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February 18 Deputy Inspector General of police south Kashmir range, Amit Kumar sustained a bullet injury in his leg during an ongoing encounter between militants and forces at Pinglan village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama. “Yes DIG South Kashmir received a bullet injury in his leg but he is stable,” the officer said. So far four soldiers including a major and two militants of Jaish-e-Muhammad militant including the “mastermind of recent Lethpora suicide attack” were killed in the encounter. Earlier, a lieutenant colonel of army also got injured in the fresh firing at the encounter site.

February 18 Amid a flare up in violence in Jammu post the attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, a 17 year old girl has went missing from the area. The family of the girl identified as Sameera Akhtar, told The Kashmiriyat over phone that Sameera had went to the nearby shop to purchase detergent powder. Residing in a rented accomodation in Bag e Bahu area of Jammu, she did not come back after that, his father told The Kashmiriyat. Sameera, a 17 year old girl had moved to Jammu in December, and is a resident of Khag area in Budgam in Central Kashmir. The family memebrs told The Kashmiriyat that they have registered a missing report in the comcerned police station, Bagh e Bahu. They parents asked the people to help the people find Sameera, who went missi...

February 18 The Indian Army has blocked the traffic movement on the National Highway near Awantipora in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that the traffic from Srinagar plying towards Islamabad (anantnag) was stopped creating a traffic mess on the national Highway around 2 PM. Eyewitnesses said that drivers from Pulwama were assaulted, after being abused by the Army men. Amid, high Frisking of passenger vehicles, Three youth stopped on the highway were asked to kneel down on their knees. After being forced to kneel on their knees, the forces beat these three youth to pulp without any provocation. A few vehicles tried to stop and help these youth, the Army men also thrashed them. They, as per eyewitnesses have created, a fear among travel...

  One of the two Militants slain in the nocturnal encounter that raged in Pulwama's Pinglan area has been identified. Pulwama encounter update Officials told The Kashmiriyat that one of the Militants is a local grom Pinglan identified as Hilal Ahmed Nayak. Hilal had joined Militant outfit, Jaish e Muhammad in May last year, Sources told The Kashmiriyat. As per officials, One AK47 and one pistol has been recovered along the two dead bodies. They said that during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, the forces laid a siege in the Pinglan area, during which the Militants opened fire on forces, triggering a gunfight. In the ensuing gunfight, four soliders including a major of Indian Army's 55 RR were killed. The search operations are still going on in th...

February 17 Cracking down on pro-Freedom leadership in Kashmir, the government on Sunday withdrew security provided to five separatist leaders, meeting a long-pending demand by various sections. The decision comes in the wake of Pulwama attack in which around 40 CRPF personnel were killed. The Hurriyat leaders whose security was withdrawn included All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. "The Government is issuing orders withdrawing all security and any government facilities provided to the following separatist leaders namely Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi and Shabir Shah. Reacting to the move, Hurriyat leader Abdul Ghani Bhat, “This security was provided to me by the government and I don't need this. My security is...

February 17 Mobile internet services were Saturday suspended in most parts of Kashmir while the network speed was throttled in other parts as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, officials said. Mobile internet has been suspended in south Kashmir’s four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama and central Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts, they said. The officials said the network speed has been throttled in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora districts. They said the high speed internet has been suspended as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in the wake of alleged harassment of Kashmiri people in Jammu and outside the state. The trade bodies in the valley have called for Kashmir bandh on Sunday.

February 16 Secretariat employees in Jammu have been attacked three times since morning despite curfew in Janipur area of Jammu. A Secretariat employee told The Kashmiriyat over phone that violent mob attacked their quarters in Jammu's janipur area three times since morning. ALSO READ: Attacks on Kashmiris Increase in Parts of India, Asked to Leave Bihar Within 24 Hours They said that these mobs shouting anti kashmir and pro India slogans threw stones on the quarters of kashmir employees residing in Janipur. He said that they have failed to understand that how despite curfew the mobs have come and attacked them three times since morning. They demanded the intervention of Governor and police officials to provide them security as they are feeling threatened in the area. ...

February 16 Post the Thursday attack on CRPF, which caused the death of 50 CRPF troopers, anguish and anger is being witnessed in parts of India. This anger has resulted in attacks and threats against Kashmiris residing in various parts of India. A group of people Friday afternoon attacked Kashmiris at Lhasa market on Buddha road in Patna, Bihar and vandalized their shops. A video of the incident has went viral over social networking in which a group of locals can be seen warning Kashmiris to leave Bihar within 24 Hours. The group also thrashed a Kashmiri shopper and scattered goods in the shops on streets. They also vandalized the board reading "Kashmir Mela." A group of Students were also thrashed by a group of students in a Dehradun college and warned to leave the p...

February 16 One-way traffic was allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Saturday and only stranded vehicles are moving from Jammu to Srinagar, a traffic official said. Around 7,000 vehicles stranded in the Kashmir Valley would only be allowed to move towards the Jammu region after the highway was completely decongested, the official added. He said that the process might get smoother by later in the day.