now Economic Offence Wing) Tuesday produced charge sheet against three accused persons in online fraud and cheating case. The spokesman said that the charge sheet was filed in case FIR No. 37/2019 U/S 420, 201, 120-B RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir (EOW) against Santosh Kumar Bhagat, Lakhin Lal Ahirivar and Benadict Silvester—all residents of Delhi. He said that the Crime Branch Kashmir (Now EOW) received a complaint from one lady from Srinagar which inter alia reveals that the complainant received a phone call from unknown company claiming to be from IGMs, informing her that she has won a prize of 7 lacs in a contest and in order to claim her prize money, she was asked to deposit an amount of Rs 3000/- as registration fee. “She deposited and continued de...

Hajin, (KNO): An elderly man committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in the Shahgund area of Hajin in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the man (name withheld), aged around 70, committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at his home. He said that soon after the incident he was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where from he was shifted to Srinagar, where he died during treatment. The official said that after conducting a postmortem of the body it was handed over to his relatives for last rites. "A case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation has been started," he said—(KNO)