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A Decade on, Wacchi Bridge in Shopian awaits completion

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July 05 A vital bridge in Wachi village of South Kashmir's Shopian district on rivulet Ranbiara that got damaged before ten years awaits for reconstruction. Locals accuse the government of step motherly attitude  towards the area in southern Shopian district. Commonly known as Wachi Bridge, the link lost the capacity to ferry heavy vehicles after it was partially damaged 10 years back. Before 4 years authorities started work on a new bridge, but after some time they stopped the construction for unknown reasons, Zahid Najar a resident of Wachi told The Kashmiriyat. Residents of Ganiepora, Fukipora, Dabalpora, Wachi and adjoining villages demand speedy reconstruction of the bridge. They say they face huge problems as the old bridge has no capacity to support heavy vehicles. ...

Burhan Wani- The Death that Triggered an Uprising

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July 05 On 8 July 2016, as a colour photograph of a young man, dead, blood pooled in his open mouth, started circulating. The man in the photo was 22-year-old Hizb commander Burhan Wani. Near a butcher counter, where nowadays even “meat has become a luxury,” dozens of youngsters congregated, their voices melding to convey one message: this is the dawn of a war like no other. Network connections were soon to vanish from phones, but not before a movement had taken root. There was a crystallization of despair at the system, of the disaster confronting Kashmir today. Angry youth, who had found a spokesperson in Burhan, piled on to trucks, bicycles, two-wheelers, cars… and they set off to the hospital where their idol lay cold. Entire towns kept vigil all through the night, agitating, ...

Grenade Attack on CRPF in Srinagar

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July 05 A grenade was lobbed on Thursday on a SSB vehicle near Flyover at Jahangir Chowk here in the heart of Srinagar city. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown persons hurled a grenade at an SSB security vehicle near the under construction flyover near Jahangir Chowk. As per initial reports nobody was injured in the attack. Details Emerging.

At least 125 Government Force Personnel Killed Since 2017

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July 04 The year 2017 which was one of the bloodiest year since 2010 witnessed 284 causalities which included 93 Government Force personnel. The List included 52 Army soldiers, 33 Jammu Kashmir Policemen, 05 CRPF personnel, 02 BSF men and one security man from Sahastra Seema Bal. Even though the Indian Government claimed to have conducted Cross Border Surgical Strikes, but the stats prove that there has been no real change since the strikes were carried out. Excluding the killings along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, 34 troopers have been killed this year during Anti Militancy Operations. The year started with a Fidayeen attack on District Police Lines in Pulwama area of South Kashmir when 08 Government Force personnel were killed. On...

Cloudburst Hits Tral, 4 Recovered from Flashfloods in Udhampur

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July 04 A cloudburst hit the Gutroo and Naristan areas of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, triggering flash flood in these areas and the flood waters damaged a road in Aripal village. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a house was damaged and paddy fields were affected after flash flood hit the areas late night on Tuesday.buy remdesivir online gaetzpharmacy.com/remdesivir.html no prescription Meanwhile Two women and as many children were rescued from a flash flood in Udhampur district. They were crossing the Ghordi ‘nallah’ in the district last evening when flash flood occurred in the drain, a police officer said. (With Inputs from PTI)

One Dead Body Found in Srinagar Lake

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July 04 A dead body was retrieved from Nigeen Lake in Srinagar a day after a boat carrying four people capsized in the lake after getting caught in a windstorm. The deceased has been identified as Umar Ahmed from Ellahi Bagh of Srinagar. Two among the four managed to swim back, while two were missing, the body of a missing person was retrieved today morning while as search for the other missing person is still underway.

5 Amarnath Pilgrims Die, Landslides Block Mughal Road

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July 04 Rayees Shah Three pilgrims died and many injured due to landslides during pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. Two pilgrims also died due to cardiac arrest today, reports said. Meanwhile the traffic on Srinagar-Leh  Highway was disrupted for some time on Tuesday evening due to landslides at various places along highway triggered by heavy  rains , reports said. They said that due to incessant rains that lashed valley on Tuesday evening , landslide occurred at Sumbal Bala , Aku Gund and Bajri Nallah along Sgr-Leh highway due to which the road remained blocked for hours . Hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on both sides on the highway.

Msc Student Joins Militant Ranks

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July 03 Amid the growing Anti Militancy Operations and the Director General's Constant requests to the youth to stay away from Militancy, more youth are picking up Guns and strengthening the Militant ranks. Figures available to The Kashmiriyat suggest that more than 87 youth have joined Militant ranks this year in Kashmir and the majority of them is from the four districts of South Kashmir where Militancy has seen a rapid rise post the encounter of Burhan Wani on 08 July, 2016. On March 19, three youth identified as Tawseef Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rashid Dar, Adil Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat, and Sameer Ahmad Dar (MSc Geology student) son of Mohammad Subhan Bhat, all residents of Gandibagh Kakpora in Pulwama had gone missing. Today, Sameer Ahmed has posed with an AK 47 ...

Anything Can Happen in Kashmir- “Anaconda Eggs Found in Pulwama”

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July 03 The presence of snakes eggs has created fear psychosis among people in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The mysterious presence of what many called as Anaconda eggs have not only baffled people but the officials from Wild Life Department are also clueless. Interestingly, Anaconda does not lay eggs but at its birth the anaconda is attached to a yolk sac and surrounded by a clear membrane, not a shell, as they develop in their mother's body. Reports from Pulwama said that eggs were found by people at various villages in agricultural land and orchards including Mitrigam, Sirnu, Muran, Rohmu and Monghama. Showkat Ahmed, a local from Pulwama said that the other day he was in orchard when he found a bag in which anaconda eggs were present. “The bag was sealed with a label. The depar...

20 Year old Dies while taking bath in baramulla

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July 03 A youth died after he drowned while taking a bath in a local Stream in Goshbugh, Pattan area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla on Tuesday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a 20 year old boy identified as Riyaz Ahmad Yatoo from the same area was taking a bath in a local stream when he drowned. The Locals later retrieved his dead body from the stream.buy cialis generic cialisnextdaydeliveryusa.com over the counter The Jammu Kashmir Police has lodged an FIR in this regard and investigation has been taken up.