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CASO Launched By Forces in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

December 14 The Government Forces on Friday launched a cordon and search operation in Shermal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Friday, the forces including 44 RR of Indian Army sealed all the entry and exit points to the Shermal area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Shopian locality and are conducting a massive search operation in the orchards in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed. Shermal pertinently is the native of slain Saddam Padder, Wasim Shah and seven other slain Militants. (The Kashmiriyat).

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Kashmir- Army Man Posts Video of Kashmiri Girls Walking on a Street, Social Media Aghast

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December 14 An Army man has posted the video of two unknown Kashmiri girls walking in traditional attire on a street at an undisclosed location. The 15 Second video posted on Social networking Tik Tok has evoked sharp criticism as the video has been clicked without the consent of the two girls as clearly visible in the video. In this video, the Army man in Army fatigue can be seen holding a rifle amid slight snowfall in the background, the girls are annoyed as they pass by carrying a basket of vegetables, wearing their traditional attire. The video has evoked sharp criticism on Social Media and the aghast users are circulating the video amid anguish and anger. The Kashmiriyat verified the account of the user and found that the Army man had posted a video atop a cassipire veh...

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Bar Association of Islamabad (Anantnag) Demands Removal of DC

REGIONAL

December 14 The Bar Association of Islamabad (Anantnag) on Friday calling the District Development commissioner of this South Kashmir District as a miserable failure has demanded the transfer of the official. Addressing a presser, at the District court complex, the President of the Association, Advocate Fayaz Ahmed Sodagar alleged that the magistrate and his officials have time and again humiliated the members of the Bar Association. Sogadar added that the DC had failed to check the basic problems, the public of the town faces each and every day. "The roads are full of potholes, the traffic is a mess, the entire town is facing problems because of the DC, whom we feel is incompetent," he said. He said scores of people everyday visit the mini-secretariat with a hope to get their...

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Man Arrested with IED in Pulwama

PULWAMA

December 14 The Jammu Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a man arrested with IED in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. The Jammu Kashmir Police said that, Police in Pulwama arrested one individual carrying explosives substances & IED adding that a Case has been registered against him and further investigation is in progress. Detailing the incident the Police said that a Joint patrol party of 55RR and Police intercepted a vehicle near Tumhaal area in South Kashmir's Pulwama District and arrested an individual who was carrying IED in his car. The arrested was identified as Mayour Ahmed Khan son of Mohammed Afzal Khan, a resident of Panjran area in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. The Police has registered a case against the man in Police station, Litter of ...

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We Must have Acted Upon Report Submitted by Interlocutors in 2011, Says Chidambaram

INDIA

December 14 Former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the UPA government should have acted on the report submitted by three interlocutors on Kashmir in 2011 and he “deeply regrets” the way it was handled, as he underscored that talks are the “only way forward” to resolve Kashmir’s problems. Speaking at Lokmat National Conclave, Chidambaram noted that bringing an amendment to Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and removing “inhumane” provisions will send a very powerful signal in Jammu and Kashmir. He termed the “muscular military” approach to Kashmir as the “biggest mistake” of the government and claimed it has only driven more youths towards militancy. Three Kashmir interlocutors, M.M. Ansari, Radha Kumar and Dileep Padgaonkar, were appointed by the Centre as part...

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CASO Launched in Islamabad (Anantnag) Area

ISLAMABAD

December 13 The Government Forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in the Mir-Dantar area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Thursday, the forces including 1 RR of Indian Army, 40 Battalion of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Mir-Dantar area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Islamabad (Anantnag) locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. A search operation was going on when this report was being filed. (The Kashmiriyat)

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Two lslamabad (Anantnag) Residents Critically wounded in Road Accident

ISLAMABAD

December 13 Two youth from Islamabad (Anantnag) were critically injured in a road accident near Pampore on Srinagar-Jammu highway. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the duo identified as Bilal Khanday and Saif Dar were travelling in a car bearing registration number JK03A-9672 and it turned turtle near Frestabal Pampore resulting in injuries to both of them. Both Residents of Tulkhan Bijbehara were referred to nearby hospital for treatment from where they were shifted to Srinagar for treatment.

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Hajin Shuts for the Fifth Day against the Killing of Teenagers

REGIONAL

December 13 A complete shutdown is being observed in Hajin town of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on fifth day to mourn the killings of two teenage militants. ALSO READ: Kashmir Tales- The Base of a Dreaded Ikhwani and the Home of Teenage Militants Locals told The Kashmiriyat that business establishments are closed while the roads are wearing a deserted look. Pertinently two teenage militants namely Mudasir Rashid and Saqib Bilal were killed in an encounter in Srinagar alongside a Pakistani militant on Saturday.

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3 Year Old Dalit Girl Raped, then Killed in Rajhastan

INDIA

December 13 An eight-year-old Dalit girl, who had gone missing after she went to graze cattle, is suspected to have been strangled to death after being raped in a village in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district, police said Wednesday. The deceased, a Class III student, was missing since Tuesday night and her body was found in a mustard field in her village on Wednesday. Prima facie, the girl was strangulated and she was also raped, a police officer said. There were no visible injury marks on her body except a slight scratch on her chest. She lived with her maternal grandparents in a village, said Station House Officer (SHO) Radha Kishan. After coming from school on Tuesday, she went to graze cattle near her home with other children of the village, but when she did not return home till...

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Jammu- Srinagar Highway Closed after Heavy Snowfall

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December 13 The Jammu-Srinagar national Highway has been closed for traffic on Thursday, a traffic police official told The Kashmiriyat. On Thursday, the Highway will remain closed for all kinds of traffic due to heavy snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel and adjoining areas in South Kashmir, he said. “Men and machinery have been pressed in to clear the roads but it’s still snowing at few places which is hampering the clearance operation,” he added.