REGIONAL

February 02 Jahangeer Ganie Barely five days after joining militant ranks, Anayat Ahmad Ziger of Arihal was trapped along with his senior associate Shahid Baba in Drabgam village of Pulwama district on Thursday evening. Anayat, son of Mohammad Abdullah Ziger, a driver by profession according to his friends left home on 26th January, soon after Saqib Shafi Dar along with his associate was killed in an encounter at Khonmouh area of Pampore. As militants appeared in funeral of slain Saqib at Arihal on 26th of January, Anayat who has been working for militants for many years went with them, said an official. Belonging to a middle class family, Anayat was a good human being and down to earth person, said his friend Shahid, adding that he was inclined towards militancy since long ...

February 02 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow to inaugurate and lay foundation of several development projects here. According to an official spokesperson, the PM will also inspect Dal lake in Srinagar. Giving details of the visit, the official handout said that Modi will unveil the plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of AIIMS, Vijaypur and AIIMS, Awantipora. Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the construction of northern Regional Centre Campus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication at Jammu through the unveiling of plaque, it said. “University of Ladakh will be launched by the Prime Minister. It will be the first ever University in Ladakh region, established under University of Ladakh Act 2018. It will be a cluster Univ...

February 02 Shabir Khan The Jammu Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three OGWs in recent grenade throwing case on CRPF in the town . In a press conference SSP Sopore Javeed Iqbal  said that police have arrested three persons who are behind the Grenade attack on SBI Camp of 179 Bn, CRPF 179 on 25 Jan in which no loss of life or injury  has reported from either side. During press conference all three involved persons identified as Ghulam Qadir Rather son of Mohammad Shafi Rather resident of Tarzoo, Aijaz Ahmed Khan son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan resident of Naseem Bagh Sopore and Owaise Khalid Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar resident of Naseem Bagh Krankshivan Colony Sopore were present before the media persons. “During the questioning all confessed the commissio...

February 01 The Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested nine persons allegedly involved in drug dealings in the area. The accused, according to police spokeperson have been identified as Ishrat Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Kabir Mir resident of Adipora Sopore, Shabir Ahmad Shalla son of Farooq Ahmad Shalla resident of Shalimar Colony, Azad Ahmad Mir, Basharat Ahmad Mir son Nazir Ahmad Mir resident Hib Dangerpora, Manzoor Ahmad Sofi son of Bashir Ahmad Sofi resident of Naharpora Sopore, Maqsood Ahmad Bhat son of Fayaz Ahmad Bhat resident of Hib Dangerpora, Irfan Ahmad Shalla son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Shalla resident of Sadiq Colony Sopore, Ishfaq Ahmad Shalla son of Mohammad Abdullah Shalla resident of Sidiq Colony Sopore and Fayaz Ahmad Parray son Jan Mohammad Parray reside...

February 01 The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed on Friday for the second consecutive day due to fresh snowfall and landslides, officials said. Traffic department officials said there has been fresh snowfall in the Banihal area, and landslides at some places in the Banihal-Ramban stretch of the road. “Around two feet snow accumulated on the road. Landslides have occurred at Anokhi Fall, Panthal and Kela Mode,” a traffic department official said. “No traffic movement will be allowed on the highway on Friday except for the stranded vehicles and that too, only after the road is cleared,” the official added. Inclement weather has led to the closure of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway this winter many times.

January 31 Despite massive crackdown on militancy authorities in Kashmir are struggling to stop recruitment in ‘new age’ insurgency as seven youth who have gone missing since past fortnight are believed to have joined militants. In a Story carried out by Citizen, they quoted Police Sources saying that seven youth, most of them students hailing from south Kashmir, and central Kashmir’s Budgam district, have been reported missing by their families. The youth missing from Shopian have been identified as Shakir Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Awneera who is pursuing diploma in Computer Engineering at SSM College in north Kashmir and Naveed Hussian Tak, a civil engineering student and resident of Naina Batpora in Litter. Officials said two youth missing from Pulwama districts have been i...

January 31 A woman was killed after she slipped from the bus she was travelling in and got crushed under a moving bus at Dalian village area of Nowshera in Rajouri district of Jammu Kashmir. Reports revealed that the Lady identified as Pholan Begum slipped from a bus on Thursday noon. Pholan was crushed under the bus after getting down from it, they said. She was shifted quickly to medical facility in critical conditions but succumbed to injuries

January 31 The fresh snowfall has draped parts of valley while it continues to fall in Srinagar leading to closure of highway. Aerial traffic too might get suspended due to poor visibility conditions. Airport authorities said that the bad weather conditions might effect the air traffic as well. “Due to continuous light snowfall expecting throughout the day and poor visibility expected some delays in flights,” Airport authorities said. According to a Meteorological Department official, Gulmarg received 3 centimeters of snow while Pahalgam had fresh snowfall of 12cm, Kupwara (7cm), Kokernag (1 cm) and Srinagar saw 3.3 mm (snow converted into rain). Meanwhile, Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recording a low of minus 0.3 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam, which also serves as...

January 31  Jahangeer Ganaie With father likely to have joined the militant ranks and mother already dead, a year-old baby girl has been left on mercy of Almighty and her relatives in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Ayesha, a year-old daughter of Imran Ahmad Bhat of Arihal village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district doesn’t know anything about her parents. She has been crying since his father has left home as she according to his paternal aunt was very much attached to his father after her mother’s death. "From last 15 days whenever Ayesha sees anybody, she starts crying and it takes an hour to console her," her Aunt told The Kashmiriyat. According to locals, mother of Ayesha died seven months ago after committing suicide while as his father is missing from the ...

January 28 Suspected Militants on Monday evening attacked a patrol of Indian Army. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a patrol of Indian Army was attacked in Wussan area of Pattan in North Kashmir's Baramulla District. The Militants later fled from the spot, a search operation has been launched in the area. However, a senior Police official denied any attack having taken place.