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Srinagar: The authorities have decided not to impose any sort of restrictions and the Joint Resistance Leadership’s Jamia Masjid program will be held as per the schedule.

A top police officer told KNO that no restrictions will be imposed on Friday to foil the JRL’s program of mass condemnation of the sacrilege of the Jamia Masjid pulpit by some miscreants last Friday.

All the resistance leaders and civil society leaders will be arriving at Jamia tomorrow to condemn the desecration of the sacred pulpit by some masked youth who saved ISIS flags on the pulpit with one of them boots on.(KNO)

Srinagar: Government forces achieved major success in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 as they killed top militant commanders including Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Naveed Jatt and also 260 militants but nearly 100 soldiers were killed too.

The number of militants killed in 2018 was around 260 which is higher than 2017 and the highest in a single year in the last eight years, officials said.

In 2010, as many as 270 militants were killed in action by forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The number reduced to 119 in 2011. Then in 2012, 84 ultras were killed, 100 in 2013, 110 (2014), 113 (2015), 165 (2016) and 218 last year, the officials said.

They said the higher number of militant casualties in 2018 was because of pinpoint intelligence and meticulous operations by the security agencies.

However, the successes notwithstanding, the year gone by was one of the bloodiest for the forces as they suffered the highest number of fatalities than in any other year in the past decade.

Last year, 95 forces’ personnel were killed, while 83 personnel were killed in 2017, the officials said.

Taking to Twitter, the National Conference vice president said Mufti oversaw the operations that killed hundreds of militants since 2015 is now trying to mend her reputation by visiting militants’ families.

Calling her as an ‘architect’ of ‘Operation All-out’, NC Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Mehbooba Mufti during her tenure as the state’s chief minister used militants by sanctioning their deaths to appease the BJP.
Taking to Twitter, the National Conference vice president said Mufti oversaw the operations that killed hundreds of militants since 2015 is now trying to mend her reputation by visiting militants’ families.

“The architect of “Operation All-out” & the overseer of the operations that killed hundreds of militants since 2015 is now going from one militant home to the next trying to rehabilitate a badly damaged reputation,” Omar wrote on Twitter.

The architect of “Operation All-out” & the overseer of the operations that killed hundreds of militants since 2015 is now going from one militant home to the next trying to rehabilitate a badly damaged reputation.

He alleged that during her tenure as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba sanctioned killings of militants to “appease her ally and now she is using dead militants to try to appease the voters.”
“She used militants by sanctioning their deaths to appease the BJP and now she uses dead militants to try to appease the voter. Just how gullible does she think people are?” Omar said.

The architect of “Operation All-out” & the overseer of the operations that killed hundreds of militants since 2015 is now going from one militant home to the next trying to rehabilitate a badly damaged reputation.

She used militants by sanctioning their deaths to appease the BJP and now she uses dead militants to try to appease the voter. Just how gullible does she think people are?

Earlier today, Mufti visited the family of a slain Hizb militant Mohammad Idress Sultan at his native Safanagri village in restive south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
After commiserating with the family, Mufti said that police should stop ‘harassing’ the families of the militants.

Critically wounded soldier airlifted to command hospital Udhampur; 10 injured in clashes

Srinagar: Two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed and Three soldiers sustained injuries in a gunfight at forest area of Gulshanpora Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Reports reaching GNS said that the fresh firing has started in the area even as clashes are also going on at some distance from the encounter site in which ten persons have reportedly suffered pellet injuries.

A police officer said that the gunfight broke out after army’s 42 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation following the inputs about the presence of a group of Hizbul Mujahideen militants in a hideout.

In the gunfight, two militants were killed and three soldiers suffered injuries, he said.

The injured soldiers were taken to army’s 92 base hospital Srinagar where from one critically wounded soldier was airlifted to army’s command hospital Udhampur for advanced treatment, he said.

He said that the operation is in the final stage and one or two militants are still believed to be hiding in the area and are engaged in the gunfight. (GNS)

Clashes erupts, Internet services suspended

Official sources confirmed KNO that two militants have been killed and operation is on as according to them more militants are trapped in the area. We are yet to recover any dead body, they said.

Earlier on receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, forces including 42 RR cordoned off Gulshanpora village of Tral.

