Musa said that Dujana and Lelhari “faced difficulties” from Pakistan-based militant leadership after they joined his Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said the government had made a lot of noise last year about students suffering in view of closure of educational institutes.
Authorities from Kashmir asked Shahid Ahmad, Director General of PoK’s Travel and Trade Authority, to ensure that the trade is carried out in a transparent manner and there are stringent checks in place, an official said.
This was the fourth encounter in south Kashmir in the past three days in which five militants, including Lashkar chief Abu Dujana, two civilians and two Army personnel, including a Major, were killed.
“The initial investigation and CCTV footage indicate that Hizbul militants are involved. Efforts are on to nab them,’’ a police spokesman said.
A court on Thursday granted judicial remand to 12 of the arrested. Earlier, the court sent three persons to Central Jail on judicial remand. The next hearing is fixed for August 3.
Bilal started cleaning the Wular after a chance visit to the lake with his friends where he noticed polyethene and other waste products in the water. “I then began collecting plastic from Wular and selling it. I used to earn Rs 200-250 rupees per day," he said while adding that the job helped him in arranging for the wedding of one of his sisters.
Inspector general of police (Kashmir) Muneer Ahmad Khan told The Indian Express that police have filed an FIR. "We are investigating it," he said
The resolution talks about safeguarding the special position of the state, but the Opposition termed it vague. The Opposition urged the government to make its own GST law — like it had done for VAT.
A special GST session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly here was delayed for nearly two hours as the media boycotted the House and opposition parties refused to take part in it till "curbs" on reporting of the proceedings were lifted.
Police sources said they had inputs about the presence of militants in the village, including a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander. They said the clashes were on till last reports came in.
Contrary to the version of the boys and their families, that they came back because they were missing home, the police said on Sunday they had intercepted the boys while they were on their way to the LoC.
Government has convened a special assembly session on July 3 to discuss extension of a constitutional amendment to the state that is necessary for the GST implementation. Opposition parties have opposed any such move saying it would impact the state’s special status.
Authorities had deployed security forces in strength along the Srinagar-Jammu Highway in south Kashmir.
Officials at SMHS told The Sunday Express that 14 injured people had come to the hospital until late afternoon.
Senior hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani continues to remain under house arrest inside his uptown Hyderpora residence in Srinagar.
He took over the charge from Syed Javed Mujtaba Gillani at a brief ceremony held at the zonal police headquarters.
A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group and Army’s 21 Rashtriya Rifles launched the operation at Waripora village in Handwara after receiving specific inputs about presence of militants there.
The police had recently issued an advisory to its personnel asking them not to visit their homes, especially in south Kashmir, after militants stormed the homes of a few policemen.
Police has taken cognizance of the matter and started investigations, the official said.
On Monday, the government had ordered all colleges and specific higher secondary schools to be closed following protests in educational institutions across the Valley
Former chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, "I understand the outrage the CRPF video generated. I'm also outraged that the video of the youth on the jeep won't generate the same anger."
The sudden gunshots fanned further rumours about a fidayeen attack, and many people closed their shops in Lalchowk, Srinagar’s business centre, and ran for safety.
Several fire tenders are at the spot to bring the blaze under control.
According to police, the militants were killed in retaliation after they fired on a team of police officers at Padgampora on Awantipora-Pulwama Road.







