KULGAM

In order to have a joint security grid in place at National highway ( NH -44) in Kulgam and for better coordination among forces , joint security review meeting was conducted in conference hall at district police lines Kulgam. The meeting was attended by CO 1st RR I/C Shri Vinayak , CO 9RR Shri Nawazish Patil, CO 72 Ar Pardeep Dhillon , Adjutant 34 RR Shri Gopal Kumar , CO 18BN CRPF Shri B.A.K Chaurasia, CO 163BN CRPF Shri Ajay Kumar Rajniker, CO 46BN CRPF Shri Arun Sharma & CO 24BN CRPF Y.N Rai), Addl SP Qazigund Shabir Khan-JKPS , Addl SP Kulgam Shabir Ahmad, SDPOs and SHOs of District Kulgam. Officers of the joint forces did brain storming session wrt security grid for NHW and various issues regarding domination plans, Nakkas placement, CASOs and other security related matters...

One person has been shot at by unknown gunmen in the Hassanpora area of Arwani in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that suspected militants on Friday evening fired upon a man identified as Asif Ali Ganie son of Ali Mohammed Ganie in the Hassanpora area, causing injuries to him. Asif Ali Ganie, a resident of Hassanpoa Tavela has been shifted to the Sub District hospital Bijbehara, they said. Meanwhile, the Government forces have reached the spot and laid a cordon around the area to nab the attackers. Pertinently, his father, 53, named Ali Mohammed Ganie was  shot dead by militants outside his home in south Kashmir’s Hassanpora area on January 29, 2022. Details emerging

On specific inputs regarding the movement of scheduled drugs, multiple raids were today conducted at several places in Kulgam district by a team of Drug officials under the supervision of Dy. Drugs Controller Kashmir. During the raids, scheduled drugs worth Rs.31,740 liable to be misused were seized on the spot and court proceedings were also initiated in the matter. Meanwhile, a strict message has been passed time and again by Divisional and District Administration Kulgam that there will be zero tolerance for misuse of any drug. Officers from Drug Control Authority informed that the Drug dealers in District Kulgam have already been sensitized with the issues who have been strictly directed to adhere to the safe drug dispensing rules. Further, the drug dealers have been made to...

Police on friday said that security forces fired some rounds of bullets in air after observing suspicious movement in DH Pora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. In a brief handout to GNS, the police said that suspicious movement was reported during late afternoon in the main town DH Pora Kulgam. CASO was launched to search the area and some speculative shots were also fired. Police Kulgam, 9RR and CRPF 18 Bn are jointly conducting search, reads the statement.(GNS)

A tragedy struck a family in Gujjar Basti Avil Manzgam area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir's Kulgam on Friday after an elderly man died on Friday while his residential house was gutted in a fire incident a few hours after his death. Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Rouf Ahmad Lone told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that an elderly man (house owner) died early morning on Friday after a few hours his house caught fire. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf Khatana son of Ali Mohd Khatan, a resident of Gujjar Basti Avil Manzgam. Rouf said immediate relief was given to the family and he himself visited the spot along with other officials. “As per SDRF norms we will forward the case within the shortest period of time so that the family gets compensation...

Suhail Dar Panic has gripped Turk Tachloo, a Kulgam village after death of a minor girl due to Hepatitis, this Wednesday. BMO Yaripora confirmed the death of minor to The Kashmiriyat, and said, “We have sent medical team there." Meanwhile, reports reaching The Kashmiriyat suggest that after the death of the minor girl namely Mayira Gulzar (05) due to Hepatitis, the medical team immediately started a survey in the village and came to conclude that many other villagers were infected by the disease, too. Few of them are said to be critical, among which two were referred to SKIMS Soura and JVC Srinagar for further treatment. According to an employee of health department, the infected persons are mostly minors. The sampling process has been started in the village. “So far, 14 min...

Danishwar Hameed The residents of several Kulgam villages in south Kashmir are up in arms against the Power Development Department over the unscheduled power cuts in these areas. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, aghast residents said that despite issuing a curtailment schedule with several power cuts, the Department has failed to provide uninterrupted power supply during the non-curtailment hours. "The Department makes sure that we have no glimpse of light during the curtailment hours, however, during the hours when we are supposed to receive the supply, the power plays hide and seek with us," a local resident said. He said that the villages of Sonigam, Tarigam, Balsoo, Bachroo, Brazloo and other adjoining villages of Yaripora Receiving station in Kulgam are suffering immensely due...

Residents of Kulgam are demanding widening of vital Bathipora-Manzgam road causing inconvenience to commuters. Locals from the area told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the road was constructed in 1957 during the reign of erstwhile J&K Prime Minister Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad and since then it has not been upgraded. They said that the road is less than 12 feet wide and makes it difficult for commuters to travel smoothly on the busy route. Hundreds of roads have been widened but this vital road has been neglected due to unknown reasons, said Gulzar Ahmad, a local resident. He said that houses have been constructed along the road and during winters snow from rooftops accumulates on the road causing more challenges for commuters. Locals said that the road connect...

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat today visited Aadigatnoo forest area. According to a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, The DC Kulgam gave on spot instructions to the concerned for exploring the feasibility for development of the area as Biodiversity Park besides having Nature Interpretation Centre which will generate eco-awareness among the students and public. The Biodiversity park will be an ideal instrument for promoting conservation education that ultimately will have positive impacts on environmental quality and conservation ethics. The DC was accompanied by ACR Kulgam and DFO Kulgam besides other officers.

As a part of the Civic Action Programme of J&K Police, today Students of District Kulgam were flagged off for the week-long Bharat Darshan Tour-2022 (2nd Edition). The tour is organized by Kulgam Police and all boarding & lodging facilities, to & fro air tickets including all other logistic facilities are being provided by Kulgam police. An impressive flag-off ceremony was organized at DPL Kulgam in which SSP Kulgam with DySP HQR Kulgam, DySP DAR Kulgam, and other senior officers of J & K Police participated. SSP Kulgam while interacting with selected youth who belongs to different parts of district Kulgam said that Bharat Darshan tour is primarily aimed at providing opportunity to the youth of the district to understand the togetherness of India inspite of immense di...