January 2019 - Page 16 of 33

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At least 20 Militants Appear in Shopian Village, Offer Gun salute to Zeenat ul Islam

SHOPIAN

January 16 Panic gripped Sugan area of South Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday as massive firing was heard in the area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a group of at least 20 armed Militants appeared in Sugan on the Chauhram of slain Zeenat ul Islam and offered gun salute to the slain commander. The Militants appeared in the Sugan village of Shopian on Wednesday afternoon and fired several rounds in the air as a mark of respect to Zeenat ul Islam. Meanwhile hundreds of people visited the houses of slain militants on their Chauhram. Zeenat ul Islam and his colleague Shakeel Ahmed Dar were killed in an encounter with Government Forces in Kulgam district on Saturday night. Police officials however said that they had no information about any incident as such.

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Ganderbal Police succeeds in Brings back Ganderbal youth Planning to join militancy

OTHERS

January 16 Rayees Shah One boy namely Mohd Ashraf Sofi S/O Late Ghulam Mohd Sofi R/O Nunner Ganderbal on 15.1.2019 went missing from Ganderbal and a missing report was lodged at Police Station Ganderbal. Inquiry into the Mysterious Missing of said person revealed that his father had purchased land from a migrant family about 10 years ago but no possession was given to them till date. His family fought case in revenue courts and also got latest directions for getting possession from FC Revenue. Meanwhile his father four days ago died of heart attack who was a CA patient.buy fildena online https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/fildena.html no prescription Due to prolonged delay in settlement of land dispute and increased sufferings of his family, the...

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From a Poor Family- Kulgam Girl’s Inspirational Journey to Winning Gold in Wrestling

WRITE-UPS

January 16 Insha, a South Kashmir girl shined brighter and managed to bring glory to the valley with a Gold medal, and proved the daughters are no less than sons. Coming from a conflict bound region that is often in news for Encounters and cordon and Search operations, Insha Sitara has brought laurels to her family by winning the 55+ KG category from 64th SGFI National Level Belt Wrestling U-19 championship at Belagavi, district of South Indian state, Karnataka. She says that it is tough to focus on your dreams, in a conflict region, when conflict is brewing on your head most of time. "But my dreams, my passion and my zeal for achieving my dreams, has been an inspiration," she told The Kashmiriyat. ALSO READ: Meet Azmat Ali- Woman with a Mission to Save Kashmiri Culture Insh...

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Residents of Repora Ganderbal Facing Water, Electricity Crisis

REGIONAL

January 16 Rayees Shah The Residents of Repora in Lar area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district staged a protest demonstration against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) and PDD department. They blocked Sumbal -Manigam highway at Repora area of Ganderbal on Wednesday morning. "Our locality is without drinking water and electricity from past several days. We made frequent requests in this connection before concerned authorities but to no avail,” a protester said while speaking to The Kashmiriyat. Later, officials reached on the spot and assured the protesters that the issue would be take up with the concerned authorities. After assurance, the protesters dispersed and vehicular movement was restored.

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Brinty Dailgam Residents Face Acute Shortage of Drinking water Facilities

ISLAMABAD

January 16 Sheikh Nadeem The Residents of Breenti area in Dialgam area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (anantnag) district allege that due to shortage of drinking water facility they face immense hardships. The Public Health Engineering department assured restoration of water supply, many a times, but nothing was done. The area is facing acute shortage of drinking water Supply for last three years. A local resident Rukhshar Ahmad while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said, "we are facing water scarcity for past Years." He added that they are facing immense problems as they have to go to other places to fetch the drinking Water. Everyday women cover long distances to fetch water from village streams and lakes, which is not fit for drinking “Since taps in our houses have run dry, we are f...

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2 die after fall while flying kites in Hyderabad

INDIA

January 16 A 11-year-old boy and a man died while another boy was injured after falling from buildings in separate kite flying incidents here in the past three days In the fatal incident, the boy fell from the third floor of a building in Habeebnagar. He succumbed to injuries at a hospital on Monday. In another incident on Sunday, a 27-year-old man, a scrap dealer, suffered head injuries. He had fallen from the terrace of a two-storied building while flying kite in Warasiguda. He died on the same day at a hospital without responding to treatment. A nine-year-old boy who was flying kite suffered injuries after he slipped and fell down from the second-floor of a building. Police said that he had been hospitalized.

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Over 2,300 women to Perform Hajj this year without ”Mehram”: Naqvi

INDIA

January 16 Over 2,300 Muslim women from India will go on Haj this year without ‘Mehram’ or male companion as all those who applied under this category have been exempted from the lottery system, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Wednesday. The Modi government had last year allowed women going to Haj without Mehram, which had resulted in about 1,300 Muslim women going for the pilgrimage without any male companion. They had been exempted from the lottery system. Naqvi, while inaugurating the new office space of Haj Division at RK Puram here, said that for the first time after the Independence, 2,340 Muslim women have applied to go on Haj 2019 without Mehram. This year too, on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Minority Affairs Ministry has mad...

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Amid Snowfall, CASO Launched in Hajin Area

REGIONAL

January 16 The Government Forces jointly reached Danagar Mohalla of Hajin in North Kashmir's Bandipora District. The forces including 13 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and SOG have sealed all the entry and exit points to Danagar Mohallah. Amid snowfall, they have launched a cordon and search operation in the area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces are conducting a search operation in the area. A search operation is going on, as per the latest reports available.

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Pakistan Forces Kill Three Taliban Militants including top Commander

INTERNATIONAL

January 16 The Pakistani forces have gunned down four militants, including a top Taliban commander. Those killed in the exchange of fire include Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Islam and Mohibullah who were allegedly involved in November bombings which killed 31 people including Sikhs.. A huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered from their possession. Intelligence agencies raided a house near Qazi pump area where the militants were believed to be hiding. The owner of the house was also killed in the firing between the militants and security forces. In November, 31 people including three Sikhs were killed and over 40 others injured in the bomb blast at the Friday Market (Juma Bazar) near an Imam Bargah, a Shia religious place, in Orakzai tribal distr...

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Ration Scam Unearthed in Srinagar

REGIONAL

January 16 The Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday unearthed a major ration scam and arrested the accused who would repack the government supply of Rice, and flour to be sold in the name of ‘Apple Brand’. Officials said that they have arrested one accused from Srinagar’s Bemina area. He has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Nath of Bemina. “He was selling rice (govt supply) after replacing the same in fake Apple Brand bags,” officials said. They added that they had received the complaint on on January 15. Police raided the place and arrested the accused and seized 74 bags of rice and 02 bags of atta flour. The official said that in this connection FIR was registered & investigation taken up.