On reaching the suspected spot, militants hiding in forest area fired upon forces which was retaliated triggered an encounter, they said. As per local sources to KNO operation is on in the area amid massive clashes.(KNO)

On reaching the suspected spot, militants hiding in forest area fired upon forces which was retaliated triggered an encounter, they said. As per local sources to KNO operation is on in the area amid massive clashes.(KNO)

Srinagar: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday claimed to have shot down another Indian ‘spy drone’ along the Line of Control in Satwal sector of Kashmir.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said on Twitter: “Pakistan Army troops shot down another Indian spy quadcopter. Today in Satwal Sector on Line of Control.”

He tweeted the picture of the spy drone.
On Tuesday, he had tweeted that Pakistan army had shot down an Indian spy quadcopter in Bagh sector along the LoC.
“Not even a quadcopter will be allowed to cross [the] LoC, In Shaa Allah,” the ISPR chief had added.

Srinagar: The minimum temperature across the Kashmir Valley dropped on Thursday due to clear night sky as the weather office forecast another spell of rain and snow beginning Friday.

“We are expecting another spell of moderate rain and snow from Friday afternoon. The weather will remain inclement till January 6 and there would be improvement after that,” a Met department official said.

Srinagar recorded 0.2 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature on Thursday while Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded minus 7.3 and minus 8.5 degree Celsius, respectively.

Leh recorded minus 13.3 degree Celsius and it was minus 17.6 degree Celsius in Kargil. Drass was coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir where the minimum temperature was minus 19.7 degree Celsius.

Jammu had 6.5 degrees Celsius, Katra 5.8, Batote 0.1, Banihal minus 0.4 and Bhaderwah minus 1.9 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature on Thursday. IANS

Srinagar: First encounter of 2019 broke out between militants and goverment forces in Mir Mohalla, Gulshanpora area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.

Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 42RR and SOG launched cordon and search operation in Gulshanpora.

As the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot the hiding militants fired upon goverment forces triggering an encounter.

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

Till this report was filed intermittent firing was going on.(GNS)

Tral: Encounter started between government forces and militant in Gulshan Pora village of Tral belt in South Kashmirs Pulwama district.

Official Sources said KNO that on receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, forces including 42 RR cordoned off Gulshanpora village of Tral.

On reaching the suspected spot, militants hiding in a residential house fired upon forces which was retaliated triggered an encounter, they said.

As per sources to KNO three militants are believed to be trapped and exchange of fire is going on. (KNO)

Srinagar: Your humanity can persuade you to overcome extremely unfavourable conditions, an example of which came about recently when three young men from southern Kashmir traveled 120 kilometers to donate blood and save a life.
On the freezing evening of December 30, Mushtaq Ahmed of Avengound village in Pulwama district received a Whatsapp message on his ‘J&K blood donors’ group to save a life in danger more than 120 Kms away from his home.

“It was around 7pm when I got to know through Whatsapp group that a man in his 30s was in urgent need of blood. I rang up my friend who lives in Batmaran Shopian which is 16 Kms further away from my home,” Ahmad, a university student said.
“He happily agreed to accompany me along with his cousin. We left after few hours and travelled more than 120 Kms to Baramulla district hospital for this noble act.”
The critically ill patient needed six points of blood but only three were available, the WhatsApp message had mentioned, and many registered donors were unable to reach the hospital.
One among the trio, Gowher Ahmed from Batmaran Shopian had to appear for an exam the next day.
“Exams come and go but life once lost cannot be brought back, many insisted to me that I should not go but I did not agree,” said Gowher, a college student.
“In a place like Kashmir where we are facing turmoil on daily basis, if we cannot stand for each other who else will? It was my first blood donation and I felt so good about it.”
Gowher’s cousin, Arshid Ahmed also accompanied the two friends, and trio reached back to their homes at 3 am on December 31 after making the blood donation in Baramulla.
“We donated one point each and by the time we left all six points of blood were arranged,” Arshid said, as the other two nodded in relief.
A lot of praise was showered on the trio over the social media, including by the top police officer, Basnat Rath who is one of the administrators of the Whatsapp group ‘J&K Blood donors’ and is very active on social media platforms regarding blood donation.
“What is Selfless service? A stranger needs blood in Baramulla. A student wants to donate. He is in Pulwama right now. Around 100 Kms away. Minus 4 degree Celsius. It’s 7:30 PM. He has started for Baramulla right now, He has an exam tomorrow,” Rath wrote on his twitter account.

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