March 2019 - Page 29 of 32 - The Kashmiriyat

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Locals Clash With Indian Army in Mir Bazar of South Kashmir

ISLAMABAD

March 03 Massive clashes have erupted in Mir Bazar area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (anantnag) district on Sunday morning after a verbal brawl between a Local and Army men. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning Army men thrashed a youth in the Malpora area of Mir Bazar without any provocation which resulted in a verbal brawl between the Army men and Locals. However, more Army men rushed to the spot and started thrashing the locals, and also scattered the goods of nearby shopkeepers. "They thrashed almost a dozen youth and scaterred items of shopkeepers which agitated the locals," a Local told The Kashmiriyat. He said that later a youth girl alleged that the Army men deployed near the Mir Bazar market abused her, which agitated the locals. Later women and men...

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Despite India’s Presence, Pakistan’s Absence- OIC Pleads Support to ‘Just’ Cause of Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL

March 03 The OIC Ministerial meeting that concluded on Saturday in Abu Dhabi reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Kashmiri people in their just cause. In a resolution adopted by the 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), the OIC member states reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir remains the core dispute between Pakistan and India and its resolution is indispensable for the dream for peace in South Asia. The OIC resolution also condemned in the strongest terms recent wave of violence in Kashmir and expressed deep concern over the ‘atrocities and human rights violations’. The resolution also reminded the international community of its obligation to ensure implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. In the context of cu...

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Longest Gunfight in Kashmir in Many Years- No Militant Body Found in Kupwara, One More Trooper Succumbs

REGIONAL

March 03 Amid reports that one Militant has been killed in the Kupwara Encounter, the Police officials conducting a joint operation with Indian Army and CRPF said that no Militant body has been found at the site of the encounter. On Friday afternoon, the Government Forces including RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police laid a siege around Babagund, Langate area of Handwara in Kupwara District. ALSO READ: Kupwara Encounter Update- Four Troopers Killed, As Two Succumb to Their Injuries As the forces were conducting search operation, after receiving inputs about Militant movement, the holed up Militant opened fire upon forces around 1230 am on Friday. Around, 9 am on Friday, the forces claimed to have killed two Militants in the operation. However, when they were ...

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I was Not Physically Tortured in Pakistan, Says IAF Pilot Abhinandan

INDIA

March 02 IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border after spending nearly 60 hours in Pakistan captivity, has reportedly said he wasn't physically tortured in custody, there was mental harassment. Abhinandan Varthaman arrived in the national capital by an IAF flight around 11:45pm on Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border. He was captured by Pakistani authorities on February 27 after his MiG 21 Bison went down during a dogfight with Pakistani jets. Before his plane was hit, Varthaman shot down an F-16 of Pakistan air force.

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It is not “We the People” Anymore, It is Just Them Now

WRITE-UPS

March 02 Advocate Mujeeb u Rehman Systematic extermination to dip Muslim populace in Jammu region from 61% in 1947 to a minority number is an ugly truth, painful to recall. The lanes, by lanes of Talab Khatikan Jammu still haunt as reminding the ill fate of its inmates from once jogi gate to chatta Jammu Sialkot road. The words "We The People..." was the expression which had let a belief to born that secular it is to go and as such things went on. But the perpetrators of the recent gory incident of loot and arson, of torching the vehicles of a particular community and region and that too under the shade and shadow of tri-colour flag , the acts likewise in the recent past under the banner of Hindu Ekta Munch as their coming forward to patronize criminals, the killers of Asifa trying...

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Militants Attack Army Camp in Shopian, Police Deny

SHOPIAN

March 02 Suspected Militants on Saturday fired gunshots towards a camp of Indian Army in Dachoo area of Nagbal in South Kashmir's Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that suspected Militants on Saturday evening fired gunshots towards a camp of 44 RR of Indian Army in Dachoo area of Shopian. The troopers fired in retaliation forcing the attackers to run away from the spot. Police officials however denied the reports and said that forces opened fire after observing suspicious movement around the camp.

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As Border Shelling Heightens, 400 Additional Bunkers Sanctioned for Poonch, Rajouri

INDIA

March 02 In view of the heightened cross-border shelling, the Government has sanctioned additional 400 individual bunkers for Poonch and Rajouri districts with 200 additional bunkers for each district. The Government has directed that to ensure speedy construction of these bunkers, funds would be placed with the DCs through the Rural Development Department. The bunkers would get built in the next one month as per the prescribed specifications. According to locals, the bunkers have been found to be an effective response to cross-border shelling, providing border residents a safe place to shelter themselves during shelling incidents.

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When a ‘Dead’ Militant Rose from the Rubble and Killed 4 Troopers

REGIONAL

March 02 A militant presumed dead sprang to his feet from the debris of a house and fired indiscriminately at security forces in the border district of Kupwara in Kashmir on Friday, killing two CRPF personnel and two policemen. A civilian also died in firing by security forces on pro-azaadi protesters who had gathered near the site of the operation at Babagund village to disrupt the operation and allow the militants to flee. The operation is continuing. The security forces had pounded the house, where two militants had taken shelter, with gunfire and mortar shells late on Thursday night. Police sources said firing had stopped for a long time, giving the forces enough reason to presume that the gunfight was over and the militants had died. But when dozens of security personnel c...

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After 40 Hours, 1 Militant Killed in Ongoing Encounter in Kupwara

REGIONAL

March 02 One Militant has been reportedly killed in the ongoing encounter in Babgund area of Handwara in North Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, Forces laid a siege around the area following an input regarding Militant movement in the area. ALSO READ: Kupwara Encounter Update- Four Troopers Killed, As Two Succumb to Their Injuries As soon as the search operation was launched, Militants opened fire upon the troopers triggering an encounter. The Forces earlier claimed to have killed two Militants, however as they were conducting search operations at the encounter site to retrieve the dead bodies, Militants opened fire on Forces, killing four, injuring at least five others. On Friday evening, Reinforcements were rushe...

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Kashmir Highway Blocked Yet Again After Fresh Landslides

REGIONAL

March 02 Following landslides at various spots and fresh snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel, authorities shut the highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar on Saturday, Officials told The Kashmiriyat that vehicular movement has been barred on the highway as snow has accumulated at the Jawahar Tunnel. They said that there have been landslides also in Ramban and Ramsoo areas falling on the highway. "No vehicular movement will be allowed on the highway till the snow and debris of landslides are cleared," they said.