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February 12 Jammu Kashmir Ummat e Islami teams visited the families of slain Militants in Kulgam and Islamabad (anantnag) districts of South Kashmir. The party also paid tributes to Slain Pulwama Militant, Hilal Ahmed who was killed in encounter at Ratnipora Pulwama. "Young men have blown fresh life into our Freedom movement with their blood," Waheed Ahmed Khan said. A team headed by Party General secretary, Waheed Ahmed Khan, visited the family of Dr. Waseem Rather in Ashmuji Kulgam and Hubaib Ahmed in Quimoh, Kulgam. Expressing condolences with the family, Irshad Attari a member of Ummat e Islami said, "The slogan of unity given by Qazi Nisar is the foremost need to achieve the goal of Freedom." They also visited the family of slain Parvez Ahmed in Mokdampora Quimoh and...

February 12 The Sikh community in Jammu has once again won the hearts of millions of Kashmiris by opening the doors of Gurduwaras for stranded Kashmir passengers. They have arranged free food in Gurduwaras as sections of Local populace of Jammu continue to hold protest against the Kashmir passengers. In messages being widely circulated on Whatsapp and Facebook groups, the members of the community have asked stranded Kashmir passengers to visit gurduwaras where food has been arranged for the passengers. ''All Kashmiri passengers stranded in Jammu can visit Jammu Gurduwaras including one at Chand Kour, BC Road, Nanak Nagar and Digiana Ashram," a message read. Stranded Kashmir passengers had said that on Monday Jammu locals closed the gate of the ground where Kashmiris had ...

February 12 The Joint Resistance Leadership on Tuesday called for a complete shutdown on February 13 and 14 when pleas on article 35-A are scheduled to be heard in the Supreme Court. The JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik  said that people of Jammu Kashmir will forcefully resist every challenge by New Delhi to change the demography of the State. “Leadership is fully aware of the developments and is cautiously observing the situation and these tactics cannot deceive leadership or the people of Kashmir. It is an extremely critical issue of the our very existence as a people and of our disputed status.”

February 12 The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed on seven consecutive day today, reports said. They said that even as the road remained blocked due to accumulated debris and intermittent shooting stones at T2, Maroog and Panthyal in Ramban- Banihal axis, the restoration work is going on. Meanwhile, authorities had claimed to take a decision on opening of the road on Tuesday morning.

February 12 One Army man, one paramilitary trooper and one Militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter at Ratnipora area in South Kashmir's Pulwama district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a heated exchange of gunfire is underway in the area amid intense clashes. 50 RR of Indian Army, 182 BN of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police were fired upon by Militants during a cordon and search operation in the area. Immediately the troops cordoned off the area during which the holed up Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. ALSO READ: Pulwama Encounter- Intense Clashes Erupt Near Encounter Site, Trains Suspended As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat Jaish e Muhammad militants are trapped in a residential house in the area. In the initial...

February 12 The grand Mufti of Kashmir, Mufti Bashir ud Din passed away after a brief illness in Srinagar's Sher e Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences. Bashir ud Din, who was a staunch supporter of Kashmir's Freedom struggle fell ill the last week and was immediately referred to the SKIMS Hospital. A resident of Soura in Srinagar, Mufti Bashir spent the last days of his life in the hospital and kept helping the poor people even from the hospital bed. A family member confirming the death said, "My Great Uncle, the Grand Mufti of Kashmir, has just passed away. He was an incredible voice for the people of Kashmir and spent his life fighting for Kashmiri independence". The funeral prayers of Grand Mufti will be held at 3:30 pm at Khanqah e Moula in Srinagar.

February 11 Dozens of stranded Kashmiri passengers in Jammu were assaulted by locals near Science College in Jammu. An eyewitness who was also thrashed by the locals told The Kashmiriyat that the stranded passengers had been asked to gather near the Science college in Jammu from where they will be airlifted. However upon reaching there, some local students came and started thrashing the Kashmiri passengers, he said. ALSO READ: Kashmir Residents Set up Community Kitchens for Jammu Drivers, As Jammu Residents Thrash Kashmiri Passengers He alleged that the students also threw stones on the passengers who had gathered in a ground near the college. They thrashed us saying "You are pakistani, go to Pakistan, Yahan Modi ka Raaj chalega'', he said. The locals closed the gate d...

February 11 Various Journalists were barred by Government Forces from visiting the house of JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat's residence in Trehgam Kupwara on Monday. A journalist speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that they have been detained and told that they will released either in afternoon or in evening. They said that Forces have erected a Naka on the road leading to Bhat's house where they stopped journalists and disallowed them to move towards the house.buy doxycycline online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/doxycycline.html no prescription The president of Journalist Fraternity in Kupwara Fayaz Hameed condemned the police action of stopping journalists. The Kashmir Valley is observing a complete shutdown to mark 35th death anniversary of...

February 11 Thousands of people on Monday are visiting the houses of slain Militants in Kulgam and Islamabad (anantnag) district to express solidarity with the families. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that people in large numbers are marching towards the house of slain Scholar Waseem Ahmed Rather in Quimoh Kulgam. Waseem was a teacher and a Ph.D scholar before he joined Militancy in May 2018. He also provided free tuition to students in his locality, a local told The Kashmiriyat. Meanwhile people are also visiting the families of Zahid Parray in Gopal Pora area of Damhal Hanjipora, in Kulgam, Idrees Bhat in Arwani of Islamabad (anantnag), Aaqib Nazir in Zangal Pora Kulgam People in large number are also visiting the house of Parvez Bhat (Hubaib) in Mukdampora, Quimoh, ...

February 11 Advocate Mujeeb u Rehman "Captivated Life"  stands born  in a bid to let political aspirations, the sentiments of people within j&k to control, to fragment and to deviate. This fact has let life here in Kashmir to such a meaning and a scope  where it (life) gets translated every hour as per the Situations. A tumultuous narrative undoubtedly a precarious one comes fore while defining life of a common man where Domiciles Sword is hanging all the fore within the cross blades of rival interests. But at the same time this fact can never be isolated and ignored that life demands  space to grow, groom and flourish. It is here at where life  itself is imprisoned in Kashmir, where hope is censored to despair. One witness social fabric  tormented one , with deep holes...