Category: Union Territory

Picture Of SPO killed in Pulwama militant attack

A policeman was killed and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was injured when militants opened fire on a joint patrol party of security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Police said the militants targeted a joint naka party of police and the CRPF jawans at Pinglana village on Sunday afternoon that resulted in the killing of a policeman.

Afarwat mountains of Gulmarg receive the season’s first light snowfall

Experts suggest multiple cropping to reduce effects of climate change

Srinagar, Oct 01: Agriculture sector in Kashmir was affected by climate change as 25 percent paddy land remained without the crop this year.

The crisis was triggered by the unavailability of irrigation because of sweltering June, when paddy is cultivated, affecting hundreds of farmers in the region.

A top agriculture official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that about 25 percent of paddy land got affected this year as farmers were unable to sow paddy in the face of irrigation shortage.

He said that the spring was very hot due to which there was a water crisis in many areas and farmers were forced to opt to sow other crops.

The official added that if such a situation continues for a few more years, it will be devastating for not agriculture but all sectors will be hit.

He suggested farmers to leave monocropping and adapt multiple cropping so that if crops get affected, they will have a choice in times of crisis.

“Farmers must use short duration crops with low risk factors, low investment and resort to diversification of agriculture so that they can produce different crops,” he added.

Experts believe that the effects of climate change are likely to increase in the coming times and there is a need to take adaptability measures to lower the effect of climate change—(KNO)

Srinagar, Oct 01: Srinagar police on Saturday said it arrested Anantnag based self-styled journalist over allegations of rape, blackmailing and extortion of a girl.

In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that Srinagar police yesterday arrested a self-proclaimed journalist Nadeem Ahmed Ganie alias Nadeem Nadu son of Mukhtar Ahmed Ganie of Qazibagh area of Anantnag in a rape case.

The statement reads that on a complaint received from a girl (name withheld) that the accused lured her through his WhatsApp group made for people seeking help, forced her into a sexual relationship with himself after fraudently sedating herself in course of that help.

“The victim also alleged that the accused took her objectionable pictures after sedating her and used these to blackmail her into forced sexual intercourse many times,” it reads.

It added that the accused also took her gold ornaments in course of blackmailing her.

“Pertinent to mention the lady was a student in an institution in central kashmir at the time of the occurrence of this crime.”

It further reads that a case under FIR no 50/22 in sections 376,384,506 of IPC has been registered in Women PS Srinagar.

“Investigation into the case is going on to unearth more facts and some more allegations made by the victim in this case. Keeping in view the heinous nature of the crime, a SIT has been constituted headed by DySP Hqs Owais Wani and comprising of DySP PC. Sleet Shah, SHO Women PS, Khalida Parveen, and ASI Mohd Yousuf Shah as members.”

The statement further reads that Srinagar Police assures all its citizens that crime against women will not be tolerated at all and stringent punishment will be given to those involved—(KNO)

Army Aginveer Rally Was Their Target: SSP Baramulla

Srinagar, Sept 30: Two Jash-e-Mohammad militants were killed in gunfight in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Friday.

Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar identified the duo as Yawar Shafi Bhat of Kalampora Pulwama and Aamir Hussain Bhat of Veshro Shopian. The top cop of Kashmir told GNS that both of them had joined militant ranks recently.

Earlier SSP Baramulla Rayees Mohammad Bhat (IPS) said that the militants had come to disrupt the ongoing Army’s Agniveer rally in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

“We received an input this morning about presence of some militants in Yedipora village and subsequently a joint team of Police and Army launched cordon and search operation in the area.”

During searches, he said, the hiding militants from a residential house fired upon the search party, which was retaliated, triggering off the encounter.

After firefight for some time, he said, the militants were killed. He said that from their possession AKS74U rifle with three magazines and a pistol with a magazine were recovered.

The police officer claimed that intelligence input suggested that these two militants were given task to attack the ongoing army (Agniveer) recruitment rally in Baramulla.

“Their mission was to disturbing the rally. However we have been successful in repulsing their plan to attack the rally by killing both the militants”, he said according to GNS.

“We appeal to the people not to go near the encounter site until the site is completely sanitized from any kind of explosions. And I also appeal to youth not to join the path of violence,” he added.(GNS)

Srinagar, Sep 30: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said that it has arrested a couple involved in drug peddling in Hazratbal area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

In a statement issued said that Today while routine Vehicle Checking at KMD Hazratbal by Police party of PS Nigeen one Honda City Vehicle bearing Reg. no DL3CBE- 0440 was stopped and during checking 420 Grams of Charas like substance was recovered from the possession of duo husband- wife boarding the vehicle namely Javeed Ahmad Wani @Raju and his wife Laali Jaan both residents of Sonawar and at present Gassu Hazratbal.

He said that case FIR 136/2022 under relevant sections of NDPS act was registered in PS Nigeen and investigation taken up.he added.

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Srinagar, Sep 30: A student was injured after he was attacked by another student with Knife in Baramulla on Friday.

Students eyewitness to the incident told Kashmir News Apex- (KNA) that they saw student Furqan is being beaten by another student Muzamil.

They said both are students of Islamia School Baramulla when they tried to save Furqan, Muzamil took knife out of his pocket and hitted it on Furqan who got injured.

We shifted Furqan to hospital and muzamil escaped from the spot, they said.

Meanwhile Police has taken cognizance of the incident and further investigation has been taken up. (KNA)

Budgam, Sept 30: A notorious woman fraudster, land grabber has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Budgam, Police said.

In a statement issued here, a police spokesman said that acting tough against the habitual offenders, trespassers and land grabbers, Police in Budgam have booked a notorious fraudster identified as Ms. Shoki wife of Ghulam Rasool Dar @ Las Shikari resident of Gangbugh Srinagar under Public Safety Act for her unrelenting involvement in criminal/anti-social activities and deceiving/looting the gullible people.

The Spokesman said that the lady had been continuously deceiving, befooling and looting the gullible people with her craftiness. Many a time she was found to be involved in forcibly trespasses the land of people on the pretext of land deals and grabs the same through deceitful means.

The said lady also used to attack the owners of said land/property with the help of her goons and used to threaten common masses of her area to face dire consequences if not allowed such illegal activities.

He said that the lady is wife of a land broker namely Ghulam Rasool Dar @ Las Shikari and these both are acting in hand and glove in selling the land/property on fake revenue documents and subject has also been found in interfering in the matters relating to sale/purchase of land in her vicinity .

Her repeated behaviour of indulging in offences and activities had created resentment among the public and turned into law & order situation, he said.

The said lady has been detained under PSA after obtaining sanctions from the concerned authorities for her involvement in 07 cases of cheating already registered against her in district Srinagar & Budgam.

Community members are once again advised to be aware and not to fall prey to such fraudsters/land grabbers and report any such suspicious or fraudulent activity as early as possible, the spokesman added.

Meanwhile locals of the area have hailed the efforts of Budgam police for acting swiftly against the said fraudster.