Day: April 3, 2018

April 03 The killing of 13 militants in the Kashmir Valley in one night was unusual but it came as ultras had gathered at one spot to hold a “planning conference.” The Army used good ground-based information and technology to bust such a big group of armed militants. Sources here said the encounter at Draggad village in Shopian district was the biggest as it led to the death of seven militants. The militants were to hold the “planning conference” to chalk out their strategy for the summer ahead at a house in the village. Usually, militants hold such meetings ahead of the Durbar move when Jammu Kashmir’s summer capital is shifted to Srinagar and as the snow melt season starts. A tip-off about the meeting had come as one of the Militants was being tracked through human intelligence s...

April 03 The Arm of a Slain Militant was two days after he was killed in an encounter with Government Forces at Kacdoora area of Shopian in South Kashmir. "The Arm was found inside the rubles of the house in which 5 Militants were killed on Sunday,' A local told The Kashmiriyat. The crowds present at the encounter site burst into wails and tears as the arm was found, the local said. The Arm was later taken to a local graveyard, he said. 5 Militants were killed in an encounter with Government forces on Sunday in a residential house in Kachdoora area. Four of them were identified as Aetimad Fayaz Malik, A resident of Amashipora, Ihsfaq Thokur from Paddderpora Shopian, Sameer Ahmed Lone from Hilow Shopian, Mohammed Abbas Bhat of Kulgam.

April 03 The Inspector General of Jammu Kashmir Police (IGP) on Tuesday has said that the tourists have never been targeted in Kashmir. Kashmir always has been a safe place for tourists, recently a group of women tourists had said Kashmir is the safest place for women to travel to. Some Media houses have been constantly propagating that some tourists have been attacked by some groups as the tourist season sets in. The Jammu Kashmir Police has said that it is looking into the authenticity of reports of stone pelting on tourist buses.  “Police is looking into it. Give me some time I will officially comment on it,” he said and was quick to add that “I can assure that tourists are safe here”, the IGP said. In a conversation with news agency KNS, the IGP has confirmed that  no tourist...

April 03 Fareeda Mushtaq, who is in her late twenties, was moved out of the intensive care unit at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) during the movement and taken to post-operative care. The monitor beeped beside her, two tubes inserted through the right side of her abdomen carried blood in and out of her body. The nurses tied her hair together in gauze. Unable to speak through the oxygen mask on her face, the only sounds that she let out were sighs of pain. She was unaware that her husband was dead.buy Zyban generic buy Zyban generic Fareeda is the wife of special police officer (SPO) Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, who was shot inside their home at Katsoo in Bijbehara area of Islamabad district on March 29. Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh died on the spot, while Fareeda sustained...

April 03 The Kashmir Valley has shut down for the third consecutive day against the killings of 12 Militants and 4 Civilians in South Kashmir. Life has come to a standstill throughout the valley as Troopers are patrolling the streets in most parts of the valley. Down in South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) clashes had been witnessed in many localities including Seer Hamdan, Nambal, KP Road areas, Sarnal, Harnag and Batengoo on Monday. So today, strict restrictions have been imposed in many areas of the district. Protests were also witnessed in Dehruna Dooru area to mourn the killing of local Militant Roufa Bashir Khanday who was killed in a nocturnal encounter on Sunday. In Kulgam District, despite a curfew yesterday clashes erupted in Damhal Hanjipora. Minor clashes also erupted ...

April 03 Rains lashed Kashmir Valley on Tuesday bringing an end to a dry spell of weeks together. "Rains have brought much relief to the farmers, we have been waiting for rains," a farmer told The Kashmiriyat. The Weather is likely to remain wet tomorrow as per weather reports.

April 03 (Image Used for Representation) 5 Indian Army men including an Army major were wounded in heavy firing by Pakistani Soldiers along the Line of Control that divides two sides of Kashmir. As Per Indian Army, The Pakistani Army resorted to heavy firing with mortar shells on Indian forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. The Indian Army effectively retaliated in equal measures by firing with small arms on targeted Pakistani posts, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. Speaking on the ceasefire violation, an Army officer said, "Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing from 0700 hours along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector using small arms, automatics and mortars". The spate of ceasefire violations has increased manifold ...