SRINAGAR: The body of a 34-year-old man was found in the Soura area of Srinagar on late Thursday evening, officials said.

An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the body of Tariq Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Anchar Srinagar, was found near Soura area late yesterday evening.

He added that the body was sent for post-mortem.

Moreover, the body will be handed over to the family after legal proceedings, and police have initiated an investigation in this regard.

SRINAGAR: At least ten people, most of them said to be non-locals, were killed when a Taxi (Tavera) carrying passengers on way to Kashmir from Jammu rolled down about 300 meters deep gorge near Battery Chashma along Jammu-Srinagar highway midnight, officials said.

Identity of the deceased is still being ascertained even as identity proof recovered from the spot include that of a 47-year-old driver from Jammu and a non-local, apparently migrant labourer from Bihar.    

A senior police officer told GNS that information was received at around 1.15 a.m. midnight that a Tavera vehicle, carrying passengers towards Kashmir from Jammu, fell into a gorge and rolled down about 300 meters near Battery Chashma on the highway.

Immediately, he said, senior officers besides a police party headed by SHO police station Ramban, SDRF team and civil QRT Ramban rushed to the spot and started a massive rescue operation amid heavy rains.

“So far 10 bodies have been found in the deep gorge and are being shifted through tough terrain amid continuous rainfall”. He said that apparently most of the deceased are migrant labourers.

Two identity proofs have been recovered from the site so far and include that of Balwan Singh  son of Purab Singh of Amb Ghrotha Jammu who is said to be the driver of the vehicle, the officer said.   

Another identity card is that of Vipin Mukhiya son of Vishwa Nath Mukhiya of Inarbrwa ,Bhairagang west Champarn Bihar, the officer said.  

SSP Ramban Anuj Kumar (IPS) confirmed to GNS that bodies have been recovered and are being shifted amid downpour in the area. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: A 37-year-old lineman died after falling from an electric pole in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Farooq Ah Wani, a lineman with the Power Development Department (PDD) from Aripath, Budgam, was repairing an HT line in his native village when the incident occurred.

Farooq was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital in Budgam and later transferred to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries.

Meanwhile, the police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter. (KS)

SRINAGAR: A CRPF constable died after falling unconscious during physical training at District Police Lines Kupwara on Thursday morning, an official said.

The official told GNS that the CRPF constable namely Sreejith J of 162 Batallion fell unconscious during routine PT. 

"The trooper was immediately removed from the site to SDH Kupwara, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival," the official added. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: A youth lost his life while two others were injured in a road accident in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

An official said that that outh died on spot two others were injured after an Alto car skipped off the road in Yanner Pahalgam.

He said that vehicle skidded off the road near Ganeshpora bridge resulting in on spot death of Mudasir Ahmad Malik son of Ab Aziz Malik resident of Batkoot.

Two injured were identified as Tariq Ahmad Malik and Mudasir Ahmad Rather both residents of Batkoot. Meanwhile police have taken cognizance and started investigation. (KS)

SRINAGAR: A tourist from Kolkata, aged 33, passed away due to a heart attack at a resort in Pahalgam, located in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district

Bhaskar Senmunshi, a 33-year-old tourist, son of Bhanu Senmunshi from Kolkata, suffered a severe heart attack while visiting Pahalgam.

He was swiftly transported to PHC Pahalgam, where medical professionals pronounced him dead upon arrival.

A police official stated that a case has been filed regarding the incident, and additional investigations are currently in progress. (KS)

SRINAGAR: Four members of a family including a couple and their minor kids died after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kishtwar district on Thursday.

Officials told GNS that a swift car ( JK17-2460) on way from Kishtwar toward Bhandarkote met an accident near Bhandarkote,  resulting in the on spot death of three people identified as Yasir Ahmed Butt (37) Son of Abdul Gani Butt, his wife Shazada Begum (36), their child Artash Yasir (8). One more of their kid, Ailaf Yasir (5), scummed to injuries in hospital while another child Aarish Yasir (3) has been injured and under treatment  District Hospital Kishtwar.

Confirming it, a police official told GNS that a case has been registered in this regard. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: A nine-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening.

Officials said that a leopard attacked Rabiya Nisar (9) near her residence in the Samsan area of Khansahib.

“The minor girl was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival,” they said.

SRINAGAR: A 23-year-old youth lost his life after a bike he was riding, crashed into an electric pole at Dooniwari in Lolab Kupwara on Monday afternoon.

Reports reaching GNS said that a youth Aubaid Khan son of Rayees Ahmad Khan, lost control over the two-wheeler rammed into an electric pole, causing him grievous injuries. 

The teenager was evacuated to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. 

Confirming it, a police official told GNS that they have registered a case in this regard for further investigations. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: Body of a labourer was recovered, almost a week after he alongside two others, fell and drowned in river Jhelum,

An official told GNS the body of one Mohammad Aslam Chauhan, a resident of Anantnag, was retrieved from the river in a joint operation by SDRF, Civil Defence Uri, Police, Army and locals on Saturday.

“The two others Shakeel Ahmed Mir, resident of Kupwara and Bilal Ahmed Rishi resident of Budgam on the other hand are still missing,” the official said.

“The operation to look for the other two persons going on in and around the site,” the official said further.

Pertinent to mention here that the three laborers had fallen into the river Jhelum when an old bridge collapsed on the river Jhelum in the Gingal area  in Uri on March 3, 2024. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: An elderly man was killed after being hit by a security forces’ vehicle in Gulshan Chowk area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday, officials said. 

An official told the news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the man was hit by the vehicle today morning near Gulshan Chowk, resulting in his on spot death. 

He said that the body was shifted to district hospital Bandipora for medico-legal formalities.

The victim has been identified as Habibullah Shergojri son of Rajab Gojri of Bandipora’s Quil Muqam village. (KNO)

SRINAGAR: A non-local person was charred to death as a massive overnight blaze ravaged through a shopping complex and a hotel at Batergam in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Reliable sources told GNS that a shopping complex comprising several shops and a hotel were caught in a massive blaze during the intervening Monday and Tuesday night. 

"In the incident, a tailor from Uttar Pradesh, identified as Firoz Ahmed, was stuck inside and by the time the fire was controlled the person was tragically charred to death," the sources said. 

Confirming the death of the non-local in the incident, a police official told GNS that a team has already been on the spot to collect necessary details regarding the incident. (GNS)