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Bandipora 14 May: Bharatiya Janata Party holds party Convention at Irrigation Colony Sumbal on Saturday in which thousands of workers from Sonawari joined the program.

The program was presided by senior leader and  former MLC  Shri Amberdaar  Jammu and Kashmir party spokesperson Abhijeet Jasrotia , north president Mudasir Ahmed, senior BJP leader Rather Mehraj and kissan Morcha district president Abdul Rashid Khan and other leaders of the party.

Thousands of workers from Sonawari assembled at Irrigation Colony Sumbal and raised the slogans in favor of Bhartiya Janta party.

Abhijeet jasrotia said that “in this time Kashmiri are deprived of facilities due to old leaders , they didn’t think about poor people of the valley .

Leaders also assured that we will raise the problems of the Sonawari to the higher authorities and leaders so that problems will be solved so that people will not suffer.
Lambasting at NC & PDP  mr Jasrotia said that dynastical politics deprived people of democracy. He said that back door appointments , nepotism & corruption were root cause of deterioration of Kashmir .
Before starting the function two minute silence was observed to pray for the departed soul of Rahul bhat…

We lost a great human being, a good neighbour, says locals; Thankful to Muslims brethren for sharing grief, participating in last rituals of deceased: Son of deceased 

Kulgam, May 14: At a time when Kashmir is under the grip of heightened tensions in the wake of killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee by militants at Tehsil office Chadoora in Central district of Budgam, Muslims and KP’s continued to share and further strengthen the age-old bond of brotherhood and communal harmony at Y K Pora in Kulgam district by performing the last rites of 80-year-old KP lady.

The 80-year-old Pandit woman of Y K Pora, Kulgam, had gone to Mattan, Anantnag where she was attending marriage ceremony of her relatives where her condition deteriorated and she breathed her last. She was brought to her native village Y K Pora, Kulgam, where hundreds of Muslims especially neighbours and locals were waiting for her body.

Locals told  news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that they have been living together for decades and share a strong bond. “The deceased was a great human being who would visit Muslims on the occasion of festivals and also whenever anyone among us would die. She was part and parcel of the composite culture and today, it is our duty to return the favour by ensuring her last rites are performed as per their religious rites,” said Altaf Ahmed, local.

The deceased, Dulari Bhat, 80, wife of late Janki Nath, spent all her years in her native village Y K Pora along with locals of the area.

Saja Bano, the friend of Dulari, said that deceased was her close friend and they would spent days together. “Her death is a great lost for the entire village. It’s a personal loss for me as I have lost my good friend,” she said.

Subash Bhat, the son of Dulari, said that they are thankful to the Muslims of the area who stood with them in this hour of grief. “We have been living together and we didn’t flee Kashmir despite the fact that our father was killed in 90’s. Since then, we have been living together with Muslims of the area, who are with us in time of this great loss,” he said.

Chuni Lal Bhat, a relative of Dulari, while thanking the Muslims of Y K Pora, said that Kashmir is the best example of communal harmony, brotherhood and Pandits and Muslims share a great and strong bond that has been there since decades. “Today, Muslims of the area stood with us and participated in the last rites of Dulari. They remained present till Dulari was cremated,” he said, adding that “Muslims and Pandits are incomplete without each other.”

Pertinently, Kashmiri Pandits are up in arms at this point of time in the wake of killing of Rahul Bhat, who was working at Tehsil office Chadoora, Budgam. The killing has sparked massive protests across Kashmir with migrant KP’s demanding security and safe postings. Civil Society groups too have condemned the killing of Rahul and urged the KP’s to strengthen the communal fabric in Kashmir. The LG Manoj Sinha led administration has stated that killers of Bhat will have to pay a heavy price while as the divisional administration is working on to provide safe and security accommodation to the KPs working under Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Packaged in Kashmir besides streamlining their postings—(KNO)

Srinagar 14 May: Days after the killing of a minority community member in Budgam district by militants, a meeting between the members of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’s (PAGD) has started at the Gupkar residence of the body’s President.

Sources told new agency Kashmir Dot Com that all the members of the PAGD reached at the residence of Dr Farooq Abdullah, who is head of the alliance, to attend the meeting.  

Mehbooba Mufti, M Y Tarigami besides other members are said to be present in the meeting.

While filing this report, the meeting between the PAGD members was going on, source confirmed to Kashmir Dot Com.  

