Month: December 2020

Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday asked militants to leave guns and pick up a pen as the Narendra Modi government is committed to taking Jammu Kashmir to new heights of development. However, he warned those who did not shun the path of violence to get prepared to be wiped "all-out". "J&K is the crown of India and our government is sincere to take the development in the region to the top as well. We will ensure electricity, water and better roads and no load shedding and darkness which is the hallmark of Congress and Gupkar gang," Hussain, who is the BJP national spokesperson, told reporters here. The former Union minister, who has been camping in the Kashmir valley for the last 15 days in connection with the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections, re...

The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) has issued a statement and condemned the behaviour of a Police Officer with media persons at Sazgaripora area of Srinagar on Sunday. As reported by the journalists who were trying to deliver their professional duties while covering the incident of firing in the area, the Station House Officer (SHO) Police Station Zadibal “misbehaved and abused” them. Journalist Shah Gowhar working with the news agency ANI and their cameraperson Sajid Siddiq was reportedly abused and pushed around by policemen. The said police officer also reportedly snatched the mobile phone of Rayees Ahmad, another media person working with a news channel. The media men had to go to the police station to collect his mobile phone later. The incident is highly unfortunate and conde...

Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union and the New Kashmir Fruit Association Fruit Marketing Complex have announced to fully support the strike call given by farmers across the country on Tuesday, 8 December, 2020. “The presidents of all Fruit Associations of the Valley are accordingly requested that they may kindly closed all their Mandis for all sort of business on the said date i.e 08-12-2020 (Tuesday). The Members the New Kashmir Fruit Association are also requested that they may kindly close their all shop sites and their business 08-12-2020( Tuesday) in view of strike call given by kisans”, Bashir Ahmad Basheer Chairman, Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union President The New Kashmir Fruit Association, said in a statement to Ziraat Times.

Irshad Hussain Suspected militants on Sunday afternoon attacked a Joint party of Government forces personnel in Sazgarpora area of Hawal in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district resulting in injuries to one-armed forces personnel and a civilian. An official told The Kashmiriyat that one cop identified as Farooq Ahmed received a bullet injury in the attack along with a civilian identified as Muneer Ahmed, a resident of Safa Kadal area of Srinagar. Farooq Ahmed was working as a constable in the Jammu Kashmir Police was shifted to SKIMS hospital for treatment where his condition is said to be stable. Meanwhile, the whole area has been cordoned off by the Forces to nab the assailants who were involved in the attack.

Army on Sunday morning detained two teenage girls from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK), who had inadvertently crossed over to this side in Poonch district of Jammu Kashmir. Defence spokesman Lt Col Devendra Anand here said that two girls from Pakistan administered Kashmir, Laiba Zabair,17 and Sana Zabair,13, residents of village Abbasspur, Tehsil Forward Kahuta had inadvertently crossed into Indian side in Poonch Sector in the morning hour. "Own troops deployed along the Line of Control having detected the crossing, exercised complete restraint to prevent any harm to the teenagers," he said, adding that efforts are being made for early repatriation. UNI

During the intervening night of Friday-saturday, residential Houses & Cars worth Lakhs of Rupees belonging to those who voted in favour of local candidate at Karimabad area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District was Damaged by Unknown Persons. Ghulam Nabi Zargar's grass worth thousands was set on fire. Besides this the houses of Muhammad Abbas Pandit and Shahbaz Ahmed Pandit were also severely damaged. Unidentified men also damaged dozens of vehicles during which their windows were smashed. Police while confirming the incident said that the chronic stonepelters of the village are involved in this incident.(CNS)