Month: January 2019

January 21 Intense Clashes have erupted between protesters and government forces erupted in Hapatnad area of Charar e Shareef in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district where a gunfight between militants and forces is underway. Two Militants have been reportedly killed in the encounter that raged early morning on Monday between Government Forces and Militants. A Local told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday morning hundreds of protesters including women assembled and pelted stones on forces who responded to intense tear smoke shelling. Announcements are being made on loudspeakers in the mosques asking others to come out, a local told The Kashmiriyat. ALSO READ: Two Militants Reportedly Slain in Ongoing Charar e Sharif Encounter People in large numbers from adjacent areas shouting p...

January 21 Authorities at the Srinagar International Airport on Monday said that several flights to and from New Delhi have been cancelled or stand delayed due to bad weather conditions. The officials said that Go Air 213/213 DEL/SXR/IXJ; Air Asia I5 715/716 DEL/SXR/DEL flights are cancelled for today. Meanwhile flights scheduled to land at Srinagar airport from New Delhi have been delayed by several hours. The Kashmir weather department has predicted heavy snowfall across Kashmir for three days. In the past few days the inclement weather conditions have disrupted air traffic several times at the Srinagar International Airport. The Highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar has also been blocked due to fresh snowfall near the Jawahar Tunnel.

January 21 Two Militants have been killed in the ongoing encounter that started between militants and Government forces at Hapatnad area of Chrar e Sharif in Central Kashmir’s Budgam District on Monday. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police were fired upon by Militants during a cordon and search operation in the area. The encounter began when a group of holed up Militants opened fire upon Forces conducting search operation in the area, he said. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two to three militants are trapped in a residential house in the area. Two Militants have been killed in the ensuing gunfight, while one more is believed to be trapped. A heavy exchange of fire was going on when this report being file...

January 21 An Encounter started between militants and Government forces at Hapatnad area of Chrar e Sharif in Central Kashmir’s Budgam District on Monday. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police were fired upon by Militants during a cordon and search operation in the area. Immediately the troops cordoned off the area and the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two to three militants are trapped in a residential house in the area. A heavy exchange of fire was going on when this report being filed.

January 20 Even though the MeT department had predicted heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir regions from Saturday evening, the weather showed slight improvement on Sunday with an increase in the minimum temperatures due to a nightlong cloud cover, the weather office said. “The minimum temperatures improved due to nightlong cloud cover. Snowfall is likely to occur in the plains and higher reaches on Sunday. The intensity will gradually increase from tomorrow (Monday),” a MET Department official said. ALSO READ: Heavy Snowfall Prediction- Helpline Numbers for All Districts Srinagar recorded minus 0.3 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Sunday compared to Saturday’s minus 3.0. Similarly the minimum temperature improved to minus 3.0 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam compared...

January 20 Shabir Khan At least two persons were critically injured after a car they were travelling in met with an accident in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that a car rammed into a divider at New colony area near Axis Bank Sopore, resulting in injuries to two persons. The injured were rushed to SDH Sopore where from doctors referred them SKIMS Soura Srinagar for advanced treatment. The duo were identified as Abdul Gani Shah (55) of Shalpora Sopore and Zahoor Ahmad (25), of Sher colony Sopore.

January 19 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expelled fits senior leader and former Finance Minister, Altaf Bukhari from the party. “The Party has been watching with concern the activities of one of its leaders Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari for quite some time. Ever since the passing away of our founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed he has been perusing his personal political ambition at the cost of the Party and state interest,” it said in a statement issued here. “Bukhari inspired and led dissent in the Party at its most crucial stage which resulted in serious damage to our efforts at implementing the agenda of Alliance of our coalition government. While the Party leadership was engaged in negotiations with its partner and the GOI insisting on implementing some agreed points befo...