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19 year Old Kashmiri Student Goes Missing from Noida

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A 19-year-old Kashmiri student went missing from his college premises in Greater Noida on Saturday. His family, which travelled from Handwara to Greater Noida, filed a formal police complaint on Tuesday. The student, Aashim Hussain, went missing from Knowledge Park on Saturday. His family hasn’t been able to contact him since. “A missing persons complaint has been registered by the family. His phone has been switched off since Saturday. We will speak to his friends and college authorities to ascertain his location,” Circle Officer (Greater Noida 1) Nishank Sharma said. Aashim is a first-year BTech student of GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management. His father, Aashiq Maqbool, is a contractor while his mother Haalema is a homemaker. Both live in Kashmir. Aashim’s flatmat...

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Health Centre Kehripora in Islamabad (Anantnag) Turns into a Cowshed

REGIONAL

December 12 The residents of South Kashmir’s Kehripora village in Islamabad (Anantnag) District complained that the Primary Health Centre (PHC) located in their village lacks staff and basic facilities as they are being forced to visit other places for medical treatment. Locals here while speaking to The Kashmiriyat alleged that, “The PHC was established In 2008, the authorities had promised us that all kind of medical facility will be made available here as the Health Centre caters to a vast area.But the pathetic condition of the building has made the inhabitants of the area suffer." According to locals there is unavailability of staff, Basic Facilities and building which was constructed ten Years ago has turned into cowshed. The BMO Larnoo upon being contacted by The Kashm...

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41 Policemen Killed in Militant Attacks in 2018, Highest in 15 Years

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December 12 2018 has been the deadliest year for the Jammu and Kashmir police who have lost 41 cops in militant attacks. Highest in the past 15 years. In 2017, 31 policemen fell to bullets. Militants also looted 28 weapons from the police, official figures say. According to figures nine of the killed were special police officers and the rest were regular policemen. “The highest number of 23 policemen was killed in the first half of 2018. Even during the Ramadhan ceasefire, when forces followed didn’t launch any operation against militants from May 16 to June 17, five policemen were killed,” figures reveal. The month of September saw a spike in the kidnapping of special police officers (SPOs), triggering panic among policemen. The abductions prompted the police force to ask...

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Rains Lash Kashmir Plains, More Wet Weather Expected

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December 12 Many parts of Kashmir received heavy rains since early morning, an official of the meteorological (MeT) department said. He said south Kashmir's Kokernag, in Islamabad (Anantnag) district, received the highest rainfall of 63.4mm till 8.30am, while the neighbouring Qazigund received 58.6mm of rainfall. Snowfall has also started in Dooru area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district and many other parts of South Kashmir. Minimum temperatures dropped sharply across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Wednesday triggering cold wave conditions, the weather office said. A Met Department official said the minimum temperatures were likely to drop further in the coming days. The minimum temperatures in Kargil, Leh, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Srinagar on Wedn...

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Weak mobile connectivity irks Tral Residents- Lone Tower for a Dozen Villages

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December 12 Lone Nawaz In today's modern and technological era as the world is shrinking by advanced means of communication and also at this moment in time, the government is launching new initiatives like Digital India etc , But punctuating such tall claims are fruitful only within cabinet and offices , On ground these claims prove hoax, the Same situation is witnessed in Upper reaches of Tral villages in South Kashmir. Naristan , Zoastan , Hajin & Bangidar villages of Tral are without telecom tower since the various telecom operators established their units in Kashmir valley. A group of residents From these village told The Kashmiriyat that the only Airtel mobile tower is available in Aripal village of Tral, This tower is serving almost 40 different villages, but they are n...

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Another CASO Launched in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

December 12 The Government Forces on Wednesday launched another cordon and search operation in Derpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday, the forces including 44 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Derpora area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Shopian locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed. Pertinently another CASO is going on in Malikgund, a day after four Cops wers shot dead in Zainapora area of Shopian. (The Kashmiriyat).

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Congress Falls Short of 1 Seat in Rajhastan, 2 in MP, Shiv Sena Happy with BJP Loss

INDIA

December 12 The assembly election results for Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have come in the Congress's favour but they aren't good enough to sail the grand old party across the half-way mark on its own. In both the states, the Congress has missed the magic number by a whisker. In Rajasthan, the Congress fell short by one seat and in Madhya Pradesh by two seats. It now will have to stitch alliance with other opposition parties like the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Samajwadi Party, CPI(M) and rope in as many Independents as possible. The situation for the BJP is more worrisome in Madhya Pradesh where the party has just managed to go ahead of the seats won by the BJP. Of the 230 seats in the state, the Congress has won 114, while the BJP has 109. The half-way mark or the magic number requir...

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Early Morning CASO in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

December 12 The Government Forces on Wednesday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Malikgund area of South Kashmir’s Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday, the forces including 44 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police sealed all the entry and exit points to the area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Shopian locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed.buy singulair generic infobuyblo.com/singulair.html over the counter (The Kashmiriyat).

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Pulwama Records 1.4 Per cent, Islamabad (Anantnag) records 24 per cent

OTHERS

December 11 The final phase of Panchayat polls concluded on Tuesday with an overall 38.8 percent voter turnout in Kashmir. The polls which started from 8am till 2pm was held at 452 polling stations in Kashmir. Kupwara witnessed 53.6 percent, Bandipora 46 percent, Baramulla 38.9 percent, Ganderbal 20.9 percent, Budgam 38.8 percent, Pulwama 1.4 percent and Anantnag 24.8 percent. 430 candidates were in fray for 55 Sarpanch and 138 Panch seats while 68 Sarpanchs and 433 Panchs were elected unopposed in this phase. The polls which began last month was conducted in nine phases.

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Four Policemen killed in Shopian, Assault Rifles Snatched

SHOPIAN

December 11 Four policemen have been killed in a militant attack in Zainapora area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. A police source said that three policemen were killed in an attack carried out by militants on police guarding minority in Zainapora area of Shopian district on Tuesday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that one policemen was also injured in the attack and he has been shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment who later succumbed to his injuries. "Four weapons have also been snatched from the policemen" sources told The Kashmiriyat. A police officer confirmed that the injured constable Abdul Majid (belt no. 193/SPN) of Shallabugh Ganderbal succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital. The officer identified the other slain as constable Mehrajuddin (belt no...