Month: October 2021

Two unidentified militant have been killed in a Gunfight at Feeripora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS, that two militants have been killed in the gunfight, however identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Earlier Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Feeripora on Monday. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off an gunfight. Pertinently today morning three militants were killed in Tulran area of Shopian.(GNS)

11 including 5 soldiers killed in JK in last 30 hours A militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Feripora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed whose identification is being ascertained while the operation is on in the area. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. Pertinently, 11 persons including seven militants and 5 sol...

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried raid at the house of Baseer Ahmad Khan, a week after he was relieved as advisor to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Official sources told GNS that a team of CBI from New Delhi along accompanied by local police carried the raid at the house of Basheer Ahmed Khan, a retired IAS officer, at Bulbul Bagh Baghat here. When this report was filed, the raid was going. Further details are awaited. The raids are being carried in connection with fake gun license racket, sources said. Baseer Khan, who remained as advisor to Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu and his successor Manoj Sinha from March 2020, was relieved after the CBI top brass reportedly informed the Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI, about his name figuring in the gun licen...

Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar Monday paid glowing tribute to one of the topmost saints of Islam—Sheikh Bahaa-ud-Din Naqshband Sahib (RA) for his unprecedented spiritual and reform services. According to a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Hazrat Bahaa-ud-Din (RA) was the founder of the Sufi order of Naqshbandiya and millions of Muslims in the subcontinent including many in Kashmir follow this order. The Anjuman termed it extremely unfortunate and condemnable that its president Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is continuously being kept under house arrest for the last 26 months due to which he is unable to discharge his duties as the Mirwaiz. This also included his routine to deliver sermon at Khawaja Naqshband Sahib (RA) shrine to on the famous occasion of ...

An encounter has started between militants and security forces at Tulran, Imamsahab area of Shopain. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Government Forces including 44 RR of Indian Army Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF are jointly conducting the operation. The operation was on, when this report was filed. More details awaited.