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February 16 Secretariat employees in Jammu have been attacked three times since morning despite curfew in Janipur area of Jammu. A Secretariat employee told The Kashmiriyat over phone that violent mob attacked their quarters in Jammu's janipur area three times since morning. ALSO READ: Attacks on Kashmiris Increase in Parts of India, Asked to Leave Bihar Within 24 Hours They said that these mobs shouting anti kashmir and pro India slogans threw stones on the quarters of kashmir employees residing in Janipur. He said that they have failed to understand that how despite curfew the mobs have come and attacked them three times since morning. They demanded the intervention of Governor and police officials to provide them security as they are feeling threatened in the area. ...

February 16 Post the Thursday attack on CRPF, which caused the death of 50 CRPF troopers, anguish and anger is being witnessed in parts of India. This anger has resulted in attacks and threats against Kashmiris residing in various parts of India. A group of people Friday afternoon attacked Kashmiris at Lhasa market on Buddha road in Patna, Bihar and vandalized their shops. A video of the incident has went viral over social networking in which a group of locals can be seen warning Kashmiris to leave Bihar within 24 Hours. The group also thrashed a Kashmiri shopper and scattered goods in the shops on streets. They also vandalized the board reading "Kashmir Mela." A group of Students were also thrashed by a group of students in a Dehradun college and warned to leave the p...

February 16 One-way traffic was allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Saturday and only stranded vehicles are moving from Jammu to Srinagar, a traffic official said. Around 7,000 vehicles stranded in the Kashmir Valley would only be allowed to move towards the Jammu region after the highway was completely decongested, the official added. He said that the process might get smoother by later in the day.

February 15 In March last year, when Kashmir was seeing a huge surge in local youth being recruited into Militant outfits, a youth from Gandibagh area of Pulwama in South Kashmir joined Militant outfit Jaish e Muhammad. Adil Ahmed Dar, a mason by profession also lead prayers at a local mosque before he went missing in March. His house today was visited by thousands of people in Pulwama shouting pro independence and Anti India slogans. ALSO READ: Revenge is a Double Edged Sword, It Is High Time to Think Adil Ahmed Dar, carried out the biggest attack ever in Kashmir as he rammed a car into a CRPF vehicle near Lethpora in Pampore area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday afternoon, killing at least 50 CRPF men. The incident evoked widespread condemnation from major p...

February 15 Kashmiris in Jammu fearing attacks from Locals mobs in Jammu, have evacuated to nearby mosques in large groups, as violence erupted in the region on Friday. A Kulgam resident working in Jammu told The Kashmiriyat over phone that locals from areas like Gujjar Nagar, Channi, Talab Tiloo, Janipur, Rehari, Bakshi Nagar have moved into mosques and will spend the entire night there. "The entire day was a total frenzy, people are scared, nobody wants to go out, but it is the fear of night, they barged into our locality twice, threatening to kill us, so we decided to spend dozens of families here decided to spend the night together in a nearby Masjid," he said. The Residents appealed the Police and the Governor for providing protection to the Kashmir families in Jammu. S...

February 15 As clashes erupted between two groups in Jammu, the Jammu Kashmir Police has appealed for calm and asked people to stay vigil against communal elements. People of Jammu thronged to the streets on thursday evening as a deadly Fidayeen attack was carried out by a local Jaish operative in Lethpora, killing at least 45 paramilitary troopers. ALSO READ: Revenge is a Double Edged Sword, It Is High Time to Think The Locals in Jammu also held a candle light vigil to express their solidarity with the deceased CRPF men burning pakistan flags and shouting Anti Kashmir slogans. Eyewitnesses said that the protesters raised slogans against Kashmir Militants including Burhan Wani, Sameer Tiger and many others and raised slogans like Kashmir Ke Gadaro Ko, Goli Maaro Saalo Ko and...

February 15 Amid restrictions, Thousands of people Friday thronged the residence of slain militant Aadil Ahmad at his native in Kakapora area of Pulwama in south Kashmir to attend funeral prayers in absentia. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that women and men despite restrictions in large numbers have assembled in Gundibagh Kakapora. Aadil, the 23 year old affiliate of Jaish e Muhammad rammed a car planted with IED on a CRPF vehicle at Lethpora killing 49 CRPF personnel. Meanwhile Ummat e Islami, a pro Freedom group active in South Kashmir has said that it will arrange funeral prayers in absentia for Adil in various areas of South Kashmir.

February 15 Dozens of Kashmiri vehicles were burnt down by protesters in Gujjar Nagar area of Jammu on Friday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that mobs in Jammu torched at least fifty vehicles bearing Kashmir registration numbers near Gujjar nagar area of Jammu. Earlier, Raising anti Kashmir and anti Pakistan Slogans, hundreds of Jammu people poured onto the streets of Jammu on Friday Morning. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said hundreds of people protesting against the CRPF men Killings reached Purani Mandi, Jewel Chowk, Dogra Chowk, Rehari, Janipur, Gandhinagar, Bakshi Nagar, and several other areas. Eyewitnesses said that the protesters raised slogans against Kashmir Militants including Burhan Wani, Sameer Tiger and many others and raised slogans like Kashmir Ke Gadaro Ko...

February 15 Raising anti Kashmir and anti Pakistan Slogans, hundreds of Jammu people poured onto the streets of Jammu on Friday Morning. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said hundreds of people protesting against the CRPF men Killings reached Purani Mandi, Jewel Chowk, Dogra Chowk, Rehari, Janipur, Gandhinagar, Bakshi Nagar, and several other areas. The protesters gathered at several places raised anti Kashmir slogans and Anti Pakistan slogans before burning a flag of Pakistan. Eyewitnesses said that the protesters raised slogans against Kashmir Militants including Burhan Wani, Sameer Tiger and many others and raised slogans like Kashmir Ke Gadaro Ko, Goli Maaro Saalo Ko and Bharat Mai jisko Rehna hai, vande Mataram Kehna hai. Police has been deployed in huge numbers across ...

February 14 Fourty Two paramilitary troops were killed and at least twenty others were injured, and a bus of CRPF they were travelling in was damaged in a car bomb attack along Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Confirming the attack, A Police official told The Kashmiriyat that around 3:15 pm, militants rammed a car into the CRPF bus triggered off an intensive blast. Following the blast the traffic has been suspended on the highway as forces cordon off the entire area and launched searches. Meanwhile Militant outfit, Jaish e Muhammad has claimed the responsibility of the attack, saying, "Adil Ahmed of Gandibagh, Pulwama carried out the deadly attack."