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Anantnag Encounter- Policeman injured, Search Lights Installed

Anantnag Encounter- Policeman injured, Search Lights Installed

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Sheikh Nadeem One policeman was injured in an ongoing encounter that broke out between Government forces and militants in the Nowgam area of Verinag in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. An official said that searchlights have been installed at the spot to not give chance to trapped militants to take "advantage" of the dark and escape from the spot. Earlier, officials said that a joint team of 19 RR of the Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, triggering an encounter. An intermittent exchange of gunfire is on and two to three militants are be...

Encounter breaks out in Anantnag

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Sheikh Nadeem An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in the Nowgam Shahabad area of Dooru in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday. An official said that a joint of team of police, 19 RR of India Army Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area.buy zenegra online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/zenegra.html no prescription He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. He said that the exchange of fire is on in the area and two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.

35-year-old Dies in Kulgam Road Accident

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Danishwar Hameed One person died during a road accident in the Shurat area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday afternoon. An official told The Kashmiriyat that an overspeeding Scorpio vehicle rammed into a two-wheeler (scooty) in the Shurath area, causing grievous injuries to the scooty rider. The man identified as Jahangeer Ahmad Dar son of Mohammed Shaban Dar aged 35, who was a resident of the Shurath area in Kulgam succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital, he said. "The driver of the Scorpio vehicle managed to escape from the spot, but the search to trace the driver is on," the official added.

‘Covid changing forms, rising faster’- Amit Shah asks states, administrations to stay alert

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the coronavirus pandemic cannot be controlled until the masses become aware and follow the guidelines issued by the government. He also appealed to those in the 15-18 age group to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest when their turn begins from January 3. Addressing a gathering through video conferencing after dedicating and laying foundation stones for various developmental works worth around Rs 50 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency of Gandhinagar, Shah also asked the administration to remain alert about the rising cases of coronavirus. “Coronavirus is once again rising after changing form. This time, all of us, be it municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats or state governments, will have to remain alert,” ...

Hyderpora ‘Encounter’: SIT Says Investigation Still Underway, Warns Political Leaders Of ‘Penal’ Action Against ‘Speculative Statements’

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Special Investigation Team of Police formed regarding Hyderpora “encounter” on Wednesday said that its investigation is still going on and warned political leaders of “appropriate penal” action for “speculative” statements for calling the investigation “Concocted Cover up Story”, “Ornamental Probe”, “Clean Chit to Killers”, “Fairy Tale of Police” etc. “Today (29.12.2021) SIT (Special Investigation Team) came across with several posts on media from some political leaders and family members wherein they have casted doubts upon the evidences obtained by SIT so far. These people have tried to call it “Concocted Cover up Story”, “Ornamental Probe”, “Clean Chit to Killers”, “Fairy Tale of Police” etc,” chairman of the SIT said in a statement to GNS. “Pertinent to mention also that vide ...

Residents of Kral Khani, Hayan protest against R&B dept. for failing to fulfill 15 year long demand of a Link Road

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Basit Shah On Wednesday, the residents of Kral Khani and adjoining areas staged a protest against R&B department for failing to provide road connectivity in the area. It is pertinent to mention that for more than 15 years, the residents of Kral Khani area of Hayan in district Ganderbal have been demanding a link road from Hayan to Kral Khani village. However, the demand only fell on deaf ears. "People, especially, old aged persons and school going children suffer due to non-availability of a road in the village. It has affected patients, the most," said the protesting locals. The protesters added that they had brought the issue into the notice of concerned authorities, several times. "However, the repeated promises made by authorities only proved to be hoax, on ground," the...

‘He will be on our side’- Viral video shows Haridwar hate preachers with police; FIR registered against Muslims

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Five Hindu religious leaders of the Dharma Sansad (so-called religious assembly) in Haridwar who were involved in the recent anti-Muslim hate speech conclave are seen laughing with a police officer, who they said will be “on our side”. In the recently held Hindutva conclave at Haridwar (between December 16-19), the leaders including Yati Narsinghanand, Waseem Rizvi, Sadhvi Annapurna called for the open genocide of Muslim citizens living in India. On Tuesday, they went to the police station and filed a complaint against Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and three Caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Osman. They held the Caliphs and the Prophet responsible for the violence against individuals who do not believe in Islam. It is pertinent to note that there isn’t any evidence of the Caliphs propagating...

Hyderpora Killings: Amir’s father rejects SIT probe findings; Demands judicial enquiry

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Bhat Yasir On Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir police addressed a press conference, sharing the details of enquiry report, conducted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Hyderpora Encounter. The SIT incharge, DIG central Kashmir Sujit Kumar Singh, while giving a detailed presentation about the investigations carried out into the Hydeprora encounter said that the local youth from Jammu Amir Magray was a militant and he had lied about presence of foreign militant in the building while the building owner was made a “human shield by a foreign militant who got killed in a cross-fire.” He said that prima-facie evidence shows that Dr. Mudasir Gul was shot dead by the foreign militant on the directions “possibly from across.” However, Lateef Magrey, the father of Amir Magray told The K...

2021 saw militants taking the battle to Srinagar; Police suffered the most damage

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The new-age militancy is a passe in Kashmir but that is no good news for security forces. The year 2021 saw the militants shunning Burhan Wani model of militancy, or the new age militancy as it was called, and taking the battle to urban centers. The Burhan model marked a new trend where new recruits would announce their baptism into militancy by releasing their gun-wielding pictures without any masks, employing social media to the hilt, in stark comparison to earlier times when they would do so secretly. The new breed of militants now again prefers to be secretive. They remain away from social media and are increasingly resorting to lone-wolf attacks to keep the pot of militancy boiling. As 2021 comes to a close, the graph of militancy-related violence in Kashmir has seen a dec...

‘Real Estate Policy Unacceptable’- Protesters burn copy of 39 MoUs in Jammu

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Setting ablaze the copy of 39 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed by the Jammu Kashmir administration, residents staged protests in Jammu city on Wednesday afternoon. On Monday, the Jammu Kashmir administration that it signed MoUs with 39 companies to establish their units in Jammu Kashmir while announcing the "real estate Policy", during which the admin threw open land for all the citizens of India. The protesters in Jammu said that the people of Jammu do not accept the real estate policy. "Without state subject and domicile, nobody should be allowed to establish any business unit in Jammu Kashmir," the protesters said. "We demand that the leaders of Jammu be united against the attempts to change the demography of Jammu Kashmir and fight the dangers to the state of 'Maharaj...