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2 Civilians Injured in Grenade Blast at Awantipora

PULWAMA

August 17 Unknown persons hurled a grenade at the office of Superintendent of Police in Awantipora on Friday afternoon resulting in injuries to two persons, one of them has been critically wounded. A Police official posted in Awantipora confirmed the attack to The Kashmiriyat and said that one civilian has sustained serious injuries. He has been shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment. Meanwhile the Forces have started a search operation around the area to nab the attackers.

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Unknown Gunmen kill Woman In Pulwama

PULWAMA

August 17 Unknown persons on Friday killed a woman outside her home in Drabgam in South Kashmir's Pulwama. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that unknown gunmen fired at a lady, shameema Akhtar wife of Ali Mohammed Bhat outside her house in Drabgam. The lady was rushed to the hospital, however she had died on the spot, Locals said. A Police official upon being contacted told The Kashmiriyat that Police has registered a Case in this regard and an investigation has been taken up.

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CASO Launched in the Native of Azad Dada

ISLAMABAD

August 17 A Cordon and Search Operation has been launched in the Arwani area of Bjbehera in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District on Friday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Government Forces including 9 RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police launched a joint Anti Militancy operation in the area following specific input about Militant presence in the Arwani area. Locals said that a heavy contingent of Forces have reached the area and are conducting a search operation in the area. The search operation was going on when this report was filed.

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Kerala Flood- At least 100 Feared to be Dead

INDIA

August 17 The incessant rains and floods continued to wreak havoc in Kerala with the death toll due to the worst flooding in nearly a century crossing 100 and Many are feared missing. Pathanamthitta district in central Kerala continued to be the worst affected in the last 24 hours as thousands of people are trapped in their homes in the towns of Ranni, Aranmula and Kozhencherry. With rains still pouring down heavily leading to flooding across Kerala, 20 fresh deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the toll to 87, since August 8. Meanwhile, the operations at Cochin International Airport have been suspended till Saturday 2 pm after flood water submerged the runway.

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1 Army Man killed in Handwara encounter, 4 Militants reportedly Escape In Hajin Encounter

REGIONAL

August 17 A Government Force personnel was killed in a brief gunfight at Kachlu village in Handwara area of North Kashmir's Kupwata district early morning on Friday. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that the Governemnt Forces had laid a siege around this Handwara area early morning on Friday, suspecting Militant presence in the area. The hiding Militants soon opened fire, in which one Army man was killed.buy viagra online https://www.lifefoodstorage.store/wp-content/themes/astra/languages/en/viagra.html no prescription Meanwhile in Mir Mohallah of Hajin in North Kashmir, the Government Forces including 1e RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir laid down a Cordon and Search Operation. Large number of youth came out on the streets throwing stones on Government Forces, source...

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At least 500 Locals have Joined Militancy Since 2010

REGIONAL

July 16 The Kashmir valley has been seeing a constant rise in the number of Militant recruitment after the fall the summer uprising of 2010. Reports estimate that as many as 500 local youth have become militants out of whom the majority have come from South Kashmir. A report by Indian agencies has spotlighted the spread of the militancy that was quelled in 2010, but surged after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016. According to a report, 88 youths from 68 villages of North Kashmir districts have joined militancy since 2010. Typically, a fresh recruit today announces his entry into militant ranks by posing with a gun and posting that picture on social media. His family then approaches police with a missing report to avoid trouble. Even th...

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Vajpayee Dies at 93 in AIIMS Delhi

INDIA

August 16 A Former prime minister of India and a parliamentarian for over 40 years, Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on Thursday at the AIIMS where he had been undergoing treatment for a kidney ailment since June. “It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 05:05pm on 16.08.2018,” AIIMS said in a statement on Thursday. The former prime minister, 93 was Renowned for his powerful oratory, his stance on Kashmir and poetry. Vajpayee served as prime minister for 13 days in 1996, 13 months (1998-99) at the head of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and then for a full five year term (1999-2004).

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Dilapidated Roads, Unavailability of Drinking Water irks Razloo Kund Residents

OTHERS

August 16 Sheikh Nadeem/ Waris Shah Dilapidated road of Razloo area in Kund of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district has irked the commuters and the pedestrians as the authorities have failed to macadamize the roads despite assurances. Inhabitants living in the areas as well the commuters passing through the roads while speaking to The Kashmiriyat have demanded immediate readdressal of their genuine grievances. Locals while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the roads in the residents have been assured macadamized Roads several times but the authorities have failed to macadamize road for the past eight Years. The locals said that the officials do not pay any heed over it thereby leaving the commuters as well as the pedestrians to suffer. Claiming the failure of...

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Clashes Erupt During CASO In Sopore

REGIONAL

August 16 Shabir Khan Massive Clashes erupted during a CASO launched in Tujar Shareef area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 22 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 179 BN CRPF laid down the Search operation jointly. "The Operation was launched after troopers received a specific input about Militant movement in the area," Sources said. Scores of youth hit the streets when the Anti Militancy operation was launched and threw stones on troops amid intense pro Freedom sloganeering. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that the Forces fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters. The Search operation and clashes were going on when this report was filed.buy stromectol Canada langleyrx.com/stromectol.html no prescription

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Locals Accuse Troopers of Vandalization After Failed CASO in Khudwani

KULGAM

August 16 The Locals of Wani Mohallah Locality in Khudwani area of Quimoh Tehsil in South kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday accused the Government Forces of vandalization in the area. A local while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that the forces threw stones on the windows of houses breaking glasses after they failed to find anything in the area during a search operation. The Government Forces including 1 RR had launched a Cordon and search operation in the area, Clashes soon erupted as hundreds of youth hit the streets. ALSO READ: Third CASO of the Day- Forces Lay Siege Around Khudwani Area "Shouting Pro Freedom and Pro Militancy slogans, the youth threw stones on Forces who responded with tear smoke and pellet firing," a local from Khudwani told The Kashmiriyat. Th...