February 11 Sajad Hameed A garments shop was gutted in a fire incident in Chandilora area of Tangmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. The shop, Life Style ready made garments shop, owned by Mohd Ashraf Tali R/o Zeran Tangmarg, was gutted after fire broke out in the shop at around 10:30pm last night. Locals rushed to the shop and to douse the flames however fire couldn’t be controlled turning the shop into ashes. The reason of fire was not immediately known.

February 11 The Kashmir valley is observing a shutdown on the hanging anniversary of JKLF founder, Maqbool Bhat. Reports fro North to South Kashmir said that restrictions have been imposed in the major townships across the valley to thwart any kind of protest. Mabqool Bhat, a champion of pro Freedom struggle was hanged inside Tihar Jail on 11 February 1984. Meanwhile the current Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik while paying tributes to Muhammad Maqbool Butt on his 35th anniversary said that he was an ideologue, a statesman, a warrior, a political leader and a diplomat who led nation of Kashmir on all fronts and sacrificed his life for the sacred cause.

February 10 People of Kargil on Sunday staged a massive protest on Sunday against the governor’s decision of setting up the office headquarter only at Leh, after granting Ladakh the division stature. Thousands of locals including social activists took on roads and staged a protest demonstration against the decision of not giving an equal share to the people of Kargil following the announcement from the state governor to give the separate division to the Ladakh. The locals are demanding that the office headquarters of the new ‘division’ should be at a rotational basis. Citing reasons that in summers the secretariat is functioning at Srinagar and from Kargil, it would be easier to operate. And in winters it is being shifted to Jammu, so from Leh, it is easier to stay connected. ...

February 10 Firdous Qadri A grenade was lobbed by unknown pwrsoms on a CRPF party near Palladium lane at Lal Chowk in Jammu  Kashmir's Srinagar district on Sunday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that three CRPF personnel, four JK police personnel and four civilians have been injured in the attack. The area has been cordoned off by the Forces.

February 10 The five slain Militants killed in Kelam encounter in Kulgam district of South Kashmir have been identified by Police. The Police identified the slain as Waseem Bashir Rather alias Zeeshan of Ashumji Kulgam, Zahid Parray of Gopal Pora, Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam, Idrees Bhat of Arwani, Aaqib Nazir of Zangal Pora Kulgam and Parvaz Bhat (Hubaib) of Mukdampora, Quimoh, Kulgam. An Army official told The Kashmiriyat that five dead bodies were recovered from the encounter site on Sunday noon. ALSO READ: PhD Scholar Turned Militant Trapped at Kulgam Encounter Site He said that in the early hours of Sunday, the forces laid a siege around Kelam area after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area. “Around 5:30 am, the holed up Militants opened fire on Forces, ...