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Jammu and Kashmir has 60000 drug addicts. In last three years there has been an increas of 1500% in the use of drugs. 

In another Surveys in jammu and kashmir there is 4000 females durg addicts and 70000 male drug addicts .

      So “SAY NO TO DRUGS”

REPORT BY @beingsofiarsu_

Srinagar, May 14: National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Kashmir Valley in connection with a case already registered at NIA office, officials said on Saturday.

Official sources told KDC that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF is carrying out raids in Baramulla, and south Kashmir’s Shopian.

The probing agency raided the residence of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Ahad Bhat, a resident of New Colony Fethpora Baramulla. Mustaq is a government employee in the education department.

In Shopian, the raid was carried out in the house of Ali Mohammad Bhat son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat, a resident of Muradpora.

Similarly, raids are being conducted in other parts of the valley.

An official confirmed to KDC and said raids are being conducted in connection with a case already registered at the NIA office. The details of the case will be shared later, he said. (KDC)

Duo had recently infiltrated; managed to escape from Bandipora forest during gunfight; Technical evidence proved their presence at Chadoora, confirms their involvement in killing of Rahul Bhat; they had moved back to Bandipora; were received by local LeT militant Lateef Rather, Hunt on for him: Police

Bandipora, May 13: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants who had recently infiltrated into Kashmir valley were killed in an encounter with security forces at upper belt Brar-Aragam village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday, officials said.

They said that the technical evidence proved the presence of 

“The presence of two recently infiltrated militants was ascertained in Brar-Aragam area during a joint cordon and search operation by security forces following which the trapped militants fired indiscriminately towards search party, ” a senior police officer told the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The duo had managed to escape during an encounter in the Salinder forest area on last Wednesday, he said. “In the ensuing exchange of fire, two militants were killed and their bodies were recovered from the site of the encounter.”

The official said that the police have recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition also from the site. Another security officer said that the movement of three unidentified militants was tracked in the Bandipora area on May 10 following which an alert was issued.

However on May 11, a local Lashkar-e-Taiba militant, identified as Gulzar Ganai (20), was killed in a gunfight with security forces at Srinder woods and the other two were escape who were killed in today’s operation.

A police spokesman in a statement to KNO said that Police & Army (13RR) killed two recently infiltrated foreign militants of LeT in an anti-militancy operation at Brar Aragam area of Bandipora. “The duo had escaped from recent operation at Srinder Forest area of Bandipora,” the police spokesman said.

He said that Police was tracking a local LeT militant namely Lateef Rather alias Osama who was involved in terror incidents in Srinagar and Budgam from last two months. “A week ago movement of Lateef Rather was confirmed in Salindar area of Bandipora where he had gone to receive a fresh infiltrated group of militants of LeT outfit. The presence/ movement of these militants was zeroed and shared with the Bandipora police and accordingly an operation was launched on 11/5/22 resulting in elimination of a local militant  identified as Gulzar Ahmed Ganaie of district Baramulla. While as the other two terrorists managed to escape from the said encounter site. However, Police team kept following the footprints of escaped militants , whose presence was confirmed technically in Chadoora area of Budgam, where terror incident took place yesterday on 12/05/22. Thereafter their footprints were again confirmed in Brar, Aragam area of Bandipora today on 13/5/22. Accordingly the information was shared with the police Bandipora and operation was launched by them along with 13RR resulting into elimination of two foreign militants of LeT outfit identified as Faisal alias Sikander alias Mohsin resident of Pakistan & Ukasha resident of Pakistan. While the hunt for Lateef Rather alias Osama is on.

IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar congratulated joint team of Police/SF for tracking down the  foreign militants who had recently escaped during an encounter and whose presence was technically confirmed yesterday at terror incident site at Chadoora which confirmed their involvement in killing of Shri Rahul Bhat and said that Lateef Rather alias Osama will be tracked down soon as the hunt for him is vigorously on—(KNO)

Meets family members of slain in Jammu, says SIT to probe all aspects of attack; announces Govt job for Rahul’s wife, educational expenses of his daughter to be borne by J&K Admin; protests continue on second straight day

Srinagar, May 13: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said that militants and their supporters involved in the act of killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhat “will have to pay a very heavy price for the heinous act.” He also said that the government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe all aspects of the attack.

