Month: August 2018

August 29 Thousands of people including women have gathered outside the house of Altaf Ahmed Dar alias Al Kaczur in hawoora area of Kulgam District on Wednesday as the news of him being killed in the encounter at Muniwar area of Islamabad (Anantnag) has spread in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that men and women in large numbers from nearby areas are marching towards the home of the Hizb Commander shouting pro Freedom and Pro Islam slogans. Altaf Ahmed Dar, an A++ Category is 36 years old and had joined Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen in 2003, he was arrested, but after his release he rejoined the Militant ranks. ALSO READ: 2 Militants Reportedly Killed in Islamabad (Anantnag) Gunfight- Operation on- Live Updates  Altaf is believed to be one of the killed Militant...

August 28 The Article 35A took Kashmir by storm on Monday as thousands of students from valley wide came out in its defense after a fresh plea filed by BJP Spokesman, Ashwini Updhyay made news on the internet. Article 35a, that grants special status to Jammu Kashmir has been in the news lately after an NGO challenged it in  the apex court of India and demanded its revocation. ALSO READ: Clashes intensify in Islamabad as Supreme Court Hears Fresh Petition on 35A Enraged students came out on the streets and clashes with the Government Forces, dozens of angry students were injured as the supreme court was expected to hear a fresh plea demanding that the special status be removed. The Hurriyat leaders and the Jammu Kashmir said that the protests were a result of rumour mongering...

August 28 As highhandedness against the families of militants by government forces continues unabated, the Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba on Monday challenged the government forces asking them to  fight them instead of their families. “Fight the Mujahideen (militants) not their houses. Refrain from entering houses and resorting to vandalisation. Otherwise, you will have to pay for it. And you wont be able to safeguard your houses,” says the militant belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba in a video message addressed to police personels . Adding that the militants will take further steps only after the policemen act, “We know who are vandalizing our houses and threatening our families. We request them to stop it. If they don’t they should be ready for death,” the militant adds. ALSO READ...

August 28 215 recruits today joined the Jammu Kashmir Police at a passing out parade here, which was reviewed by the Director General of Jammu Kashmir police S P Vaid. ]The recruits hailing from different parts of the state had undergone training at the Police Technical Training Institute (PTTI) in Samba district. “It is a great pleasure that you are joining the police force which has made a name for itself owing to its huge sacrifices in the fight against Militancy over the last 30 years,” Vaid said while addressing the fresh recruits. He said that as many as 1,660 policemen have been killed in the proxy war to maintain peace and safeguard the lives and property of the people in the state. The DGP said no police force in the world has faced such a situation for so long whic...