Category: Union Territory

Slain were involved in Khomoh Sarpanch’s killing, were operating in Sgr, had shifted to Tral; 66 JeM, LeT militants killed from Dec 2021 to March 2022, militants involved in attack on non-locals in Pulwama, KP in Shopian identified: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, says joint night patrolling intensified in vulnerable areas to prevent soft target killings

Pulwama, Apr 06: Two militants of Ansaar Gazwatul Hind (AuGH) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Tral area of Awantipore in southern district of Pulwama district, police said on Wednesday.

A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that based on a specific input generated by Ganderbal police regarding presence of militants in Tral area of Awantipora, a raid was conducted by Awantipora Police in the area.

“During the raid, as the search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired indiscriminately at the search party which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter,” the official said.

He said that in the ensuing encounter, one militant was killed and another was holed up.

“The reinforcement of Army (42RR) & 180Bn CRPF reached the encounter site and joined the operation. The joint team later killed neutralized the second holed up militant as well,” the official said.

A police spokesman in a statement to KNO said that the bodies of two slain were retrieved from the site of encounter. “They have been identified as Umar Nabi Teli alias Talha son of Ghulam Nabi Teli, resident of Ladoo Khrew and Shafat Muzaffar Sofi alias Muavia son of Muzaffar Ahmad Sofi, resident of Batagund Tral,” he said.

He said that as per police records, both the killed militants were categorized were associated with AuGH and LeT.

Talking to reporters in Srinagar, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that militants said that security forces have killed 66 militants of JeM and from December 21 to March 22, which has led to frustration among militants, who are now attacking the soft targets.

“The two slain in Tral encounter were operating in Srinagar. After civilian and soft target killing, they shifted to Tral area and were tracked and killed,” the IGP said, adding that in Pulwama, poor labourers from outside who had come here to earn their livelihood were attacked. “We have identified the involved militant and very soon he will be killed. Similarly, police have got some leads regarding targeting of a Kashmiri Pandit in a remote village of Shopian and the involved militant shall also be killed soon,” the IGP said.

To a question if Pakistani militants are “using local” militants , the IGP said: “You have seen that several foreigners were killed. However, the foreign militants use locals as a shield, as recently in Shopian where one local militant was killed while a Pakistani militant escaped from the encounter site and put local militant at the forefront.”

The IGP Kashmir also said that in view of soft target attacks by militants, the night patrolling has been enhanced and joint patrolling of police and security forces is being carried with security forces in vulnerable areas—(KNO)

Anantnag, April 6: A 5-year-old boy was killed after allegedly hit by a school bus in Dawoodpora Brah area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, officials said.

They said that a school bus of ‘ST Lukes’ was onway from Deethu area towards Anantnag when it allegedly hit the boy identified as Tameem Bilal (5) son of Bilal Ahmad Bhat of Khul Chohar while he was crossing the road. The student died on the spot, they said. A police official told GNS that a team of uniformed men reached the spot and further proceedings as warranted under law are being taken. (GNS)

Srinagar, Apr 5: Family members of a woman created a ruckus at Shifa Medical Centre- a Super-Speciality Hospital, here in Magarmal-Bagh Srinagar, after the woman gave birth to a dead baby. They alleged that doctors took the woman’s pregnancy normally, killing their newborn.

Hospital management alleged that family members broke the windowpanes, and attacked the female staff-a charge-refuted by the family that said the newborn died because of the negligence of the doctor.

According to reports, Aqeela (name withheld) wife of Tahir Ahmed, a resident of Batamaloo Srinagar was brought to the hospital for a checkup, on Tuesday. The doctors, after performing Ultra Sound, declared that the baby is dead in the womb.

“From the past nine months, this hospital looted us on one or the other pretext. Today, the patient was asked to undergo different tests. She was forced to visit from one room to another adding to the complicacies,” one of the family members said.

He said this hospital looted them for nine months and today at the eleventh hour, they asked us to shift the patient to the LD Hospital for normal delivery.

The family members alleged that attending doctors had taken this pregnancy casually saying that both the mother and the child were healthy, then how come the woman delivered a dead child.

Police rushed to the hospital after a brawl between the hospital staff and the family members. Family members alleged that police took the side of the hospital management. They said that some ‘goons’ in the hospital assaulted them.

When contacted, Director Shifa Hospital Dr Gulzar told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the patient was under the care of one Dr Munazah and the date of normal delivery was 27 April. “They came here today and the doctor performed Ultra Sound which showed the baby is dead. Upon listening to this the family members lost cool and abused us. Still, we performed the operation after taking consent from the family,” he said.

Dr Gulzar said that the patient had earlier visited the hospital some 12 days ago when the fetal movement of the child was low. He said the mother is perfectly alright and still being treated in the hospital.

“We tried our best but these things happen,” he concluded.

This is not a solitary incident in the said hospital, earlier as well such incidents have occurred in the hospital inviting the wrath of the family members and relatives. In October 2020, a family from Dandarkha Batamaloo ransacked the said hospital after a lady patient died in the hospital due to the alleged negligence of the doctors.

