April 2019 - Page 30 of 35 - The Kashmiriyat

Apr52019 by News DeskNo Comments

India Lied About Air Strikes? None of Pakistan’s F16 Missing, US says After Counting

INTERNATIONAL

April 05 India’s claim that one of its fighter pilots shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial combat between the two Asian nuclear powers in February appears to be wrong. Two senior U.S. defense officials with direct knowledge of the situation told Foreign Policy that U.S. personnel recently counted Islamabad’s F-16s and found none missing. These findings directly contradict the account of officials on the Indian side, who said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman managed to shoot down a Pakistani F-16 before his own plane was downed by a Pakistani missile. The count, conducted by U.S. authorities on the ground in Pakistan, sheds doubt on New Delhi’s version of events, suggesting that Indian authorities may have misled the international community about what actu...

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Unknown Gunmen Attack Bus on Election Duty in Shopian

SHOPIAN

April 05 Unknown gunmen attacked a bus deputed for election duty at Turkwangam area of South Kashmir's Shopian late on Thursday night. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Bullets were fired indiscriminately the bus bearing the registration number JK02K-7311 in Turkwangam area of Shopian. However, no loss of life was reported from the incident, the bus suffered damage in the firing.

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Two Inmates Injured, Building Burnt as Protests Break out in Kashmir’a Central Jail

REGIONAL

April 05 Two inmates were injured as protests broke out inside a high security central jail in Srinagar on Thursday evening amid rumours that some inmates were being shifted out of the Kashmir valley. The officials said that the jail inmates were also protesting against construction of new barracks. During protests, the inmates also burned a temporary shelter. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that protests broke out after a Quran was allegedly desecrated by unknown persons in the jail. The inmates of the jail held strong protests against this, which resulted in a scuffle between the Jail inmates and the jail staff. "There were no casualties or injuries," the police added. Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh, who is also DG Prisons, said that some inmates instigated o...

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Militant Recruitment Restarts?- Another Kashmir Youth Joins Hizb ul Mujahideen

REGIONAL

April 04 Militancy is regaining drifting ground as more local youth are picking up arms to strengthen the Militant ranks, Figures available to The Kashmiriyat suggest that at least 20 Youth have picked up arms this year. One more youth from South Kashmir has picked arms and posed with an AK 47 rifle to tell his family that he has joined Militant ranks. The youth has been identified as Basit Mohammed Sheikh Son of Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh, a resident of Argichak in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Locals from Argichak told The Kashmiriyat that Nasir had left home for prayers three days back after which he disappeared. The family looked for him everywhere and today his photo appeared on the social networking with him announcing his entry into the militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahi...

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“Last I checked, we were a democracy, But This is Martial Law-” Anger Simmers as Government Announces Closure of Highway in Kashmir

INDIA

April 04 Skinder Gull Abid Rashid owns a tea stall near Sangam on the strategic 300 Kilometer highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the highway also connects some major towns of the Kashmir valley, including Islamabad (anantnag), Pampore, Awantipora, Sangam with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu Kashmir. Abid looks as vehicles of Indian Army do rounds of the national highway everyday awaiting customers, hoping for them to arrive from somewhere, but they rarely do. "Since 2016, business has seen a sharp decline in Kashmir as Military activity around the Highway has increased manifolds, people prefer not to stop their vehicles, at the fear of being beaten up by forces always patrolling this Highway," Abid says. ALSO READ: "Glaring admission of failure to manage the internal...

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Forces Launch Search Operation in Pulwama Area

PULWAMA

April 04 The Government Forces on Thursday launched Cordon and Search operation (CASO) in Hajam Mohallah of Panzgam area in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a search operation has been launched 55 Rastriya Rifles, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF in Hajam Mohallah area of Pulwama's Panzgam. All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed on Thursday afternoon. A door to door search operation has begun, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched as an Anti Militancy operation on May 2, 2017 amid a rise in the local recruitment into Militant groups in the Kashmir valley. The Forces jointly conduct search operations in a specific area, locking down the area virtually and frisk houses on will.

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Forces Launch CASO In Kulgam Area- Intense Clashes Erupt

KULGAM

April 04 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Khur Batpora area of DK Pora in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. On Thursday afternoon, the forces including RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Khur Batpora area in Kulgam Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. Youth in large numbers hit the streets as soon as the search operation started. The forces fired tear smoke shells and pellets to disperse the protesting youth, However, the clashes were going on. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed. Cordon and Sea...

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“Release the Salary of Our Parents”- Children of PHE Employees Hold Sit-in at Srinagar

REGIONAL

April 04 Firdous Qadri Scores of daily wagers working in the PHE department along with their families held a massive protest demonstration here on Tuesday to press for the release of their pending salaries. Protesting under the banner of Kashmir PHE Joint Employees Association, daily wagers with their family members assembled here in Pratap Park while chanting anti- government and anti PHE department slogans while holding banners and placards which read, “we want justice”, “pay us to let us pay fee of our wards” and “Please release pending wages of my father.”

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2 IAF personnel including a squadron leader killed in Awantipora

REGIONAL

April 04 Two air force officers have been killed while two others have suffered injuries in a road accident in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district in early hours of Thursday morning. The slain include a squadron leader. Confirming the accident, a senior police official said that the accident occurred al Malangpora outside air force station at around 3 am. The identity of the slain could not be ascertained immediately.buy norvasc online buy norvasc no prescription More details awaited.

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4 BSF Men Killed in Encounter With Maoists in Chattisgarh

INDIA

April 04 Four Border Security Force (BSF) jawans lost their lives on Thursday in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. Two security personnel also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire between the jawans and the Naxals. The skirmish took place in a dense forest near Mahla village in Kanker district when a team of BSF’s 114th battalion was out on a search operation, police said. “Four BSF troopers were killed and two injured in the incident,” Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P told PTI. Reinforcement was rushed to the spot, he added. Earlier on Monday, two Naxals, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively on their heads, were arrested in Chhattisgarh. Explosives, a firearm and banners and posters calli...