Month: June 2022

The cordon and search operation in the Mishipora area of Redwani belt in south Kashmir's Kulgam district entered the fifth day on Saturday morning. Earlier, on Thursday two militants were killed in the gunfight at the encounter site during the anti-militancy operation that was launched on Tuesday evening. After the initial contact, the militants went into hiding, as per officials. "Fresh contact was established with hiding militants on Thursday after two days," police had said. The Police said that one of the two slain militants was involved in the killing of Rajni Bala, a teacher from Samba. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Friday said that the Kulgam encounter is an “important one”. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the search operation that began...

A bullet-riddled body of a police sub-inspector was found under mysterious circumstances in Pampore area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body of a police sub-inspector was spotted in paddy fields of his native village in Samboora Pampore and accordingly police rushed to the spot and took the body into their custody. He was identified as Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Gani Mir resident of Samboora Pampore who was posted as OSI at 23 Bn IRP at Lethpora Pampore, he added He further added that one wound of a bullet-like mark was found near his heart and police has started an investigation in this regard—(KNO

In yet another shocking incident, a Polytechnic student was allegedly raped in Bemina area of Srinagar on Friday, Police said and added that the accused has been arrested. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), police said that the accused identified as Zahid Majeed Sheikh, son of Abdul Majeed of Shalteng Srinagar, who has allegedly raped a student of Government Polytechnic, was arrested by Bemina Police. However, police said that the victim is undergoing treatment and her condition is stated to be stable. Meanwhile, a case under FIR number 55/2022 under section 376 of IPC has been registered at Bemina Police Station while investigation is underway. "One accused namely Zahid Majeed Sheikh S/o Abdul Majeed R/o Shalteng arrested for raping a student of Govt Pol...

Suhail Dar A massive fire broke out from a residential house in the Anantnag town of south Kashmir on Friday late evening. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that massive flames emerged from a residential house in the congested Shirpora area of Anantnag town in south Kashmir, which is spreading to the nearby houses. They said that the fire tenders rushed to the spot to control the fire, however, the fire was not brought under control when this report was filed. The exact damage and the cause of the fire could not be ascertained as of yet. At least ten people were killed while 660 fire incidents have been reported across the Valley in the first three months of the ongoing year—2022. The official data prepared by the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) department revealed that ...

Various socio-religious personalities on Friday paid tributes to the slain Mirwaiz of south Kashmir, Dr. Qazi Nisar ahead of his martyrdom anniversary. Ummat e Islami spokesperson, according to a press release said, that scores of clerics in nooks and corners of Kashmir valley including North and Central Kashmir remembering the services of Dr. Qazi Nisar Ahmed paid rich tributes to him. At Jamia Masjid Anantnag, revered Islamic scholar Ghulam Mohiuddin Naqeeb addressed the large Friday gathering and said the political, social, and religious services of Dr. Qazi Nisar are unparalleled. Paying glorious tributes to Dr. Qazi Nisar, Moulana Naqeeb said, "Shaheed was well-versed in several languages. When he spoke Arabic, many Arabs felt he was an Arab. When he spoke Persian, you'd neve...

The Muttahida Majlis e Ulema led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday expressed strong resentment over the repeated closure of Jama Masjid and the admin's decision of closing down of Falah-e-Aam educational institutions run by Jamaat e Islami. In a press release, Mutahida Majlis -e-Ulema(MMU), the representative amalgam of religious societies, and educational organizations of Kashmir have expressed strong resentment over the repeated closure of Jama Masjid Srinagar by the authorities barring the Muslims from offering Friday prayers for the second consecutive week. People, especially elders, women, and youth from far and wide come to this historic mosque; and finding the masjid repeatedly locked down by authorities causes then a lot of grief said, adding that its head Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Molvi...