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February 12 The grand Mufti of Kashmir, Mufti Bashir ud Din passed away after a brief illness in Srinagar's Sher e Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences. Bashir ud Din, who was a staunch supporter of Kashmir's Freedom struggle fell ill the last week and was immediately referred to the SKIMS Hospital. A resident of Soura in Srinagar, Mufti Bashir spent the last days of his life in the hospital and kept helping the poor people even from the hospital bed. A family member confirming the death said, "My Great Uncle, the Grand Mufti of Kashmir, has just passed away. He was an incredible voice for the people of Kashmir and spent his life fighting for Kashmiri independence". The funeral prayers of Grand Mufti will be held at 3:30 pm at Khanqah e Moula in Srinagar.

February 11 Dozens of stranded Kashmiri passengers in Jammu were assaulted by locals near Science College in Jammu. An eyewitness who was also thrashed by the locals told The Kashmiriyat that the stranded passengers had been asked to gather near the Science college in Jammu from where they will be airlifted. However upon reaching there, some local students came and started thrashing the Kashmiri passengers, he said. ALSO READ: Kashmir Residents Set up Community Kitchens for Jammu Drivers, As Jammu Residents Thrash Kashmiri Passengers He alleged that the students also threw stones on the passengers who had gathered in a ground near the college. They thrashed us saying "You are pakistani, go to Pakistan, Yahan Modi ka Raaj chalega'', he said. The locals closed the gate d...

February 11 Various Journalists were barred by Government Forces from visiting the house of JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat's residence in Trehgam Kupwara on Monday. A journalist speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that they have been detained and told that they will released either in afternoon or in evening. They said that Forces have erected a Naka on the road leading to Bhat's house where they stopped journalists and disallowed them to move towards the house.buy doxycycline online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/doxycycline.html no prescription The president of Journalist Fraternity in Kupwara Fayaz Hameed condemned the police action of stopping journalists. The Kashmir Valley is observing a complete shutdown to mark 35th death anniversary of...

February 11 Thousands of people on Monday are visiting the houses of slain Militants in Kulgam and Islamabad (anantnag) district to express solidarity with the families. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that people in large numbers are marching towards the house of slain Scholar Waseem Ahmed Rather in Quimoh Kulgam. Waseem was a teacher and a Ph.D scholar before he joined Militancy in May 2018. He also provided free tuition to students in his locality, a local told The Kashmiriyat. Meanwhile people are also visiting the families of Zahid Parray in Gopal Pora area of Damhal Hanjipora, in Kulgam, Idrees Bhat in Arwani of Islamabad (anantnag), Aaqib Nazir in Zangal Pora Kulgam People in large number are also visiting the house of Parvez Bhat (Hubaib) in Mukdampora, Quimoh, ...

February 11 Advocate Mujeeb u Rehman "Captivated Life"  stands born  in a bid to let political aspirations, the sentiments of people within j&k to control, to fragment and to deviate. This fact has let life here in Kashmir to such a meaning and a scope  where it (life) gets translated every hour as per the Situations. A tumultuous narrative undoubtedly a precarious one comes fore while defining life of a common man where Domiciles Sword is hanging all the fore within the cross blades of rival interests. But at the same time this fact can never be isolated and ignored that life demands  space to grow, groom and flourish. It is here at where life  itself is imprisoned in Kashmir, where hope is censored to despair. One witness social fabric  tormented one , with deep holes...

February 11 Sajad Hameed A garments shop was gutted in a fire incident in Chandilora area of Tangmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. The shop, Life Style ready made garments shop, owned by Mohd Ashraf Tali R/o Zeran Tangmarg, was gutted after fire broke out in the shop at around 10:30pm last night. Locals rushed to the shop and to douse the flames however fire couldn’t be controlled turning the shop into ashes. The reason of fire was not immediately known.

February 11 The Kashmir valley is observing a shutdown on the hanging anniversary of JKLF founder, Maqbool Bhat. Reports fro North to South Kashmir said that restrictions have been imposed in the major townships across the valley to thwart any kind of protest. Mabqool Bhat, a champion of pro Freedom struggle was hanged inside Tihar Jail on 11 February 1984. Meanwhile the current Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik while paying tributes to Muhammad Maqbool Butt on his 35th anniversary said that he was an ideologue, a statesman, a warrior, a political leader and a diplomat who led nation of Kashmir on all fronts and sacrificed his life for the sacred cause.

February 10 People of Kargil on Sunday staged a massive protest on Sunday against the governor’s decision of setting up the office headquarter only at Leh, after granting Ladakh the division stature. Thousands of locals including social activists took on roads and staged a protest demonstration against the decision of not giving an equal share to the people of Kargil following the announcement from the state governor to give the separate division to the Ladakh. The locals are demanding that the office headquarters of the new ‘division’ should be at a rotational basis. Citing reasons that in summers the secretariat is functioning at Srinagar and from Kargil, it would be easier to operate. And in winters it is being shifted to Jammu, so from Leh, it is easier to stay connected. ...

February 10 Firdous Qadri A grenade was lobbed by unknown pwrsoms on a CRPF party near Palladium lane at Lal Chowk in Jammu  Kashmir's Srinagar district on Sunday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that three CRPF personnel, four JK police personnel and four civilians have been injured in the attack. The area has been cordoned off by the Forces.

February 10 The five slain Militants killed in Kelam encounter in Kulgam district of South Kashmir have been identified by Police. The Police identified the slain as Waseem Bashir Rather alias Zeeshan of Ashumji Kulgam, Zahid Parray of Gopal Pora, Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam, Idrees Bhat of Arwani, Aaqib Nazir of Zangal Pora Kulgam and Parvaz Bhat (Hubaib) of Mukdampora, Quimoh, Kulgam. An Army official told The Kashmiriyat that five dead bodies were recovered from the encounter site on Sunday noon. ALSO READ: PhD Scholar Turned Militant Trapped at Kulgam Encounter Site He said that in the early hours of Sunday, the forces laid a siege around Kelam area after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area. “Around 5:30 am, the holed up Militants opened fire on Forces, ...