Forest Department has started supply of firewood to around 1300 Masjids of Srinagar city from November 01 on subsidized rates for which the Department has already stocked 45,000 quintals firewood at P.C. Depot Srinagar.

Meanwhile, Chief Conservator Forests (CCF), Kashmir, Farooq Gillani paid a visit to the P.C. Depot and took stock of the firewood supplies for Masjids of Srinagar City.

DFO Urban Forestry Division, Srinagar informed CCF Kashmir that besides Masjids about 10,000 quintals of firewood is being supplied to the artisan of Kashmir like paper machie and khatamband unitholders.

In addition to this about 3000 quintals of firewood has already been supplied for other religious purposes during this season. As many as 4200 quintals of firewood have already been dispatched to Ladakh region through State Forest Corporation.

The CCF was accompanied by Conservator of Forests/ DFOs of the Department during the visit.

Advisor to the Governor, BB Vyas will meet public on 12 November during Public Darbar at Governors Grievance Cell office at Church Lane Srinagar from 11 am onwards.

The deputations and individuals desirous of meeting the Adviser should approach the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and get their names registered for redressal of grievances.

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Family of youth who was detained in place of his brother in Shopian district in south Kashmir and missed the 12th class exam on Thursday requested BOSE authorities to conduct his exam so that his carrier is not ruined.

The appeal was issued by the family of Ubaid Ahmad Bhat, 16, son of Nazir Ahmad Bhat of Muloo Chitragam, Shopian after the youth was released by police around 11:30 pm, hours after GNS carried news regarding him.

“We are thankful to GNS for carrying the news highlighting how innocent boy was arrested by police and not allowed to take exam despite our requests and showing to police authorities his roll number slip allotted by J&K Bose for appearing in class 12th examinations,” mother of the youth Jawaira Bano told GNS, adding, “We request concerned authorities to conduct exam for the paper (Environmental Science) missed by Ubaid for none of his fault”.

Reports said that police called the family of Ubaid late last night and released him at around 11:30 pm.

Sources said that police top brass sought a report from the concerned police station soon after GNS carried the news and ordered his immediate release.

Ubaid was arrested by police during a night raid in place of his brother and no heed was paid to the repeated requests by the family to release him so that he takes the exam and his carrier is not jeopardized.

Ubaid is the student of Government Higher Secondary School, Tarkiwangam, Shopian and missed the Environmental Science paper yesterday.

The family had urged the intervention DGP and IGP Kashmir so that Ubaid’s carrier was saved.

Srinagar: A Gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces in Zugoo Arizal area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district early morning on Thrusday.

Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 53RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege around Zugoo, Arizal after having credible input about presence of some militants in the area.

While the searches were intensified towards suspected spot the hiding militants fired upon goverment forces triggering an encounter.

As per sources it’s believed that two militants are trapped inside a residential house.

Till this report was filed intermittent firing was going on.