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Month: November 2020

Suspected Militants Lob Grenade on Police Station in Shopian

Suspected Militants Lob Grenade on Police Station in Shopian

SHOPIAN
Mir Irfan Suspected militants on Monday evening lobbed a grenade towards Police Station Shopian in South Kashmir, which failed to explode. An official told The Kashmiriyat that militants hurled a grenade on Police Station Shopian, which did not explode.buy cialis professional online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/cialis-professional.html no prescription They said that Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) has been rushed to the site to diffuse the grenade.
‘24000 Kanals of Forest Land Already Transferred to Industries’- Mehbooba Mufti Meets Gujjar Bakerwal Community in Pahalgam

‘24000 Kanals of Forest Land Already Transferred to Industries’- Mehbooba Mufti Meets Gujjar Bakerwal Community in Pahalgam

ISLAMABAD
Irshad Khatana Travelling by foot into the higher reaches of Lidroo area in Pahalgam the former chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met the members of the indigenous Gujjar and Bakerwal community in the area. ALSO READ: Shock and Grief, Scenes of Demolished Houses in Gujjar Areas in Kashmir’s Pahalgam as they Fear Mass Evacuation  Mufti met various members of the community whose houses had been demolished in the recent demolition drive that the authorities say was launched against illegal occupants of the forest land. While warning the authorities of dire consequences against such "Anti People" moves, She said that the government is pushing these nomads to the wall by destroying their houses in the harsh winter. Hundreds of people w...
Property Worth Lakhs Damaged in Nocturnal Fire in Bandipora

Property Worth Lakhs Damaged in Nocturnal Fire in Bandipora

REGIONAL
Basit Shah Property worth lakhs of rupees has been damaged in a devastating fire incident in the north Kashmir district of Bandipora in the wee hours on Monday. The fire broke out in a shopping-cum-residential complex belonging to local Auqaf at Aloosa in Bandipora at 0200 hrs However, before the fire tenders could reach the spot and join the locals to control the leaping flames, the fire spread to the entire complex, housing six shops, and four residential rooms. Locals said that shopkeepers have lost everything in the fire. However, there was no report of any loss of life or injury in the fire. The cause of the fire was not known, they said adding police has registered a case and initiated proceedings.
No Domicile Subjects can File RTIs About Jammu Kashmir, Says Jitendra Singh

No Domicile Subjects can File RTIs About Jammu Kashmir, Says Jitendra Singh

INDIA
Non-domicile or non-state subjects of Jammu Kashmir are entitled to file RTI purposes associated to problems with the Jammu Kashmir, Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated. Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, referred to numerous new initiatives taken beneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enhance the functioning of the Central Data Fee and to make sure immediate disposal of RTI appeals. “As for Jammu Kashmir the distinction now could be that non-domicile or non-state topics of Jammu Kashmir are additionally entitled to file RTIs associated to UT points or businesses,” he stated. He stated this was attainable as a result of the Central Data Fee had carried on its working uninterrupted even throughout Covid instances through the use of trendy expertise of ...
Mother of 5 Children, 8-year-old Boy Killed, Man Loses Both Legs to Border Shelling on LOC in Kashmir

Mother of 5 Children, 8-year-old Boy Killed, Man Loses Both Legs to Border Shelling on LOC in Kashmir

WRITE-UPS
Shabir Khan There has been panic since the exchange of heavy gunfire between the Armies of India and Pakistan in several areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir, People are scared. The Indian Army said that the Pakistani Army on Friday without any provocation fired towards India's forward posts in which four soldiers of the Indian Army and 6 civilians including an 8-year-old child were killed. Four residential houses were completely destroyed and dozens of others suffered severe damages in Balkote and Kamalkote frontier villages of Uri after Indo-Pak army exchanged gunfire and mortar shells along Line of Control (LoC). The shooting that occurred a day before Diwali resulted in heavy losses in these villages, the list of casualties included a woman who was a moth...
‘No Infighting over Seat-Sharing in PAGD’- JKNC, PDP File Eight Candidates Each

