Month: December 2018

December 22 Ashraf Mir Stone throwing clashes erupted in Balicharana area of Jammu City on Saturday morning as hundreds of residents clashes with the Jammu Kashmir Police in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that bulldozers arrived at the area around 4 am on Wednesday bulldozers arrived in the area to remove the structures around river Tavi on the directions of High Court of Jammu Kashmir. In July this year, the Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta today directed the Divisional Commissioner Jammu to ensure removal of illegal constructions near bed of river Tawi and complete ban on extraction of minerals. On Dec 04, the Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabst...

December 22 A severe cold wave swept across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region on Saturday as the temperatures dipped to minus 15.8 degrees Celsius at Leh. The 40-day long harsh winter period of Chillai Kalan started on Friday and will continue till January 30, Minimum temperature dropped several degrees below the freezing point. The temperatures recorded across the valley also dropped down. In Srinagar city it was minus 5.4, in Pahalgam minus 7.4 and in Gulmarg minus 6 degrees Celsius. Jammu city was at 3.9, Katra 5.8, Batote 1.3, Bannihal 0.7 and Bhaderwah minus 0.6 degrees Celsius.

December 22 Two Militants have been reportedly killed n the ongoing encounter that raged between militants and Government forces at Arigam area of Arampora in Tral sub district of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat  that a joint team of 42 RR, SOG, Police and 180 BN of CRPF launched a cordon and search operation at Arigam area on Saturday morning after receiving inputs about presence of some militants in the area. The Forces while conducting the search operation were fire upon by forces, which resulted in an encounter. In the ensuing gunfight, two unidentified Militants have been killed, however sources informed The Kashmiriyat that the Militants are from Zakir Musa led Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind. They said that the deputy of Zakir Musa Soliha alias Re...

December 21 The only surface connecting Jammu with Kashmir passes through hilly terrain and with the winter season people here have already been suffering on account of bad connectivity, Harsh weather often triggers landslides in the area, blocking the only lifeline to the valley. Apart from this the messy traffic and the unorganized traffic system makes the commuters suffer even more. With the onset of the winter, the Traffic wing of Jammu Kashmir Police announces one way vehicular movement on the road, however as per travelers, the routine is hardly followed. Following even the slightest of drizzle anywhere on the highway, the vehicular movement on the 245-km-long road between Khanabal and Jammu is often disrupted. The road is often blocked due to landslides at Nashri, Ramsoo, B...

December 21 The chairman of Peoples Conference Sajad Gani Lone on Friday ruled out any pre-poll alliance for the assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir. Lone was speaking to media in Srinagar as former PDP leader and lawmaker Abid Ansari joined Peoples Conference. “We will not enter into pre-poll alliance with any regional or national party,” he said, and added that PC will fight elections from all 87 seats. Lone said that he will support National Conference’s autonomy proposal on a condition that if the party identifies those who eroded it. “They should identify them and keep them away.”