March 2019 - Page 22 of 32 - The Kashmiriyat

Mar92019 by News DeskNo Comments

Vehicle With 1000 Kilo Explosives ceased in Calcutta

INDIA

March 09 A Huge quantity of explosive substances were seized from a vehicle in Chitpur area of the city, a senior Kolkata Police officer said on Saturday, NDTV reported. On Saturday, the Police acting upon a tip-off, intercepted a vehicle near Tala bridge on the BT Road in the capital of West Bengal in the wee hours of Saturday and seized 27 bags containing about 1,000 kg of potassium nitrate,the police officer said. Potassium nitrate is used in making explosives. Two persons - the driver and his helper have been arrested, he said. "The vehicle was coming from Odisha and was heading towards North 24 Parganas district. We have arrested the driver and the helper of the goods vehicle," the officer added.

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Workshop Organized in Achabal to Encourage Handicrafts

CULTURE

March 09 Waris Shah To encourage the local youth to take up handicrafts manufacturing as a profession, Handicrafts Department Saturday organized an awareness cum sale camp at Town Hall Achabal. Additional District Development Commissioner Islamabad,was the Chief Guest on the occasion.The awareness programme was also attended by A D Handicrafts,besides number of artisans and local people. Speaking on the occasion, Additional District Development Commissioner stressed on a collaborative approach for the linking of flagship livelihood schemes like Hunnar and UMEED with the handicraft department. He said that concerned departments should take full advantage of schemes and provide livelihood opportunities to the artisans. He said that the provision of SHGs in UMEED scheme provides girls ...

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Bring Your Militant Sons Back- Indian Army Asks Mothers in Kashmir

INDIA

March 09 A top army commander on Saturday appealed to the Kashmiri mothers to bring back their sons who have joined militancy. “Today I make a fervent appeal to all Kashmiri mothers to bring back sons who have joined militancy and to stop their sons from picking up arms,” said GoC 15 Corps LT Gen KJS Dhillon. The army commander was speaking at the passing-out-cum attestation parade at JAKLI Regimental Centre today. “I guarantee safe entry of local militants into the mainstream,” he said.

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Hyderabad- Girl Stripped Naked, Cut With Blades and Filmed by a Drug Addict

INDIA

March 09 A 16-year-old girl was allegedly stripped naked and her body cut with blade by a drug addict in Hyderabad, NDTV reported. The Drug addict filmed the act even as the girl, covered in blood, kept requesting him to stop the assault and let her go. The girl was rescued by locals after they heard her screams; the accused was beaten up before he was handed over to the police. The incident is reported to have taken place in Hyderabad's Gandhi Nagar on Thursday. Gandhi Nagar, which has a large number of students, has become infamous for drug-related incidents, say social workers.

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Gunshots Heard During CASO in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

March 09 Gunshots have been heard during a cordon and search operation at Heff area in Zainapora in South Kashmir's Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 44 RR of Indian army and Jammu Kashmir Police had jointly launched a search operation in the area on Saturday The entry and exit points were blocked as the operation was launched. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Massive gunshots have been heard in the area, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. However officials could not be reached to confirm whether a contact had been established with Militants or not.

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Modi is a Weak Prime Minister, Air Strikes have Failed- VHP Leader

INDIA

March 09 Former VHP leader Praveen Togadia Friday said the air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Pakistan has not yielded desired results as attacks have not stopped in Jammu Kashmir. Terrorist attacks have not stopped due to the “weak” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he alleged. Without naming then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Hindutva leader praised the country’s leadership during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, which led to the creation of Bangladesh. “My question is, have terror attacks stopped after the air strike in Balakot? After the air strike, two majors and 10 jawans had been killed (in separate incidents in J&K). There was a grenade attack in Jammu yesterday,” he said. “If the surgery has been done, what is its importance (if the disease ha...

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CASO Launched in Shopian Areas

SHOPIAN

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

Mar82019 by News DeskNo Comments

Army Man Abducted by Suspected Militants in Budgam

REGIONAL

March 08 An army soldier was abducted by unknown gunmen at Qazipora area in Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday late evening. Sources told The Kashmiriyar that an Army soldier identified Mohammad Yaseen of JAKLI unit was abducted from his home at Qazipora by unknown gunmen. They said that the rifleman was on leave till March 31. Immediately, a joint team of police and army rushed to the spot to ascertain the details. A massive search operation was launched in Qazipora, Chadoora and borders of neighboring Pulwama district.

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Our Struggle is For Freedom, My Son is a Shaheed- Father of Adil Dar

REGIONAL

March 08 The father of Adil Ahmad Dar who drove his explosive laden car into a convoy of Indian paramilitary Forces, killing 49 of them and himself in the deadliest attack in the Kashmir Valley on 14 February has said that he is proud of his son. Ghulam Hassan Dar, in an interview with The Independent has said that he searched his son everywhere in March last year, when he went missing, but could not find him anywhere. A month later, an image was pasted on Facebook confirming that he had joined Militancy in kashmir. Dar had joined Jaish e Muhammad, an armed Islamist group that seeks to force India from its half of Kashmir. In this interview, he told The Independent, that he feels “extremely sad” for the families of the paramilitary officers killed by his son. “I am sorry for th...

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We will not Allow Any Militant Group to Operate from Pakistan Now, Says Imran Khan

INTERNATIONAL

March 08 The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said no militant group would be allowed to operate on Pakistani soil and carry out attacks abroad, Reuters reported. “This government will not allow Pakistan’s land to be used for any kind of outside terrorism,” Khan said on Friday while addressing a public rally in southern Pakistan. “We will not allow any militant group to function in our country now.” Pakistan began a crackdown against militant groups this week amid growing international pressure in the wake of the Pulwama attack by Jaish-e-Mohammad.