PULWAMA

Skinder Gull An encounter has started between Militants and Government Forces in Kumar Mohalla area of Samboora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district An official told The Kashmiriyat that 55 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police launched a Cordon and search operation in the Samboora area on Sunday afternoon. After a search of nearly two hours, the Militants fired upon the Forces, to which the forces retaliated. As per the latest reports available to The Kashmiriyat intermittent exchange of gunfire was on between the Militants and Forces. Details rushing in

Mohammed Mufeez One militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter that broke out between militants and Government forces in Machoma of Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday morning. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday morning Indian Army's 42 RR, 182 Battalion of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police launched a hunt in the area after receiving inputs about Militant movement in the area. During this cordon, the hiding militants opened fire upon the forces triggering an encounter. During the exchange of firing, one unidentified Militant. As per latest reports, intermittent fresh firing is being heard at the site of the encounter.

Skinder Gull A barrack of the Police Station in Awantipora in Pulwama in South Kashmir was damaged in a fire which broke out early morning on Wednesday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that fire emerged from a building inside the Police station at around 8:10 AM on Wednesday morning. However the fire tenders immediately reached the spot and brought the fire under control within twenty minutes after it erupted. As per the official, the first floor of the building was partially damaged in the fire incident, however, there were no injuries were reported from the incident.

Skinder Gul The officials from Assistant Controller Legal Meteorology and Revenue Department on Saturday charged a fine of Rupees 65,000 from various brick kiln owners who were found involved in selling bricks at exorbitant rates. An official told The Kashmiriyat that acting upon the instructions given by Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr. Raghav Langera, a team conducted a surprise visit of brick kiln units that were allegedly selling bricks at higher rates. Earlier, the DC Pulwama vide his office order No. 67 DCP /Brick Kilns/2020 dated14 .09.2020 has fixed rate of bricks as 21000 per 3000 bricks including all taxes except transportation. The team while inspecting and recording the statement of the complainant came to the conclusion that few brick kiln owners were found involv...

Pulwama is known for being a militancy hotbed, but not a lot of people know that this district is soon to be called the pencil district of the country because it produces more than 70 per cent slats for the making pencils in the country "Before the 90's the companies used to get the wood from China, Germany etc. Then they started taking the wood from here. Slowly we have started doing all the work from here. I am very happy that it is happening here, a lot of people are getting their livelihood", said Manzoor Ahmad Alai, one of the first pencil unit holders, Pulwama Oukhoo. Dozens of units are engaged in preparing slats inside homes from a special tree that grows only in the wetlands of the district. The locals say that the wood of these trees grown here has the right amount of mois...

Government Forces have thrashed Photojournalist Kamran Yusuf and two more journalists at the site of the encounter in Marwal in Pulwama, South Kashmir. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat over phone Kamran Yusuf said that he was rounded by Forces near the site of the encounter and thrashed mercilessly. "I was just performing my professional duties, I did not do anything provocative, I was beaten for no reason," Kamran said. Kamran told The Kashmiriyat that the forces tried to snatch away his camera and stopped him from performing his professional duties. Kamran, who was detained in 2017 by the National Investigating Agency and released after seven months, has not been thrashed for the first time while performing his duties. Two more journalists Faisal Bashir and Reshi Irshad have a...

Skinder Gull A Gunfight has raged out between militants and government forces in Marwal area in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of Police, Army's 50 RR, and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Marwal. During the searches, the Militants opened fire upon the forces, which triggered an encounter, the official said. An official of Indian Army said that one of the troopers, identified as Mahinder Singh Goyal Of 50 RR, was injured during the exchange of gunfire while another one got injured after he slipped down during the gunfight. Mahinder Goyal has been shifted to Army’s 92 base hospital for advanced treatment. As per the sources, two to three militants who were believed to be trapped at the site ...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three persons alleged for their role in pasting posters and displaying banners of militants in Pampore town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police official maintained that three persons with the assistance of 50 Rashtriya Rifles were arrested for “glorifying militancy by means of posters and displaying banners in Pampore town.” “The said posters/banners were seized by police and case FIR number 75/2020 under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Pampore”, the official said. Meanwhile identifying the arrested trio as; Nadeem Ahmad Dar resident of Dranbal Pampore, Irshad Ahmad Sofi resident of Tulbagh Pampore and Shakir Ahmad Dar Jalalabad Sopore Baramulla, the official said that a Computer sys...