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January 22 The encounter in Shermal orchards at South Kashmir's Shopian has ended now and the operation has been called off. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the encounter has ended with the killing of three militants and injuries to one army personnel, also militant hideout has been busted in the orchards. The dead bodies have been recovered, one of them has been identified as Shams of nearby Dragad area. As per initial reports, two other have been identified as Shoaib Ahmed Shah of Shirmal Shopian and Amir Ahmad Bhat of Chidipora Shopian. ALSO READ: Studying BUMS, Brother of IPS Officer Likely Killed in Shopian Encounter An official had earlier told The Kashmiriyat that the gunfight started early today morning when 44 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF la...

January 22 After a lull and search operation of more than one and a half hour, guns have again started blazing in the apple orchards of Shermal area in South Kashmir's Shopian District. The Government Forces including 44 RR Of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF had launched a CASO in Shermal orchards suspecting Militant movement in the area. A group of Militant present in the orchards opened fire on the forces, but managed to escape from the spot initially. A Police official had said that after initial contact, the militants escaped from the spot, and no fresh contact has been established. However massive search operations were started in the orchards as three to five militants are believed to be holed up in the area. As the latest reports, massive exchange of gun...

January 22 Intense Clashes have erupted between protesters and government forces erupted in Heff area of Zainapora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district where a brief exchange of gunfire took place between militants and forces. A Local told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday morning hundreds of protesters including women assembled and pelted stones on forces who responded to intense tear smoke shelling. ALSO READ: Brief Exchange of Gunfire in Shopian Area People in large numbers from adjacent areas including Chillipora, Sugan, Dragad shouting pro independence and pro Militancy slogans are trying marching towards Shermal. The forces fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters. The Government Forces including 44 RR Of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF had launche...

January 21 The former president of Jamia Masjid Shopian, Master Nazir Ahmed Khan breathed his last on Sunday evening after a brief illness. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that Nazir Ahmed Khan who fought for protecting the genuine interests of Jamia Masjid shopian breathed his last yesterday at SKIMS. Many social and religious organizations have expressed grief over his demise. "The deceased was pious and embodiment of many virtues and as such his death has been mourned by a large section of society," Mufti Tariq who is a renowned preacher of Shopian district said. Besides him many other religious scholars and politicians including the  MLA Shopian Advocate Muhammad Yousuf Bhat condoled his demise. Nazir Ahmad Khan was President of Jamia Masjid Auqaf Committee Shopian from 1...

January 21 Two residential houses were gutted in fire incident in Bongam area of South Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday morning. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that fire broke out in the house and spread to the nearby houses in the Bongam area. They said that the houses were completely gutted in the fire, the house of one of the neighbors also suffered damage in the incident. Fire tenders with the help of locals brought fire under control. Police has taken cognizance of the issue and said the cause of fire is not known yet.

January 18 A cordon and search operation has been launched by Government Forces in Shopian District of South Kashmir. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday, the 44RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Kashwa in Zainapora area of Shopian.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area. A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed.

January 18 Residents of several villages in South Kashmir's Shopian district staged a protest to demand the restoration of water supply to their areas. Shouting slogans against the Public Health Department (PHE), the residents blocked the road at Habbad pora village of Shopian district. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the residents claimed that they the available water supply scheme provides drinking water facility to almost 34 villages of Shopian district and now the department is planning to add more villages to it. "If more villages are added to the already huge number of 34, the water scheme will become useless, the PHE Department must rethink its decision,” the residents said.buy filitra online https://www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/themes/classic/inc/new/filitra.html ...

January 17 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces have jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Chitragam area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. On Thursday afternoon, the forces including  44 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Chitragam area.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The troopers reached the area following specific inputs about Militant movement in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed. (The Kashmiriyat).

January 16 Panic gripped Sugan area of South Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday as massive firing was heard in the area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a group of at least 20 armed Militants appeared in Sugan on the Chauhram of slain Zeenat ul Islam and offered gun salute to the slain commander. The Militants appeared in the Sugan village of Shopian on Wednesday afternoon and fired several rounds in the air as a mark of respect to Zeenat ul Islam. Meanwhile hundreds of people visited the houses of slain militants on their Chauhram. Zeenat ul Islam and his colleague Shakeel Ahmed Dar were killed in an encounter with Government Forces in Kulgam district  on Saturday night. Police officials however said that they had no information about any incident as such.

January 14 The Killing of Zeenat ul Islam, one of the most wanted commanders is being considered a major blow to New Age Militancy which erupted post the killing of Burhan Wani on July 08, 2016.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that Zeenat ul Islam was first arrested in 2008, and was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for being an Over ground Worker of Al-Badr. He was also in touch with different outfits and was working as an over ground worker for their members, arranging them food and supplies. ALSO READ: Father of a 5 Year old Girl and an Encounter Breaker- Know Who was Zeenat ul Islam After his release in 2011, he initially worked with his father and got married before joining LeT. His father is an Im...