As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the J&K LG met the relatives of slain Rahul Bhat in Jammu and assured them justice. In a tweet, the LG said: “Met the relatives of Rahul Bhat and assured justice to the family. In this hour of grief, the government stands firmly with Rahul’s family. Militants and their supporters will have to pay a very heavy price for their heinous act.”

He also said that a decision has been taken to constitute special investigative team to probe all the aspects of the ‘despicable terror attack.” “The SHO of the concerned police station has also been attached,” the LG tweeted.

He further stated that J&K administration will provide a government job to Rahul Bhat’s wife in Jammu and financial assistance to the family. “The government will bear the educational expenses of the daughter,” the LG said.

Rahul was shot dead by militants in Tehsil office Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. His killing’s left the entire Kashmiri Pandit community shattered while the incident evoked mass resentment and condemnation from all quarters. On the second day (Friday), members of Kashmiri Pandit community staged massive protests in various parts of the Valley and demanded protection and heightened security at their places of jobs and residential quarters including Sheikhpora, Budgam, Vessu in Qazigund and Hall in Pulwama.

Ravi, a Kashmir Pandit, said that the government has miserably failed to protect the KP community members, who were brought to Kashmir under Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Pakage. “We continue to fall prey to militants. We urge the LG administration to step up our security and ensure safe and secure environment for all the KPs working under the PMRP package in Valley,” he said.

Civil Society groups also staged a protest at Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) and demanded justice for the family. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole also joined them in the protest against the killing of Rahul Bhat—(KNO)

Kupwara, May 13: At least four persons, including a father son duo, died in a probable case of asphyxiation while cleaning a well in Keegam area of frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Local sources told GNS that commotion broke out in Keegam Kandi this afternoon after news spread of four persons falling unconscious while cleaning a well. People from the area took to the site in a bid to rescue the persons, however once a person entered the water source, he also fell unconscious, they said.

“The victims were later on retrieved from the well by the locals and police with the assistance of army and taken to 168 Military Hospital Drugmulla”, the sources said adding “despite efforts made by the doctors, four persons could not be revived.”

The deceased persons have been identified; Nazeer Ahmad Magray (36), Abdul Gani Magray (60), his son Lateef Ah Magray (35) and Obaid Ahmad Magray (30). The other person identified as Mohammad Younis, resident of Kerbal Anantnag working in MES, has been referred to SMHS Srinagar.

Meanwhile officials have confirmed the death of two persons so far. “We have so far received reports about the death of two persons and the other persons are under treatment”, they said.

SRINAGAR, MAY 13:  Jammu and Kashmir governemnt denied the reports of resignation of Kashmiri Pandit employees by saying as no such letter of resignation(s) have been recieved by the administration.

DIPR-J&K  tweetd, “The social media reports of  resignations  by Migrant employees are denied as no such letter of  resignation(s) have been recieved by the administration. Service related issues are being addressed in time bound manner, in week. The process has been already started”.

Kashmiri Pandits demonstrated vigorously by staging a sit-in on the Srinagar-Anantnag and Baramulla-Uri highways. This was the first time that Kashmiri Hindus held simultaneous sit-in demonstrations in almost every district, including Srinagar, Kulgam, Baramulla, Pulwama and Anantnag, over a murder.

Srinagar, May 13: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) traps and arrests Bilal Ahmed Bhat, President Municipal Committee, Awantipora for demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs 1000 for processing the bills.

In a statement issued here, Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Bilal Ahmed Bhat, President Municipal Committee, Awantipora is demanding Rs 1000 for processing the bills of the complainant.  The complainant mentioned in his complaint that the accused used to demand commission @5% for processing of the bills.

The complainants alleged that he is an owner of IT firm. He was allotted a tender year back. The accused was demanding 5% of the total bill (Rs 20,650) for the renewal of the existing contract for the year 2022.

Since the contents of the complaint disclose demand of bribe by alleged accused Bilal Ahmed Bhat, President Municipal committee, Awantipora.  Consequently, case FIR No. 09/2022 was registered in P/S ACB Anantnag and investigation taken-up.

During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team caught red handed Bilal Ahmed Bhat, President Municipal committee, Awantipora for demanding and accepting Rs 1000 i.e, 5% of Rs 20,650 for processing the bills of the complainant. He was arrested on the spot by the ACB team, the bribe money was also recovered from his possession in presence of independent witnesses.

Further investigations are going on.