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The Militants Killed in the encounter that raged in the Kandipora area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district have been identified. ALSO READ: Kashmir- Marriage Turns into Mourning As Rumours of Son Being Killed in Encounter Reaches the Village An official told The Kashmiriyat that the duo was identified as Locals and had recently joined the Militant outfit, Lashkar e Mustafa. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that 03 RR of Indian Army, CRPF, and Jammu Kashmir Police after reeving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the area on Wednesday evening. While conducting the Search Operation, the holed-up Militants opened fire on the Forces, to which the forces retaliated, during the two Militants were killed. The holed-up Mi...

Suhail Dar After a complete lull of several hours, the encounter that raged in Kandipora area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Islamabad (anantnag) district has resumed. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday morning amid a heavy downpour firing resumed at the site of the encounter. He said that after the initial exchange of gunfire the Militants had managed to escape, however as the searches continued, contact was established with the Militants yet again in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The operation had been put at a complete halt as search lights were installed to not allow Militants a chance to escape. The operation is being jointly conducted the Government forces including 03 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police. As per Locals...

Waris Shah The body of an unidentified man has been recovered in South kashmir Kapren Village of Verinag in Anantnag district on Wednesday afternoon. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday they spotted the body lying in an open area in the Kapran Verinag area and immediately informed police about it. Soon after being informed, a police team rushed to the spot and took the body into their possession after having recovered the body. The identity of the man is being ascertained. Details emerging.

The High Court Judge , Administrative Judge Anantnag, Executive Chairman Legal Services Authority JK & Ladakh and Chairman Building Infrastructure Committee Subordinate Courts JK & Ladakh, Justice Ali Mohammad Magray accompanied by Justice V. C Koul (Member BICSCs) today made an extensive tour of Anantnag. He started his tour with an inspection of the proposed site for the District Court Complex at Sarnal. Justice Magray was informed that out of 56 kanals of state land identified for the said complex, 40 kanals have been allotted and the allotment for the rest is under process. While directing the concerned officers to expedite the process of allotment and the construction work for the complex, then he said that the development of Judicial Infrastructure and provision of a...

An Outreach cum redressal Programme, Subdivision/Block Diwas was held at district headquarters and all subdivisions in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. According to a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat, the District Development Commissioner Anantnag Anshul Garg visited Tehsil Shangus and held a Mega Public Darbar where a large number of local people and their  Delegations, Auqaf Committee Members, PRI members and officers of the Line Departments were present. He was accompanied by ACD, ACR, and other concerned district officers. While stressing the importance of transparency in Governance, Garg impressed upon the officers to adequately publicise their schemes, project details, curtailment schedules, etc. He added that this would ensure that the people are informed prop...

Waris Shah The Handicrafts Department, Anantnag organized an awareness camp at Brah Ranipora Anantnag to aware the participants of various welfare schemes and programmes of the department. It is pertinent to mention that this was 4th awareness camp this season and the department has been successful in reaching to a large section of the artisan community across the district. The camp was inaugurated by AD Handicrafts/Handlooms Anantnag, Abhimanyu Singh. While addressing the artisans, the AD said that the camps are being organised to aware the artisans of various handicraft activities and the schemes associated with them. While emphasizing on the need to preserve the heritage crafts of J&K, he elaborated on the steps being taken by the department in this regard. Mr Singh dire...

Suhail Dar Welcomed by hundreds of supporters at Dak Bungalow in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district, the former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir and the president of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday addressed a party convention attended by several PDP Supporters. The PDP president while highlighting the contribution of the party said that the Party through its efforts made Kashmiris happy and helped them hope that there might be a  better future. "Mufti Mohammed Sayed constructed roads helped initiate a dialogue between India and Pakistan, started a bus service between India and Pakistan," Mufti told her workers in South Kashmir. Mehbooba Mufti said that she did not accept any of the decisions of the BJP Government and that became the pretext for the Bharti...

Suhail Dar The district Administration in Anantnag, South Kashmir has locked down the decades-old taxi stand in the Dak Bungalow area of Khanabal, leaving hundreds of drivers workless on an otherwise busy Sunday. Eyewitness accounts reveal that on Friday, around 6 PM the officials of the district administration along with several teams reached the taxi stand and locked down its gate after they downed its board, causing panic among the drivers, who say they had been served no prior notice, a claim refuted by officials whom The Kashmiriyat spoke to. Nazir Ahmed, the president of the taxi stand said that the stand was established in the year 1979 by the then Minister, Mustafa Kamal and the stand has been paying rent to the Roads and Buildings Department since the same year. The Distr...

Sheikh Nadeem A leopard cub was caught by the Wildlife employees in the Arampora village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a leopard cub that was roaming in the area was spotted by locals in Arampora area of Dooru on Wednesday afternoon. The Locals immediately informed the Wildlife Department after which a team of Wildlife casual laborers reached the spot and caught the leopard cub. A wildlife official meanwhile told The Kashmiriyat that the department has asked its men to remain alert as there was the possibility of the leopardess, mother of the cubs, searching for them.

Two militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between government forces and militants in forest area of Shalgul Srigufwara in Bijbehara belt of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two unidentified militants have been killed so far while as the operation is on in the area. Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 3 RR, and CRPF 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 was retaliated, triggering an encounter. Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, internet services have been snapped entire Anantnag d...