‘No Infighting over Seat-Sharing in PAGD’- JKNC, PDP File Eight Candidates Each

REGIONAL
Salman Shah The People's Alliance for Gupkar declaration (GAPD)- an amalgam of the mainstream parties in Kashmir fighting for the restoration of the special status of Jammu Kashmir has announced the second list of candidates for the upcoming District development council polls. Ridiculing the reports of infighting over the seat-sharing, Sources from within the GAPD told The Kashmiriyat that the seat- distribution took place in a cordial atmosphere, and everyone with the GAPD is keen on the goal of restoration of special status of Jammu Kashmir. He said the parties mutually decided to field candidates in consideration of the outreach of each party in a particular area "The reports of infighting are just baseless." The List of the candidates fielded by PAGD accessed by The Kashmi...
Fresh Snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel, Kashmir Highway closed for Traffic

Fresh Snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel, Kashmir Highway closed for Traffic

REGIONAL
Waris Shah The vehicular traffic on the 270 Km long NH44 between Jammu and Srinagar has been suspended since wee hours today due to the overnight snowfall around Jawahar Tunnel. A Traffic Police official told The Kashmiriyat that about 4 inches of snow had accumulated on the highway near Jawahar Tunnel making the road slippery due to which the authorities had to suspend the movement of vehicles as a precautionary measure. No vehicle will be allowed for Srinagar or Jammu beyond Udhampur and Qazigund till further orders, the official said. Meanwhile the plains of Kashmir valley witnessed rainfall and the hilly areas including Gulmarg, Tangmarg, areas of North Kashmir witnessed snowfall. Earlier an advisory issued by the Traffic department had said that subject to fair weathe...
‘Will Not Let Any Non-Kashmiri to Have Land and Jobs Here’- Says Apni Party Vice President

‘Will Not Let Any Non-Kashmiri to Have Land and Jobs Here’- Says Apni Party Vice President

REGIONAL
Sajad Hameed Addressing a party convention in Kunzer area of Tangmarg in Baramulla, Ghulam Hassan Mir, the vice president of Apni party on Friday said that the party will not allow the rights to land and Jobs of Jammu Kashmir to anyone who is not a subject of Jammu Kashmir. Speaking on the subject of the District Development Council, he said that the elections are non-political and will have no influence upon the political problems in Jammu Kashmir. "We will not allow anyone from outside Jammu Kashmir to get lands and jobs in the region," he said adding that, "We did not allow anyone from outside Jammu Kashmir to have medical/nonmedical seats in Jammu Kashmir during the recent entrances." Speaking regarding the abrogation of the special status of Jammu Kashmir last year in Au...
Shock and Grief, Scenes of Demolished Houses in Gujjar Areas in Kashmir’s Pahalgam as they Fear Mass Evacuation

Shock and Grief, Scenes of Demolished Houses in Gujjar Areas in Kashmir’s Pahalgam as they Fear Mass Evacuation

FEATURED
Mohsina Malik A joint team of the officers of Pahalgam Development Authority, Wildlife, Forest, Revenue, Police, and Pahalgam Development Authority on 7th November launched an anti-encroachment drive at several areas of Pahalgam of Anantnag and retrieved 110 Kanals of land. The CEO PDA Mushtaq Ahmad Semnani, DFO Wildlife Rouf Ahmad Zargar, Forest Range officer Pahalgam, Tehsildar Pahalgam and other senior officers of the concerned departments were present during the demolition drive. https://youtu.be/TesykOER2nY On 8th November, The Pahalgam Development Authority demolished 13 more structures in various places of the tourist resort. PDA officials said the demolition drive was undertaken in accordance with orders of the High Court in a Public Interest Litig...
Army Pays Tributes to Soldiers Killed on LOC in Kashmir

Army Pays Tributes to Soldiers Killed on LOC in Kashmir

REGIONAL
The Indian Army on Sunday paid rich tribute to Havildar Hardhan ChandraRoy, Naik Satai Bhushan Rameshrao, Gunner Subodh Ghosh, and Sepoy Jondhale Rushikesh Ramchandra, who made the supreme sacrifice on 13 November 2020 in North Kashmir. The Indian Army in a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat said that a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen BS Raju, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks paid homage to the gallant soldiers on behalf of the proud and grateful nation. The press release read that On 13 November 2020, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked Ceasefire Violations in multiple Sectors of Kashmir. Havildar Hardhan Chandra Roy and Gunner Subodh Ghosh of the REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY were deployed in Uri Sector while Naik Satai Bhushan Rameshrao and Sepoy Jondhale Rushikesh Ramchan...