Saturday, November 30News and updates from Kashmir

Month: September 2020

Reshi Bazar- Shirpura Link Road in Shambles

Reshi Bazar- Shirpura Link Road in Shambles

ISLAMABAD
Dilapidated link road connecting Reshi Bazar to Shirpura South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district has irked the commuters and the pedestrians as the authorities have failed to macadamize the roads despite assurances. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, Mohammad Omar, a local, said that the poor condition of the road is only due to official apathy. The local people are facing a lot of problems and inconvenience. The road has not been macadamized from the past 2 years; it has developed cracks and potholes. The locals are appealing the administration to repair the road and macadamize it so that the people will not suffer anymore. Upon contacting the R&B department, the officials there said that the macadamization process was put on hold due to the interference of PDD department...
Injustice Against JK Civilians Won’t be Tolerated: LG Manoj Sinha to Security Brass

Injustice Against JK Civilians Won’t be Tolerated: LG Manoj Sinha to Security Brass

REGIONAL
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has advised the security establishment in the Union Territory to not let soldiers, paramilitary personnel and police take the law into their hands. BJP leader Sinha’s guidance to the top brass of army, paramilitary and police forces came at a meeting after he was appointed as Lt Governor on August 6, officials told ET. The move is part of the government’s efforts to win the trust of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir who have borne the brunt of the decades-long insurgency in the region. The government says civil unrest due to military high-handedness can also derail its development plan for the newly formed UT. “A week after taking over the charge of J&K LG, Sinha had held discussion with top brass of the army and made his opinion clear t...
Civilian Injured in Bijbehara Encounter Succumbs

Civilian Injured in Bijbehara Encounter Succumbs

ISLAMABAD
Waris Shah A youth who got injured after an explosive device went off at encounter site in Sirhama area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir's Anantnag district site on Friday has succumbed to his injuries. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that one Mohammed Yaseen Rather who sustained injuries after an unexploded device off at at the encounter site succumbed to his injuries. Mohammed Yaseen Rather son of Mohammad Maqbool Rather was a resident of Sirhama area in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. Pertinently two militants were killed in an encounter in Sirhama Anantnag on Friday.
Nocturnal Raids on Illegal Mining in Pulwama, 16 Tippers seized, 30 Blacklisted

Nocturnal Raids on Illegal Mining in Pulwama, 16 Tippers seized, 30 Blacklisted

PULWAMA
Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer accompanied by the  team of officers from Geology and Mining Department , Motor Vehicles Department and revenue officials seized  scores of clay loaded tippers during the nocturnal raids in the intervening night of 27 September. District Deputy Commissioner Pulwama on receiving incessant complaints from the locals conducted nocturnal raids in Lassipora , Kakapora  , Pampore , Galander  to check operations of illegal mining. During the raids  16  tippers  were confiscated besides impounding and blacklisting of 30 tippers by the ARTO. The Deputy commissioner directed the ARTO to cancel the RCs, Driving Licenses and Permits of the seized vehicles, besides directing the respective Tehsildars to lodge FIR against the violators. Deputy Com...
Samboora Encounter- 2 Militants Killed, 1 Army man injured

Samboora Encounter- 2 Militants Killed, 1 Army man injured

OTHERS, PULWAMA
2 militants have been killed and a solider, injured in an ongoing gunfight in Samboora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. According to officials, the injured trooper has been shifted to 92 army base. An official told The Kashmiriyat that 55 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police launched a Cordon and search operation in the Samboora area on Sunday afternoon. After a search of nearly two hours, the Militants fired upon the Forces, to which the forces retaliated.buy avana online https://www.lifefoodstorage.store/wp-content/themes/astra/languages/en/avana.html no prescription Meanwhile Internet has also been suspended in Pulwama district
Father of Burhan Wani Hospitalized, Tests Corona Positive

Father of Burhan Wani Hospitalized, Tests Corona Positive

REGIONAL
 Muzaffar Wani, father of Burhan Wani, has been hospitalised after he contracted the viral Corona Virus and has been under observation at SKIMS for a week now. According to the doctors, the health condition of Muzaffar Wani, who has been admitted at SKIMS , is stable. Muzaffar Wani who has difficulty breathing, while speaking to Free Press Kashmir, said that he contracted the deadly virus on September 16, and was then taken to Pulwama hospital. He was then referred to SKIMS after his health condition deteriorated and he developed breathing problems. At SKIMS, Wani said he is surviving on injections and requires oxygen to breathe properly. Besides Muzaffar Wani, his father, wife and mother are also COVID positive and were tested a few days ago. Muzaffar Wani’s mother is admi...
Jharkhand: Tribal Christians, Forced to Chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’ on False Allegations of Cow Slaughtering

Jharkhand: Tribal Christians, Forced to Chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’ on False Allegations of Cow Slaughtering

INDIA
On 16th September, the Seven Christian villagers were tortured and beaten up and were forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” by the gang of over two dozen people on allegations of cow slaughter in the Simdega district as per the reports. They also shaved part of their heads on false suspicion by Hindu mobs. But the matter came into limelight on September 25 after a former zilla parishad member and social activist Neel Justin Beck told a local news portal about it. The victims were also insulted with casteist slurs and a case under SC/ST Act had been registered. According to reports, Deepak Kullu, a 26 year old tribal Christian, said a group of more than 25 men with stick and rod-wielding had entered the village early on September 16 morning. They were apparently residents of near...
Major Infiltration Bid Foiled Along IB in Samba: BSF

Major Infiltration Bid Foiled Along IB in Samba: BSF

REGIONAL
The Border Security Force on Sunday claimed to have foiled a major infiltration bid along International border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), BSF spokesperson said that on the intervening night of 26-27 September, alert troops of BSF foiled another major infiltration bid from Pakistan side in Samba Sector. "Movement of a group of five militants was noticed in Pakistan side of the International boundary in Samba sector by alert BSF troops. This is the second attempt of infiltration through the Samba sector by the terrorist group after 14/15 September foiled attempt," he said. He said that during night hours taking advantage of the darkness, a heavily armed group of five militants tried to enter into Indian t...
Encounter Rages in Pulwama Kashmir

Encounter Rages in Pulwama Kashmir

PULWAMA
Skinder Gull An encounter has started between Militants and Government Forces in Kumar Mohalla area of Samboora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district An official told The Kashmiriyat that 55 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police launched a Cordon and search operation in the Samboora area on Sunday afternoon. After a search of nearly two hours, the Militants fired upon the Forces, to which the forces retaliated. As per the latest reports available to The Kashmiriyat intermittent exchange of gunfire was on between the Militants and Forces. Details rushing in