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The security forces on Monday morning detected an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) and later defused it in the Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police official said that a joint team of forces detected the IED in an orchard in Panzgam village in Awantipora. He said that bomb disposal squad was rushed to the area and the IED was later defused. He further added that the area has been cordoned off and further investigation has also been taken up—(KNO)

Mohammed Mufeez Unknown persons on Tuesday afternoon hurled a grenade on Government forces in the Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that suspected Militants lobbed a grenade on CRPF's 180 Batallion in the Tral area however nobody was inured in the attack, as per initial reports. Meanwhile, the Government Forces reached the spot in large numbers and cordoned off the area whole area to nab the attackers. Details emerging.

District  Police Awantipora today launched a special drive for destroying the poppy cultivation in the Aligund area of Awantipora. A Police spokesman said that a Police team headed by SHO Awantipora along with Excise and revenue department officers destroyed a huge junk of poppy cultivation spread over more than 5 Kanals of land in the area of village Aligund Awantipora. The general public of the area has appreciated the action of the joint team and has urged the authorities to continue this drive in the nearby areas also. Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding the cultivation of contrabands in their neighborhood, persons found indulging in drug peddling & cultivation of contraband substances shall be dealt with strictly under law.

The Government Forces have arrested four persons in the Barpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that during nocturnal raids the Government Forces arrested four persons from the Ganie Mohalla and Palpora area of Barpora area of Pulwama district. The Locals identified them as Waqar Pandit, a resident of Talangam in Pulwama and Bilal Ahmed Ganie, Yawar Dar and Feroz Ahmed, residents of Barpora A Police official said that the four were arrested in a Militancy-related case.  

A 16-year-old girl died after she suffered a massive cardiac arrest in Koil village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. An official told, that the girl complained of chest pain at her home and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital by her family. He said, the girl identified as Misbah Maqbool was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. However, she had secured 496 marks out of 500 in recent 10th exam. KNO

The power outages during the hours of sehri, iftar and Taraweeh in the ongoing holy month of Ramadan, sparked a protest during Sehri time in Zaasu village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The inhabitants of the village hit to roads and blocked it till a police party rushed to the spot and pacified the protesters. The protesters alleged that they have been deprived of electricity even in the holy month of Ramadhan. “Our village never gets lit up during sehri, iftar and Taraweeh times. We have been facing unscheduled power cuts much to our discomfort,” the locals said, adding that Power Development Department (PDD) has failed to provide power supply even during the holy month of Ramadhan. The locals blocked Litar-Pulwama road.buy abilify generic buy abilify generic A police par...

One more unidentified militant have been killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between government forces and militants at Nowbugh area if Tral in South Kashmir's PD Awantipora, on Friday morning. A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that another unidentified militant has been killed taking the toll of killed militants to two. Earlier the joint team of police and Army's 42 RR launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Nowbugh area of Tral. "The militants hiding there fired upon forces, triggering the gunfight," an official said. "#TralEncounterUpdate: 01 more unidentified #militant killed (total 02). #Operation going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice", tweeted Kashmir Zone Police This is the second gunfight going on pres...

Mohammed Mufeez Nine students and one staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Industrial Training Institute in the Tral area of Pulwama in South Kashmir. Mohammed Younis, the in-charge official speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that during sampling of the staff members and the students, ten have been found positive for Covid 19 on Wednesday. He said that the institute was maintaining the covid SOPs but despite that, the students and teachers being tested positive is a sign of alarm. Meanwhile, The Kashmiriyat spoke to the principal of the institute who said that the institute has decided to shut down functioning for five days till Sunday.

A Government School building was gutted in a massive blaze in the Kakpora area of Pulwama in South Kashmir. An official confirming the fire incident to The Kashmiriyat said that the Government High school building was damaged in a fire incident late on Tuesday night in the Kakpora area of Pulwama. The cause of the fire was not known immediately, he said. The police has taken cognizance of the incident and launched a probe into the incident.  

Mehran Bhat As soon as the news of the encounter in Pulwama spread to the nearby areas, the shopkeepers in the Pulwama and the Kakpora township downed their shutters, and re observing a complete shutdown in the wake of the killing of three Militants in the Kakpora area of Pulwama on Friday morning. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that intense clashes took place around the encounter site and several people were injured during clashes. The Kashmir Walla reported that eleven people including a retired teacher were injured during the clashes. Three militants identified as locals as per initial inputs were killed when a Gunfight raged in the Ghat Mohalla of kakpora Pulwama between Militants and Government Forces including 50 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF. Two resident...