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Civilian Injured- India Pakistan Trade Fire on LOC

OTHERS

January 17 A civilian was injured Thursday when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. Northern Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said the Army is replying befittingly to the Pakistani aggression. Pakistan troops resorted to firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas along the LoC in Nowshera sector, the officials said. The ceasefire violation resulted in injuries to a civilian who has been hospitalised, they said. The year 2018 had witnessed the highest number — 2936 — of ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops in the last 15 years along the Indo-Pak border. On 16 February, The Pakistani side accused the Indian forces of opening ...

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CASO Launched in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

January 17 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces have jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Chitragam area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. On Thursday afternoon, the forces including 44 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Chitragam area. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The troopers reached the area following specific inputs about Militant movement in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed. (The Kashmiriyat).

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Grenade Attack in Srinagar- At least Three Policemen Injured

REGIONAL

January 17 Unknown persons hurled a Grenade on police party at Rajbagh area of summer capital Srinagar. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown persons on Thursday afternoon hurled a grenade on a Police party near Zero Bridge in Srinagar. In the attack, three Cops including two from traffic Wing of Jammu Kashmir police have been Injured.buy kamagra oral jelly online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/kamagra-oral-jelly.html no prescription The injured cops have been evacuated to hospital. Details Rushing in.

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JNU Sedition Row- Pro Pakistan Slogans were Raised by BJP Members- Says Former ABVP Member

INDIA

January 17 Two former office-bearers of the ABVP, the student wing of the BJP, have made stunning revelations on the raging controversy over the JNU’s sedition row. Speaking at a press conference in Delhi, former JNU ABVP unit vice-president Jatin Goraiya and former joint-secretary Pradeep Narwal said that students present in a video shown by a news channel allegedly raising the slogan of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ were actually ABVP members or sympathisers. Later speaking to Janta Ka Reporter, Goraiya said that he can identify the ABVP members who chanted Pakistan Zindabad slogans and were ready to debate with Zee News, which had claimed that Kanhaiya Kumar and his friends chanted the anti-India slogans. ALSO READ: JNU Sedition Row- Seven Kashmiris Named in Chargesheet He said, “Y...

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Gujjar Community Accuses Army of Atrocities, Says Several Youth Arrested, 1 Woman Died During Nocturnal Raids

ISLAMABAD

January 17 The Gujjar community of Kashmiri people on Thursday protested in Deputy commissioner's office in Islamabad (Anantnag) against 'atrocities by Army.' Speaking to The Kashmiriyat they said that from the past few days Indian Army has been raiding their locality in Pahalgam and have arrested several youth during nocturnal raids. "This behaviour of Indian Army is intolerable, without any provocation they are arresting our youth," a protester sad. Demanding the immediate release of the youth, they said that the youth are innocent bread earners to their families. He said that one woman died as Army raided the locality in the dark of night, "The raid created fear and a woman died because of heart attack." Speaking to The Kashmiriyat they said the youth should be immedia...

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Lashkar e Taiba Militant Arrested in Kulgam, Claims Police

KULGAM

January 17 Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant during naka in south Kashmir’s Kulgam. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that based on specific input a naka was laid at Chilan area of Kulgam. During naka checking a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was apprehended. A police official confirmed this news. He said that the identity of the apprehended militant is being ascertained.

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Protests in Srinagar, Demand Release of Youth Detained by NIA

REGIONAL

January 17 Old city Srinagar residents protested Thursday against the arrest of nine youths by National Investigation Agency. Eye witnesses said that men, women and children joined the protests demanding immediate release of the detained youth. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Protesters asembled at Rajouri Kadal and raised slogans in support of the detained youth claiming they are innocent and be released immediately. Nine persons were arrested in Kashmir by police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) in November last year for alleged militant links were handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA). Official sources said that two persons identified as Tahir Ahmad Khan son of Ali Mohammad of Chandrigam Tral and Haris Mushtaq Khan son of Musht...

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Heavy snowfall to hit Kashmir for at least five days, Drass coldest at minus 22 degree Celsius

REGIONAL

January 17 The weather department of Kashmir Wednesday predicted heavy snowfall for at least five days starting Saturday across Kashmir valley Weather office said that heavy snowfall will hit parts of Kashmir. Adding that the snowfall will likely disrupt air and surface traffic to and from the Kashmir Valley. They said that a comparatively intense western disturbance is becoming active over Jammu and Kashmir from January 19 and will remain till January 23, peaking on January 22. The minimum temperature was minus 1.3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while in Pahalgam and Gulmarg it was minus 5.1 and minus 10.0, respectively. Leh town recorded minus 12.0 degrees Celsius and Kargil minus 20.2 as the minimum temperatures. Drass town was the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir with min...

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1 out of 3 Workers at UN Faces Sexual Harassment

INTERNATIONAL

January 17 The global organisation's own #MeToo survey has found that one in three employees responding to it have said that they have suffered sexual harassment in the last two years. Sharing the survey results in a letter to UN employees on Monday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: "The results confirm that these have a debilitating effect on staff morale and on work performance and there are continued barriers to reporting, including fear of retaliation and perception that perpetrators, for the most part, enjoy impunity." Guterres, who has made empowering women and ending sexual harassment and abuse one of his priorities, commissioned the consulting firm Deloite Touche Tomhatsu to survey the employees of the UN system worldwide. Deloitte said that 10,032 UN employees had...

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BJP President, Amit Shah Diagnosed with Swine Flu

INDIA

January 17 The President of BJP Amit Shah is being treated for swine influenza in Delhi's AIIMS. The BJP chief on Wednesday said that he was being treated for swine flu. Shah is the second leader from the BJP who has taken ill ahead of the crucial parliamentary elections and the interim budget session (1 February), which is only a fortnight away. Shah is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most trusted advisor. He has been charged with crafting the ruling party's poll strategy to bring Modi back to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. On Twitter, Shah said that he expected to recover soon."With God's grace and good wishes from all of you, I will recover soon," he said on Twitter in Hindi.