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Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Khrew in Pampore hamlet of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. A senior police officer told the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as the search operation is on in the area. Official sources said that slain belong to Hizb and both are said to be locals. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter-(KNO)

A militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Khrew in Pampore hamlet of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as the operation is on in the area. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter—(KNO)

Mohammad Waseem On the 10th of August 2021, a group of Gujjar (tribal) people were crushed by Gadhi people (Hindu tribal) at Ladda-Dhar Ramban, Jammu Kashmir over a land conflict. Two injured were sent to the hospital where they were provided first aid and sent back home. While talking to The Kashmiriyat over phone, Irshad Chaudhary, a tribal and student activist said, “A total of 40 acres of land was allotted to the Muslim tribals in the time of Maharaja Hari Singh for cultivation, but the Gadhi people (belonging to Hindu community) have been trying to grab the land and destroy the cultivation by leaving their cattle in the cultivated land for grazing." "Instead of putting the culprits behind the bars, the Chanderkoot police launched an FIR against the victims and put them behind...

Suspected militants on Thursday shot dead an Apni leader in Devsar area of Kulgam district on Thursday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the JKAP leader Ghulam Hussan Lone was shot at outside his residence in which he received critical injuries. He said that he was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he was declared dead on arrival. Meanwhile, the official said that the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers—(KNO)

The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday interacted with beneficiary students from JK under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Pragati and Saksham Scholarship Schemes, through virtual mode. In a first, 480 talented girls from JK have been included in the degree and diploma courses of Pragati Scholarship. JK has also got 9 scholarships under the Saksham Scheme for Persons with Disabilities. While interacting with the girl students selected under the Pragati scheme, the Lt Governor termed women as vital agents of change. “JK administration is creating an ideal, gender-inclusive ecosystem where they have better access to education and economic growth putting them at the heart of our development initiatives and making those on the margins aware of their righ...

In a small village of Kunan in North Kashmir's Bandipora district, people carried a-48-year-old female patient on their shoulders for about a kilometer due to lack of road connectivity. Hapatnar-Babagund a small hamlet is located about one kilometer from Kunan village of the district where as per official record, 23 families live- all below poverty line (BPL). Locals told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a female diabetic patient, Shama-Parveen was suffering from pain in her right hand due to infection, but the village does not have about a kilometre of road. “So we had to carry her on our shoulders to Kunan. From there we drove the patient to the district hospital Bandipora,” they said. People who carried the patient on their shoulders said, on the way to the road,...

Panic gripped the entire locality of Nowpora Jagir in north Kashmir's Baramulla district after locals spotted three leopards in the area on Thursday. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) after yesterday's incident, the teams of wildlife department were deployed at every hotspot in Nowpora Jagir and adjoining villages to capture the leopards. The operation was later called off after the teams find no traces of the leopards. They said the department has only two teams available and both the teams have been deployed in Langate and Mawar areas to capture the leopards at present. The official from wildlife department said that the operation to capture the leopards will be resumed again tomorrow in Nowpora Jagir. However, the locals after spotting the leopard...

A militant and an army officer have been killed in the ongoing encounter in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed, while an army officer of JCO rank also lost his life. "One JCO of the Rashtriya Rifles had suffered bullet injuries in the encounter. The JCO was immediately evacuated to the nearest medical facility, but he succumbed to the injuries,” defence spokesperson Lt. Col Devender Anand said. Meanwhile, an official said that acting on the inputs about the presence of militants in the area, security forces had launched a search operation, which later turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire on the forces. The official said that the fir...

A vital road from Hajipora-Wasawhalan in Harmain hamlet of South Kashmir's Shopian district is in dilapidated condition as authorities have failed to repair the road, locals alleged. Locals from Hajipora, Chotigam, Kharwara, Sangran, Wasawhalan and its adjacent areas said that the road hasn't been macadamized from the last several years due to which mainly patients and the aged people have to suffer a lot. They added that the condition of the road is so bad that it is difficult to move by foot on this road. The locals accused the government of neglecting the area for too long now and requested them to look into the matter. “We now feel ashamed that how many times we have to bow before high ups for the repairmen of this road,” Subzar Ahmad. a local resident said. Subzar said ...