Month: April 2018

April 18Intense Clashes began today morning near General Bus stand of Islamabad in South Kashmir.Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that scores of students including girls from nearby tuition centres started throwing stones on Troops deployed in the area.The troops chased away the protesting Students after which they also used tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters.However the clashes were going on when this report was filed.

April 17 (Image Used For Representation) The Government forces stated a Cordon and search operation in area Hajam Mohallah Keller of South Kashmir's Shopian District on Tuesday night. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 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. A Door to door search operation has been launched in the area. Details Emerging.

April 16 Jahangeer Ganaie Despite spending large amount of money, Beti Bachao Beti Padao, a central sponsored scheme has made no significant impact on girl education in Pulwama. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme (BBBPS) is a flagship programme run by the central government to ensure the survival, protection and education of the girl child, however the scheme which has completed its four years in District Pulwama in March this has failed to make any positive impact on ground. The target of increasing girls’ enrolment in schools and achieving 100% re-enrolment of girls who had dropped is surprisingly showing decreasing trend in Pulwama district. Data released by programme officer integrated child development (ICDS) scheme, which runs BBBP scheme in Pulwama revealed that admissions ...

April 17 (Image Used For Representation) The Government forces laid down a Cordon and search operation in area Daramdora Keegam of South Kashmir's Shopian District on Tuesday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 44RR 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. A Door to door search operation has been launched in the area. Details Emerging.

April 17 (Image Used For Representation) The Government forces laid down a Cordon and search operation in area Koka Mohallah Melhora of South Kashmir's Shopian District on Tuesday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 55Rr 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. A Door to door search operation has been launched in the area. Details Emerging.

April 16 In a massive development, all the BJP ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir government are to resign, as per sources A decision on whether the BJP will remain in the Mehbooba Mufti-led government will be taken after the resignations. The development comes mere days after two BJP ministers in the J&K government who had attended communally-toned pro-rapist protests in the horrific Kathua rape and murder case had resigned following public outrage and the Prime Minister's statement that the government of India would go to any lengths to ensure justice for the Kathua and Unnao rape victims. The PDP, which is the senior member in the alliance that has been in power in India's north-most state since 2015, had issued a news conference where it had said that the alliance would conti...

April 16 In his native village of Al-Awjah, the mausoleum of Iraq's executed president Saddam Hussain has been reduced to broken concrete and tangled barbed wire, showing no trace of his remains. Th e man who ruled Iraq for a quarter of a century was hanged at dawn on December 30, 2006. But today, mystery and doubt hang over the final resting place of a man whose very name for decades filled Iraqis with dread. Is his body still in Al-Awjah or was it exhumed, and, if so, where to? A video has gone viral on social Networking meanwhile showing people taking out the body of Saddam from a grave and offering his funeral. If the video is authentic, It's surprising that the body of Saddam is in the same condition it must have been buried In, neither decayed, nor damaged. Shaikh M...

April 16 The upper reaches in world famous ski resort of Gulmarg and other parts of the valley received fresh snow while intermittent rain continued for the second successive day in the pains, resulting in dip in the maximum and minimum temperatures. However, as the day progressed, sun came out from behind the clouds late in the afternoon, bringing much needed relief from chilly weather conditions in the summer capital, Srinagar. A Met department spokesperson  that light to moderate rain and thundershowers would occur at most places in the valley during the next 24 hours under the influence of a Western Disturbance (WD), which is active in the region. " Rain and thundershowers will continue during the subsequent four days from Wednesday in the valley," he said, adding the weather will i...

April 17 Two More youth from South Kashmir's Shopian district have joined Militants as their photos have been doing rounds on Social networking sites. The youth as per photographs are identified as Sameer Ahmed Sheikh, son of Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh. Official Sources while speaking to The Kashmiriyat confirmed that Sameer has joined Jaish e Muhammad. Sameer is a resident of Rawalpora area in Shopian Districts. Locals of the area while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that he has been missing for a while and his parents have been looking for him since. Today, a photo of Sameer with a gun confirmed that he has joined Militants, a local of Rawalpora said while speaking to The Kashmiriyat. Another Youth identified as Shah Jahan Mir son of Abdul Majeed Mir, a resident of Amshipira in Sh...

April 17 (Image Used for Representation) The CASO launched in Chowan Keller area of South Kashmir's Shopian District has been called after nothing was found in the area. The Government forces including 44RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF had laid down the cordon and Search operation jointly. "The Operation was called off after troopers conducted Search Operations, but nothing was found," Sources told The Kashmiriyat. Massive clashes had also erupted in the area.