Category: Union Territory

Greater Kashmir Editor-in-Chief, Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo, Saturday resigned from the basic membership of Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG).

Kaloo addressed his letter of resignation to General Secretary KEG.

Hyderabad, June 01: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy for his statement that Hyderabad is a “safe zone for terrorists”.

The Hyderabad MP termed the minister’s remarks irresponsible and said it was unfortunate that he has stooped so low.

Kishan Reddy, who was elected from Secunderabad, one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Hyderabad city, had said on Friday that Hyderabad had become safe zone for terrorists as any terror incident in the country would have a link to the city.

Talking to reporters, Owaisi asked Kishan Reddy to spell out as to how many written advisories were sent by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) to the Home Ministry during last five years that Hyderabad had become safe heaven for terrorists.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief also said for the last five years, there was complete peace in Hyderabad as no communal riots broke out in the city and all religious festivals passed off peacefully.

Owaisi, who was re-elected to Lok Sabha from Hyderabad for fourth consecutive term, said out that the city is also the second major exporter of software exports after Bengaluru.

“The statement shows how much they hate Telangana and Hyderabad. They don’t want to see the state and the city grow because major companies are investing here due to the efforts of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao,” he said.

Owaisi said that such statements from BJP leaders are not unexpected as “wherever they see a Muslim, they think he is terrorist”.

He clained the BJP was following a “theory of confusion” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi says one thing while his ministers, leaders of BJP, VHP, other organizations and Baba Ramdev say something else.

Recalling that after Modi first became Prime Minister, they started with “Love Jihad”, he said that “this was followed by “Ghar Wapsi”, mob lynching, excesses on Dalits and now they were speaking of safe zone for terrorists”.

After Modi took as the Prime Minister for the second term, series of hate crimes against Muslims occurred in Gurugram, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, he added.

“Mere lip service will not help. You have to practically discharge your constitutional responsibility,” he said on Modi’s call to end fear among minorities.

On BJP leaders setting the goal of coming to power in Telangana in next elections, Owaisi said the state under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Rao was making all-round progress and it believed in the composite culture. “RSS and BJP leaders will not succeed in their efforts,” he said. (Agencies)

Appeals people to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr with simplicity

Srinagar, June 1: Deputy Mayor Srinagar Sheikh Mohammad Imran on Saturday urged people of Kashmir to pay their Zakat as per the Islamic criteria and celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with simplicity

Imran said every Muslim has to pay 2.50 percent of his property and one should not hesitate in paying it needy and poor in their respective areas.

“There are hundreds of families who are waiting for your Zakat and they too have to buy essentials for the Eid,” he said.

Deputy Mayor said Zakat is right of people who have are in need of such help and form ‘BaitulMals’ in your respective areas and try to find those people who even don’t come openly to seek help.

“Both Yomi Qudus and Yomi Kashmir has sent a clear message to the world that Kashmiri’s want peaceful resolution and urged both India and Pakistan to start a fresh dialogue,” he said.

Imran said local media has always supported the Kashmir cause. National and International media has always portrayed Kashmir in the wrong way. He said each Facebook has blocked some pages but in future also they should also take care of these things.

“Youth are the pillars of every nation and they should aware people about paying Zakat to the needy. By paying Zakat one becomes rich and gets in return prayers and inner peace,” Imran said.

While appealing the people to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr with simplicity, austerity and with Islamic eminence, he said that each type of alms, charity, donations should be kept for poor and needy people.

Imran asked people to seek forgiveness from Almighty Allah in the Eid prayers and pray for his mercy so that we will come out from this terrible situation.

“Eid-ul-Fitr teaches us patience, loyalty and the steadfastness of the great Prophet of Allah, he said.

SRINAGAR: Leaders from across the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met in Saudi Arabia early Saturday for the 14th session of the Islamic Summit, which follows two emergency Arab meetings the night before in Makkah criticising Iran’s behaviour and influence in countries like Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.

The Muslim leaders discussed a breadth of critical issues, ranging from a spike in tensions in the Persian Gulf to Palestinian statehood, the plight of Rohingya refugees and the growing threat of Islamophobia.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was among the leaders who spoke at the summit.

May 31: Apropos our earlier press release regarding encounter at Midoora area of Awantipora, it is further informed that the killed terrorists have been identified as Yawar Ahmad Najar of Darganie Gund Tral and from the incriminating materials recovered from the site of encounter the other terrorist has been identified as foreigner codenamed Umar from Pakistan.

