Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said to have arrested two drug peddlers besides booking another under Public Safety Act in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Kupwara Police today arrested two notorious drug peddlers and recovered contraband narcotics from their possession”, reads a statement issued to GNS. “On specific information a team from Police Post Drugmulla led by SHO Kupwara Rafiq Lone established a naka at Bumhama near FCI along with Executive Magistrate. During Naka checking one person namely Ashiq Ahmad Rather son of Habibullah Rather a resident of Kandi was apppprehended and during his personal search charas-like substance weighing approximately 200 grams was recovered from his possessio...

A man from south Kashmir was found dead under mysterious circumstances at hotel Gulfam in the summer capital Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. They said that a man identified as Showkat Ahmad Ahanger (28), a resident of Sangran Shopian was found dead under mysterious circumstances at hotel Gulfam room no 312 at court road in Srinagar following which the local police was informed. A police officer confirmed the incident to news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) and said “Apparently, it seems suicide, however, we are ascertaining the facts,” he said adding that case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigation is on. The body will be handed over to his family members after completing necessary medico-legal formalities, he added. (KDC)

Days after, the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz Asad visited historical water bodies of the City including Gilsar and Khushalsar during which he urged the local residents for voluntary demolition of encroachments, a unique example of encroachment removal is being seen around Gilsar, Khushalsar here today. During the voluntary demolition, several encroachments were removed by the people of their own in presence of Tehsildar Eidgah, Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, as they witnessed that the water bodies have been cleaned and made navigable again after several decades which will revive the tourism to boost the local economy, besides enhancing the scenic beauty and environment around Gilsar and Khushalsar. While appreciating this step DC said community participation is making the Mission...

The Central Government had approved creating 3,000 government jobs in 2015 for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu Kashmir out of which, only 1,739 migrants have been appointed and 1,098 others selected for the jobs. The BJP Government has built only 17 percent of the proposed accommodation for Kashmiri Pandits till February 2022, The Hindu reported. In 2015, the Centre had announced that 6,000 accommodation units will be constructed for the Kashmiri Pandits. Fresh home affairs ministry data shows that the construction of 50% of the houses is yet to begin, according to The Hindu. In December, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs had pointed out that construction of the accommodation units has been slow. Till then, 849 accommodation units had been constructed, while 176 w...

A court here has framed charges against two adults accused in acid attack on a woman at Hawal here earlier this year. Police in a statement to GNS said that charges under sections 120-B and 326A of IPC were framed against the accused. The case relates to the acid attack on a young girl in Hawal area of Police Station Nowhatta on February 1. After comcluding the investigation swiftly, Srinagar police had filed the chargesheet of the case on February 22 in record time against two adult accused in CJM court and against one accused who is a minor in the Juveline Justice Board(JJB). The petition was also filed in the JJB to try the juvenile as adult in line with the amended Juvenile Justice Act, as he falls in the bracket of 16-18 years and the nature of the crime is heinous, police sa...

A casual labourer of Power Development Department (PDD), who was critically wounded while repairing a HT-wire at Batpora area of Kunzar in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, succumbed to his inju­ries on Sunday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an employee identified as Waseem Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Muhammad Mir of Devbugh Kunzar was critically injured while rectifying the electric supply at Batpora. He said that the injured was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment where from he was shifted to SMHS hospital for futher treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries today morning and after legal medical formalities, the body will be handed over to his family—(KNO)

Sahil Gulzar A BSC Radiology student from Rajouri area of Jammu division died after a basketball poll fell on him at Regional Institute of Management and Technology University in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab,official sources said on Sunday. They said that Faisal Ahmad Quershi, a resident of Rajouri pursuing BSC Radiology from RIMT Institute in Punjab died after a basketball poll fell on him while playing on Saturday evening. Additional Spokesman of Jammu Kashmir Students association, Danish Lone confirmed the incident to The Kashmiriyat and said the student died after a basketball poll fell on him while playing. “The body of the student has been shifted to his native village after completing medico legal formalities," he said. He further said, "I talked to one of the officials acco...