Month: August 2018

August 03 Sajad Hameed/ Shabir Khan Two Militants and one trooper has been killed in a gunfight that raged between Militants and Government Forces at Behrampora area of Sopore in  North Kashmir’s Baramulla District. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that 22 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly launched the Anti Militancy operation. The Encounter started when Militants fired on a patrolling party of Government forces. Earlier Forces had launched a Cordon and Search Operation in the area upon receiving a specific input about the presence of Militants in the area, Sources told The Kashmiriyat. The firing stopped early morning, however during conducting search operations, Militants opened fire from the rubble of the house, but the firing has stopped ag...

August 02 A cordon and search operation has been launched by Government Forces at Behrampora of  Sopore area in North Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir police jointly launched the anti Militancy Operation. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that encounter has not started as being told by many. " There is a marriage party nearby, some fire crackers were burnt there," a local said. Meanwhile the Government Forces have launched a door to Door search operation in the locality following specific input about Militants presence there. Details emerging.

August 02 People on Thursday turned up in large numbers for the funeral prayers of Bilal Ahmed Shah and Zahoor of Mir, two slain Militants killed by government forces in a gunfight in North Kashmir's Kupwara District earlier today. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that thousands of people participated in last rites of Two Local Militants killed in thegunfight that had raged in the Khumriyal area of North Kashmir's Kupwara District on Thursday. One of the slain Militant identified as 28 Year old, Bilal Ahmed from Shat Muqam area of Lolab in Kupwara District of North Kashmir. Bilal who was orphaned at an early age was a supplier at the fruit mandi in Srinagar for the past few years before he joined Hizb ul Mujahideen in March, His father Shams-u-din Shah, was a militant and was ...

August 02 Rayees Shah The Annual Urs of Syed karmani (RA) celebrated at Nunner In Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District with religious fervour and enthusiasm. A large number of devotees including men,women and children from different faiths and communities from different districts of valley and the adjoining areas participated in this grand religious congregation at the said location. Every year, the Urs commences on 2 August with Quran Khawani, Darood Azqar and Khatmat-ul-Mozama at followed by day long prayers. The devotees during the Urs prayed for long-lasting peace in Kashmir and sought peace, blessings and mercy from Almighty. Dua e Majlis And Fateh khawani was also offered.

August 02 With the installation of special equipment for night hour aviation operations, the night landing will start at the Srinagar "International" Airport from August 10. As per reports, proposals were sent to all seven airline operating in the region but for now, just two will begin the process, but Initially GoAir and IndiGo have received the permissions to operate in evening hours. On an average, twenty seven flights land at the airport daily but these numbers are likely to go up after night operations begin. Srinagar Airport is a table-top airport surrounded by dozens of villages and orchards and situated at a distance of 12 kms from Srinagar. It is under direct operational control of the IAF which controls its air traffic and landing strip and also the facilities of ...

August 02 The Kalroosa and Chaiwan localities in North Kashmir's Kupwara district have erupted over the killing of local Militants on Thursday. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth shouting Pro Freedom and Pro Militancy Slogans hit the Kupwara streets condemning the killing of Militants. The troops deployed in the area did not allow the youth to march ahead, responding to which the youth threw stones on Government Forces. The troops fired tear smoke shells to disperse the youth, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed. Two Militants identified as Bilal Ahmed Shah and Zahoor Ahmed Mir had been killed in a gunfight in Kupwara earlier in the day.