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May 26 Mir Junaid Hundreds of youth gathered around Jamia Masjid in Srinagar to offer funeral prayers in absentia to slain militant commander, Zakir Musa on Sunday morning, however forces soon reached the area and chased the youth away. Most parts of the Srinagar are observing a shutdown amid restrictions in various parts of the downtown in Srinagar, while South Kashmir streets are witnessing deserted streets and Government Force personnel vigil on the streets. In Shopian, Kulgam and Islamabad (anantnag) townships, Government Force personnel have been deployed in large numbers to prevent any protests, Shops, Business establishments and offices remained shut in these areas while traffic movement on the streets was very thin. In Pulwama district, Forces are seen patrolling the...

May 26 Clashes have erupted in the Soura area of Srinagar on Sunday to protest the killing of prominent Militant commander, Zakir Musa, amid a ban on Mobile internet services in most parts of the Kashmir valley. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that scores of youth threw stones on Government Forces early morning on Sunday, who chased away the protesters, The protesters also threw stones on the street vendors and the vehicles plying on the streets. The clashes were going on when this report was filed.buy levaquin online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/levaquin.html no prescription Meanwhile restrictions have been imposed in the downtown area of Srinagar.

May 25 Barring the Ladakh parliamentary constituency, majority of the contesting candidates lost their security deposit in five other Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir where 51 of them even failed to get one per cent of the valid votes. The BJP retained three parliamentary seats of Jammu, Udhampur and Ladakh, while the National Conference swept the polls in the Kashmir valley, winning all the three seats of Srinagar, Anantnag and Baramulla. A total of 79 candidates were in the fray for the six parliamentary seats, but 63 of them lost their security deposit of Rs 25,000 and Rs 12,500 (for schedule tribe and scheduled caste candidates) as they failed to get the minimum required one-sixth (16.67 per cent) of the total polled valid votes, according to official data by the ...

May 25 No Encounter has taken place anywhere in the Kashmir valley, as rumours have spread, however such rumours are bound to spread, In absence of any proper means to verify the authenticity of the news amid a complete ban on Mobile internet services in the valley, rumours are finding prominence in the Kashmir valley. The Kashmiriyat has received phone calls from as far as Kupwara and many other areas to verify if Riyaz Naikoo, a top Militant commander had been killed during any encounter, which is a rumour spreading like wildfire since morning today. In absence of any proper medium to check the authentication of the news, people are calling each other to verify if Riyaz has been killed during any encounter in Pulwama, while some rumours suggest that he has been killed in Heff Sh...

May 24 To protest the killing of Zakir Musa, Slain Militant commander, intense clashes have erupt in parts of Srinagar city on Friday evening, amid a complete ban on Mobile internet services. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that clashes have erupted in Saraf Kadal, Nawa Kadal, Nowhatta, Eid- Gah areas of Srinagar as hundreds of youth hit the streets shouting Pro Zakir Musa and Pro independence slogans. The Forces deployed in the area fired tear smoke shells to disperse the youth, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed. Meanwhile, The administration in Kashmir has ordered closure of all schools and colleges across the Kashmir division tomorrow on May 25 on Saturday. Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said the decision to close the said educational ins...

May 24 Suhail Dar Intense clashes erupted in various parts of Kashmir valley on Friday in the aftermath of the killing of militant commander, Zakir Musa. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that intense clashes erupted in Dooru area when people in large numbers tried to take out a procession to mourn the killing of Zakir Musa, however the Forces present in the area fired tear gas shells at the protesters. The youth retaliated with stone throwing, similarly in Seer e Hamdan area of Islamabad (anantnag) district and Awantipora clashes have been going on since morning with hundreds of youth out on the streets. All the major urban areas including South Kashmir townships and Srinagar have been placed under curfew like restrictions amid a complete ban on Mobile internet services...

May 24 Nawaz Ibn Ahad Amid incessant rains, an ocean of people has reached Noorpora area in Tral, the native of slain Militant commander, Zakir Rashid Bhat who was killed during an encounter with Government Forces on Thursday night. ALSO READ: Valley Erupts Over the Killing of Zakir Musa- Curfew Likely Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that despite restrictions in Pulwama, Awantipora, Srinagar, Anantnag and Budgam as a precautionary measure, a sea of mourning women and men have thronged Noorpora to attend the last rites of the slain Militant commander. Amid a sea of people that has been flooding Tral since yester night, the body of Zakir Musa was handed over to his family members to perform his last rites, Eyewitnesses say hundreds of youth spent nights on streets amid heavy...

May 24 The firing at  Badipora Locality of Dadasra area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama District has restarted after Forces set ablaze the house in which Militants were initially trapped. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a house in which Zakir Musa was believed to be trapped alone, was burnt down, however firing has now started from another nearby house in the area. An Army official upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat said that the encounter is still on and the killing of Zakir Musa has not been confirmed as of yet. He said that as soon as the forces approached towards the house to start search operations, the holed up Militants opened fresh firing on Forces. ALSO READ: Valley Erupts Over the Killing of Zakir Musa- Curfew Likely Meanwhile as per Sources, Zakir Musa was alone...

May 23 As the news of the killing of Zakir Musa has spread, valley wide protests have erupted in almost whole of the valley, with authorities immediately barring the mobile internet services down in South Kashmir. ALSO READ: Top Most Commander Zakir Musa Slain in Tral Encounter A Police told The Kashmiriyat that the firing at the encounter site is still on and no dead body has been recovered from the site of the encounter confirming that 42 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 180 BN of CRPF had raided the area following inputs about the presence of Zakir Musa in the area. He said that as soon as the forces arrived at the spot, the forces were fired upon by Zakir Musa's men triggering an encounter. He added that in the initial exchange of gunfire, one Militant has been k...

May 23 Clashes have erupted in Sopore and various parts of Kashmir valley over the killing of Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind Kashmir chief, Zakir Musa on Thursday evening. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth hurled stones on Government Forces who responded with intense tear smoke shelling, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed. ALSO READ: Top Most Commander Zakir Musa Slain in Tral Encounter Reports from Shopian's Zainapora belt which is considered to be a hot-bed of Hizb ul Mujahideen said that youth in large numbers have gathered and are arranging vehicles to reach Tral to participate in the funeral of Zakir Musa. In Pulwama Township too, youth have gathered on the streets amid pro Freedom and Pro Zakir Musa sloganeering, likewise in Islamabad...