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January 28 Eighteen animals were burnt to death after a major fire engulfed in their shed in Doda district, police said Monday. Farmer Tirath Ram, a resident of Gajoth village here, had reportedly lit the fire to keep the shed warm when at least 15 goats, two bulls and a horse died, police said. Ram was devastated after the incident and broke down after seeing the carcasses, Bhadarwah SHO Munir Khan said. As per preliminary investigations, the fire originated from the fire place of the cattle shed around Sunday midnight and spread soon, Khan added. The locals, along with the sleuths of a team from the Bhalla police post, put out the blaze at around 7 am on Monday. Two rooms adjoining the cattle shed were also gutted in fire, they said. (PTI)

January 28 Jammu Kashmir will be facing more rain and snow over the coming week, according to India Meteorological Department. The forecaster says the coming week will feature heavy rain and snowfall on January 30 and 31 at isolated places, although few days in the three divisions of the state are predicted to remain dry. According to weatherman’s prediction from Jan 28 to Feb 3 in Kashmir valley weather from Jan 29 will begin to remain wet. “Jan 28 will be dry and on Jan 29 there might be rain, snowfall at isolated places. On Jan 30, 31 a widespread snowfall, rainfall is expected at most places,” he said, adding that on Feb 1 and 2 there might be rain, snow on scattered areas and on Feb 3 there is a prediction of rain, snowfall at isolated places. “Weather in Jammu, Ladakh ...

January 28 A complete shutdown is being observed in Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday against the arrest of a local youth by Dehli police. Scores of people took out a protest march demanding release of the local youth Hilal Ahmad Bhat. Locals said that all business establishments, educational institutes and shops have shut in the town. Pertinently a youth named Hilal was arrested on January 23 by Government Forces from his home and shifted to Delhi.buy norvasc generic infoblobuy.com/norvasc.html over the counter The parents of Hilal Ahmed speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that Hilal was not arrested, but he was taken to the Police station by them. "He had been summoned to the Police station and later we presented him before the concerned police s...

January 27 A cordon and search operation has been launched by Government Forces in Baramulla District of North Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday, the 29 RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Tappar Area of Pattan in North Kashmir's Baramulla District. Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed. Meanwhile a police official has denied the report and said no CASO is in place in the area.

January 26 Two slain Militants killed in the early morning encounter at Khanmoh area of Pulwama district have been identified. A Police official said that during a cordon and search operation launched by Forces in Khanmoh area, the Militants opened fire, triggering an encounter. In the encounter, two Militants were killed. ALSO READ: 2 Militants killed in Khanmoh Encounter One of the slain has been identified as a Pakistani resident while the second one is a resident of Pulwama. He has been identified as Saqib Shafi dar son of Mohammed Shafi Dar, a resident of Arihal in Pulwama. His body will soon be handed over to his family for last rites, the Police official said.

January 26 Various Srinagar based scribes were barred from entering Bakshi Stadium to cover the independence day celebrations in Srinagar. The Journalists were told “there are adverse reports about some journalists who cannot be alloed to enter the premises.buy super kamagra generic buy super kamagra generic ” ALSO READ: Journalism and Kashmir -Two poles that never meet! Some senior journalists were barred from covering the event, after which all journalists unanimously decided to boycott the event. The incident evoked condemnation from People's conference chairman, Sajad Gani Lone.

January 26 An Indian Flag fell down while being hoisted during republic day parade in Rajouri district of Jammu Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the flag while being unfurled fell down in Rajouri on eve of republic day on Saturday. The republic day function was being led by the DC of Rajouri and the top Police officials. The Policemen deployed near the podium upon witnessing the flag fall rushed and attached it to the post. The last year, the tri-colour fell to the ground after BJP chief Amit Shah tried to unfurl it at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Meanwhile military setup has been beefed up across Kashmir valley especially in the summer capital Srinagar in view of the Republic Day of India (January 26) function to be held here. All the entry and exit ...

January 26 The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed on Saturday for the 6th consecutive day stranding scores of valley-bound passengers here. "Shooting stones continue at many places in the Ramban district. Landslides again hit the highway in Gagroo, Anokhi Fall and Battery Chashma area even as debris clearance operations were underway," a traffic department official said. Two policemen, including a junior officer were injured by shooting stones on Friday. For the safety of passengers it has been decided not to allow traffic on the highway, the official added. Over 2,000 trucks, most of them carrying essentials to the Kashmir Valley have been stranded at various places on the highway. Stranded passengers here in the Jammu and Kashmir capital have appealed to the gove...

January 26 Two Militants have been killed in an encounter with government forces in Khanmoh area of Pampore in Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the operation is being jointly conducted by a team of 50 RR, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF. An officer confirmed that the exchange of gunfire has erupted after militants attacked a party of upon the searching party of forces in the area. In the initial exchange of fire, three SOG men were injured. Earlier CASO was launched in the area after receiving inputs of militants presence in the area. In the ensuing gunfight, two unidentified Militants have been killed. A Search operation is underway to retrieve the bodies of the slain Militants.

September 20 Suspected Militants late on Friday evening hurled a grenade on CRPF camp  in Sopore area of North Kashmir's Baramulla District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown persons hurled a grenade on a CRPF camp in Sopore Town of North Kashmir. The attackers escaped from the spot, as per sources. As per initial reports, nobody has been injured in the attack. A police official said that a search operation has been launched around the area.