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Mir Junaid An encounter has started between militants and Government forces in the Omaraad area of Srinagar in Central Kashmir on Tuesday. An official confirming the exchange of gunfire to The Kashmiriyat said that 2 Rashtriya Rifles, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF jointly laid a siege in Omarabad area of Srinagar. ALSO READ: 2020: 182 Militants Killed During 92 Encounters in Kashmir, More than 87 Per Cent Locals- Full Report He said that the cordon was laid after the forces had received a tip-off about Militant movements in the area. As soon as the forces launched the searches, the Militants opened fire on them to which the forces responded. All the entry and exit points to the area have been sealed, sources said, adding “two to three militants are believed to be holed up at ...

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died here at a hospital on Tuesday, six days after sustaining injuries in a grenade blast. On 12/29/2020 CRPF ASI injured in Ganderbal grenade blast has died rising the death toll to two in the Ganderbal blast. ASI Nitra Pal Singh was among the three personnel who were injured in a grenade blast by terrorists while performing duties during the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Ganderbal on December 23. Singh took his last breath at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar where he had been admitted after being injured in the grenade attack. Earlier on December 24, CRPF constable Mritunjoy Chetia succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS. (ANI)

The government Tuesday issued a list of 18 officers of the Jammu Kashmir Administrative Service who will retire after attaining the age of superannuation in the calendar year 2021. In a GAD order, a copy of which lies with KNS, the government stated that 18 members of the Jammu Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) will retire on attaining the age of superannuation in 2021. "It is hereby notified that the following member of the Jammu and Kashmir Administration Service shall retire on attaining the age of superannuation, in the afternoon' of the date, as indicated below during the calendar year, 2021," the order reads.buy stendra online https://www.mydentalplace.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/inc/new/stendra.html no prescription According to the order the officers include Hash...

In a major revelation, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that a major reason to break the alliance with BJP was she didn’t accept the pact that entailed the bodies of slain militants won’t be handed over to their families for last rites and a major crackdown would be launched on Jamaat-e-Islami in J&K. The PDP chief also said that closing doors for the All Parties Delegation (APD) by the Hurriyat leaders set a bad precedent across India and that PDP will continue to vouch for the resolution of Kashmir issue through dialogue between India and Pakistan. Addressing the party workers and DDC election winners at PDP headquarters in Srinagar, the PDP chief said that late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed had joined hands with BJP only to “cage a jin” in a bottle so that article 370 won’t be touc...

Mubashir Naik The Kashmir pandit residents of Shankar Colony in Jammu have alleged a lack of basic facilities in their area and said that the Government has not paid heed to any of their demands since the BJP has come into power. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, senior Resident Chandar Kaul said that the area is living under darkness and there is no proper road in the area. "we have approached the authorities several times, but nobody ever comes to even visit the area," he said. Another resident TK Kaul said that the Central Government of BJP has made fake promises and kept none of their promises "Kashmiri pandits are being deceived by one or the other promise, we are provided no services at all in the colonies." In 1996, an electric transformer was installed in the area and since ...

Mubashir Naik Police officials on Monday said that a Naka was laid on Sunday night by the police team at National Highway bye pass road and routine checking of vehicles was being done. "During the checking, a man roaming suspiciously tried to flee away from the Nakka on seeing police personnel, but was apprehended," said the official. He added that two hand grenades, concealed in a bag he was carrying, were recovered from the possession of a man identified as Mohammad Ashraf of Lar, Mahore, Reasi, at present living in Peerbagh colony, Sunjawan, Jammu. A case under the explosive substance act is registered and an investigation started. "The arrested person is linked with the proscribed terrorist organization LeT and was tasked by the handlers from across the border to carry o...

A 19-year-old boy from Srinagar died under mysterious circumstances in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir on Monday. An official said that Mubashir Sajad Dar (19) son of Sajad Ahmad Dar, a resident of Nowpora locality of Khanyar in Srinagar, along with his colleague reached Hotel Akash in Pahalgam on Sunday afternoon for a night stay, a local news agency KNO reported. He said that Mubashir did not wake up this morning and was shifted to GMC Anantnag in an unconscious state. “At GMC, doctors declared him dead on arrival. Now his postmortem is being carried out there,” he said. The official added that his colleague, who was along with him, is being questioned and the matter is being investigated.

Meer Irfan  The residents of Batwara area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district staged a protest against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department over the issue of non-availability of drinking water in the area. The residents speaking to The Kashmiriyat demanded clean drinking water for their survival as the area is facing acute shortage of drinking water facilities. Groups of men and women, who were part of the protest, assembled on the Sonwar- Pantha Chowk road for several hours, as a result, the road was blocked. The protestors also raised slogans against the PHE.

Mubashir Naik The Nagrota Police arrested one more person involved in the Ban Toll Plaza clash, which broke out on Saturday. The pistol by which the fire was opened on Toll Plaza employee during the clash was also recovered. As per police sources, a clash broke out between some persons and employees of Ban Toll Plaza at Nagrota today morning over payment of toll tax. In the clash, six persons received injuries and were shifted to Jammu hospital. Three vehicles and window panes of Ban Toll Plaza were damaged in the clash. A person identified as Khair-u-Din Wani of Dansal, who opened fire and injured one employee of Ban Toll Plaza was arrested on the spot. Meanwhile, today a team from Nagrota Police Station led by SHO Inspector Mohammad Shoket arrested one more accused, who wa...

On Sunday, police produced the challan in court against the army in Amshipora fake gunfight case and revealed that an army captain of 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) along with two south Kashmir locals abducted three Rajouri youth, planted illegally acquired weapons before killing them. In a statement, the police said that on 18 July 2020, information was received by Police Station Heerpora that “three unidentified militants were killed in an operation at village Amshipora by 62 Rashtriya Rifle (RR) and two pistols with two magazines and four empty Pistol cartridges, fifteen Live cartridges and fifteen empty cartridges of AK series weapon and other objectionable items were recovered from the encounter site”. The police claimed, “They deliberately and purposefully chose not to follow Standar...