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Month: February 2019

Modi Government Gives up on Triple Talaq Bill

INDIA
January 04 The Modi government has effectively given up on the Triple Talaq bill and the Citizenship Amendment Bill— that were awaiting consideration by the Rajya Sabha. The opposition parties made clear that they could not guarantee smooth functioning of the House if any contentious bills were tabled. The decision on the bills to be tabled in the Upper House was taken at a meeting chaired by Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu that included government representatives and leaders of all the opposition parties. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narendra Singh Tomar held a 30-minutes-long follow-up meeting with the Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and leaders of other parties. The Rajya Sabha will now take up only six legislative proposals including one to replace an ordi...

Another Spell of Snowfall to Begin on Wednesday in Kashmir Valley

REGIONAL
February 04 Jammu Kashmir will be facing more rain and snow on Wednesday and Thursday, according to India Meteorological Department. The forecaster says the coming week will feature heavy rain and snowfall on January 06 and 07 at isolated places, although few days in the three divisions of the state are predicted to remain dry. “Weather in Jammu, Ladakh will remain as of Kashmir,” he said.buy prednisone online buy prednisone generic Weatherman asked people to stay updated and informed about the weather prediction for Feb 06 and 07 due to expectation of heavy snow, rainfall in valley.

Kashmir Caged as Modi Visits Srinagar Today

REGIONAL
February 03 Streets throughout the Kashmir valley are wearing a deserted look on Sunday as Narendra Modi will visit the valley today. Paramilitary troopers and Policemen have been deployed across all major towns throughout the Kashmir valley. Authorities have also suspended Mobile internet services across the Kashmir districts, Meanwhile in Srinagar restrictions have been placed at several places and the Pro Freedom leadership has been detained. ALSO READ: Modi to Visit Srinagar’s Dal Lake tomorrow S K International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the bank of worlf famous Dal Lake has been made out of bounds for any civilian movement and sharps shooters have been deployed to foil any "militant attack". Meanwhile, a four-tier security apparatus has been put in place for Na...

Son of a Former Panch- Anayat was a Militant for Five Days Only

REGIONAL
February 02 Jahangeer Ganie Barely five days after joining militant ranks, Anayat Ahmad Ziger of Arihal was trapped along with his senior associate Shahid Baba in Drabgam village of Pulwama district on Thursday evening. Anayat, son of Mohammad Abdullah Ziger, a driver by profession according to his friends left home on 26th January, soon after Saqib Shafi Dar along with his associate was killed in an encounter at Khonmouh area of Pampore. As militants appeared in funeral of slain Saqib at Arihal on 26th of January, Anayat who has been working for militants for many years went with them, said an official. Belonging to a middle class family, Anayat was a good human being and down to earth person, said his friend Shahid, adding that he was inclined towards militancy since long ...

This Kashmiri Poet From Tral Seeks Peace in Valley through His Poetry

CULTURE, INTERVIEW
January 31 As the Kashmir valley Witnesses prolonged unrest, paralyzed life, caged nights and curfewed days from decades, it has gained wide attention from media. But on the other hand, the Kashmir vale has a history and culture and is known as a birth place of some famous Sufi saints and poets. Here in Tral, also known as "SHAH-E-HAMDAAN"  town, a sufi poet Abdul Gani, from an economically backward village Dar Ganie Gund Tral is striving for peace through his poems. Abdul Gani  alias "Gani Razaq Kashmiri" , born in 1960 at Dar ganie Gund village, some fifteen kilometers away from Tral town despite all odds has kept believing that poetry and literature can take Kashmir into peace. There was only one institution in the area which was about 5 km from his native village where he received ...

Modi to Visit Srinagar’s Dal Lake tomorrow

REGIONAL
February 02 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow to inaugurate and lay foundation of several development projects here. According to an official spokesperson, the PM will also inspect Dal lake in Srinagar. Giving details of the visit, the official handout said that Modi will unveil the plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of AIIMS, Vijaypur and AIIMS, Awantipora. Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the construction of northern Regional Centre Campus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication at Jammu through the unveiling of plaque, it said. “University of Ladakh will be launched by the Prime Minister. It will be the first ever University in Ladakh region, established under University of Ladakh Act 2018. It will be a cluster Univ...

3 OGWs Arrested in Sopore

REGIONAL
February 02 Shabir Khan The Jammu Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three OGWs in recent grenade throwing case on CRPF in the town . In a press conference SSP Sopore Javeed Iqbal  said that police have arrested three persons who are behind the Grenade attack on SBI Camp of 179 Bn, CRPF 179 on 25 Jan in which no loss of life or injury  has reported from either side. During press conference all three involved persons identified as Ghulam Qadir Rather son of Mohammad Shafi Rather resident of Tarzoo, Aijaz Ahmed Khan son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan resident of Naseem Bagh Sopore and Owaise Khalid Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar resident of Naseem Bagh Krankshivan Colony Sopore were present before the media persons. “During the questioning all confessed the commissio...

Srinagar Youth Joins Lashkar e Taiba

OTHERS
February 02 A picture of a youth from Srinagar's Natipora holding a gun has gone viral over social media. As per reports the youth has been identified as Danish Haneef Wani went missing soon after on December 30 A Picture of Wani holding a gun and a copy of Quran has surfaced on social media on Saturday. According to the picture, Wani has joined Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group on January 8.

Missing Budgam Youth Arrested in Pulwama

OTHERS
February 02 A youth who was missing since January 23 has been arrested from Pulwama area of south Kashmir on Friday afternoon. Official sources said that the youth Azad Ahmad Dar son of Masood Dar from Dalwan area of Charar-i-Shareef, Budgam was arrested near Fruit Mandi Pulwama. However, there was no confirmation by police with regard to it. Azad went missing, a day after a gunfight took place in the Hapatnar area of the central Kashmir district in which three Al-Badr militants were killed. His family had also submitted a missing report with the local police. Pertinently, Adil Ahmad Ganie (24) son of Gulzar Ahmad Ganie of Hardu Dalwan has also gone missing from January 25, last month.

Intense Clashes Erupt During CASO in Tral, 1 Lady Injured

PULWAMA
February 02 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Gul Bagh area of  Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. On the evening of Friday, the forces including 42 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Gul bagh area.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Tral locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. Youth hit the streets as soon as troops launched a joint operation, Shouting Pro Freedom and Pro Militancy slogans, the youth hit the streets throwing stones on Government Forces. The troops fired tear smoke shells to d...