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Month: September 2018

1 Militant Killed as Encounter Rages in Dooru Islamabad

ISLAMABAD
September 27 One Militant has been killed in the ongoing massive exchange of gunfire is on at Damlach of Dooru area in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anatnag) District on Thursday morning. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that the 19 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 164 BN CRPF are conducting the operation in the area. The Militants as per officials opened fire upon a party of Government Forces during a patrol, triggering a gunfight. As per the initial reports, two to three Militants including are exchanging Gunfire with the Government Forces. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that massive gunfire is on as more troopers are being rushed to the spot. The Authorities have suspended Mobile internet in the Islamabad (Anantnag) District.

Shopian Area Under Massive CASO

SHOPIAN
September 26 The Government Forces on Wednesday  launched a cordon and search operation in the Krawora area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday, the forces including 44 RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Krawora area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Shopian locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed. (The Kashmiriyat)

Kashmir- Student Missing Since 13 September, Friends Demand Release

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September 25 The colleagues of Mohammed Iqbal Rather today staged a protest demonstration in Srinagar to demand the release of A 22 year old youth from Charar e Shareef area of Central Kashmir who had gone missing from his home on 13th September. Mohammed Iqbal Rather son of Abdul Khaliq Rather, a student of BSc Nursing at Sher e Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar went missing on Thursday. Friends of iqbal who held a protest demonstration at Srinagar today told The Kashmiriyat that there has been no trace of Iqbal since 13th September. "We tried to seek police help, who said that he is not in their custody, but we have been informed by people that he has been detained by NIA," a friend of Iqbal told The Kashmiriyat. The family of Iqbal has also sought the help...

Kashmir- At least 175 Militants Killed this year

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July 02 As of 25 September 2018, a total of 175 militants have been killed in Kashmir this year, as per figures available to The Kashmiriyat. A unilateral ceasefire was declared by the Indian Government on 14 May when the Government forces were asked not to launch operations during Ramadan, during that month 24 Militants were killed. The Centre soon announced the resumption of intelligence-based cordon-and-search-operations in the state on June 17, 2018. The Indian home minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter to announce that the government of India had decided not to extend the suspension of operations in Jammu Kashmir. The bloodiest day this year was 01 April when Encounters raged at three different places in South Kashmir, a total of 13 Militants were killed in the encount...

Government Finally accepts that SPOs have Resigned

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September 25 The Jammu Kashmir government on Tuesday has finally accepted that "some" special police officers (SPOs) has resigned from their Police jobs to avoid the brunt of Militant attacks. State chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said there have been "negligible" cases of SPO resignations and the cases are confined to South Kashmir, while rest of the valley is peaceful adding that there were 30,000 SPOs in Jammu Kashmir and the number of them resigning is very negligible. He said that the SPOs have been instructed about their personal safety while the government is in process of enhancing their honorarium which had been increased from 3000 to six thousand, but it shall be increased further. On September 21, three Policemen were killed in Shopian after which a series of Police...

Randomization of EVMs for the conduct of Elections-2018 in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD
September 25 According to the District Election Officer Islamabad (Anantnag), the randomization of EVMs to be used for the conduct of Municipal Elections – 2018 in respect of one Municipal Council Anantnag and nine Municipal Committees falling in district Anantnag shall be conducted in the Meeting Hall of Deputy Commissioners’ Office Anantnag In this regard, under phase 1st, the first randomization of EVMs will be held on 29 – 09 – 2018 at 11:00 AM for the Municipal Committees of Achabal, Kokernag and Qazigund., where as second randomization of EVMs for the said committees shall be conducted on 03 – 10 – 2018 at 2:00 PM. Under phase second, the first randomization of EVMs for Municipal Council Islamabad and Municipal Committee Bijbehara will be held on 03 – 10 – 2018 at 11 am and ...

After Shopian, Kulgam, Now Kangan Family Claims Their Son was Among Five Killed in Bandipora

REGIONAL
September 25 Sajad Hameed A family from Hayan Locality of Kangan in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal has on Tuesday that their son was killed in a gunfight that ended with the killing of five Militants in Bandipora. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that Ghulam Nabi Tedwa, a resident of Hayan in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal has claimed that Parvaiz Ahmad Tedaw alias Abu Mayiwa was among the killed Militants in Bandipora gunfight on Friday last week. The family has approached the Jammu Kashmir Police for help regarding the issue claiming that they identified Parvaiz through the photos of the five Slain Militants that had gone viral over social networking. ALSO READ: Shopian Shuts, Kulgam Protests Claiming their Sons were Killed in bandipora Gunfight Earlier two fam...

Kashmir- Two Militants Killed in Sopore Gunfight

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September 25 Two Militants have been reportedly killed an encounter broke out between government forces and militants in Tujjer Shareef area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday. Officials had told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF cordoned Nowpora locality of Tujjer Shareef in Sopore last night and started a search operation. "The Hiding Militants Opened fire upon the troops, however the Militants managed to escape the initial site of the gunfight, the troops continued the search OPs during which Militants again opened fire, triggering an encounter," he said. In the ensuing gunfight, two Militants have been killed, Sources told The Kashmiriyat adding that the Anti Militancy in the area ...

Kashmir- Gunfight Begins in Sopore

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September 25 An encounter broke out between government forces and militants in Tujjer Shareef area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF cordoned Nowpora locality of Tujjer Shareef in Sopore last night and started a search operation. "The Hiding Militants Opened fire upon the troops, however the Militants managed to escape the initial site of the gunfight, the troops continued the search OPs during which Militants again opened fire, triggering an encounter," he said.buy proscar generic onlineandnewblo.com/proscar.html over the counter Meanwhile, authorities have suspended the Internet services and closed educational institutions in Sopore. ...

Shopian Shuts, Kulgam Protests Claiming their Sons were Killed in bandipora Gunfight

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September 25 A Spontaneous shutdown is being observed in Shopian as a family from Keller area has come up and claimed that one of the Militants killed in a bandipora Gunfight was their son. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a family from Keller area of the district has claimed one of the slain five militants Muhammad Umar as their kin adding that the family is on way to the Bandipora to demand the body of the slain. Meanwhile another family from Brazloo area in Kulgam of South Kashmir has reached bandipora and staged a protest there claiming Bilal Ahmed alias Abu Haider, one of the Militants killed in the gunfight was their kin. ALSO READ: Five Militants Killed in Bandipora are Locals, Says Hizb The gunfight that raged in bandipora late Friday continued for two days and ended with...