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Mar152021 by News DeskNo Comments

Duo Injured in Leopard Attack in South Kashmir’s Kulgam

SOUTH KASHMIR

In Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday afternoon, two residents were injured in a leopard attack. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the leopard attacked and injured the injured residents identified as Ghulam Mohammad Dar, 55 and Javid Ahmad Dar, 35 of Damhal Hanjipora village. The duo was on way to their home from the forest area of Balnard when the feline attacked them separately, the official said. Block Medical Officer, Shugufta Salam said that after initial treatment at SDH, Damhal Hanjipora both the injured were shifted to District Hospital Kulgam for specialized treatment.

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Traffic to Commence from Jammu on Srinagar-Jammu Highway Tomorrow

REGIONAL

On Monday, authorities informed that one way Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar shall be allowed on the Srinagar-Jammu highway tomorrow subject to fair weather and better road condition. It announced that no vehicle shall be allowed before and after cut off timing. JK Traffic Police in a communiqué asked Traffic Control Unit Jammu to liaise with its counterpart in Ramban for releasing the LMV traffic from Nagrota, Jammu in the time slot of 0900 to 1300 hours and from Jakheni, Udhampur from 1000 to 1400 hours. As per the communiqué, only stranded Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) and load carriers shall be allowed from Jakheni (Udhampur) towards Srinagar after the last LMV has crossed. It further asked security forces not to ply against advisory on...

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Firing at Shopian Encounter Site Resumes After Several Hours

SHOPIAN

Armed forces on Monday afternoon established contact with a third militant at a gunfight site in Rawalpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district where a top Jaish militant commander and a local LeT militant were killed, police said. A police spokesperson confirmed on Twitter about the development saying the operation was going on. https://twitter.com/KashmirPolice/status/1371422295323860996?s=20 Earlier in the day, police said to have killed top JeM Commander Wilayat Lone alias Sajjad Afghani while another LeT militant, Jehangeer Ahmad Wani, a resident of Narapora Shopian was killed in the gunfight on Sunday. Two of the protestors, who had thronged the area yesterday to disrupt the encounter received pellet injuries, one of them in eye, in clashes with forces while a cop was...

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NIA Raids House in Bandipora of Kashmir Over Narco-Militancy Case

REGIONAL

On Monday, National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided a residential house in Wangipora village of Sumbal in North Kashmir's Bandipora district. The raid reportedly is in connection with the Handwara narco-militancy case. The NIA team was accompanied by CRPF and local police officials, who raided the residential house of Showkat Ahmad Parray, son of Abdul Salaam Parray, a resident of Wangipora village in Sumbal. Showkat is currently facing detention over the Handwara narco-militancy case.

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Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha Commences Annual Amarnath Pilgrim Dates

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The annual Amarnath yatra to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas will commence on June 28 and culminate, as per the tradition, on the day of Raskha Bandhan festival on August 22, officials said on Saturday. A decision to this effect was taken at the 40th board meeting of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) chaired by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here, the officials said. They said the registration process for the yatra would begin on April 1 through 446 designated branches of Punjab National Bank, Jammu Kashmir Bank and YES bank. The yatra was restricted to a group of Sadhus last year due to coronavirus pandemic, while a year earlier it was called off mid-way due to a ”terror threat” on August 2, three days before the Centre revoked provisio...

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Day 3- Firing Resumes at Encounter Site in Shopian

SHOPIAN

The exchange of gunfire resumed in the Rawalpora area of Shopian on Monday morning while a militant was killed yesterday. A top official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the exchange of fire resumed today morning after a lull of more than 24 hours after a militant was killed yesterday during the gunfight.buy zoloft online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/noprescription/zoloft-no-prescription.html no prescription Earlier, on Saturday evening, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 34 RR, and CRPF had launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which wa...

Mar142021 by News DeskNo Comments

Case Registered against Kupwara Man Under ‘Triple Talaq’ Law

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A case has been registered against a man in north Kashmir district of Kupwara under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act-2019, which prohibits divorce by pronouncing talaq three times by husbands of married Muslim women. The case was registered after the woman, identified as Tahira Begum, approached a local court and sought FIR against her husband Rafaqat Ahmad Lone, a resident of Mundya Nagam, Keran in Kupwara. This is the first case registered in Kashmir valley under the act that was passed by Parliament in 2019. The Act makes all declaration of talaq, including in written or electronic form, to be void (i.e. not enforceable in law) and illegal. Official sources said that in the complaint the woman stated that she got married to Lone few years back. The woman ...

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Shopian Encounter – Operation Suspended for the Second Night, Police Issues Official Statement

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On 13th March, based on specific input generated by Shopian Police regarding presence of militants in village Rawalpora area of Shopian, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, 34RR and 14Bn of CRPF in the said area. During the search operation, as the presence of militants got ascertained they were given opportunity to surrender, however, they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter. Due to darkness the operation was suspended however the cordon remained intact throughout night. Today in the morning, repeated announcements were again made to hiding militant to surrender, but the militant fired on joint search party which was retaliated and so far one militant identified as Jahangir Ahmad Wani son ...

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Youth Suffers Pellet Injury in Left Eye During Clashes Near Shopian Encounter Site

SHOPIAN

A 22-year-old youth has been injured in his left eye after being hit with pellets fired by government forces to disperse protesters amid a gunfight at Rawalpora area in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Sunday. A local militant was killed in an overnight gunfight while a US-made M-4 carbine and 36 Armour piercing rounds were recovered from the slain militant, according to a tweet by the army. The injured youth has been identified as Arif Ahmed Wagay son of Nazir Ahmed Wagay of Rakhnara Shopain.The 22-year-old has suffered injury in his left eye, Dr Nazir Choudhary, Medical Superintendent SMHS hospital where the youth has been admitted, “He is admitted in ward 8,” the medical superintendent said. GNS

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Shopian Encounter- One Militant Killed, Operation on

SHOPIAN

Meer Irfan One militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter between government forces and militants in the Rawalpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. An official told The Kashmiriyat a Militant who tried to take advantage of darkness and escape from the spot was killed by the Government Forces. The Militant is yet to be identified. He said that the search operation is still on as more Militants are believed to be trapped in the area. Joint forces on saturday evening which includes Army’s 34 RR, Jammu Kashmir Police and 188 BN of CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the Rawalpora area of Shopian following specific input about militant movement in the area, the officials said. During the CASO the militants fired upon them triggeri...