Month: April 2024

Two Terrorists have been killed in an encounter between security forces and militants in the Nowpora Sopore area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday. A top police officer told Srinagar Based news agency Kashmir Scroll said that two terrorists have been killed by security forces in Nowpora Sopore, whose identity is yet to be ascertained. Earlier on a specific input , the joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Nowpora Sopore area. As the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon the forces triggering off a gunfight. A top police officer has confirmed to Kashmir Scroll about the killing of two terrorists in the encounter.(KS)

An encounter has started between militants and government forces in the Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday evening gunfight started between militants and government forces in the Nowpora check area of the north Kashmir area. Earlier forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the area following an input about militant movement in the area.

Jammu and Kashmir Police has launched a special drive against the wanted militants based in Pakistan. As part of this drive, properties of four militant handlers who were declared as proclaimed offenders by the court have been attached by the Police District Handwara. These individuals, who fled to Pakistan or Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) during the 1990s or early 2000s, have been actively involved in orchestrating militancy in Handwara and other regions of Jammu and Kashmir. The seized properties include land holdings belonging to Mumtaz Ahmad Khwaja, Lateef Ahmad Bhat, Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, and Ghulam Nabi Ganai. These proclaimed offenders have been implicated in various cases within Police District Handwara, perpetuating efforts to sustain the militant network in the reg...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended a symposium on cultural heritage, values and principles of Sanatan Dharma. The event was organized by Utthan Foundation Trust at Devkali, Ghazipur. The Lt Governor, in his keynote address, commended the endeavour of the Utthan Foundation and highlighted the role of Sanatan culture in building a progressive society. He said, the cultural heritage, values and principles of Sanatan Dharma continue to guide the citizens towards an egalitarian society where everyone is able to realise their full potential. He called upon the people to work towards securing a just and equitable society. Sanatan culture is eternal, inclusive and inspires people to tread the path of humanism. Sanatan culture emphasizes on virtuous living and equality, equanim...

Several claims are being made regarding the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Jammu Kashmir, one of them being that it was the first time that a candidate from outside Jammu Kashmir was contesting Lok Sabha polls in the region. Several media outlets carried the news item, many of them attributed it to abrogation of Article 370 stating that the abrogation enabled people from outside the region to contest Lok sabha polls. It is being reported that Baldev Kumar, a resident of Punjab is the first non resident of Jammu Kashmir to contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat. However, upon cross verification, The Kashmiriyat found that the claims being widely circulated are false. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Shams Khwaja, a resident of Delhi filed nomination papers from Anantnag cons...

Danishwar Hameed The residents of Ashmuji area of South Kashmiri's Kulgam district staged a massive protest against the installation of smart meters on Thursday. A large number of men and women hit roads and expressed resentment against the government’s move to install smart meters which according to protesters is cruelty being meted out to poor masses. “We are poor families here and the majority of our men are daily wagers. We are earning hand to mouth and can’t afford enormous bills,” a women protester said. “We already have meters installed in our homes and we are paying regular bills. What is the fun of installing new meters?” She asked. “This is injustice to us as we poor people can’t afford such huge bills.” The protesters threatened to intensify their protests on a da...

Over 17.80 lakh voters will decide the fate of 22 candidates contesting from 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 26. The Jammu parliamentary constituency is spread over 18 Assembly segments in four districts including Reasi, Samba, Jammu and Rajouri. According to the figures provided by the office of Returning Officer 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency, there are 17,80,835 registered voters in Jammu PC including 9,21,095 male, 8,59,712 female and 28 transgender electors. Among these 37,822 (37,025 male and 797 female) are service voters. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set up 2416 polling stations across the constituency including 18 Green Polling Stations, 46 Pink Polling Stations and 18 PwD manned polling stati...

Authorities in Rajouri district have suspended all kinds of VPNs till the culmination of elections in the district. "Whereas, a communication has been received from the office of Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri vide No. CS/DPO/PE/2024/6687-91 dated 23.04.2024 regarding unprecedented high usage of virtual private Networks (VPNs) during past few days in different part of this district by score of suspicious internet users; and Whereas, VPN transmits get encrypted and creates point to point tunnel, masks IP address and lets sidestep website blocks and firewall on internet thus making data related to forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections & other sensitive data vulnerable to cyber attacks; reads the order issued by District Magistrate Rajouri, a copy of which lies with News Agency Kas...