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A militant who was killed in Poonch has been identified as a local militant who was divisional commander. Top officials told the news agency Kashmir Scroll that the killed terrorist has been identified on the basis of Police Records as Muneser Hussain, son of Sattar Md, a resident of Bagyladra Poonch. He was a dreaded terrorist and a Divison Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen(HM). "In 1993 he went to PaK, came back in 1996 and again returned to PaK in 1998. He has masterminded number of attacks on SFs. As per Police Records his family of two wives and children are residents of Surankote, Poonch." He said . "Muneer Hussain was close associate of Maulana Dawood Kashmir(TuJ) who in turn is a close associate of Syed Salauddin (HM)." He added. "Recently high level mtg of HM gp took p...

Scores of Jammu residents hit the streets in the summer capital of the erstwhile state to protest against the installation of smart meters. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of women on Monday hit the streets in Jammu's Janipur area calling for the rollback of the order against the installation of smart metres. Pertinently, protests have been taking place in the valley almost on daily basis against the curtailment of rice quota to Kashmir and against the installation of smart metres. A woman protestor from Janipur said, "It is impossible for us to pay the electricity bills as we belong to the poor sections of the society. Amid this inflation, it gets hard for us to even manage the basic necessities, however, this latest dictum from the admin is highly unbearable to poo...

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea by Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah seeking bail in a militancy funding case. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anish Dayal issued notice to the NIA on an appeal filed by the accused against a trial court order refusing to grant him bail. It allowed time to the agency to place on record the relevant documents Senior advocate Colin Golsalves sought bail on behalf of the appellant on the ground that "it was a no material case''. In his appeal assailing the trial court order rejecting his bail application, the appellant said he has been in custody for four years and the trial would take a long time to conclude. ''The impugned order of the Learned Additional Sessi...

Army on Monday said that it foiled an infiltration bid and killed two militants in Poonch district of Jammu. Public Relation Officer (Defence) Jammu told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two infiltrating militants were engaged by the joint teams of Army and Jammu Kashmir police. "One terrorist fell down immediately, second terrorist tried to run back to Line of Control was engaged and hit. He was seen falling down near LoC," he said adding that operation is in progress—(KNO)

A man stabbed his brother in Gojwara area of Srinagar following which he was hospitalized. A senior police officer told the news agency Kashmir Scroll that a man stabbed his brother over some property dispute in Gojwara Srinagar on Sunday evening. He said that man identified as Bilal Ahmad received injuries in the incident and has been hospitalized. Meanwhile police have taken cognizance.(KS)

In an effort to tackle the growing issue of internet addiction among minors, China’s Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has put forth a proposal to restrict internet access for children and teenagers. The proposal aims to create a healthier online environment and instil positive internet habits among the younger population. According to the proposal announced on Wednesday, individuals under the age of 18 will be prohibited from accessing the internet on mobile devices between 10 pm and 6 am daily. Additionally, the CAC plans to implement a tiered system based on age, with varying levels of internet access allowed for different age groups. Children under the age of eight will have a daily internet limit of 40 minutes, while teenagers aged between 16 and 18 will be allowed...

Additional Director General of Police Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh on Sunday said that two to three groups of militants are still active in Poonch and Rajouri districts and the security forces were tasked to trace and eliminate them. Addressing a press conference here, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Singh said that there are 2-3 active groups with 2-3 members, who are trying to revive militancy but security forces are on job to trace and eliminate all such threats. He said that the exact number of active militants is not clearly available but its quite indicative that they get support from Pakistan and sneak-in to disturb peace and harmony in the region. The ADGP was addressing a joint press conference held after killing of a terrorist during an encounter in Rajou...

A teenage boy drowned to death in world famous Dal Lake located in Summer capital Srinagar. They told news agency Kashmir Scroll said that a teenage boy identified as Wahid Fayaz, a resident of Bemina, drowned in Dal Lake while he was having a bath. They said his body was retrieved by locals along with the help of River Police Srinagar from Dal Lake near Ghat no. 16. The body will be handed over to family after medico-legal formalities, they said. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident. (KS)

Two residential houses and a masjid suffered damage in a fire incident in Gurubazar area of Kanikadal Summer capital Srinagar officials said. They told Kashmir Scroll that two residential houses belonging to Nowshad Hussain Bhat and Muzaffar Hussain Bhat and Fatima-Al-Zehra Masjid were damaged in a fire incident in Gurubazar Kanikadal this afternoon. They said that timely action by firefighters along with the help of police and locals, doused the flames to avoid any further damages, adding that no loss of life or injury was reported to any in the incident. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident, and cause of fire was not known immediately. (KS)

On the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Articles 35a and 370, the Community Party of India (Marxist) has called for the restoration of democracy in Jammu Kashmir. In a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the party said,  the Central Committee of the CPI(M), now in session in New Delhi, has adopted the following resolution: Restore Democracy in Jammu & Kashmir Hold Assembly Elections.   "August 5, 2023 marks the completion of four years since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 being annulled and the state of Jammu and Kashmir dismantled. This assault on the Constitution and federalism presaged an all-round attack on the rights of citizens in Jammu and Kashmir," read the CPI(M) statement. The statement further said that the last f...