THE KASHMIRIYAT

An Army soldier and a civilian has been injured in an ongoing gunfight at Rishipora area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. A top police officer told GNS that during initial exchange if firing one army personnel and a civilian received bullet wounds. Both the injured have been shifted to nearby hospital for treatment, the officer said. Meanwhile exchange firing was going on when this report was being filed.(GNS)

A man was shot at by suspected militants in the Keegam area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that one civilian identified as Farooq Ahmed Sheikh was shot at in his leg by suspected militants in Shopian's Keegam area, leaving him injured. Farooq Ahmed was shifted to the hospital, where his condition is stated to be stable. Meanwhile, the Jammu Kashmir Police tweeted, "Terrorist fired upon one #civilian Farooq Ahmad Sheikh in Keegam area of #Shopian. He got injury in leg & has been shifted to hospital. His condition is stated to be stable."

The administration in Anantnag said that it retrieved 13 Kanals of land worth 25 crores in the south Kashmir district. In a press release, the district admin said, In compliance to the directions issued by High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, a team comprising of ACR Anantnag and Tehsildar Anantnag on Wednesday held an anti-encroachment drive in Qasba Bagahat Bangidar near Wazir Bagh Anantnag. The quantum of land measuring a total of 13 kanals with a market value in excess of Rs 25 crores had been transferred as part of Roshni scheme. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla said that encroachment removal is one of the major focus points of the administration and he is regularly monitoring the progress in this r...

Suhail Dar The five-day annual commemoration of the Urs of revered Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi also known as Resh moul sahib has begun in the Anantnag town of south Kashmir. Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi was born in the year 29th Rajab, 909 Hijri (1504 A.D) in a Blacksmith's family and was believed to exhibit spiritual powers from childhood. Like most of Kashmiri Sufi mystics, he conveys the message of love and and high humane traditions of Kashmir. As part of Urs celebrations, the people of Anantnag abstain from eating non-vegetarian food for five days. Both Hindus and Muslims give up eating non-veg for these five days. "After a gap of two years post the pandemic, large crowds from nooks and corners of south Kashmir are visiting the Khanqah. The special prayers will be obs...

Two militants were killed after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sheetipora village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of police, Army's 3 RR and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. He said two militants were killed during exchange of firing. However, the identification of the militants is yet to be ascertained—(KNO)