A 15 year old boy identified as Nazir Ahmad Bimla Son of Fareed Ahmad Bimla resident of Magam , Sona Brari , Kokernag drowned in Nullah Brengi today evening.

His dead body was recovered from Brengi near Khalhar .

The boy was walking on the incomplete bridge over the Nullah with his father when he lost balance and slipped in to Nullah.

A local resident Mohammad Yousuf Naikoo told that the work was started on the bridge in 2011 but latter the contractor stopped the work on the bridge and since than it has become a death Tral for the People as many accidents occurred on the bridge since last 7 years.

Suhail Khan

Srinagar, March 30: A 35-year old man was killed by unknown gunmen at Baramulla town in north Kashmir on Saturday evening.

A senior Police officer confirmed to GNS that the man namely Arjumand Hussain (35) alias Raju Mistry, a resident of old town Khawajabagh Baramulla was fired upon by militants in main town Baramulla leaving him critically injured.

The officer further said that he was shifted to nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors who operated upon him.(GNS)

Samaniya Bhat

Baramulla, March 30 : Two residential houses were damaged after the strong windstorm hits north Kashmir’s Baramulla parts early Saturday.

Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said that two houses were damaged after the strong windstorm followed by heavy rains hits north Kashmir’s Baramulla ,Sopore parts.

Reports said in Border town Uri two residential houses belonged to
Mohammad Rafeeq and Mir Hussain of Machikrand Uri were damaged after strong windstorm hits the area on Saturday morning.

However no loss of life or injury reported in the incident.

Meanwhile officials in civil admin also confirmed the incident to Kashmir Despatch and said a team of local administration took stock of the areas where wind storm hit.

Pertinently Metrological department has forecast more rains in next 24 hours.

Kupwara, March 30 : District Election Officer has attached District Youth Services and Sports Officer Kupwara Ghulam Hassan Sheikh for “misleading” the election conducting authorities by a making false communication regarding attaching of an official vehicle and parking the same in the premises of his relatives in the north Kashmir district.

The officer, who also faces allegations of nepotism and adjusting his relatives in recently conducted selection of Rehbar-e-Khel, has been ordered to remain attached with the office of Deputy District Election Officer Kupwara with immediate effect.

Anshul Garg (IAS), Deputy Commissioner (District Election Officer) Kupwara has also asked Additional Deputy Commissioner Kupwara to conduct a “thorough enquiry” and furnish the report within 15 days.

The DEO underlined that vehicles of different departments were attached with District Election Office vide order (No:-DCK/PS/2019/27/871-75) on March 22 for conduct of General Lok Sabha Elections and the officers of District were impressed upon to realize the sensitivity for conduct of Elections smoothly and render their full cooperation for accomplishment of the election process.

“District Youth Services & Sports Officer Kupwara has been found evading the orders of this office by not complying with the order and instead has tried to mislead the authorities by forwarding a communication with regard to the attachment of vehicle by the office of Director Youth Services & Sports,” reads the order by the DEO.

He said based on information that the delinquent officer has parked the official vehicle at the residence of one of his relatives at Bumhama Kupwara, a team of officials was deputed who later traced the vehicle. “Photographic evidence in this respect has been recorded.”

The officer in order to escape identification of the vehicle had removed its rear side number plate and according to the DEO the act amounts to “malafide on part of the officer.”

“This behavior of willful negligence towards the compliance of official orders tantamount to dereliction of official duties and violation of instructions of Election Commission of India,” the DEO said and ordered the inquiry “into the misconduct and dereliction of duties shown by the officer.”

According to the sources, the District Youth Services and Sports Officer has been disregarding or delaying the orders of the higher-ups routinely. Referring to an instance, sources said that he ignored the directions by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir’s order, seeking a report regarding the selection of Rehber-e-Khel in Drugmulla zone of the district.

Pertinently, a number of relatives of the officials and officers working in the District Youth Services and Sports department were selected while meritorious and deserving candidates were thrown out by conferring excessively high marks to the blue-eyed candidates. (GNS)