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May 03 Thirteen children were injured when a bus they were travelling in met an accident near Siligam area of Mattan in South Kashmir's Islamabad(Anantnag) district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a bus number JK03 2711 was on the way to Doudpath High School in Kokernag area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (anantnag) district on Friday evening when it met an accident near Siligam area of Mattan. out of the fourty children and four teachers travelling in the bus, thirteen children were injured in the accident, the locals rushed to the venue and helped the children to the nearby hospital in Seer. The Doctors there confirming the incident to The Kashmiriyat said that the thirteen children had received minor injuries. Station House Officer in Aishmuqam confirmed the incident to ...

May 03 The Deputy Commissioner, Islamabad (Anantnag) Khalid Jahangir, today made an extensive visit to Block Shangus & Chittergul to take stock of the basic amenities regarding power supply, drinking water, healthcare facilities & sanitation. He also made visit of High School Nowgam and interacted with students. He directed the Headmaster and other teaching staff to focus on quality education. During the inspection of M&RE works at Pingwan, Shangus, Charpora & Panchalthan, he directed Xen, PDD to ensure quality material and to provide power supply to un-electrified families. The DC also visited CHC Shangus & Chittergul inspected various sections of the institutions and took stock of the medicare facilities being provided to the patients. On the occasion vari...

May 03 Suhail Dar The roadside vendors in the Islamabad (anantnag) township in South Kashmir have alleged that they were rounded up and thrashed by the officials of the Municipal committee of the Islamabad (anantnag) township. The vendors alleging the officials thrashed them without any provocation speaking to The Kashmiriyat demanded strict action against the Executive official of the Municipal council. They said that the Municipal council has been taking a fund of 30 rupees per day to be on the streets and earn their livelihood to feed their families. "We are the residents of this township, we do not want officials from other places to tell us to not be here," a roadside vendor told The Kashmiriyat. "If they had to take any action against us, they could have just dealt w...

May 02 The Deputy Commissioner for Islamabad (anantnag), Khalid Jahangir has sanctioned Rs 320000 as financial assistance to persons who were injured in the road accidents on the polling day in the district on 23 April 2019 at Zalangam, Sagam and Buchoo area of Kokernag in this South Kashmir district. Three injured persons, as per an official press release, have been provided Rs 20,000 each and 26 other injured were given Rs 10,000 each out of Red Cross Fund for medical treatment.

April 29 A man identified as Firdous Ahmad Sheikh son of Gull Mohammad Sheikh resident of Larkipora, Anantnag fell from a Poplar tree in Kuchipora village near Larkipora area of Islamabad (Ananatnag) on Monday afternoon. He was rushed to district hospital Islamabad (Anantnag) but succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital. Station House Officer (SHO) Dooru Showkat Ahmad told The Kashmiriyat that case has been registered and the investigation has been started.

April 27 The Students of  various areas of Arizal area on Saturday staged a protest demonstration in Beerwah town against the shortage of bus service on the Beerwah-Arizal route. The protesting students blocked the road and raised slogans against the administration to demand the availability of the buses during morning and evening hours. They said that despite repeated requests to the administration, no action has been taken so far.

April 27 The District Magistrate Khalid Jahangir in exercise of the powers vested under section 144 CrPc, has ordered ban on the sale and purchase of chemical/acids in district Anantnag for a period of two months with immediate effect According to the official communique, the ban has been imposed after it has been noticed that rampant sale and acids is going on in the district without any checks and balances.

April 27 Two days after the killing of Local Militant, Burhan Ganie, a youth from Islamabad (anantnag) township in South Kashmir has posed with an Ak 47 suggesting that he has joined Militancy. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Faisal Nazir Mir son of Nazir Ahmed Mir, a resident of Nai Basti area in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District has joined the dreaded Militant outfit Jaish e Muhammad. The joining of the youth comes two days after a local Militant, Burhan Ganie, an associate of Hizb ul Mujahideen was killed in an encounter with Government Forces in Bijbehara. Locals from Nai Basti told The Kashmiriyat that Faisal had left home the last week after which he disappeared and today his photo has appeared on the social media with an AK 47 in his hand. Amid a rise in...

April 25 Intense clashes erupted in Laizbal area of KP Road area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (anantnag) District on Thursday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that thousands of people attended the funeral of slain, Burhan u Din Ganie, son of Mohammed Sadiq Ganie at his native in the SK Colony area of Islamabad (anantnag) township. Scores of youth threw stones on Government Forces deployed in the area, who fired tear smoke shells at the protesters to disperse them, however, the clashes were going on when this report was filed. Burhan Ganie, a physiotherapy student turned Militant was killed along with Safdar Amin in an encounter in Bijbehara township of South Kashmir on Thursday morning. Clashes have also erupted in Batengoo area of the district. Also, in Bijbehara, youth clashe...

April 25 Amid mourning and grief, intense clashes have erupted in Zirpara area of Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (anantnag) District on Thursday morning. Hundreds of youth from nearby areas gathered in Zirpara to attend the funeral of slain, Safdar Amin son of Mohammed Amin at his native in the Bijbehara township. Scores of youth threw stones on Government Forces deployed in the area, who fired tear smoke shells at the protesters to disperse them, however, the clashes were going on when this report was filed. Safdar Amin was killed in an encounter along with Burhan Ganie, a physiotherapy student turned Militant in Bijbehara township of South Kashmir on Thursday morning. Thousands of Youth have picked up arms challenging the Indian rule in this Himalayan region o...