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35 Percent Voting Till 11 Am in Shadab Karewa of Shopian

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May 06 Skinder Gull 812 votes polled have been polled out of 2322 in Shadab Karewa area of Shopian till 11:10 AM, amid a low voter turnout in the district. Unlike most of the areas in the district, large queues of voters were seen here coming to cast their votes, defying the Militant posters and boycott calls. Meanwhile in the various assembly segments of the twin districts the polling percentage recorded stood at 0.95 Percent. In the six assembly segments the polling percentage recorded was, Tral 0.41% Pampore 2.68% Pulwama. 0.33% Rajpora 0.28% Wachi. 0.29% Shopian. 1.86%.

3 Votes Polled out of 3895 in Shopian Area

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May 06 Amid a low voter turnout in South Kashmir's Pulwama and Shopian district, three votes have been polled out of 3895 votes in 5 Polling stations in Balpora area of Shopian. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that only 3 votes polled out of 3895 in 5 polling stations set in Army Goodwill School Balpora Shopian at 10:15 am. Meanwhile 400 votes were polled out of 6318 in Khrew area of Pampore in South Kashmir. Clashes have been reported from various areas of the twin districts, amid a complete ban on Mobile internet services in the entire South Kashmir.

Polling Staff Reaches Shopian Areas in Choppers, a Day ahead of Elections

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May 05 The Polling staff for Shopian elections scheduled tomorrow was ferried in chopper to polling various stations for the last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections for the Anantnag Lok Sabha Seat. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that in Shopian, polling staff was airlifted from District Police Lines in Shopian to almost 39 places most of them in Wachi. District election officials denying these claims said that the report was baseless, but it is a possibility. Poling will be held in Shopian tomorrow in 245 polling Stations at 133 locations, all the stations have been declared hyper- sensitive.

Thousands Reach Shopian Amid a Complete Shutdown to Bid Adieu to ‘Molvi Tariq’

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May 03 Thousands of women and men have gathered in Moolu Chitragam in Shopian near the house of a Militant, Tariq Ali Sheikh alias Molvi on Friday afternoon. The Kashmiriyat has been informed that people in the area have gathered to bid adieu to the local Militant who has been killed in the an encounter early morning in Shopian along with two other local Militants. Tariq had joined Militant ranks on April 02 in 2018, his father was a popular commander of the region, he had been killed during an encounter in early 90s.buy silagra online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/silagra.html no prescription Sources said that people shouting pro Freedom and Pro Islam slogans have gathered in Moolu Chitragam. Three militants were killed in an encounter that ...

Ahead of Elections- Dozens More Including NEET Aspirant Arrested During Nocturnal Raids in Shopian

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May 03 Skinder Gull As elections for the final leg of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat approach closer, the Government Forces have intensified their crackdown in Pulwama and Shopian that go to polls on May 06. Over 5.22 Lakh people are registered as voters from the twin districts of South Kashmir spread over six assembly segments comprising Tral, Pampore, Pulwama, Rajpora, Wachi and Shopian in 695 polling stations installed across the two districts. Ahead of elections, the Government Forces have arrested more than a hundred youth to ensure law and order situation does not deteriorate in the twin districts, during a fresh round of nocturnal raids in the Nagbal belt in Shopian, dozens off youth have been arrested. The concerned station house officer upon being contacted by The Kashmiri...

Shopian- Clashes Erupt Near the Encounter Site

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May 03 Clashes erupted as hundreds of youth hit the streets of Imam Sahab and its adjoining areas in South Kashmir's Shopian area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth hit the streets early morning on Friday. The Forces fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed. Locals said that people from nearby areas are marching towards Adkhara in huge numbers. Meanwhile firing has stopped at the encounter site as two Militants are believed to be have been killed at the site, An official told The Kashmiriyat. Mobile Internet services have been Snapped in entire South Kashmir.

Top Militant Commander Likely Trapped in Shopian Encounter- 2 Militants Killed

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May 03 Two Militants have been killed during an encounter between militants and Government forces at Adkhara area of Imam Sahab in South Kashmir’s Shopian District. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday morning 34 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the area around 3:30 am. The cordon continued for nearly three hours, during which the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. All the entry and exit points of the area have been sealed by the Forces. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two Militants  have been killed in the exchange of gunfire, who as per Sources is a Local residents. Sources meanwhile said that ...

Section 144 Imposed in Shopian for a Month

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May 02 The District Magistrate of Shopian today promulgated Sec. 144 Cr.P.C. in the district from 03 May 2019 for a period of one month. The order reads that, "No assembly of congregation shall be allowed without the prior permission of District Magistrate, Shopian, Duty Magistrates Subject to prior NOC from the concerned SP/SHOs of respective jurisdiction." The order also bans the use of fire arms or an article capable of being used as weapon of offence other than members of Government Forces. The usage of loudspeakers or any other amplifying sound for making a speech or any announcement for any other purpose whether from a moving vehicles or otherwise except with prior permission of District Magistrate, Shopian has been prohibited. However, the restriction imposed on movem...

Crackdown Intensified As Election Nears in Pulwama, Shopian- 20 More Arrested

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May 01 Jahangeer Ganaie As the last leg of Parliamentary seat Anantnag polls reach closer, the Government forces have intensified their crackdown against the youth in the twin district of Pulwama and Shopian in South Kashmir. Government forces detained almost 20 more youth during nocturnal raids in South kashmir's Pulwama and shopian districts. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that at least one dozen youth were arrested from Gudoora village of Pulwama district in dead of the night. Pertinently a day before, around 30 youth were arrested from Murran, kangan and other parts of twin district. A police official while confirming the arrests said the arrestees were being quizzed for their alleged role in various stone pelting incidents in the area.

At Least 21 Youth Arrested in Shopian Ahead of Elections

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April 30 At least 21 persons have been arrested in pre-dawn raids in south Kashmir’s Shopian Area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Indian Army arrested four youths in south Kashmir’s Shopian district in pre-dawn raids on Tuesday. They said that a contingent of army raided Keegam village of the south Kashmir district and arrested the four youth from their residences.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/flexeril.html Some of the arrested youths have been identified as Ashiq Bhat, son of Nazir Ahmad Bhat, 28; Sameer Shah, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, 24; Ashiq Ahmad Lone, son of Muhammad Maqbool Lone, 28; Aqib Dar, son of Bashir Ahmad, 25. Sources said that all the four youth were arrested by the army and were later handed over to police post Keegam for questioning. ...