Month: April 2018

April 21 Beg Fayaz/ Peer imtiyaz Friday afternoon unexpected wind storm disturbed normal life in the various regions of Kashmir especially; Shangas zone of South Kashmir's Islamabad District. The Storm caused damage to the residential houses, cow sheds, business establishments and trees. The Civil administration has launched a drive to assess the damage of public property, while as locals demand the action taken report on damage caused by trees planted near residential areas. They Locals while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that they want to draw the attention of civil administration to allow them to cut down the trees near public areas. AEE Syed Ishfaq while talking to The Kashmiriyat assured that he has utilized quick machinery to remove the trees from Achabal-Shangas- Chiter...

April 21 Clashes erupted between youth and government forces in Muran area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Scores of youth threw stones on a Survey team of Indian Army at Murran area of in south Kashmir, Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat. The protesting youth threw stones on the government forces resulting in clashes. Meanwhile clashes also erupted in Chadoora area of Central Kashmir's Budgam District to protest the Killings. Troops deployed in the area used force to disperse the protesting students, however the clashes were going on in both the areas when this report was being filed.

April 20 Firdous Qadri The telecom company Airtel subscribers at Sonwar area of Srinagar city facing difficulties due to poor network for the past few months. Airtel users are complaining that they are facing issues like call drops, connection breaks, inconsistent speed, non availability of proper 4G speed etc. Due to poor internet services, the students, professionals including journalists and businessmen are worst hit. The students said that the poor internet services are affecting their studies as several examinations are underway in schools, colleges and varsities. The subscribers of the area while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said “Every time when one attempts to make a call, the response is ‘the number is not-reachable’ or the message ‘no network’ gets displayed on the screen,...

April 20 Jahangeer Ganie A Cordon and Search Operation has been launched by Government Forces in Chandgam area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. As soon as the Anti Militancy Operation was launched by Forces, scores of youth hit the streets shouting pro Freedom slogans, A local told The Kashmiriyat. Officials confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir police and CRPF launched the operation after receiving specific inputs about presence of Militants in the area. Meanwhile the troops fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting youth. The youth made announcements on mosque loudspeakers asking others to come out. The search operation and the clashes were going on when this report was filed.

April 20 (Image Used For Representation) Jahangeer Ganaie The dangerous trend of lining up with militant ranks has continued in southern districts as more qualified youth have joined the militant outfits during the last three days. The recent reports indicate a sharp increase in the number of local youth joining militant ranks in the Valley. According to the police reports, one youth every third day joins the militant ranks. The figure of local youth joining militancy in 2017 was 126, a sharp increase from 88 in 2016. This is the highest in the past seven years. The numbers began to increase after the violent summer of 2016, post the killing of Hizbul commander, Burhan Wani. Reports available to The Kashmiriyat suggest that about 10 youth joined the militant ranks in South Kashm...

April 20 Jahangeer Ganaie The dangerous trend of lining up with militant ranks has continued in southern districts as more qualified youth have joined the militant outfits during the last three days. The recent reports indicate a sharp increase in the number of local youth joining militant ranks in the Valley. According to the police reports, one youth every third day joins the militant ranks. The figure of local youth joining militancy in 2017 was 126, a sharp increase from 88 in 2016. This is the highest in the past seven years. The numbers began to increase after the violent summer of 2016, post the killing of Hizbul commander, Burhan Wani. Reports available to The Kashmiriyat suggest that about 10 youth joined the militant ranks in South Kashmir, Most of these young boys belong...

April 20 An Indian flag was burnt down in Central London yesterday while the London Metropolitan Police quietly watched the flag burning taking place right before its eyes. The incident took place at Parliament Square as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing the Indian community at Westminster on Wednesday. Indian activists are outraged over the London Metropolitan Police turning a blind eye to the Indian flag being pulled down from a pole and replaced by a flag representing Indian Administered Kashmir and Khalistan. The Indian tricolour was allegedly pulled down and ripped apart by a a pro-Khalistani activist. Meanwhile India has demanded legal action against those behind the desecration of the Indian flag at Parliament Square here during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK vi...