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Search Lights Installed, Door to Door Search Operation Continues in Shopian Area

SHOPIAN
August 24 The Government Forces on Friday jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the the Moolu Chitragam area of South Kashmir's Shopian District. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the forces including 44 RR of Indian Army and Jammu Kashmir Police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Moolu Chitragam area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Moolu Chitragam locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. The forces installed LED Lights as a massive door to door search operation is underway. Pertinently Moolu Chitragam is the native to Mufti Tariq of Hizb ul Mujahideen. (The Kashmiriyat)  

Hajj Selfies Gain Prominence, Islamic Scholars Aghast

INTERNATIONAL
August 24 Selfie fever has taken the world and it has taken a toll on the Hajj pilgrims and visitors to the Two Holy Mosques, much to the chagrin of scholars who condemn such ‘touristy behavior’. “I saw pilgrims at Kaa'ba taking selfies with it in the background and this selfie is then posted on Facebook, Instagram, making the Hajj a social media event and ruining their act of ibadah by ‘bragging’,” a pilgrim, Mohammed Shafi who visited the Hajj last year told The Kashmiriyat. The trend of documenting every move at the holy mosques of Mecca and Medina by the pilgrims, and later share these precious moments with friends and families on social media has only resulted in more pilgrims using their phones inside the holy mosques. Many people including some prominent Islamic Scholars...

Kashmiris will do Everything Possible to help Flood Hit Kerala, Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir

INDIA
August 22 The Chairman of Ummat e Islami and the Mirwaiz of South Kashmir, Qazi Ahmed Yasir today addressed people at Eid Gah in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) on the occasion of Eid ul Adha. Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir in his speech called the dialogue a mere rhetoric and said that people of Kashmir are being used as a fodder to politics of BJP at the center. He also said that people of Kashmir stand by the flood hit people of Kerala and announced that he will collect relief and donations for the people of Kerala. "There are people in India who celebrate the death of Kashmiris, who rejoice when Kashmiri blood falls down, but we will show the world, we have been humane and are not enemies of a common Indian, even though we have been busy with protecting the special status of Jammu...

Our Struggle is Bigger than Sects and Groups- Zakir Musa Disassociates himself from ISIS Again

REGIONAL
The Rebel Hizb Commander, Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Musa has released a fresh audio clip which is almost 16 minutes long, the clip has gone viral over Social Networking. Zakir Musa in this fresh audio says he is on the same path which was started by Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, the sufi saint who brought Islam to Kashmir almost seven hundred years ago. In this fresh audio, Zakir Musa has said that the struggle of Islam should not be confined to sects, but its bigger than any sect. "People should overcome sects and fight the struggle of Islam by being united," Zakir is heard saying. ALSO READ: Zakir Musa is becoming the Moses brought up in the courtyard of Pharaoh Responding to speculations and rumours, Zakir is also heard denouncing that he is a part of ISIS. "I or my organization do no...

A Night of Fear in Kulgam Village

KULGAM
August 18 Shah Shahid The Locals of the Bhan area in Quimoh tehsil of South Kashmir's Kulgam District have accused the Indian Army of committing excesses against the local populace of the area. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals said that the forces barged into the village after a minor stone throwing incident nearby and smashed everything that met their eye. "Four Load carriers, Two Tractors, Four Cars, One passenger bus, one JCB was damaged in the action of the forces before they started smashing the window panes of at least a fifty houses," a Local Shahid Ahmed told The Kashmiriyat. He said that three shops were looted in the area and almost doors of half of the households in the village were broken by the forces. The Locals alleged that the troops also barged into...

CASO Launched in Pahalgam Area

ISLAMABAD
August 16 A Cordon and Search Operation has been launched in the Yaned area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) District on Thursday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Government Forces including 3 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 yaned 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. yaned is the native of Arif Ahmed Mir, the slain Militant who was recently killed in the Kiloora Shopian encounter.

Grenade Attack at Police Station Pulwama

PULWAMA
August 15 Unknown persons lobbed a grenade on Police Station in main town of South Kashmir's Pulwama District on Wednesday night. ALSO READ: Shocked at Gallantry Award for Major who killed our Sons- Ganopora Families  Sources told The Kashmiriyat that unknown persons hurled a grenade on Police Station in Pulwama District, however the Police personnel deployed in the Police Station fired shots forcing the attackers to flee from the spot. As per Officials reports nobody was injured in the attack, later confirmed by officials to The Kashmiriyat. A Local informed The Kashmiriyat that a massive explosion followed by gunshots was heard creating panic among locals in the area. They said that the grenade missed the target and exploded outside the gate of the Police Station. Th...

Hizb Issues Poster Asking Students to Stay Away from August 15 Events

REGIONAL
August 13 The Militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has issued a poster in Kashmir saying that people living in Kashmir should not be involved in any program related to Indian Independence Day. All the parents have been appealed in the poster to prevent their children from participating in parades and events on August 15, the poster reads. ALSO READ: Students being Forced to Participate in 15 August Function, Allege Schools It has also been threatened in the poster that if the things written in the poster were not considered, then the consequences would be very bad. A Police official said that they are checking the authenticity of the poster. Earlier private as well as Government Schools in District Islamabad (Anantnag) of South Kashmir had leveled allegations against the Di...

65 Year old Woman Injured During Clashes in Pulwama amid CASO

OTHERS
August 12 A 65 year old woman identified as Saja Begum and a youth have been injured in the intense clashes that erupted in the Kar Mohallah of Sirnoo in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. The Massive Clashes erupted during a CASO launched in the Kar gam locality of Sirnoo area in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that the duo were shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment from where they have been referred to Srinagar for treatment. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 55 RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir Police and 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. Hundreds of youth hit the streets when the Anti Militancy operation...

Two More Youth from South Kashmir Join Militants

REGIONAL
July 19 Amid these growing encounters two more youth from South Kashmir district of Shopian have joined the Militant ranks. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Basharat Nengroo son of Abdul Rashid Nengroo, a resident of Chotigam area in Shopian District has joined Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen. His photograph with a gun has gone viral over the social networking. Meanwhile another youth who has posed with a gun has been identified as Bilal Ahmed Bhat who is a 12th class pass out. Son of Habibullah Bhat, Bilal is a resident of Keegam area of Shopian District and has joined the Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen Locals from Keegam Pulwama told The Kashmiriyat that Junaid had been missing since the past few days. The Militant recruitment in the first 7 months of 2018 ha...