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I will Do What People of Kashmir want me to do- Shah Faesal

UPDATES

January 10 Kashmir’s IAS officer Shah Faesal has said that he was stormed with abuse after he announced his resignation from the government services. Faesal took to social media and wrote: “It has been a storm of abuse and adulation. Hundreds and thousands of people reacted to my resignation in hundreds and thousands of ways. I totally expected this.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He said that he has not made any decision yet about his future plans and said that his decision will depend upon what the people of Kashmir want him to do. “More so the youth." He said that he has idea of how to do things from hereon. “I am sure you have ideas too and you want me to factor those ideas in before I take a final decision.” Meanwhile there are spec...

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Early Morning CASO Launched in Tral Area

PULWAMA

January 10 The Government Forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in Tral area of South Kashmir. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that 42 Rashtriya Rifles, 180 Battalion of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Nargistan area of Tral. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Following a specific input about Militant movement, the forces sealed all the entry and exit points to the village early morning on Thursday. A search operation was going on in the area when this report was filed.

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Five Women Are Raped Everyday in the City- Delhi Police

INDIA

January 09 Five women were raped and eight were molested everyday on an average in the national capital last year, Delhi Police said Wednesday. According to Delhi Police data, 2,043 cases of rapes were registered last year as compared to 2,059 cases the year before that and 2,065 cases in 2016. Last year, 3,175 cases of molestation were reported as compared to 3,275 cases the year before and 4,032 cases in 2016. In most of the rape cases, the accused were known to the victim, police said. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Delhi Police analysis, 43 per cent of the accused in rape cases were either friends or family friends, 16.25 per cent were neighbours, 12.04 per cent were relatives, 2.89 per cent were co-workers, 22.86 per cen...

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Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Civilian from Sopore Area

REGIONAL

January 09 Unknown gunmen kidnapped a civilian from Gund Brath area in Sopore of North Kashmir's Baramulla district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday night unknown gunmen barged into the house of one civilian namely Aijaz Ahmed at Brath and kidnapped him from his home. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The family members tried their best to stop the gunmen from kidnapping him, but to no avail. Details emerging.

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Nocturnal CASO Launched in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

January 09 A cordon and search operation has been launched by Government Forces in Shopian District of South Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday night, the 44RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Handew area of Shopian. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area. A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed.

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30 Sikh Sarpanchs and Panchs Resign in Pulwama

PULWAMA

January 09 Following the killing of a Sikh youth by unknown gunmen in Tral about 30 Sarpanchs and Panchs from the Sikh communtity have resigned en masse in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) however said the authorities are yet to accept their resignation. “All those Sikhs who recently won Sarpanchs and Panchs elections, about 25 to 30 in number, have resigned en-masse in Pulwama in view of security concerns, following killing of a Sikh youth in Tral on Friday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The youth, identified as Simranjeet Singh, alias Suman Singh, is the brother of a sarpanch,” APSCC said. Meanwhile, expressing anguish on the alleged silence of pro-freedom leaders over the killi...

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Girls Commits Suicide After Failing in Class 12 Exams

REGIONAL

January 09 Sajad Hameed A girl student of class 12th committed suicide at Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam after failing to qualify class 12 exam. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that an 18-year old girl (name withheld) who was a resident of Chewdara area in Budgam consumed poison at her home after she failed in the class 12 exams. The girl was immediately rushed to the nearby hospital, from where she was shifted to Srinagar hospital for advanced medical treatment, however she died on the way to the hospital. Pertinently the results of board exams for class 12th were declared on Monday evening.

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Woman Arrested for Killing Mother in Muzaffarnagar,

INDIA

January 09 A woman and her paramour were arrested Wednesday for allegedly killing her 40-year-old mother here, police said. Ishavati was found dead at her house and her daughter Nilam in an unconscious state on Saturday, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sudhir Kumar said. During investigation, it was found that Nilam and her paramour Manu were involved in the killing, he said. It is suspected that the duo killed the woman as she had opposed their relationship, Kumar said. Ishavati, wife of lawyer Sunderpal, was strangled to death after being given an intoxicant, he said. The woman was killed when her husband had gone out of the house, the SSP said. Police had earlier registered a case against unidentified persons. (PTI)

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Indian Army Chief Yet Again Targets Social Media, Says Kashmiri Youth Being Misinformed

INTERNATIONAL

January 09 The Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday the menace of Militancy is spreading its head like a "multi-headed monster" and is "here to stay" as long as states continue to use it as a state policy. Rawat, speaking at a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue here, also said that there was a need to control social media as it was becoming a source of spreading radicalisation. He said a different kind of "radicalization was being witnessed in India and in Jammu Kashmir, the youth are getting radicalized due to a lot of misinformation, disinformation, and a lot of falsehoods on religion being fed to them." "That is why you find more and more educated youth being drawn into militancy," he said. "Militancy is here to stay as long as there are nations t...

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Massive Fire in Handwara Town, 10 Shops Guttes

REGIONAL

January 09 Sajad Hameed Massive fire gutted nearly ten shops in north Kashmir’s Handwara town on Tuesday night. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that fire that broke out from a shop around 1 am spread to nine adjoining structures within no time. They said that Locals rushed to the spot to douse off the flames, after which Fire tenders and police also rushed to the spot. The incident caused a massive damage to at least ten structures in the main town, Locals added. The cause of the fire is not known yet.