December 2018 - Page 7 of 25

Dec242018 by News DeskNo Comments

At least 285 Killed in Tsunami in Indonesia

INTERNATIONAL

December 24 At least 285 people have been killed in as a Tsunami following a volcanic eruption struck without warning into Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night, cutting a swathe of destruction and triggering mass panic as it swept inland. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java late night on Saturday following the eruption of a volcano known as the "child" of the legendary Krakatoa, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. The teams engaged in Search and rescue told the Media that 285 have been confirmed dead, hundreds of people injured and reported missing across three regions.buy metformin online noprescriptionrxbuyonline.com/metformin.html no prescription A video posted ...

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CASO Launched By Forces in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

December 24 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Heff area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. On the Monday morning, the forces including 44 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and 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. (The Kashmiriyat).

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Kashmir- At least 103 Encounters took Place in 2018

UPDATES

December 24 2018 has been the deadliest year in a decade as the year has seen highest number of Militants killings, 237, civilians killing 140 and 120 Government Force personnel have been killed while in 2017, 86 encounters resulted in the death of 213 Militants. Figures available to The Kashmiriyat suggest that 103 Encounters have raged between Government Forces and Militants in which at least 237 Militants have been killed, the encounters have happened mostly in residential areas of South Kashmir, but also along the Line of control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Besides, 01 April this year, saw three encounters raging in a single day, one in Kachdoora Shopian, second one at Dialgam Islamabad (Anantnag) and the last one at Dragad in Shopian, the three encounter...

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All Those Defaming Zakir Musa are Indian Agents, Says Riyaz Naikoo in Fresh Audio

REGIONAL

December 23 The Divisional commander of Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen has issued a fresh audio and this 6:54 Minute audio is being widely circulated on Social media. "We are not against Zakir Musa, He has not got any of our men killed, as none of the Militants are aware of the location of other Militants, the video being circulated against Zakir Musa and claiming that he is responsible for getting the Hizb ul Mujahideen men killed has no association with us, whosoever is spreading the messages against Musa is an Indian agent," Naikoo is heard saying in this fresh audio. He is heard saying that someone had issued an audio few months back saying that, "We are from the Musa group and we will ensure every other group is eliminated," Naikoo ridiculed the audios and videos and said...

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Tsunami Returns- At least 168 Killed in Indonesia

INTERNATIONAL

December 23 At least 168 people have been killed in as a Tsunami following a volcanic eruption struck without warning into Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night, cutting a swathe of destruction and triggering mass panic as it swept inland. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java late night on Saturday following the eruption of a volcano known as the "child" of the legendary Krakatoa, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. The teams engaged in Search and rescue told the Media that 168 have been confirmed dead, 745 people injured and 30 reported missing across three regions. A video posted on social media showed a wall of water suddenly crashing into an open-air concert by po...

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Zakir Musa’s Closest Aide- Who was Saliha Mohammed Akhoon

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December 22 Soliha Mohammed Akhoon, 25 a resident of Arampora area in South Kashmir's Tral Hamlet and the closest aide of Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind, Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Musa was killed in an encounter with Government Forces on Saturday morning. An Official said that based on credible inputs of presence of AGH Militants in the Arampora, the forces including 42RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 180 Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force launched a Cordon and Search Operation on the area, As the forces were conducting searches, militants opened fire on them, he said, adding the forces retaliated leading to a gunfight in which six militants were killed. Saliha, the deputy of Zakir Musa had joined Militant outfit, Hizb ul Mujahideen in the summer of 2015 after he gave up hi...

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Residents of Islamabad (Anantnag) Villages Complain of Frequent Power Cuts

ISLAMABAD

December 22 The residents of Palpora, Ara koshipora, Damhaal And Hakura area of south Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district have complained of frequent power cuts in the areas. The residents while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the Power Development Department (PDD) has failed to provide adequate electricity their area as the Department (PDD) is subjecting them to unscheduled power cuts. Locals said that due to the unscheduled power cuts in the area, the people are being forced to take to streets. "The authorities assured us to redress our grievance but the promises done by the authorities proved hoax,” a resident told The Kashmiriyat, He said that the residents are having a really tough time as they are facing immense hardships due to 'Hide And Seek' of electricity in...

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Grenade Attack in Islamabad (Anantnag) Area, At least 6 Troopers Injured

ISLAMABAD

December 22 At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a policeman were injured in a grenade attack in Arwani area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag)district on Saturday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the forces were being withdrawn from Hassanpora area of Arwani after clashes during a search operation when a grenade was hurled upon them by unknown persons. The explosion caused minor injuries to five CRPF personnel and a cop of Jammu Kashmir Police who were immediately rushed to sub-district hospital Bijbehara for treatment.

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Tragedy of Kashmir- When Businesses in Pulwama Opened for 5 Minutes After Eight Days

BUSINESS, WRITE-UPS

December 22 Zaffar Dar The frequent shutdowns and restrictions have caused a tremendous loss to the business fraternity in Kashmir, as the valley has been on the edge since decades. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the markets in Pulwama town had opened after a span of eight days post the killing of ten people in the Sirnoo area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. "After eight days of continuous shutdown against the Pulwama Killings, We did not open our shops for even five minutes and the news of an encounter in Tral reached to us, so we shut down our shops yet again," Adil Rashid, a trader from Pulwama told The Kashmiriyat. Among the worst affected are street vendors and transporters. Dependent on daily earnings, they have lost all or most of their savings and many have been...

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Frequent Internet Bans Cause Losses to Students, Business in Shopian, Pulwama

SHOPIAN

December 22 Continuous shutdowns and snapping of internet in south Kashmir districts has paralysed life in the Pulwama and Shopian districts as thousands of students are suffering especially due to snapped internet. The shutdown in Shopian and Pulwama has affected business as well as education, while internet is off since Saturday (15 December). Students and aspirants of different competitive examinations who have applied for different government jobs are facing hardships, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. Shahid Shafi Shah from Hermain Shopian, who is preparing his exams said the because of snapped internet he could not prepare well. “Times have changed. We can’t cover all the syllabus through books. Use of internet is must for better results but the government here is playing w...