Three CRPF men and a non- local labourer were injured in three militancy related incidents across South Kashmir on Saturday, police said. "During the evening hours, three militant incidents were reported from South Kashmir’s Pulwama, Shopian and Awantipora districts. Senior police officers along with reinforcement reached at all the spots," a police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He said that in Pulwama, militants fired upon one non-local carpenter identified as Mohammad Akram son of Ab Salam resident of Bijnor UP at Arihal Pulwama. "In this incident he has received gunshot injuries. The injured was immediately shifted to SMHS Hospital Srinagar in a Critical Care ambulance with medical staff where he is being treated," the official said. He said in Shopian,...

Unknown gunmen shot at a non-local labourer in South Kashmir's Pulwama district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a labourer identified as Mohammed Akram, resident of UP Bijnoor was fie upon by unknown gunmen in the Pulwama town of south Kashmir on Saturday evening. Akram, who was working as a carpenter was shifted to DH Pulwama in a critical condition. Details rushing in

Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday produced chargesheet against 19 Public servants and eight beneficiaries in alleged illegal and fraudulent appointments and regularization in PHE in District Baramulla more than a decade ago. The chargesheet pertained to case (FIR No. 12/2010 PS VOK (Now ACB)) against 27 accused persons including 19 public servants and 8 illegal beneficiaries was produced before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Baramulla, ACB said in statement to GNS. The public servants have been accused of misusing official position and carrying out illegal appointments and regularization in PHE department. “The instant case was registered on the outcome of the verification conducted by ACB into the allegations of illegal appointments/regularization etc.” The invest...

One CRPF trooper was injured as militants hurled two grenades at paramilitary forces at Shopian and Tral areas of south Kashmir on Saturday evening, officials said. They said militants hurled a grenade on a CRPF camp at Zainapora Shopian and in the blast, at least one CRPF trooper, a dog handler, Amit Kumar of 178BN, was injured. Also, a grenade was tossed at CRPF Camp at Nowdal Tral area of southern Pulwama district this evening, they said. A senior police officer confirmed to GNS that two CRPF men were injured in the twin grenade blast. He said that cases have been registered and further investigations are underway. (GNS)