REGIONAL

December 25 Zakir Rashid Bhat was born in Noorpora, Tral in South Kashmir, His father is Abdul Rashid Bhat, a senior engineer working with the state government, his brother is a Doctor, Musa was admitted to class 9 at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Pulwama in 2008; he continued his studies at Noor Public School up to Class 10. He then went to the government higher secondary institution at Noorpora and passed his 12th in 2011. He later joined Chandigarh University for Civil Engineering, but left CU, in 2013 and joined the militant group Hizbul Mujahideen in the autumn of 2013, there is less known about Zakir Musa, except for some reports that the A++ category militant, who unlike other top Militant commanders has maintained a low profile and was reportedly seen in Punjab recently. He i...

December 24 The Kashmir valley witnessed the coldest night of the season as the night temperatures dipped to Minus 6.8 in the Summer capital of Jammu Kashmir. A MET Department official told that the cold weather conditions are likely to continue for another four to five days with weather mostly likely to remain dry. Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded minus 7.2 and minus 6.8 while the minimum was minus 14.7 in Leh and minus 15.2 degrees Celsius in Kargil. Jammu city recorded 5.3, Katra 4.8, Batote minus 1.4, Bannihal minus 3 and Bhaderwah minus 2.1 degrees Celsius

December 23 The Divisional commander of Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen has issued a fresh audio and this 6:54 Minute audio is being widely circulated on Social media. "We are not against Zakir Musa, He has not got any of our men killed, as none of the Militants are aware of the location of other Militants, the video being circulated against Zakir Musa and claiming that he is responsible for getting the Hizb ul Mujahideen men killed has no association with us, whosoever is spreading the messages against Musa is an Indian agent," Naikoo is heard saying in this fresh audio. He is heard saying that someone had issued an audio few months back saying that, "We are from the Musa group and we will ensure every other group is eliminated," Naikoo ridiculed the audios and videos and said...

December 22 Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed that the six militants killed in a gunfight with the forces in Arampora village of Tral were involved in several attacks on ‘security establishments’. A police spokesman in a statement said, “based on a credible input about the presence of militants in Arampora area of Tral, a cordon and search operation was launched by forces in the area today morning. “As the searches were going on, the search party was fired upon by the militants. The fire was retaliated leading to a gunfight,” he said. “In the ensuing encounter, six militants were killed and the bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter,” said the spokesman. “Pertinently  no collateral damage took place during the encounter.” The slain militants have been i...

December 22 Rayees Shah An eight year old girl died in a road mishap in Thali area in Machil of North Kashmir’s Kupwara District on Saturday noon. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a passenger vehicle turned turtle near the Thali area of Kupwara resulting in the death of an eight year old girl while eight others sustained injuries. The identity of the deceased and the injured could not be confirmed immediately. He injured, however have been rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment.

December 22 Firdous Qadri Scores of Students of Kashmir University on Saturday gathered in the university campus and offered funeral prayers in absentia for the Six Militants killed in an early morning encounter at Arampora area of South Kashmir's Tral region. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Students shouting pro Independence and Anti India Slogans gathered in the campus and later dispersed off peacefully after offering funeral prayers of the six colleagues of Zakir Musa. The students took out a march on the campus and raised pro Zakir Musa and pro-freedom slogans. Pertinently six affiliates of Zakir Musa’s were killed in a gunfight early morning on Saturday in Tral area of South Kashmir. Meanwhile authorities suspended Classwork in women’s college and Islamia College o...

December 22 On the directions of the authorities, cellular companies have snapped high speed internet in South Kashmir Districts of Valley. A telecom official told The Kashmiriyat that police directed them to snap high speed 3G and 4G mobile internet services in Islamabad (Anantnag) and Kulgam while high speed mobile internet was barred in Pulwama and Shopian Districts. “The direction was passed shortly after the Tral encounter, the mobile internet speed was reduced to 2G,” he said. Pertinently six Militants of Zakir Musa's group were killed in a gunfight early morning on Saturday in Tral area of South Kashmir.

December 22 Ashraf Mir Stone throwing clashes erupted in Balicharana area of Jammu City on Saturday morning as hundreds of residents clashes with the Jammu Kashmir Police in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that bulldozers arrived at the area around 4 am on Wednesday bulldozers arrived in the area to remove the structures around river Tavi on the directions of High Court of Jammu Kashmir. In July this year, the Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta today directed the Divisional Commissioner Jammu to ensure removal of illegal constructions near bed of river Tawi and complete ban on extraction of minerals. On Dec 04, the Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabst...

December 22 A severe cold wave swept across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region on Saturday as the temperatures dipped to minus 15.8 degrees Celsius at Leh. The 40-day long harsh winter period of Chillai Kalan started on Friday and will continue till January 30, Minimum temperature dropped several degrees below the freezing point. The temperatures recorded across the valley also dropped down. In Srinagar city it was minus 5.4, in Pahalgam minus 7.4 and in Gulmarg minus 6 degrees Celsius. Jammu city was at 3.9, Katra 5.8, Batote 1.3, Bannihal 0.7 and Bhaderwah minus 0.6 degrees Celsius.

December 22 Two Militants have been reportedly killed n the ongoing encounter that raged between militants and Government forces at Arigam area of Arampora in Tral sub district of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat  that a joint team of 42 RR, SOG, Police and 180 BN of CRPF launched a cordon and search operation at Arigam area on Saturday morning after receiving inputs about presence of some militants in the area. The Forces while conducting the search operation were fire upon by forces, which resulted in an encounter. In the ensuing gunfight, two unidentified Militants have been killed, however sources informed The Kashmiriyat that the Militants are from Zakir Musa led Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind. They said that the deputy of Zakir Musa Soliha alias Re...