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Month: September 2018

Pulwama Youth Killed in Forces Firing

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September 03 A Youth identified as Fayaz Ahmed Wani from South Kashmir's Pulwama District has been killed after forces opened fire upon unarmed protesters during clashes that erupted in Chewakalan locality during a CASO. ALSO READ: Pulwama Youth Critical after being Fired upon By Forces During CASO Hospital officials confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that Fayaz Ahmed Wani, Son of Mohammed Ahsan Wani from Chewakalan Pulwama after being hit with a bullet during intense clashes that erupted in Chewakalan has succumbed to his injuries. The youth had been shifted to Srinagar for treatment, however upon reaching SMHS, he was declared dead.

25 Year old Youth From Kupwara Goes Missing

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September 03 SHABIR KHAN Mehraj ud din Teeli son of Abdul Majeed Teeli, a resident of Khaipora Bala Tangmarg is missing since 24th of August. The Family of the youth has filed a missing report in the Police station of Tangmarg in North Kashmir. "We have no information of the whereabouts of Mehraj ud din," a family member told The Kashmiriyat. The family staged a massive protest along with residents of other local villages and tried to march towards Tangmarg but the police stopped them from marching towards Tangmarg, The Family appealed the Higher authorities to intervene. The Kashmiriyat contacted the SHO Tangmarg Sadat Hussain who said that the Police has received a Missing report of Mehraj ud din Teli on 26th of August 2018 and they have started an investigation in this re...

Pulwama Youth Critical after being Fired upon By Forces During CASO

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September 03 A Youth from South Kashmir's Pulwama District has been injured critically after being hit with a bullet during clashes that erupted in Muran area during a CASO. ALSO READ: CASO Launched in At Least 18 Villages of South Kashmir, Intense Clashes Erupt Hospital officials confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that Fayaz Ahmed Wani, Son of Mohammed Ahsan Wani from Chewakalan Pulwama has been hit with a bullet during intense clashes that erupted in Chewakalan after a CASO was launched in 18 villages of South Kashmir. The youth has been shifted to Srinagar for treatment.

Uri Shuts Down in Protest Against the Murder of 9 Year old Girl

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September 03  A complete shutdown is being observed today in Boniyar area of Uri against the alleged murder of a minor girl. The protesters hit  roads on  Monday blocking Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road against the death of a minor girl at Larri Trikanjan area of Boniyar. The protestors are demanding identification of culprits behind the killing of minor girl Muskan Jan.  Muskan Jan, a 9 year old girl went missing on August 23, Her decomposed body was spotted on Sunday in the forest area barely a kilometre away from her residence. However civil administration  reached on the spot and restored the traffic on the highway.

MBA Pass out From Jammu Region Joins Militancy

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September 03 A youth from Doda District in Jammu has joined Militant ranks making him one of the at least 135 youth to have joined Militant ranks this year. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Haroon Abbas Wani, a son of Ghulam Abbas Wani from Jammu's Doda District has joined Militant outfit, Hizb ul Mujahideen. The 21 year old, a Post graduate in business Administration was missing from his home in Furqaan abad area  of Doda District.buy clomid online buy clomid no prescription His photo holding an Ak 47 Rifle has gone viral over the social networking. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that they're checking the authenticity of the photo that has appeared on the internet. (The Kashmiriyat)

Cousin of Riyaz Naikoo Arrested

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September 03 The family of the cousin of Riyaz Naikoo has said that the Jammu Kashmir Police has detained his cousin Sheeraz Ahmad Naikoo. They said that Sheeraz was arrested by police from his residence in Beighpora in Awantipora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District on Thursday and has been in jail since then. Asadullah and four others were detained on Wednesday during nocturnal raids at Tral and Awantipora areas of Pulwama district. Sheeraz who is a businessman had been detained the last year also but was released later. The Police officials were unavailable for comments on the issue. Militant families have allaged harassment and vandalization by the forces since the past few weeks. Last week Militants abducted 11 relatives of police officers after families of tw...

For the First time in a Decade, Number of Active Militants crosses 300

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September 03 For the first time in a decade, the number of listed militants in Jammu Kashmir has crossed 300. For the past 10 years, the number of active militants hovered around 200 except in 2013 when only 78 militants were active in the Valley — this was the lowest figure since militancy erupted in the state in 1990. The main reason for the high number of militants has been local recruitment since 2017. As per records, 126 Valley youths picked up guns in 2017- which was the highest number since 2010 and this year over 135 have Joined the Militancy so far. The report compiled by the JK Police in early August reveals that 327 militants are active of which 211 are locals and 116 are foreigners. Of the listed militants, 181 are active in the volatile south Kashmir district...

CASO Launched in At Least 18 Villages of South Kashmir, Intense Clashes Erupt

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September 03 A massive cordon and search operation is underway in at least eighteen villages of Southern Kashmir which has lately emerged as a hot bed of Militancy. Officials informed The Kashmiriyat that a CASO has been jointly launched by three battalions of rashtriya Rifles including 44RR, 55 RR and 53 RR, two Battalions of CRPF, 183 BN and 184 BN and Jammu Kashmir Police. The operation has been launched following inputs about presence of Militant groups in the area, officials said. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Bon-pora and Sheikh-pora of Muran, Rohmu, Bellow, Rajpora, Goosu, Mitrigam, Frasipora, Shangerpora, Zagigam, Hanjan, Kamrazipura, Mirgund, Thokerpora, Kachepura, Putrigam, Dadoora are among the 18 Villages put under the massive cordon and Search Operation. Mean...

Minor Girl Found Dead in Uri

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September 02 A minor girl missing for past ten days has been found dead in a forest area in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday. Sources said that Muskan Jan aged had went missing from her home in Boniyar Uri on August 23 and since then the Police and the family was searching for her, but to no avail. Her body was spotted by locals in the Trikanjan forests on Sunday morning.

Militants Including Zeenat ul Islam Reportedly Escaped from Shopian Gunfight

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September 02 A brief gunfight broke out between militants and the government forces in Laddi locality of Imam Sahib in south Kashmir's Shopian district early Sunday morning. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that 44 RR, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF had jointly launched a Cordon and search operation during which the holed up Militants opened fire upon forces, triggering a gunfight around 8 am. However as soon as the Anti Militancy operation was launched, people from nearby villages flooded the Laddi locality throwing stones on forces. The forces used intense tear smoke shelling and aerial firing, however there was no halt to protests and the protesters managed to help the hiding Militants escape. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a Militant group led by Hizb commander, Zeenat u...