THE KASHMIRIYAT

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of Amarnath yatra from Jammu base camp towards the holy cave in south Kashmir. “Flagged off the first batch of pilgrims, as they set off to Shri Amarnath Ji Cave Shrine from Jammu base camp. Prayed for the peace, prosperity and a safe spiritual journey for pilgrims, “the office of LG Sinha tweeted. Earlier on Monday, the Inspector general of police Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar held a final review meeting related to yatra in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The meeting, as per officials, was attended by top officials from the police, army, CRPF, ITBP and BSF. They said that GOC Victor Force, IG CRPF, DIGs of BSF, ITBP, CRPF and JKP besides all districts SSPs and COs of south Kashmir attended the meeting. ...

Sahil Gulzar A woman died due to electrocution at her home in Balpora village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. The woman received an electric shock after she came in contact with a live electric wire, sources told The Kashmiriyat. A health official said that she was immediately shifted to the sub-district hospital (SDH) Shopian where doctors declared her brought dead. The deceased woman has been identified as Tanseema Jan wife of Fayaz Ahmad Thoker. Meanwhile, a police official confirming the incident to The Kashmiriyat said that a case has been registered in this regard.

Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have solved blast cases in Kotranka and Budhal areas of Rajouri that took place in the month of March and April this year, injuring at least four persons. According to a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), police said that two suspects, involved in these cases, have been arrested while the mastermind behind these blasts is on the run. The statement reads that Kotranka town was rocked by twin blasts on March 26 and another blast took place on April 19 in which a total of 2 people were injured. “In this regard, FIR No. 25/2022 U/S 120-B, 121-A, 122 IPC ¾ Explosives substances Act and 16/18 ULA(P) Act and FIR 33/2022 U/S 120-B, 121-A, 122,307 IPC ¾ explosives substances Act and 16/18 ULA(P) Act stand registe...

Yet again, another day-long power shutdown in Zafran Colony and its adjoining areas amid scorching day temperatures on Tuesday has left the residents with many areas facing acute shortage of drinking water. Patients and elderly are also suffering in absence of power supply. PDD officials however, say that it was a temporary shutdown as new wires are being laid to connect newly installed transformers. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the residents of Zafran Colony, Achanambal, Iqbal Sector, Zewan and Zawoora areas expressed their anger against the government and the PDD for resorting day-long power cuts simce past three days. "We get drinking water only when power is available. There has been acute shortage of drinking water in our area," said Gulzar Ahmed, a resident o...