March 2019 - Page 19 of 31 - The Kashmiriyat

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Associate of Bhindrawale, Militant of Khalistan Commando Force for 36 Years Arrested in Delhi

INDIA

March 13 The Delhi police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a member of a banned militant outfit Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) and an associate Jarnail Singh Bhinderwale. The accused Gursewak Singh (53), a member of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) and was planning to re-constitute his organization on directions of KCF chief Paramjeet Singh Panjwad, who was based in Pakistan, police said. Singh was also in touch with Jagtaar Singh Hawara and other terrorists lodged in various jails in India including Tihar jail, police said adding Gursewak was arrested by the crime branch from ISBT Delhi on March 12 where he had come to meet one of his contacts, as per a report published in PTI. Gursewak was previously involved in more than 50 cases of "terrorist activities", murders of poli...

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3000 ISIS Men Surrender to Syrian Fighters

INTERNATIONAL

March 13 Around 3,000 members of the militant Islamic State or Daesh group have surrendered from its last holdout in Syria, reports said on Tuesday. A ragged tent encampment in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz is all that remains of a once-sprawling “caliphate” declared in 2014 across large swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq. Kurd fighters have been trying to crush holdout residual Daesh militia for weeks but the mass outpouring of men, women and children from the riverside hamlet has bogged down its advance. SDF renewed its assault on Sunday after warning remaining IS fighters their time was up. Shelling has since pummelled Baghouz three nights in a row, killing scores of daesh members and prompting hundreds to surrender. Thousands handed themselves over on Tues...

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No Shutdown Call on Saturday, Says Cleric Body

REGIONAL

March 13 Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam on Wednesday said that they have withdrawn the shutdown call for March 16 against NIA summoning of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam issued a statement and said that they have withdrawn the strike call. Mutahida Ulema Council had called for a state wide shutdown over the National Investigation Agency’s summon to Mirwaiz. “No shutdown should be observed on Saturday now,” they said.

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Civilian Shot Dead by Unknown Gunmen in Pulwama

PULWAMA

March 13 Unknown gunmen on Wednesday shot dead a civilian in Pingel area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown gunmen shot dead a civilian in Pinglan area of Pulwama District. The injured man was rushed to nearby hospital, where he has been declared brought dead. He has been identified as Ashiq Hussain Naik, a resident of Pinglan in Pulwama Details emerging.

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Militants, Civilians Killed by Forces are Martyrs, India has never Understood Kashmir- NC Leader

INTERVIEW

March 13 Former Vice-chairman of JK Muslim Waqf board and member of National conference Peer Muhammad Hussain has in an exclusive interview with The Kashmiriyat said that every Kashmiri killed at the hands of Forces is a Militant. The leader who joined National Conference the last year after separating from PDP in 2016 said that the interference of Mehbooba Mufti into the affairs of Waqf Board was the primary reason that he quit the party. Condemning the ban on Jamaat e Islami, he said the Government of India has never understood the issue of Kashmir. "Killing any sentiment with force is not easy, they have always tried to flex muscles on common Kashmiris, which is not the solution to the issue, but historically has been the problem. " the NC leader said. He said that the war r...

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Angry With Surf Excel, Indians Down-Rate, Delete Microsoft Excel

INDIA

March 13 A new advertisement for Surf Excel detergent that shows a Hindu girl dropping her Muslim friend at a mosque to pray on Holi, has drawn a huge amount of flak on social media platforms as being anti-Hindu. Apart from Facebook and Twitter, the keyboard nationalists have also taken to showing their displeasure by review-bombing Excel on the Google Play store. Not Surf Excel though—the negative reviews are turning up on Microsoft Excel. One of the latest reviews, which gives the app 5 stars, states, “I used to like this app, until they partnered with Surf and made such a disgusting anti religious ad. Now where ever I read the word Excel I can only think of anti Hindu propaganda. Shame on you for doing this.” A one-star rating review is much more direct and to the point. The...

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MMU Calls for Shutdown in Kashmir Valley on Saturday

REGIONAL

March 12 Calling for a complete shutdown on Saturday, Muttahid-e-Masjlis Ulema on Tuesday appealed people to stage protest against the summoning of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and ban on Jamaat post Friday prayers. Addressing a presser, Mufti Azam, Nasir-ul-Islam condemned the summoning of Mirwaiz and ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and appealed people to observe complete shutdown on Saturday to protest against the moves. He also appealed people to stage protest against the moves after Friday congregational prayers.

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3 People Killed in a Snowstorm at Kupwara

REGIONAL

March 12 Three persons have been killed in a snowstorm late Monday night at Khooni Nalah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Locals form Kupwra told The Kashmiriyat that a group of people on way from Kupwara to Karnah when a snow storm hit the area, trapping them in the area near Khooni Nalah. Two who managed to escape from the spot informed the Police who rushed to the spot and found three people dead.buy cytotec online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/cytotec.html no prescription The deceased persons have been identified as Abdul Khaliq Sheikh aged 40, Tahir Younis Khawaja aged 22 and Fareed Ahmad, 25 all residents of Karnah.

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CASO Launched in Kulgam, Intense Clashes Erupt

KULGAM

March 12 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Budroo area of Yaripora in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. On Tuesday morning, the forces including 9 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Budroo area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Yaripora 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 disperse the protesting youth, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. A search opera...

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Another Pulwama Type Attack on Cards, Say Intelligence Agencies

PULWAMA

March 11 Government forces have been alerted by intelligence agencies of another Pulwama-like attack in the Kashmir Valley, IndiaToday reported. According to the report intel agencies have also reported Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has been plotting a fresh suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The intelligence warning has come almost a month after 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The forces have been informed of these intercepts. The intel inputs also said that a Jaish commander has been training five to six militants to carry out more attacks in the Valley. The commander has been recruiting youths from the Valley to make explosives, the intel inputs said. The agencies had earlier learned that an IE...