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Students Allegedly Beaten by Forces at Shopian

SHOPIAN
July 18 Several students of Sirajul uloom Higher secondary school Hillow Imam sahib were ruthlessly beaten by local army unit of 34RR located at Woyen imam Sahib, locals alleged. They said that students of class 8th and 9th were on way to their native village DK PORA however they were stopped by army near camp, taken inside and beaten up by the army men there. Soon after the news of beating students reached the area, locals staged protest and demanded action against the army men involved in the incident. Locals alleged that thrashing civilians without provocation, snatching mobile phones and calling to camp has become order of the day in the area. "Army has made our life hell and we don't feel secure now even in our houses," Locals told The Kashmiriyat. They added that fo...

Indian Allegations on UN Report are Baseless, Untrue-Says UN

INTERNATIONAL
July 18 The United Nations Human rights Council has refuted the allegations made by India and the Indian Media and stood by its Kashmir report- the first ever UN Human Rights report on Kashmir. The Indian Authorities including the Indian Army chief had called the report "Politically motivated" and the Indian media ran constant stories against the report released by the United Nations on June 14. The outgoing human rights chief had called for an international commission of inquiry into the allegations, but it wasn’t taken up during the last session which ended on July 6. Last week, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres had backed the human rights commissioner. The UN has in its media briefing said that India dismissed the report "Untrue and motivated" without even examining it. ...

Massive CASO Launched in Pahalgam Area

ISLAMABAD
July 17 The Government Forces on Tuesday Night have launched a cordon and search operation in Chanigam, Pahalgamarea of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag)n District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 3 RR of Indian Army, 96 Battalion of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police have launched the operation. The anti militancy operation has been launched following a specific input about Militant movement in the area. A door to door search operation is being conducted by the forces after all the entry and exit points were sealed, a local told The Kashmiriyat. Details emerging.

467 Local Youth have Joined Militancy Since 2010, 335 from South Kashmir

REGIONAL
July 16 The Kashmir valley has been seeing a constant rise in the number of Militant recruitment after the fall the summer uprising of 2010. Reports estimate that as many as 467 local youth have become militants out of whom them 335 have come from 247 villages in South Kashmir. A report by Indian agencies has spotlighted the spread of the militancy that was quelled in 2010, but surged after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016. The report reveals that Pulwama district in South Kashmir tops the list, with 142 local youth from having joined militancy since 2010. In Shopian district, 95 local militants have joined the ranks of Militants and they hail from 60 villages. In the last eight years, Kulgam District has seen 64 youth joining the Mil...
The Colour Palette of an Artist

The Colour Palette of an Artist

WRITE-UPS
Lying here, in the corner of this street, next to the busy road, I have seen harsh winter freezing the water pipes, icicles hanging from tree tops, children laughing at each other when they stumble while trying to balance themselves on the frozen ice that covers the roads, and in spring, the town looks like an artist's colour palette,  with orange, peachy- pink and white flowers and greenery all around, the fresh sunshine melts all the ice and the mountains are set free of the hard ice that had covered them for months. In the autumn nights, the street lights brighten up the crimson, golden and rust colored chinar leaves and make them look like they're on fire. Women sing folk songs on weddings, baandhs dance on the streets. In Ramadhan, the sahar khwaan beats his drum for pre-dawn calls. A...

Massive Stone Pelting During CASO in Pulwama Area

PULWAMA
July 15 The Government forces have launched a Cordon and search operation in Arihal Dangerpora Area in South Kashmir's Pulwama District on Sunday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 55 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF laid down the Search operation jointly. "The Operation was launched after troopers received a specific input about Militant movement in the area," Sources said. Massive clashes erupted in the locality as soon Government Forces laid a siege around the area when scores of youth shouting pro freedom slogans hit the streets. A Door to door search operation has been launched in the area.

2018 May be the Year of Highest Militant Recruitment

INTERNATIONAL
July  15 The increase in the number of local youths picking the gun last month came after June 16, which was Eid, when the ceasefire ended and the security forces decided to undertake operations,” a Srinagar-based security official is quoted saying in the report. The data has been compiled by Jammu Kashmir’s Multi-Agency Centre (MAC), which shows that April witnessed the highest number of youth joining militant ranks (28) and May was the lowest (14), However as per figures available to The Kashmiriyat reveal that at least 100 Youth have joined Militancy so Far. According to this report, among the 82 youths, 38 joined the Hizbul Mujahideen, 18 joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba and 19 joined the Jaish-e-Mohammad. In 2018, 12 youths from Islamabad, 21 from Shopian, 16 from Kulgam, 2 from Ga...
2016 Civilian Uprising- List of Civilian Causalities

2016 Civilian Uprising- List of Civilian Causalities

INDIA
A Civilian Uprising that unfolded in Kashmir valley after the killing of Burhan Wani on 08 July 2016 took Kashmiri intelligentsia by storm. The magnanimous anger that poured on the Kashmir streets was simply 'unmanageable'  and could be managed only after 102 civilians had been killed. The Kashmiriyat has documented the list of the civilian causalities of the civilian uprising of 2016 in the aftermath of the killing of Burhan Wani on July 08, 2016. Ashraf Ahmad Dar, 32, Halpora Kokernag Shahid Hamid Magrey Larnoo Kulgam Danish Ayoub Shah ,15, Achabal Amir Bashir Khan ,27, Batpora verinag Safeer Bhat 23, Sarigam Ashmuqam Pahalgam Aijaz Thokar Fohar Silgam Ashmuqam Imtiyaz Ahmad Mandoo,30, Nandpora Khanbal. Bilal Ahmad Shah aged 28, from Ujar Qazigund, but was killed in Dooru. ...

Militant Group Photograph Goes Viral

REGIONAL
July 14 Amid the swift rise in the Militant recruitment in Kashmir, another photograph of Kashmiri Militants has gone viral over Social Networking. In this new photograph, 14 Militants have posed with automatic rifles in a Burhan- Style photograph which had gone viral in 2015. More than 100 Youth have joined Militancy in the first six months of 2018, as per figures available to The Kashmiriyat. Despite repeated verbal attempts of the Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police, SP vaid, Militancy is showing no signs of declination. In fact the Army General of India has been constantly asking the local Kashmiri youth to give up arms and asking people to keep their wards away from militancy. Though Militancy is growing swiftly as more local youth are picking up arms to strengt...

I am Proud that my Son Died as a Martyr- Shangus Father

ISLAMABAD
July 13 Nisar Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Rasool Bhat resident of Krad, Shangas area of south Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district was on Friday laid to rest amid pro-freedom and pro-Islam slogans in his native village. The 23 year old was a Tractor driver by profession before leaving his home on Dec 8, 2017 for Bombay to never return back. For last five years he used to preach Tabligi Jamat and also worked in Saudi Arabia in the year 2015, locals told The Kashmiriyat. Nisar was not interested in conflicts or unrest till 2016 and was non participant in politics or protests. Unlike the modern trend, his photo had not been uploaded with weapon on social media platforms. His Parents had immediately filed a missing report in the nearby police station Uttersoo in April, but the police was...