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Three army men who were earlier injured during the ongoing encounter in the Manzgam area of Kulgam have succumbed to their injuries. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that militants fired upon forces during a cordon and search operation in the south Kashmir area during which four army troopers were critically wounded. They said that the troopers were shifted to the Army's 92 base hospital, where three of them succumbed to their injuries. Meanwhile the search operation in Manzgam area of Kulgam has been intensified to trace the militants, who are believed to be two to three in number. Earlier Government forces including 34 RR, Jammu Kashmir Police had jointly laid a cordon during which militants fired upon them in the area.

A university girl hailing from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district loses battle for life after prolonged ailments at SMHS hospital, sources said. Sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that Sadaf Ayoub, resident of Lassipora Pulwama, a university student, passed away here at SMHS hospital this evening. They said that Sadaf was suffering from blood cancer. It is pertinent to mention that her family had appealed for financial assistance for her treatment, the video of which had gone viral on social media, if sources are to be believed she had received nearly one crore rupees in 24 hours after which her brother appealed to general public not to deposit any money.(KS)

Jammu Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Friday said that the government allowed BJP to celebrate and take out a rally to celebrate the abrogation of the special status of Jammu Kashmir while the same government denied permission to them to conduct a seminar on Saturday (5 August). Meanwhile, the party president and former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti alleged that one of their leaders was arrested by Jammu Kashmir police. "Why is @JmuKmrPolice detaining PDP leaders on the eve of 5th August? Arif Laigroo has been taken by the police in this video. BJP is given a free run to carry out the tamasha of celebrating illegal abrogation of Article 370 in Srinagar. All this is being done to hoodwink the public opinion in the country. Just goes on to expose the facade of normalc...

The Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended from the Jammu base camp on Saturday as a precautionary measure in view of the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, officials said. "The Amarnath yatra will remain suspended tomorrow”, Jammu Deputy Commissioner Avny Lavasa told PTI. The 33rd batch of Amarnath Yatris with 1,181 pilgrims left the base camp here on Friday for the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security arrangements, officials said. Over 4.5 lakh devotees have paid obeisance at the shrine since July 1, when 62-day Yatra began in the valley, they said. On August 5, 2019, the Centre abrogated provisions of Article 370 and Article 35 A of the Constitution, which accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into U...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the era of street violence in Kashmir has come to an end. With the streets now safer, people can return home late in the evening, a luxury that was impossible in the past due to frequent hartals and street violence. Speaking at the inauguration of the Multi-Purpose indoor stadium in Handwara, Lieutenant Governor Sinha expressed his delight over the significant increase in youth participation in sports activities across the valley. He revealed that Kashmir now holds the highest sports budget in the country, a testament to the government’s commitment to promoting a healthier and more active lifestyle for its citizens. Addressing those who support violence, Sinha emphasized that they will be held accountable for their actions. ...

Three army troopers have been injured in the ongoing Kulgam encounter on Friday afternoon An official told The Kashmiriyat that three army men who were injured during the ongoing encounter have been evacuated to the hospital through a chopper. They are being taken to the Army's 92 base  hospital for treatment, he said. Earlier, on Friday, a joint team of RR of Indian Army, Police and CRPF following a specific information about the presence of militants in the Halan Manzgam area. The official said that, as the joint team of forces progressed towards the suspected identified spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter. One to two militants are believed to be trapped in the area.

Danishwar Hameed An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday, a joint team of RR of Indian Army, Police and CRPF following a specific information about the presence of militants in the Halan Manzgam area. The official said that, as the joint team of forces progressed towards the suspected identified spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter. As per sources the encounter is going on in an open forest area and one to two militants are believed to be trapped in the area. Details rushing in.

A mosque was set on fire while a short circuit apparently triggered a blaze in another in Haryana’s Nuh district, police said on Thursday. The incident happened four days after a mosque was burnt down by Hindutva mobs in the Nu area of Haryana. No one was injured in the incidents that took place around 11:30 pm on Wednesday, they said. While one of the mosques is located near Vijay Chowk, the other is near a police station. Both mosques suffered damage. Superintendent of Police (Nuh), Varun Singla, said, “Light arson has been done in one mosque while short circuit seems to be the reason for the fire in the other. The police took control of the situation and are conducting raids to nab the suspects”. Soon after information was received about the incidents, fire brigades were ...

Weather department on Friday forecast mainly hot and dry weather in Jammu Kashmir but isolated late afternoon or evening showers has not been ruled out. “Mainly hot and dry weather is expected today. Rain may occur at isolated to scattered places of Jammu & Kashmir towards late afternoon /evening,” a meteorological department official here told GNS. He said that no large change was expected with the weather on weekend and same conditions are expected on August 5-6. He said from August 7-10, “mainly dry weather” is expected. “There is no forecast of any major rainfall this week and weather is expected to be mainly hot and dry.” (GNS)

National Investigation Agency on Friday morning conducted raids at five different locations in south Kashmir in a militancy-related case. Official sources told GNS that the NIA team with the assistance of police and CRPF started raiding five different places in Kulgam and Pulwama areas of south Kashmir. The raids were also being carried out at the house of killed Hizb Commander Umar Ganie resident at Shouch. “The searches are being carried in connection with militancy case RC 5/22,” they added.