Month: July 2024

One army man and four militants have been killed during the ongoing encounter in the Kulgam district of south Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that four unidentified militants have been killed during the encounter in the Chingam area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir. The encounter began when a group of militants fired upon forces, who had launched a cordon and search operation in the area following an input about militant movement in the area on Saturday afternoon. In the following exchange of gunfire, they said, four militants have been killed, who are yet to be identified. During the exchange of gunfire, one army man was also killed. However, sources informed The Kashmiriyat that one of the longest surviving militant commanders from the Kulgam district has...

Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday called on party workers and leaders to unite and ensure the Union Territory gets its first BJP chief minister by winning the next assembly elections independently. Addressing party delegates at the two-day ‘Vistarit Karyasamiti Baithak’ in Mishriwala, Raina criticized the Congress and the National Conference for allegedly exploiting various sections of the population for vote bank politics. The meeting was attended by Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Jitendra Singh, National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, and other prominent BJP leaders including former deputy chief ministers Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta. BJP national president and Union Minister J P Nadda is also expected to join the meeting later to discuss the party’s...

Danishwar Hameed An encounter has broken out between militants and government forces in the Frisal area of Kulgam, making it second encounter of the day. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that a team of Jammu Kashmir Police, Indian army and CRPF had launched a cordon and search operation in the area following inputs about militant movement in the area. During the operation launched on Saturday afternoon, the hiding militants opened fire on forces, triggering an encounter, they said. As per the latest reports, a massive exchange of gunfire is going on at the site of the encounter. Meanwhile, another encounter is going on in the Modergam area of Kulgam, where one army trooper has been killed. Details rushing in.

The residents of Ratnipora area in Pulwama district have taken it upon themselves to repair a link road damaged by dysfunctional drainage system and sewage when the concerned departments failed to address their grievance. The inhabitants of Banimpora mohalla in Ratnipora village of the district said they had urged the Roads and Buildings department and Rural Development Department to redress their grievances, but both the departments passed the buck onto each other. The residents said that the link road that passes through Banimpora mohalla and links nearby villages of Gulbugh and Hanjipora is damaged due to sewage released from kitchens, bathrooms, and cowsheds by some residents into the dysfunctional drain, which ultimately spills over the road and damages it. The residents said...

Danishwar Hameed An encounter has raged between militants and government forces in south Kashmir Kulgam district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday afternoon, a joint team of Police, CRPF and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Modergham aarea of Kulgam. As the forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight, they said. Details rushing in.

A BSF man dies in a road accident in the Chenani tunnel in Jammu division on Saturday. An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that an accident took place inside the Nashri tunnel when a vehicle xylo bearing registration No. Jk01P/7905 loaded with passengers on its way from Srinagar towards Udhampur when reached the Chenani Nashri tunnel lost control over the speed of the vehicle and skidded off the road. In the incident one passenger namely Amit Kumar shukla (30) son of Upendra Shukla resident of Jharkhand of 26 Bn BSF lost his life,he said. He added that other passengers are safe while further investigation in this regard has been taken up.(KS)

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from J&K were given a green signal on Assembly polls post Amarnath Yatra on Friday in a high level meeting chaired by the Union Minister and J&K election incharge G Kishen Reddy in Jammu. The party also evolved a consensus to include retrieval of Muzaffarabad in its election manifesto while it also decided to demand Bharat Ratna for Mahraja Hari Singh for his decision of acceding to India in 1947. Reddy chaired the meeting of BJP’s office bearers at Trikuta Nagar, Jammu where BJP national General Secretary and J&K affairs incharge Tarun Chug, MPs Dr Jitendera Singh, Jugal Kishore, J&K party chief Ravinder Raina, BJP’s Co-inchage for J&K Ashish Sood, BJP leader and former Assembly speaker Kavinder Gupta besides other leaders were...

The families who got affected due to the land sinking incident and other adjacent residents are worried with the delay in submitting the report by the committee formed in this regard to ascertain the reasons behind the incident. The district administration in Srinagar on June 25 formed a nine-member expert committee to ascertain the facts and suggest remedial measures regarding the Rainawari land sinking incident. However, after 11 days, the report has not been submitted yet. The locals from Khawajapora Syedpora area in Rainawari Srinagar told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that questioned the delay in submission of the report. We are keenly waiting for the report so that the future courses of action like repairing and renovation would be taken up accordingly,” sai...

The government has announced the establishment of tobacco cessation centers in all medical institutions and hospitals throughout Jammu Kashmir. In line with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s (MOHFW) operational guidelines and the medical ethics code, this initiative aims to upgrade the skills of medical students. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council, "As per the National Medical Commission guidelines, an Indian Medical Graduate should recognize 'Health for all' as a national goal and the health right of all citizens. Medical training should equip graduates to fulfill their social obligations and achieve competence in holistic medicine, covering promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative aspects of common diseases." The communiqué sent to the princi...