In a small village of Kunan in North Kashmir's Bandipora district, people carried a-48-year-old female patient on their shoulders for about a kilometer due to lack of road connectivity. Hapatnar-Babagund a small hamlet is located about one kilometer from Kunan village of the district where as per official record, 23 families live- all below poverty line (BPL). Locals told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a female diabetic patient, Shama-Parveen was suffering from pain in her right hand due to infection, but the village does not have about a kilometre of road. “So we had to carry her on our shoulders to Kunan. From there we drove the patient to the district hospital Bandipora,” they said. People who carried the patient on their shoulders said, on the way to the road,...

Panic gripped the entire locality of Nowpora Jagir in north Kashmir's Baramulla district after locals spotted three leopards in the area on Thursday. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) after yesterday's incident, the teams of wildlife department were deployed at every hotspot in Nowpora Jagir and adjoining villages to capture the leopards. The operation was later called off after the teams find no traces of the leopards. They said the department has only two teams available and both the teams have been deployed in Langate and Mawar areas to capture the leopards at present. The official from wildlife department said that the operation to capture the leopards will be resumed again tomorrow in Nowpora Jagir. However, the locals after spotting the leopard...

A militant and an army officer have been killed in the ongoing encounter in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed, while an army officer of JCO rank also lost his life. "One JCO of the Rashtriya Rifles had suffered bullet injuries in the encounter. The JCO was immediately evacuated to the nearest medical facility, but he succumbed to the injuries,” defence spokesperson Lt. Col Devender Anand said. Meanwhile, an official said that acting on the inputs about the presence of militants in the area, security forces had launched a search operation, which later turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire on the forces. The official said that the fir...

A vital road from Hajipora-Wasawhalan in Harmain hamlet of South Kashmir's Shopian district is in dilapidated condition as authorities have failed to repair the road, locals alleged. Locals from Hajipora, Chotigam, Kharwara, Sangran, Wasawhalan and its adjacent areas said that the road hasn't been macadamized from the last several years due to which mainly patients and the aged people have to suffer a lot. They added that the condition of the road is so bad that it is difficult to move by foot on this road. The locals accused the government of neglecting the area for too long now and requested them to look into the matter. “We now feel ashamed that how many times we have to bow before high ups for the repairmen of this road,” Subzar Ahmad. a local resident said. Subzar said ...

Known for its mesmerizing beauty, the flora and fauna in Jammu Kashmir is under deep threat due to government's lackadaisical approach towards the intense poaching of wild animals, exploitation of rare medicinal plants and above all habitat destruction. Several medical plants besides some birds and animals are on verge of extinction and half hearted efforts of the government and other non-governmental organizations aren't bearing any fruits on ground. Now, King Mulberry popularly known as Shah-Tul (Morus Nigra) is also on the verge of extinction in Jammu Kashmir. Officials from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST) told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Shah-Tul was brought to Kashmir from Iran very early. Officials s...

A 27-year-old man has ended his life in Yarikhah village in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, officials said.buy augmentin online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/augmentin.html no prescription An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that a 27 year old man has allegedly ended his life by hanging himself at his home.buy filitra professional online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/filitra-professional.html no prescription He identified him as Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, a resident of Mir Mohalla of Budgam. He said police have reached the spot and took the body for medico and legal formalities. A police official said that we have registered a case under the ...

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces  in Thanamandi area of  Rajouri District.buy bactroban online https://www.lifefoodstorage.store/wp-content/themes/astra/languages/en/bactroban.html no prescription Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the encounter broke out in Kalas area, where a cardon and search operation was launched on Wednesday after reports of suspicious movement . He said that today as the forces zeroed in on the spot, militants fired upon them, triggering an encounter. More details awaited - KNO

Irshad Hussain A prominent Muslim cleric from the Nowlar area of Pattan in the Baramulla district has been allegedly detained in Kashmir valley on Tuesday ahead of the annual Muharram procession on the 10th day of the first month of the Hijri calendar. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, one of his relatives said, "Moulana Manzoor has been detained to prevent him from addressing and leading any Muharram processions. We do not know of any reasons other than that." On Tuesday, a few Policemen reached his house in the Pattan area and asked him to present himself in the local Police Station. The relative said that Moulana Manzoor reached a local police station around 9 AM on Wednesday. "When he did not return, the family got worried and approached the Police station, where they were told tha...

A BJP sarpanch has been arrested with a pistol by police in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official sources said. They said BJP Sarpanch namely Aqib Shafi Badar son of Mohd Shafi resident of Quimoh Kulgam was arrested along with the pistol from his residence in the Quimoh area of the district. A police officer said that further investigations have been initiated in this regard. “He is presently being interrogated,” the officer said. (GNS)