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Month: September 2018

Another Army Camp Comes up in South Kashmir

KULGAM
September 25 As Militancy has shown a sign of drastically growing up in the present year, the Indian Security agencies have showed visible concerns to stop the same. The Army and the Police has constantly asking the Militants to shun the 'path of violence' and return home and join the 'mainstream.' The calls have however shown no response on the ground as more than 140 cases of local youth taking up arms mostly in south Kashmir have been reported in 2018 so far, the year has also seen surge in Policemen killings and the abduction of SPOs of Jammu Kashmir Police. Since 2016 July, post the killing of Burhani wani, many camps have been set up and re established in many residential areas of South Kashmir, which include one in Pahnoo, followed by another at Nagisharan, Breenti, Khudwan...

Militants Likely Escaped After Brief Exchange of Fire in Sopore

OTHERS
September 25 A gun-battle broke out between government forces and militants in Tujjer Shareef area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district late night on Monday. 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," he said. Meanwhile, authorities have suspended the Internet services and closed educational institutions in Sopore. Sources said that the order was issued by the additional deputy commissioner Sopore as a precautionary measure.buy cialis soft online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/cialis-soft.html no prescription The i...

Massive CASO Launched in Quimoh Area

KULGAM
September 24 The Government Forces on Monday launched a cordon and search operation in the Naik Mohallah locality of Bhan Area in Quimoh belt of South Kashmir's Kulgam District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday evening, the forces including 9 RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Naik Mohallah area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Quimoh locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed.buy vardenafil online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/vardenafil.html no prescription  (The Kashmiriyat)

Five Militants Killed in Bandipora are Locals, Says Hizb

REGIONAL
September 24 Militant outfit Hizbul Mujhadeen Monday claimed that five militants killed in Sumlar Bandipora encounter are not foreigners but locals. At least five militants were killed in a two day long gun battle in Sumlar area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Army had already said that slain militants were non-locals. Hizb Operational Spokesperson Burhanuddin told news agency CNS that those killed in the gunfight were locals. “It was a group comprising five members who got trapped in Sumlar area and were killed in a long gun fight,” Burhanuddin said. ALSO READ: 5 Militants Killed in Bandipora Encounter- Operation Still on According to him, those killed in Sumlar gunfight were Hyder Ali from Brazul Kulgam, Muhammad Umar from Shopian, Muhammad Sidiq from Bandipora, Maw...

DDC inaugurates Inter District Cricket Tournament in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD
September 24 The District Development Commissioner of Islamabad (Anantnag) District Mohammad Younis Malik on Minday along with Director General Youth Services & Sports JK Dr Saleem ul Rehman inaugurated Divisional Level Inter District Cricket Tournament at Government Higher Secondary School Bijbehara Anantnag. Nine teams from different districts of the valley are participating in the said tournament starting from 24/ 09/2018 to 02/10/2018. The inaugural mach was played between Islamabad and Kupwara cricket teams at cricket ground Government Higher Secondary School Bijbehara. Speaking on the occasion, the DDC praised the talent of the youth including both boys and girls and said they  can prove their talent at National and International levels but the need of the hour is to har...

Nobody can take Kashmir Away from India, Says Rajnath Singh

INDIA
September 24 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India and will always remain one. “Nobody can take away the state from us.” Queried about the government’s stand on the contentious Section 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister appeared to fumble for a while and then asked the student who had asked her to raise this question. “If I utter a word on this, it will become international news… You should wait… Some decisions have to be taken with great seriousness and deliberations.” He also said that BJP’s differences with Congress President Rahul Gandhi were “political and nor personal” in nature. Speaking at an interactive event at a management institute in Lucknow, his Lok...

Srinagar Boy Goes Missing, Police Seeks Help

REGIONAL
September 24 The Jammu Kashmir police on Monday sought help of the general public to trace a missing minor boy Momin Ashraf Sheikh, 13. A police statement said that the boy’s father Muhammad Ashraf Sheikh, a resident of Chandpora Habbakadal reported to police station Kralkhud that his son Momin Ashraf Sheikh, left home on Sunday, September 23 to play cricket, but didn’t  return home. “After searching for him all over, they could not find him. The missing boy is wearing red shirt and blue jeans,” the police statement said. The police has already filed an FIR and taken up investigations. The police has requested general public to them on 9596770627, 9596347086, 9596222550 and 9596222551 if they find any clue about the boy.

South Kashmir Police cops not to go home: Report

PULWAMA
September 24 The Jammu Kashmir administration is telling policemen and Special Police Officers in South Kashmir, which is seeing a wave of attacks against both, to not visit their families or homes. According to a report published in Hindustan Times, the advisory comes in the wake of the killings of three SPOs on Friday, and resignations of several others following a warning on Wednesday by Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Riyaz Naikoo. “SPOs, whose main role is in gathering intelligence, and local policemen are soft targets because they do not live in fortified camps like the ones housing members of the army and the Central Reserve Police Force,” the report read. On Friday, selection grade constable Nisar Ahmad, SPO Kuldeep Singh and follower, Firdous Kuchay were abducted by suspe...

Petrol Is ₹87.13 in Srinagar, 90 in Mumbai

INDIA
September 24 Petrol prices in Srinagar have been turning more volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend. It is important to check todays petrol price in Srinagar (₹87.13), especially if you are going for a long drive. Remember, petrol and diesel prices are revised daily, so you can lose much, if you are travelling on a long distance. The rupee has also moved lower against the dollar, which has made petrol prices in Srinagar more expensive than before. Meanwhile the petrol price in Mumbai has pushed to Rs 90 per litre mark amid increasing fuel prices across India. he price of a litre of petrol costs around Rs 82.72. Diesel costs Rs 78.58 per litre in Mumbai and Rs 74.02 per litre in Delhi. In Patna, petrol costs around Rs 91.buy valtrex generic buynop...

Five Members of a Family Killed in a Landslide

REGIONAL
September 24 Five members of a family, including three minors, were killed on Monday when their mud house was buried under debris after a landslide in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The incident occurred in remote Gali Bhatoli village of Gandoh when the ‘dhok’ (mud house) of Noor Mohammad Gujjar was crushed under the debris, a police official said. He said villagers immediately launched a rescue operation and were later joined by a police team. Five bodies were pulled out from the mud house, the official said and identified the deceased as Bashir Ahmad (25), his wife Nageena (23), Zulfi Banoo (nine) and Mohammad Sharief (eight) and one-and-a-half-year old girl. Doda along with other parts of Jammu region have been lashed by incessant rain over the...