Both the killed terrorists as per police records were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit JeM and were wanted by law for their complicity in a series of terror crimes including attack on security establishments and civilian atrocities.

According to the police records, both of them had a history of terror crime cases and were part of groups involved in planning & executing series of terror attacks in the area and many other civilian atrocities.

As per the records available with police, they were involved in series of terror attacks in Tral and Awantipora area including killing of civilian at Reshipora Tral on 18 March 2019, firing on Security Forces at Zaji Kurd Lalpora forests on 07 April 2019, attack on Security Forces at Sofigund Forest on 09 April 2019, attack on civilian at Nowpora Awantipora on 29 March 2019, IED explosion at Amlar Tral road during the interveining night of 02/03 March 2019. Several terror crime cases were registered against them.

Incriminating material including arms & ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. All these materials have been taken into case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror crimes.

People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosives materials if any.

Srinagar, May 31: Police today said that it has killed 101 militants since January upto today which included 76 local militants across Kashmir in different encounters.

In a statement police said that five militants were killed in the last 24 hours in Shopian and Tral encounters.

Police said that 20 militants were killed on an average in a month this year.

“101 militants were killed for the last five months, an average of 20 each month so far. This slain include 25 foreign and 76 local militants belonging to Jaish e Mohammad, LeT, HM and AGH outfits,” a police spokesman said in a statement.

As per police five militants were killed in the last 24 hours in Shopian and Tral in south Kashmir.

Top Hizb commander, his aide, missing youth killed in fresh encounter in Shopian, says police, another gunbattle rages in Tral, 100 militants killed since January, 21 alone in Ramadhan

Sopore, May 31: The back to back gunfights have left various parts of south Kashmir rattled with a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, his aide and a missing youth getting killed in a fresh gunfight in Sugan area of Shopian district, top police officials told KNO.

Today’s Shopian encounter was 15th one in a row in the ongoing fasting month of Ramadhan that saw the killing of 21 militants and a missing youth. Since January this year, the number of militants killed has reached 100, officials privy to the figures revealed to KNO.

According to KNO, a joint team of forces including 44 RR, CRPF and SOG Sugan area of Zainapora launched search operation after having specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. “On intensifying search operation towards the suspected spot, hiding militants fired upon forces triggering an encounter,” a police official said. “After initial exchange of fire two bodies were recovered. After seven hours in fresh firing one more militant was killed,” he added.

The police identified the slain militants as a top Hizbul commander Abid Manzoor Magray alias Saju Tiger son of Manzoor Ahmed of Nowpora, Payeen, Pulwama and Bilal Ahmed Bhat resident of Urmulla, Lassipora, Pulwama and Jasim Rashid Shah.

A police spokesman said that Abid had a history of militancy since 2016 and was involved in many incidents. “Jasim as per police records and inputs available with police coupled with the family version was missing since yesterday afternoon and was part of this group,” police said.

Police sources said that Saju Tiger was a close aide of chief operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo. Meanwhile, clashes between protestors and government forces rocked Shopian areas especially the natives villages of two slain militants, witnesses told KNO.

As a precautionary measure, mobile internet services have been snapped in Shopian district, the officials said. Meanwhile, another gunfight raged in Nanar village of Midoora area of Tral in Awantipora that falls in Pulwama district.

Sources said that a joint team of Army’s 42 Rashtriya Rifles, special operations group (SOG) and CRPF launched cordon and search operation in Nanar, Midoora area of Tral following specific information about the presence of some militants in the area.

“As the forces intensified the searches, militants hiding in the area opened fire, leading to a gunfight which was going on when this report was filed, they said. The army has already rushed more reinforcements in the area,” they said.

A police officer confirmed the encounter has started stating that the cordon was launched following specific inputs in the village. “Intermittent exchange of fire was on when this report was being filed. No casualties have been reported so far in the operation,” officer added. As per sources two militants JeM outfit are believed to be trapped in the encounter. Meanwhile authorities snapped the mobile internet services in Awantipora area of Pulwama.(KNO)

Tral, May 31 : A fresh encounter broke out between militants and government forces at Nanar Midoora Tral in south Kashmir district.

Sources told KNO that two militants JeM outfit are believed to be trapped in the encounter.
The operation was jointly launched by 42 RR of Indian Army,Awantipora Police and CRPF. (KNO)