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Mar302018 by News DeskNo Comments

The Great Patriot- Ashaq Majeed Wani

EDUCATION

Salman Shah March 30 When Ashfaq returned from Pakistan, he was greeted with flower petals, slogans and “Wanwun” in the soul of Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar. Women and Men sat roadside to get a divine glimpse of the returned braveheart. These young men flanked Ashfaq’s vehicle wanting to cross over with a warning “Either you take us to the other side or we jump into the river.” He made a thoughtful decision that day that saved lives and led to an emergence of an enlightened opinion. The greatest human endowment is the ability to reframe and reinterpret a difficult circumstance in a more enlightened and more empowering way. Blaming our circumstances for the way we feel is nothing more than excusing ourselves in handling any problem, we must have the courage to assume a majo...

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“124 locals joined militancy in 2017”

OTHERS

March 30 Despite Indian government’s multi pronged strategy in Kashmir to keep youth away from militancy, at least 27 of them have joined different militant outfits in the first three months of this year, police officials said. Locals joining militancy remains a major challenge for the government, even as it talks about involving Kashmiri youth in development activities so as to keep them away from militancy. According to police records, on an average, one boy joined militant ranks every three days in 2017. The trend looks similar so far this year as well. “Many more youth are missing from different villages. So, the number can increase,” a senior police official said. Police suspect that five boys, who went missing from Srinagar, Pulwama and Anantnag districts on March 27, might ha...

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Hizb OGW Arrested in Ganderbal

OTHERS

March 30 The Jammu Kashmir police on Friday claimed they have arrested an over ground worker (OGW) affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit. Police in a press briefing said that police acting on a specific information launched cordon and search operation at Lobar Mohalla Pati-Shalabug Ganderbal. During the search operation Police arrested one OGW namely Nazir Ahmad Malik son of Abdul Khaliq Malik of Lobar Mohalla Shallbug Ganderbal affiliated with HM Militant outfit. Police claimed that Nazir was over ground worker of HM and involved in providing support to HM outfit and huge quantity of incriminating material was recovered from his possession. A case has been registered in Police Station Ganderbal .

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Killed Cop was Poor, Lived in a Shed

ISLAMABAD

March 30 Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh Son of Late Sanaullah Sheikh, a resident of Katoo area in South Kashmir's Bijbehara Locality was shot dead by Unidentified Gunmen in late hours of Thursday. Residents said that around 8 pm, three masked men entered into the Shed Mushtaq resided in and shot him dead. Riyaz Ahmed, a cousin and neighbour of Muhstaq told The Kashmiriyat that the wife of Mushtaq pleaded before the gunmen to not kill them and after around 10 Minutes, we heard firing." His wife was also injured in the attack, She has received a bullet injury in her abdominal area and one on the chest. Mushtaq Lived in a make shift shed in the Katoo village for the past three years. As Per the Locals, the deceased cop was humble and kind to all the people.

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“Hurriyat Leaders Free to go Anywhere”

OTHERS

March 30 The Chief of Jammu Kashmir Police on the crucial day of Friday has said that Hurriyat leaders are free to go anywhere they want. "They have been released from detention, but they will be responsible for any Law and order situation and their actions," he told. Hurriyat leaders have been imprisoned from past few years and their political activities have been barred. In what is believed to be an expected move, the government as per a leading Newspaper of Srinagar will watch how its decision to free the leadership will impact the feeling of anger and resentment in the Kashmir valley. Pertinently there has been a drastic rise in the number of Youth joining Militancy in the past few weeks.

Mar302018 by News DeskNo Comments

12 Youth Joined Hizb including 6 From Kulgam

OTHERS

March 28 Through a Photo posted on Social networking, the youth Holding Rifles have annoucned their entry into the Militant Outfit. 12 Militants out of whom 6 are from the Southern Kashmir district of Kulgam have joined Militant ranks in Kashmir this month. 3 More Missing Including a PG Scholar from Pulwama District in South Kashmir are also believed to have joined Militants. However the social Media users are also circulating the photos of Zeeshan (Bhai) from Dooru in Islamabad (Anantnag). Zeeshan pertinently has not joined any Militant outfit, Sources told The Kashmiriyat. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that they are checking the authenticity of the photo. Many Youth are being lured to Militancy as Indian Forces Continue to intensify their Anti Militancy Operations throughout the K...

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“Kashmir issue can only be resolved through dialogue”

OTHERS

March 30 Centre’s special representative for a dialogue on Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma visited militant hotbed Tral town in south Kashmir on Thursday. He met six delegations, including some sports enthusiasts and members of Sikh community. Tral town observed partial shutdown after the news of Sharma’s arrival spread . Tral is the native town of Burhan Wani, who was killed in 2016 and Zakir Musa, an active militant commander. Most of the legislators and ministers refrain from going to Tral, which is considered to be the stronghold of Jaish-e-Muhammad. Sharma came in an Army helicopter and met delegations at the town hall. Armed forces were deployed across the town and heavy contingent was guarding the town till he returned to Srinagar on Thursday afternoon. This is Sharma’s seventh visit to...

Mar62018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir bleeds yet again- 4 Civilians shot in ‘cold blood’, Say families; Forces say were OGWs

WRITE-UPS

The situation in the volatile district of South Kashmir’s Shopian remained tense after two more bodies were recovered on Monday morning, raising the death toll in last night’s firing incident to six. “Two more bodies were recovered in Shopian district this morning,” a police spokesperson said. Police in its statement said that the body of another militant, identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat of Lashkar-e-Taiba, seven kilometers from Pahnoo where the Army had fired upon two vehicles when ‘they tried to flee from a Mobile Vehicle Check Post’. They also fired on the Army and policemen, officials said. Bhat was a resident of Rakh Karpan. Besides this, body of a civilian — Gowhar Ahmed Lone of Chitragam in Shopian — was recovered from another vehicle near the firing incident. Gowhar...

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Mubarak Ho, aakhir Aap ne mujhe pakad hi Liya- Abu Dujana In Last Conversation

REGIONAL

August 03 A Few Moments before, the Divisional Commander of Lashkar e Taiba, Abu Dujana was killed in a gunbattle with Government Forces, a new audio conversation of Dujana is doing rounds over the internet. In this nearly 9 Minute Conversation, Dujana is heard speaking to an Army officer who as per Sources is the Joint Commanding Officer of Indian Army based in Awantipora. After initiating the talk, the local villager handed over the phone to the army officer. “Kya haal hai? Maine kaha, kya haal hai (How are you. I asked, how are you)?” Dujana is heard asking the officer. The officer replies: “Humara haal chhor Dujana. Surrender kyun nahi kar deta. Tu galat kar rha hai (Why don’t you surrender? You have married this girl. What you are doing isn’t right.)” Dujana laughs loud...

Mar272017 by News DeskNo Comments

“Before Joining Militancy, He returned 60 Rupees, he owed to His Grandfather-” Rayees Laid to Rest in Pulwama

WRITE-UPS

March 26 On a Sunny day in June in the year 2016, Shahbaz Shafi joined a new generation of militants educated and influenced by the teachings of Islam, in the graveyards of Pulwama in south Kashmir. His family has no regrets and feels proud of his martyrdom. Popularly known as Rayees Kaczroo, a resident of Bellow area of Rajpora in South Kashmir's Pulwama, Shahbaz had left home for Friday prayers and never returned. His father is a shopkeeper and said that Shahbaz was committed to his ideology even at a young age and knew his goal very well. "In the evenings he used to sit with me and discuss a host of issues – political, social, religious, and environmental,” recalled the father. He said his son would often talk of the repression faced by Muslim Ummah in general and Kashmi...