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November 18 Unidentified persons on Sunday evening set ablaze an educational institute in Hatmaloo area of North Kashmir's Kupwara District. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that flames erupted from Government Higher Secondary School Hatmaloo Kupwara on Sunday evening after which locals rushed to the spot to control the fire. As per the latest reports available, Locals and fire tenders is on job to douse the flames. Details Rushing in. (The Kashmiriyat)

November 18 The Pulwama and Shopian Districts of Southern Kashmir have shut down to mourn the killing of two militants in a gunfight earlier today. ALSO READ: M.A in Urdu, Father of Slain Militant Nawaz too was Killed by Forces in 1996 Shops, Business establishments are closed in the districts while public transport is off the roads, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. Two Al Badr militants named Nawaz Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Reban Shopian and Yawar Wani, resident of Batnoor in Pulwama were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Reban area.

November 17 Shabir Khan Over 45% votes were polled in the first phase of Panchayat polls in north Kashmir’s Bramaulla district till 1 pm. Pertinently Elections are being held at Uri, Noorkah, Parenpillan, kunzer and Kandi-Belt of Rafiabad in North Kashmir's Baramulla in the first phase of the nine-phased Panchayat Polls. 47 panchayat blocks will go to the polls in the first phase on Saturday in the nine-phased polls. National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party, The two main parties of Jammu Kashmir, have decided to stay away from the electoral exercise while the Hurriyat leaders have asked people to boycott the polls and called for a shutdown. Reports of shutdown were received from all the districts of the valley, the security arrangements have been tightened across ...

November 17 Government forces have detained two youth during night raids in Sever Thandipora area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Locals said that the forces raided several houses late last night in Sever Lolab and detained two youth from the area. The arrested youth were identified as Abass Shafi Malla and Ishfaq Ahmad Malla, both residents of Sever Thandipora Lolab. Reports said that the locals staged a protest in Sever area demanding release of the duo. The protesters demanding their release blocked Kupwara-Warnow road to register their protest. The locals allege that forces vandalize the property in the area.

November 15 The Kashmir valley is facing power crisis from up north to down south as winter chill continues to grow in intensity and people are up in arms against the Government. Locals from several areas of North Kashmir including Lolab, Sopore, Ganderbal, Bandipora have held protests against the Government's Power Development Department as power crisis have grown in the areas. On 14 November hundreds of Sopore residents including local traders assembled at Iqbal Market of town and staged a protest demonstration over the prevailing power crisis. The protesters also threatened to prolong the protests if the electricity is not restored in the area at the earliest.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/prelone.html Similarly in South Kashmir, the Shopian residents hav...

November 14 The Government Forces on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two Pulwama militants from in Sarknkote area in Poonch district of Jammu region. Detailing the incident, the Police said that, During a checking the Government Forces intercepted a four wheeler which was coming from Mendhar and going to Sarknkote. The Vehicle was intercepted near the Jaranwali Gali in Surankote and two people including the driver of the vehicle were arrested. After sustained interrogation they said turned out to be militants identified as Shabir Ahmed son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din of Kakapora Pulwama and Mohammad Aqib, also a resident of Kakapora Pulwama, Police said adding that two AK 56 rifle and two magazine were recovered from both,  Police said. Meanwhile, sources said that they have dr...

November 14 Shabir Khan The Residents of Iqbal Market area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration against power crisis in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat said scores of people including local traders assembled at Iqbal Market of town and staged a protest demonstration over prevailing power crisis. They raised slogans against the Power Development department and said that department had failed to restore electricity in parts of Sopore post snow which plains received the last month. Meanwhile the protesters threatened to prolong the protests if the electricity is not restored in the area at earliest.

November 14 Shabir Khan Authorities on Tuesday suspended traffic movement on Bandipora-Gurez road following fresh snowfall at Razdan Pass. The traffic movement was suspended as a ‘precautionary measure’ as there was moderate snowfall going on at Razdan Pass since Tuesday morning. Due to the moderate snowfall the Bandipora-Gurez has become slippery and to avoid any untoward incident, all sorts of vehicular movement on the road has been suspended, It was also snowing in Dawar, Kanzalwan, Bagtore and Tulail areas of Bandipora since today morning.

November 14 At least 200 Militants including locals have been killed this year during Anti Militancy operations by Government Forces in 2018 so far. Most of the slain Militants belonged to the Militant outfit Lashkar e Taiba (LeT), the exact number of LeT Militants killed stand at 53. One of the oldest Surviving Militants of Lashkar e Taiba Showkat Ahmed Tak and popular South Kashmir commander, Shakoor Ahmed Dar are included in the list of 53 slain lashkar Militants. The List also includes the Operational commander of Lashkar e Taiba in North Kashmir, Abu Maaz. The South Kashmir has witnessed the killings of 109 militants while in north Kashmir the number was 45. Among the major operations was the killing of Abu Hamaas in March 2018, which was followed by that of Sameer A...