Monday, January 13News and updates from Kashmir

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Father Dead, Son Critically Injured in Pattan Road Accident

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September 15 A man has died while his son received grievous injuries in a tragic road accident, at Pattan area of Baramulla in North Kashmir on Saturday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a bus bearing the registration number JK01C 0782 rammed into a private vehicle (ALTO) bearing registration number JK01J 6169 resulting in the on spot death of a man while his son critically injured. The injured son was rushed to Srinagar hospital for treatment. They have been identified deceased as Omkar Singh, while his injured son has been identified as Rajpal Singh residents of Aulichi Bagh Srinagar.

Hardik Patel Loses 20kg as his Hunger Strike Demanding Farm loan waiver enters 12th Day

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September 05 The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Gujarat government held meeting with several key leaders of the Patidar community at Gandhinagar on Tuesday after doctors expressed concern over the health of Patidar leader Hardik Patel who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 25. The doctors attached to the Sola civil hospital said Hardik has lost about 20kgs in the last eleven days and should be admitted to the hospital. Energy Minister Saurabh Patel met with the Patidar leaders associated with six different bodies of the community on Tuesday evening and said the government’s priority is to ensure that Hardik calls of his hunger strike. Revenue minister Kaushik Patel and Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja also spoke with Patidar leaders associated with Vishwa U...

Spontaneous Shutdown, Clashes in Pulwama After Killing of Youth

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September 03 Violent clashes have erupted in Pulwama town of South Kashmir after a youth named Fayaz Ahmed was killed in firing of Government forces in chewakalan of Pulwama. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth shouting pro Freedom and Anti India slogans hit the streets and threw stones on Forces deployed in the area. Shopkeepers downed their shutters as a mark of protest against the killing of the youth. The Forces tried to disperse the youth by throwing tear smoke shells, however the clashes were going on, when this report was filed. Meanwhile train services to South Kashmir have been suspended. A youth named as Fayaz Ahmed Wani son of Mohammed Ahsan wani, a resident of Chewakalan was shot dead when forces opened massive gunfire upon unarmed civilian dur...

New Governor is Our Man, Says BJP State President in a Video

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August 30 “Ab Jo Governor Aya Hai Woh Hamara Banda Hai (Now the Governor who has taken over is our man)”, BJP president Ravinder Raina could be heard telling a group of people around him in a video that has gone viral over social networking sites. In an embarrassment for the party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Ravinder Raina has been caught on tape mocking the outgoing governor and calling the new governor of Jammu Kashmir as “our man”. Satya Pal Malik took the oath as governor of JK last week. He replaced N N Vohra, who many feel was not given a graceful farewell. In the video that has gone viral on social media, Raina said that former governor N N Vohra was always thrusting his point of view. “So we got him replaced with the new one,” he said.buy super kamagra...

Kulgam goes Azadi Azadi as Thousands Gather for Funeral of Longest Surviving Militant

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August 29 Tens and thousands of people have gathered in Hawoora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam District on Wednesday to offer funeral prayers of one of the longest surviving Militants, Altaf Ahmed Dar. People in droves of hundreds and thousands are still marching towards Hawoora area from various parts of South Kashmir as the area is reverberating with high pitch 'Azadi' Slogans. A participant told The Kashmiriyat that militants in four separate groups came and fired in the air as a mark of respect to the slain Hizb Commander, who had joined Militancy some 14 years ago. ALSO READ: Encounter Breaker and Oldest Hizb Operative Killed- Who was Altaf Kaczroo? "At least fifteen Militants including the District commander of Lashkar e Taiba for Kulgam, Azad Dada offered gun salute t...

Forces Ransack the House of Islamabad Militant

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August 28 The Government Forces on Sunday night allegedly barged into the house of Burhan Ahmed Ganie at S.K Colony in Islamabad (Anantnag) township and ransacked the household items. A family member while speaking to The Kashmiriyat alleged that late night on Sunday, the troops barged into the house of Burhan Ganie, at S.K Colony and searched the house till 2:30 am, only after they broke the household items and ransacked the property. "The father of Burhan was abused verbally, even though he pleaded that he was unwell," the family member said. ALSO READ: ISLAMABAD MOTHER MAKES EMOTIONAL APPEAL TO MILITANT SON Alleging that the troops forcibly made their entry into the house, they woke the inmates up and started thrashing the household items, even though the family has reque...

131 Youth Have Joined Militancy till July 31, Zakir Musa Gaining ground in Kashmir

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August 26 Nearly 130 Youths from Jammu Kashmir have been recruited into Militancy this year, the highest since 2010, officials said here. According to figures available to The Kashmiriyat till July 31, nearly 131 youths have joined various Militant outfits with South Kashmir's Shopian district contributing the maximum of 35 so far. The number of local recruits in 2017 was 126, this despite at least 220 Militants being killed the last year. As per a report, many youngsters are joining the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, a group which claims support of Al-Qaeda and is headed by Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Musa, who is an engineer from Noorpora in the Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. The report further reads that, The acceptance for this group is steadily increasing among loca...

Dilapidated Roads, Unavailability of Drinking Water irks Razloo Kund Residents

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August 16 Sheikh Nadeem/ Waris Shah Dilapidated road of Razloo area in Kund of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district has irked the commuters and the pedestrians as the authorities have failed to macadamize the roads despite assurances. Inhabitants living in the areas as well the commuters passing through the roads while speaking to The Kashmiriyat have demanded immediate readdressal of their genuine grievances. Locals while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the roads in the residents have been assured macadamized Roads several times but the authorities have failed to macadamize road for the past eight Years. The locals said that the officials do not pay any heed over it thereby leaving the commuters as well as the pedestrians to suffer. Claiming the failure of...

Locals Catch a Vendor for abducting a minor girl in Kupwara

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August 14 Locals from North Kashmir’s Kupwara district staged a protest alleging that they caught a non-local vendor and recovered a minor girl from him while he was trying to abduct her. The protesters who staged a protest at Dragmulla Kupwara said that a non-local vendor on the pretext of selling bed sheets entered into the house of one Muhammad Shafi Lone located at Marble Colony Dragmulla. According to family members and the protesters, the alleged vendor found Arifa Jan (3) alone in the yard and abducted her. “The screams of the girl attracted the attention of the people who caught hold of him and recovered the girl,” they said. Witnesses said that before handing over the alleged accused to police, the locals thrashed him and he revealed that he is part of the group compri...

Naveed Jatt Openly roaming on Kashmir Streets- videos Go Viral

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August 14 Naveed Jatt, who had earlier made an appearance at slain Militant Waqar Ahmad Sheikh's funeral to offer gun salute at Shopian's Malikgund area in South Kashmir, can be seen roaming freely on the streets of Kashmir. The exact location where the videos was shot is yet to be ascertained. Two videos of Naveed Jatt openly roaming on streets of Kashmir shot at two different places have gone viral over social networking. In one of the videos, the commander of Lashkar e Taiba, Azad Malik, a resident of Arwani can be seen accompanying the Lashkar top commander, Naveed Jatt. Naveed Jatt is also an accused in the murder case of journalist Shujaat Bukhari, who was shot dead outside his 'Rising Kashmir' office on June 14. Jatt had earlier escaped from police custody on Febru...