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CASO Launched in Villages along Mughal Road

CASO Launched in Villages along Mughal Road

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The Government forces in Poonch district launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in villages along the Mughal Road. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that there are inputs about suspicious movement in higher reaches of Dugran village in Surankote. "The village falls near famous tourist spot Noori Chamb along Mughal Road " the officials said, adding that both Army and Police teams have cordoned villages in the area where intense searches are going on.buy tadora online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/new/tadora.html no prescription "Senior officers of Army and Police are on the spot," said officials—(KNO)
Aam Aadmi Party Excluded Kashmir from Indian Map, Says Akali Dal

Aam Aadmi Party Excluded Kashmir from Indian Map, Says Akali Dal

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The Akali Dal has attacked the Arvind Kejriwal and said that the chief Minister of New Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal who has stood by the farmers in the peasant movement and has excluded Kashmir from the map of India. Kejriwal faced strong criticism after the Aam Aadmi Party Punjab published a map of India from its official Facebook page in support of the peasant movement, But Kashmir was not seen on the map. The Aam Aadmi Party presented a controversial map of India excluding Kashmir from Punjab India. https://twitter.com/mssirsa/status/1337418165173678082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1337418165173678082%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flatestlyhunt.com%2Fkejriwals-party-excludes-kashmir-from-indian-map-storm-of-condemnation-on-social-media%2F ...
Administration to Augment Delina Power grid in Baramulla, Kupwara Districts

Administration to Augment Delina Power grid in Baramulla, Kupwara Districts

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The augmentation of the capacity of power grid station at Delina in Baramulla will be completed by this month end. This in turn will signicantly enhance the power supply position to Baramulla and Kupwara districts and bring relief to the people of the two districts. With this augmentation, the capacity of Delina Grid Station would double from the existing 160 MVA to 320 MVA. This was decided in a review meeting chaired by Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary to Government, and Power Development Department (PDD) at Kupwara. Kansal was on a day-long extensive tour of Baramulla and Kupwara. Later in the day, the Principal Secretary visited the Grid Station, Delina and took stock of 160 MV augmentation project. He complimented the engineers and sta for the eorts and exhorted them to comp...
Pakistani Drone Spotted in Indian Territory, Says BSF

Pakistani Drone Spotted in Indian Territory, Says BSF

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The Border Security Force has yet again said that it spotted drone movement along the Line of Control in Ranbir Singh (RS) Pura sector of Jammu Kashmir and fired at the object pushing it back from the Indian territory. The BSF in its statement claimed, “Drone movement was noticed at the international border in RS Pura sector of Jammu Kashmir last night. The drone went back after the alert troops fired at it." Senior officials in Jammu said that the reason behind this spike is due to the desperation of Pakistani security forces to give cover to infiltrating Militants by diverting the attention of the Indian forces. As per BSF data, Pakistan was this year involved in 314 firing incidents at the border till October, against 185 such incidents at the Jammu border last year. (With Inpu...
Beating up of Journalists in  Kashmir on World Human Rights Day Unfortunate

Beating up of Journalists in Kashmir on World Human Rights Day Unfortunate

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The Chairman of People's Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Yaseen has strongly condemned the shameful incident of thrashing and manhandling of three journalists in Srigufwara area of south Kashmiri’s Anantnag district on Thursday when they were on their professional duty to cover the polling process of the ongoing DDC elections in the area. He said it was unfortunate that the ugly incident has taken place at a time when the world was observing Human Rights day. In a statement issued on Thursday, Hakeem Yaseen while strongly condemning the brutal action of security forces on three journalists in Srigufwaras area in District Anantnag, said it was most unfortunate that" at a time when the whole world is observing Human Rights Day , JK government has miserably failed to check growing inciden...
Pulwama Encounter- Three ‘Local’ Militants Killed, Internet Snapped

Pulwama Encounter- Three ‘Local’ Militants Killed, Internet Snapped

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Skinder Gull Three Militants have been killed in the encounter broke out between militants and Government forces in Tiken area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Earlier, An official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of Indian Army’s 55 RR, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police on Wednesday morning launched a cordon and search operation on a tip-off about the movement of militants in this Pulwama area. He said that as the joint teams of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. During the exchange of gunfire, three Militants have been killed, who are from the Al Badr militant outfit, during the exchange of gunfire, one civilian was also injured. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the trio ...
Mehbooba Mufti ‘Placed Under House Arrest’ Yet Again

Mehbooba Mufti ‘Placed Under House Arrest’ Yet Again

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The former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir and the President of the People's Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday claimed that she had been put under house arrest yet again. Taking to Twitter, Mehbooba Mufti wrote, "“Illegally detained today for the third time in less than a fortnight. Too much democracy indeed,” Mehbooba said in a tweet. “If my movements are curbed due to ‘security concerns’ then why are BJP ministers allowed to campaign freely in Kashmir while I’ve been asked to wait until the culmination of DDC elections?” https://twitter.com/MehboobaMufti/status/1336550742623047680 By “too much democracy”, Mehbooba was apparently referring to NITI AAYOG CEO Amitabh Kant’s purported remarks on Tuesday that “tough” reforms are “very difficult in the Indian context,” a...
Mobile Internet Snapped in South Kashmir Districts

Mobile Internet Snapped in South Kashmir Districts

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The cellular companies have snapped mobile internet in South Kashmir Districts of the Kashmir valley. A telecom official told The Kashmiriyat that officials directed them to snap mobile internet services in Islamabad (Anantnag), Shopian, Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama. Pertinently two Militants were killed during an encounter in Tiken area of Pulwama in South Kashmir. The mobile internet services were snapped in Jammu Kashmir on August 04, 2019, only to be restored after a gap of months, in the valley. Since then reduced internet speed (2G) continues to be in place ill districts except two.
Four Civilians Injured in Grenade Blast in Baramulla Kashmir

Four Civilians Injured in Grenade Blast in Baramulla Kashmir

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Shabir Khan Four civilians have been injyred in a grenade blast in the Singhpora area of Pattan in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown persons hurled a grenade on forces in the Singapore which missed its target. Four civilians were injured in the attack, who have been shifted to tbe hospital for treatment. Details rushing in.
‘Let them Kill us, But We Will not Leave our Homes’- Residents of Budgam Village Sent Notices Asking to Evict Land

‘Let them Kill us, But We Will not Leave our Homes’- Residents of Budgam Village Sent Notices Asking to Evict Land

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Sajad Hameed After the Pahalgam and Rajouri anti-encroachment drives conducted by the local administration, the residents of several villages in the Budgam district have received eviction notices from the Forest Department of Jammu Kashmir causing anguish among the dozens of residents. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, a local resident said, "We have been living in these years for several generations, we have a proper living infrastructure here, Government-issued transformers, poles, drinking water supply, electric wires, water pipes, roads and everything else, why are we being asked to leave all of a sudden." He said that from the past few weeks, the Forest department has been sending notices in the Villages including Zilsidara Jabbad asking people to evacuate the lands immediately. ...