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Pattan gunfight: Toll reaches to 3 in encounter; 1 Army officer injured, 2 SOG men stable

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Two more unidentified militants were killed in Pattan gunfight today, taking the number of total slain militants to three. An army major and two SoG personnel sustained injuries in an encounter at Yeddipora area in Pattan, north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “Two more unidentified militants were killed. In total, three unidentified militants were killed,” a police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) He said that the army officer who was earlier injured was stable the two SoG men who sustained injuries are also out of danger. “Search operation is being conducted in the area to rule out the presence of any other militant,” he said.

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Situation in Eastern Ladakh slightly Tense: Army Chief

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Army chief, General MM Naravane on Friday said that the situation at the line of actual control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh is slightly tense. All the precautions, safety and security are in place to ensure integrity, and that the soldiers are well prepared to deal with any challenge. Talking to a selected group of reporters, General Naravane, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the situation has been tense for last two to three months in Eastern Ladakh. But India has been engaging with China both at the military and diplomatic level.The engagement will continue future to pacify the current situation at (LAC). The army chief interacted with the army officers of different levels and took stock of the preparedness stating that the “morale of jawans is high and they ar...

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Young Journalist from Kashmir saves Life of a Man Trying to Commit Suicide

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Sheikh Nadeem On Friday morning, a young journalist Umaisar Gull Ganaie from Qazigund area of Anantnag district in the Kashmir valley left home with some money to take admission at GDC Dooru. On his way to the Government Degree college (GDC), he saw a man who was trying to commit suicide as there wasn't single penny in his pocket besides that there was no food and other eatable items at his home. The person who was trying to commit suicide is father of three minors and has a wife, however, it is shortage of money and other essential items which was forcing him to take this harsh step. Umaisar convinced him to not to take this harsh step after handing over the money meant for his admission. Umaisar also brought the family rice and other eatable items. In the journalistic frat...

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Human Rights Watch Calls for Ban on Pellet Guns.

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Human Rights Watch, the internationally reputed NGO has called for a complete ban against the usage of pellet guns, days after Shia Muslims in the Kashmir valley said that the guns cause ‘grevious injuries’. Dozens of Shia Muslims during the annual Muharram processions were injured when Police used force to foil the processions. Prominent Kashmiri organizations also condemned the use of 'brute force' against the participants of these processions.buy stendra online https://www.facebeautyscience.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/inc/new/stendra.html no prescription “Time and again, Indian law enforcement’s use of shotguns in Kashmir has resulted in shocking, grievous injuries of protesters and bystanders,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at HRW. “Indian authorities...

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3 Militant Hideouts of Jaish-e-Muhammad Found in Tral, Pulwama

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The government forces on Friday claimed to have busted three militant hideouts of Jaish-e-Muhammad in Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the Forces including 42RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in the Buchoo and Kamla areas of Tral. During the search in the area by the joint team of forces, three hideouts of JeM were busted, the official told. He said that the joint team was able to recover incriminating materials from the hideout. The Jammu Kashmir Police has registered a case under FIR number 78 of 2020 at Police Station Tral and started investigation into the matter.

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Chinese Tanks, Infantry Build up in Ladakh, Reports

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There has been a major force build-up of Chinese tanks and infantry forces in the South Pangong region of Eastern Ladakh Indian media reported on Friday. Given the range of their guns, Chinese artillery would be located in ‘depth’ positions, more than twenty kilometres away from the Line of Actual Control, NDTV reported. As per the report, the presence of additional tank forces has been detected not too far from Chinese positions in Moldo in South Pangong. It added that the Indian Army has reinforced its own tank formations in the area, and deployed additional forces to shore up the heights that it holds along the disputed Line of Actual Control in the region. The report further said that there had been heavy air activity as well along the Line of Actual Control with the Chines...

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Dilapidated Kanganhall-Achabal Road Irk Commuters

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Waris Shah Kanganhall-Achabal road in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district is in shambles from the past years. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that residents of Kanganhall and the adjoining villages are suffering due to the potholed road. The local said that they approached the concerned authorities several times with a plea to macadamize the road, but all in vain as nothing has been done in this regard, thus leaving the locals here to lurch on the roads. "We want to bring it to the notice of concerned officials of R&B department to improve the condition of the road at the earliest so that we don’t have to suffer anymore,” they said. Meanwhile, AEE R&B Syed Ishfaq said that the macadamization work was not carried out due to lack of funds. However, he stated the road will be...

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Encounter Rages in Pulwama- Second of the Day

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An encounter has started between Militants and Government Forces in Babhara area of South Kashmir Pulwama district, this is the second encounter of the day. A Police official said that on Friday afternoon, 55RR of Indian Army, CRPF, and Jammu Kashmir Police, after receiving inputs about Militant presence laid a cordon and search operation in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the cordon continued for nearly an hour, during which the hiding militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed by the Forces. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat after a brief lull fresh exchange of firing has started between the government forces and militants. Details rushing in.

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Rival Palestinian Groups to Unite against Israel-UAE Deal

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On Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a video-conference meeting with rival Palestinian groups in order to form a united front over the United Arab Emirates’(UAE) and Israel's August 13th agreement to normalise ties. This rare meeting was held between Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhalah, and the Palestinian President Abbas, covering the reach from Ramallah in the West Bank to Beirut. Palestinians see UAE's 'normalisation' deal with Israel, orchestrated by US President Donald Trump, as a betrayal that would most probably weaken a long-standing pan-Arab position that urges Israel to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory. After years of in-fighting, it is rare to have such high-level contacts between Hamas, a Palestini...

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Muslim Girl Denied Job As An Anchor In Hindi News Channel For Wearing Hijab

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Ghazala Ahmad, a 24-year-old final year student of Mass Communication at Aligarh Muslim University was told that she could not be hired as an anchor for Hindi Media News Channel in Delhi all because she wore a hijab- a headscarf worn by Muslim women in order to cover their heads. Clearing the initial selection process over telephonic interviews conducted by the company, she was told to remove her hijab or else she would not get a job. Ahmad told Maktoob Media, that she had applied for the position of a news anchor in a Hindi news portal (name withheld on request of the student). On 30 August, she received a phone call from the representative congratulating her for her selection. After she was done with all formalities such as the salary and the joining date, she informed the intervie...