A cop was shot dead by his colleague during duty hours in the Jakhani Naka area of Udhampur district on Sunday, an official said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a selection grade constable was injured after he was shot at by his colleague, a special police officer (SPO) during duty hours in Jakhani Naka. He said that the injured cop was shifted to a hospital in the vicinity and was later referred to an army hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The official said that investigation into the matter has been initiated

Shabir Khan A day-long Orientation programme for freshly admitted students of the Faculty of Agriculture (FOA), SKUAST-K was organized by the Students Welfare Wing of the Varsity here at Wadoora campus on Saturday. The programme was attended by Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Prof. A.H. Hakeem, Dean Students Welfare, Prof M.A.A Siddiqui, Heads of various divisions, Media Advisor, Dr P.A. Reshi, Dr S sheraz Mahdi Student welfare officers of various faculties, scientists and the students of the faculty. In his address, Dean Students Welfare, Prof M.A.A Siddiqui outlined the importance of the Dean Students Welfare Wing of the Varsity for the welfare of the students and student-oriented activities in the University You are admitted to a university that is ranked 9th across the country...

Meer Irfan One MIlitant and one Army man has been killed in an encounter that started between militants and Government forces in the Dangam area of Harmain in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening. An official confirming the exchange of gunfire to The Kashmiriyat said that 34 Rashtriya Rifles of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police, and CRPF jointly laid a siege in Dangam area of Shopian. He said that the cordon was laid after the forces had received a tip-off about Militant movements in the area. As soon as the forces launched the searches, the Militants opened fire on them to which the forces responded. During the exchange of gunfire, one MIlitant has been killed, while three troopers were injured, one of whom has succumbed to his injuries. All the entry and e...

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Saturday said while welcoming the thaw between India and Pakistan stating that the two countries must move beyond secret talks and join the table for open talks to resolve all issues including Kashmir. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function at party office in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Omar said that the NC has always welcomed peace overtures between India and Pakistan. “We have always been stating that war is no solution and all issues can be resolved through dialogue. I don’t want to go into how these two countries are coming closer to each other. What I want to say is that India and Pakistani leadership must move beyond secret talks and join the table for an open dialogue,” Omar said, adding that “dialogue ...

The National Investigation Agency has claimed that after the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani in 2016, PDP leader Waheed Ur Rehman Para paid 5 crores to Altaf Ahmed Shah (alias Funtoosh), son-in-law of Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Waheed Para, the PDPs youth leader was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in January on charges of having links with banned organizations such as Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba. This was revealed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a charge sheet recently filed in a special court in Jammu. The NIA alleged that after the death of Wani, who was killed in an encounter with the army in July 2016, Para was in contact with Altaf Ahmad Shah, and asked him to ensure that the Kashmir Valley was to be ...

A 19-year-old youth has gone missing from his Dadsara area of Tral of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Kashif Ahmed Mir son of Bashir Ahmed Mir who is a student of class 11th left his home on March 19 and has been missing since then. Kashif is the brother of known Hizb commander, Adil Bashir Bhat who was killed during an encounter in 2014 at the Buchoo area of Tral in Pulwama along with Adil Shah, a resident of Routhsana and Tariq Ahmed Parrey, a resident of Laribal Tral. His other brother Nayeem Bashir Bhat was also a part of Hizb ul Mujahideen and was killed in 2010. The Family has been running from pillar to post to trace Kashif but has been unable to do so far. The family filed a missing report in Police Station Awantipora and the Police h...