REGIONAL

November 25 Shabir Khan At least five persons were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Sunday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a passenger bus, bearing registration number JK01C  7451, was travelling from Srinager  to Hajin when it met with an accident at Shahtulpora area of Sumbal North Kashmir's Bandipora district on Sunday. Five passengers were injured in the accident. All the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

November 25 A Jaish Muhammad Militant has been killed in a brief shootout at Bathin area in Khrew of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that an unknown Militant of Jaish e Muhammad was killed in a brief shootout with 50 RR and Jammu Kashmir Police at Khrew area of Pampor. A police offical said that a JeM militant who is yet to be identified was killed in an shootout with JK police and 50 RR at Bathin, Arms and ammunition were recovered from the gunfight site, he said. As per initial reports, the slain is a Pakistani Militant. His associate was however arrested by police. He has been identified as Suhail of Khrew, who was was active from last five months,  police said in a tweet.

November 23 Six Militants were Killed in an encounter that broke out  early morning encounter between militants and government forces in Sekipora area of Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district on Friday. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of army’s 3 RR and Jammu Kashmir Police had sealed all the entry and exit points to the area after launching a cordon and search operation in Sekipora around 2 30 am. During the searches the holed up militants fired upon government forces triggering an encounter. Six Armed Militants who were trapped in a residential house at Sekipora area amid massive exchange of gunfire have been killed, Sources told The Kashmiriyat. Four Militants were killed in a residential house and two of them escaped from the site, bu...

November 23 Basit Mir, a resident of Pushwara area in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) has been identified as one of the six Militants killed at the encounter in Sekhama in South Kashmir's Bijbehara area. Locals of Arwani told The Kashmiriyat that The body of Slain Militant Azad Malik alias Dada has reached his home in Arwani area of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District. ALSO READ: 6 Militants Reportedly Killed in the Ongoing Bijbehara Encounter Other slain Militants have been identified as Shahid a resident of Khiram Sirahama,  Aanis Shafi, Firdous Shafi of Pulwama, Aaqib Najar of Waghama area in Bijbehara, Sources told The Kashmiriyat. Against the earlier rumours, Naveed Jatt, the Pakistani commander of Lashkar e Taiba, is not among the slain Militants. (The K...

November 23 Six Militants have been killed in the Encounter that raged early morning in the Sekpora area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District on Friday. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that a top commander of Lashkar e Taiba who was has been killed along with his five associates mostly locals. He said that three Militants have been identified as residents of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag ) District which includes a top Lashkar e Taiba commander from the district. The Jammu Kashmir Police has said that based on a credible input about the presence of terrorists, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by Police and security forces at the onset of dawn today inside a jungle area of Sekipora at Bijbehara. As the searches were going...

Hafeezullah, who hailed from Akingam area of Achabal in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District was shot dead by unknown gunmen outside his home on Tuesday morning. He had spent more than 14 years in Jail since early 1980s for his association with the Freedom struggle in Jammu Kashmir and was currently associated with the Hurriyat led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Hafeezullah was recently released from Jail after he was arrested by police in November 2016 during a pro-freedom rally in Hakoora village, Hafeezullah was accused of being instrumental in organizing pro-freedom rallies and instigating violence in southern Kashmir. He was booked in dozens of cases. Hafeezullah is survived by four children, the eldest child is in 7th standard and youngest in nursery. His brutal mu...

While expressing anguish over Hafizullah’s killing, Sallahuddin, in a statement issued today, said the “machinations of Indian agencies and their supporters in Kashmir have been exposed with this killing.” Condemning the killing of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Mir Hafizullah in South Kashmir, United Jihad Council chairman and Hizb supremo Syed Sallahuddin on Tuesday claimed it was a “handiwork of Indian agencies.” ALSO READ: Hurriyat Activist, Hafizullah Shot Dead In Islamabad (Anantnag) While expressing anguish over Hafizullah’s killing, Sallahuddin, in a statement issued today, said the “machinations of Indian agencies and their supporters in Kashmir have been exposed with this killing.” He said the Indian agencies have started target killings of pro-freedom leadership, “which i...

November 20 Machil block of Kupwara district recorded 78% voter turnout  till 1 pm in the ongoing Panchayat Polls in the state. According to officials the total vote cast in Machil were 3475 including 1921 male and 1554 female voters. In Rajwar block the voter turnout till 1 am was 74.9% with 9476 total number of votes cast. According to officials in Block Kalaroos the vote percentage was 59.4%.

November 20 Sajad Hameed A 10-year-old girl was crushed to death after she fell from a tractor and came under it in Raiyar area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district Monday evening. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a girl identified as Zubaira, a resident of Raiyar Khansahab died when she fell down from a tractor was driven by her father, Abdul Hameed Bhat. They said that Zubaira was sitting next to her father when she lost the grip and fell from the moving tractor and was crushed to death.

November 20 At lest six people have sustained injuries during the ongoing clashes near the Encounter site in the Nadigam area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that six people including two girls have been injured in the ongoing massive clashes that erupted early morning in the Nadigam area. ALSO READ: 4 Militants, 1 Trooper Killed in Shopian Encounter The two girls have been hit with bullets and have been referred to Srinagar hospitals for treatment. The Government Forces fired tear smoke shells, pellets and bullets on the protesting youth as they tried to march towards the encounter site. ALSO READ: Mobile Internet Suspended in South Kashmir Districts Sources confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that six youth including two girls have been inj...