Islamabad: Russia has come open to support Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Reports said that Russia weighed in on the constitutional crisis Islamabad currently faces by supporting Imran Khan’s narrative and saying that the US should be held accountable for its ‘shameless interference’ in Pakistan’s domestic affairs.

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the US and its western allies began to exert rude pressure on’ Imran Khan after his visit to Moscow when he met Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pertinently, Imran Khan was in Russia when Putin declared war on Ukraine. Khan’s official visit to Moscow didn’t go down well with the adversaries of Russia.

Meanwhile, Pakistan military officials familiar with developments told news agency the ‘Express Tribune’ that there was ‘evidence to suggest the United States had threatened or was involved in the conspiracy to seek the ouster of the PTI government’.

Srinagar, Apr 4: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar in a congratulatory message has greeted the people of Kashmir on the arrival of Ramadan, the month of blessings and attainment of goodness and happiness.

In view of the arrival of Ramadan, the Anjuman in a statement reiterated its demand for the immediate and unconditional release of its Chairman Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house arrest since Aug 2019

The Anjuman Auqaf said a large number of people, who specially visit Jama Masjid srinagar from the cities and towns want to listen to and benefit from the sermons of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq  during the holy month of Ramadan.

The Anjuman said that the Mirwaiz’s continued detention has not only affected the field of da’wah and preaching also the people are strongly feeling the absence of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir.

It strongly demanded the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq  so that he is able to perform his official duties of preaching from the historical central Jama Masjid Srinagar as is a centuries-old tradition of his predecessors – the Mirwaizeen-e-Kashmir.

Pulwama, Apr 03 : Two non-local labourers were shot at by the unidentified gunmen in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday evening, officials said.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that unidentified gunmen fired upon at two non-local labourers at Nowpora, Pulwama, leaving them seriously injured.

The wounded labourers were rushed to a nearby hospital and were identified as Surinder son of Bishan Singh from Pathankot and Deeraj Dat, son of Susheel Dat of Pathankot—(KNO)

Srinagar, Apr 02: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said people need to learn to live with Covid-19 and get back to normal life.

“Covid-19 will become yet another infection joining many other diseases that humanity has learned to live,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan.

Dr Hassan said we have entered into endemic stage of Covid-19 pandemic.

An infection becomes endemic when the rates become low and stable in a geographical area, meaning that the pathogen causing the disease – Covid in this case – is likely to remain in the circulation without causing large outbreaks as witnessed over the last 2 years.

“The virus is going to stay with us forever and we will be living with the virus for the rest of our lives, but the impact of the virus in terms of illness will lessen over time,” he said.

The DAK President said we will end up with a situation similar to the flu or common cold.

He said like flu, Covid could eventually become a seasonal illness.

The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic could offer a clue about the course of Covid-19.

The H1N1 pandemic was over in about 16 months, but the virus did not disappear. Instead it has turned into a seasonal flu strain that circulates all years, and peaks during winter.

“Covid could ultimately become another seasonal respiratory virus, like the four other coronaviruses that cause a sizeable proportion of common colds,” he said.

“With the transition from pandemic to endemic stage, Covid-19 is not going away. It is going to be with us, but will no longer be a disruptor of daily family and community life,” said Dr Nisar.

Sd/
Dr Riyaz Ahmad Dagga
Spokesperson DAK

Srinagar, March 31: Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Turkwagam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday.

Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Turkwagam.

As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight.

A senior police officer also confirmed to GNS about exchange of firing between militants and security forces.

As per the sources two to three militants are believed to be trapped.(GNS)

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday flayed the Jammu and Kashmir administration for dismissing five employees and alleged that it was a move to disempower the locals.
The administration on Wednesday sacked police constable Tawseef Ahmed Mir, who has been accused of actively working for Hizbul Mujahideen and trying to kill two of his colleagues and four more employees for alleged links with terror groups.
It terminated the services of the employees following a recommendation of a designated committee constituted under Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution that allows dismissal without an inquiry in the interest of the security of the State.
“On one hand GOI is recruiting retired security personnel from all over India for civilian posts in J&K. But at the same time they are deliberately firing Kashmiri govt employees to offset the balance in the administration & disempowering locals,” Mehbooba tweeted. PTI

Srinagar, Mar 30: A man was killed in scuffle, which broke out over a land dispute, in Muchawa village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district this afternoon, officials said.

Identifying the deceased as Zahoor Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Mohammad Wani, the officials said that as per initial reports a scuffle broke out at the residence of Ghulam Mohammad Wani (father of victim) this afternoon. “During the scuffle, Zahoor Ahmad Wani was killed”, they told GNS.

A police team was at the site to ascertain more findings leading to death of the person, they added.

Confirming death of the person, a police official told GNS that the body has been taken for post-mortem. “There has been some inter-family dispute which led to the death of the person”, the official added. (GNS)