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‘He was a fearless leader’: Hurriyat pays tributes to Dr. Qazi Nisar Ahmed

REGIONAL

Senior Hurriyat leader and patron of Itehad ul Muslimeen Moulana Abbas Ansari on Sunday paid homage to eminent religious scholar and fearless political leader Mirwaiz Qazi Nisar Ahmed. In a press release, Itehad ul Muslimeen said, Shaheed Nisar Sahib was a fearless political leader as well as a social leader and religious scholar who devoted his entire life to the service of religion and leadership of the Kashmiri nation. He paid homage to the political, welfare and religious services of Qazi Nisar and said that the martyrdom of Qazi Sahib proved to be a great tragedy for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The martyrdom has created a huge gap in Kashmiri society that cannot be filled for centuries. Maulana said that he was a revolutionary leader who had dedicated his life to a grea...

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Like PM Modi, Jailed Kashmiri youth also deserve to see their mothers: NC’s Nazir Masoodi

POLITICS

The Jammu Kashmir National Conference on Sunday asked the government to release incarcerated Kashmiri youth, who are lodged in prisons in different parts of the country. Expressing concern over the plight of parents whose sons continue to remain out of sight for them for years altogether, party leader and MP Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi said, “It is quite gladdening to see PM Modi meet his mother at her residence in Gandhinagar as she entered the 100th year of her life. Such reunions are heart-warming indeed. However numerous mothers in Kashmir continue to long for a glimpse of their sons. The never ending wait has taken a toll on their mental and physical health. There is no way these mothers, who are pining to meet their sons, lodged in faraway jails can meet their sons. Most of their unf...

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Tributes paid to Dr. Qazi Nisar on death anniversary

SOUTH KASHMIR

Rich tributes were paid to slain Mirwaiz of south Kashmir, Dr. Qazi Nisar on his 28th anniversary at martyrs graveyard in Islamabad district on Sunday. Hundreds of people from all over south Kashmir thronged the Martyrs graveyard in the south Kashmir town and offered Fateh Khawani to the slain patron of Ummat e Islami who was also the architect of the Muslim United Front in 1987. People also visited Dialgam where the leader was shot dead by unknown gunmen, and where locals had arranged drinking water for the passer-by's. Floral tributes were paid to Dr. Qazi Nisar Ahmed. Due to a Police raid, Jammu Kashmir Ummat e Islami canceled the public function, However, various religious and political parties thronged his graveyard and paid rich tributes to the slain Mirwaiz. On this occasio...

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BJP pledges winning all eight Assembly seats of Srinagar district

REGIONAL

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Srinagar wing Sunday held a district working committee meeting in Srinagar where all the participants pledged to win all eight seats of the district besides reaching out to the masses in the days ahead. The meeting was chaired by BJP’s district president for Srinagar Ashok Bhat where DDC Member from Khonmoh and young BJP leader Er Aijaz Hussain also participated. As per news agency--Kashmir News Observer (KNO), speaking on the occasion, Ashok Bhat sought feedback from workers over their performance in the past six months and discussed the road ahead. Bhat while addressing the workers, constituency presidents and booth level workers of Srinagar directed them to reach out to masses of city to strengthen the party base further. Bhat said that Srinagar ...

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CBI raids residence of owner of Hatric Group of Companies

BUSINESS

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday raided the residence of Muhammad Showkat Choudhary, owner of Hatric Group of Companies, as part of its investigation in Roshini land act, days after it registered a case against six officials including three former IAS officers for giving him ownership rights on a piece of land under the Roshini Act despite the fact that the original lease was in the name of Mehboob Afzal Beigh. Highly placed sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that anti-corruption branch of CBI carried out searches today at the residence of Showkat Choudhary after the CBI registered an FIR against six officials who were part of the committee which approved ownership rights on piece of the land to him under Roshini Act. According to preliminary investigat...

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Srinagar militant among militants killed in Kulgam encounter

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed Two militants have been killed during the encounter in the Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. Earlier an official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of police, Army and CRPF following specific information on the presence of militants launched a search operation in the area. During the search operation, the joint team of Forces came under heavy fire from the militants. Officials said that said during the exchange of fire, two local militants were killed while as the operation is still going in the area. Official sources meanwhile confirmed the identity of the slain as Zakir Paddar, a resident of Kulgam and Haris Shareef, a resident of Srinagar's Panthachowk. On June 01, the family of Haris son of Sharieef din Rath...

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Intense firing going on in Kupwara, Two militants killed in Kulgam encounter: Police

REGIONAL

A second militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Lolab area of Kupwara district, officials said on Sunday. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that another militant has been killed taking the toll to two in an ongoing operation in the area. "Heavy exchange of fire is going on, " he said. The officer further said that more reinforcements have also been rushed in to tighten the cordon around the militants. Earlier, police said the encounter started after the forces launched an operation in Lolab area of the north Kashmir on the instance of an arrested militant, Showket Ahmed Sheikh. During the initial stage of the gunfight one militant was killed. Meanwhile, two militants have been killed in a gunfight that br...

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PDD Consumers get messages asking for clearance of electricity dues; ‘Fraud messages’, Say officials

REGIONAL

Danishwar Hameed Fraud messages are being sent over WhatsApp to scores of consumers of Kashmir's Power Development Department creating panic among the electricity consumers of the valley. Several consumers of the PDD who spoke to The Kashmiriyat said that they received messages over Whatsapp informing them that they need to clear their "unpaid" dues to avoid disconnection of their electricity services. A consumer from Kulgam shared a message that read, "Dear consumar Your Electricity powar will be disconnected. Tonight at 9:30 pm from electricity office because Your previous month bill was not update. Please immediately contact with our electricity officer number +918391837400 thank u.." Kashmir's Electricity Department has meanwhile called these messages baseless and said peop...

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Two militants killed in ongoing Kupwara encounter, Says Police

REGIONAL

Two militants have been killed during the ongoing encounter in Kupwara district of north Kashmir's Kupwara. Police said that the Kupwara Police on Sunday launched a joint anti-militancy operation along with the Army's 28RR on the disclosure of an arrested militant Showket Ahmed Sheikh in Lolab area of Kupwara. During the search of hideouts, hiding militants fired upon joint search parties and our team also retaliated, in which one two militants have been killed, Police stated. One of the slain has been identified as Pakistani militant. Moreover, the arrested militant also got trapped. "The encounter is in progress," Police said. Details emerging

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LG Manoj Sinha attends book release function of ‘Indian Constitution-Untold Stories’

REGIONAL

Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today attended the book release function of ‘Indian Constitution-Untold Stories' authored by Ram Bahadur Rai. Making the occasion momentous, Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi shared his views on the book through a video message. The Book was released in presence of Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister and Harivansh, Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha. The Lt Governor congratulated Ram Bahadur Rai, who is also the President of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) Trust, for bringing to light many unknown and interesting facts about the making of our constitution. “Our Constitution is the holiest of holy books and reflects the aspirations of the founding fathers”, said the Lt Governor. This book will be a beacon of light for ...