REGIONAL

April 05 Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday morning visited Kangan and consoled the family of Gawhar Rather who was killed by the cops on Tuesday. She visited the town defying the suggestions by the security detail, insiders in the government said. “Chief Minister assured the family that she will ensure the killers of their son are brought to book,” an official accompanying the Chief Minister said. “She spent half an hour with the family.” Gowhar was killed on Tuesday and the family accused the police for it. The police registered an FIR and detained a cop, Gulzar Ahmad. When Chief Minister reached the town at 9:00 am, there was sort of protest and shock, But the Chief Minister drove to the Rather’s family that lives in the middle of the town and spent some time with them. She ter...

April 02 The Government forces today indiscriminate firing upon protesters inside the district hospital in Shopian township after clashes erupted in the south Kashmir area. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that after the funeral of the local militant, Zubair Ahmed Turray killed in an encounter, the forces fired tear smoke shells toward people. "Clashes spread to all nearby areas and the forces soon entered the hospital to retrieve the dead body of the slain militant Zubair Turray," they said. The youth present inside the hospital in large numbers did not allow them to take the body away and this led to massive arguments and soon there was firing all over, they said. After the indiscriminate firing inside Shopian Hospital by government forces the doctors have presented a memora...

August 03 A Few Moments before, the Divisional Commander of Lashkar e Taiba, Abu Dujana was killed in a gunbattle with Government Forces, a new audio conversation of Dujana is doing rounds over the internet. In this nearly 9 Minute Conversation, Dujana is heard speaking to an Army officer who as per Sources is the Joint Commanding Officer of Indian Army based in Awantipora. After initiating the talk, the local villager handed over the phone to the army officer. “Kya haal hai? Maine kaha, kya haal hai (How are you. I asked, how are you)?” Dujana is heard asking the officer. The officer replies: “Humara haal chhor Dujana. Surrender kyun nahi kar deta. Tu galat kar rha hai (Why don’t you surrender? You have married this girl. What you are doing isn’t right.)” Dujana laughs loud...