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Anantnag, May 24th:(GNS) The Anantnag administrative department has got confirmation from apex body of Medical Council of India (MCI) through email whereby it has been confirmed that Govt Medical College Anantnag (GMC Anantnag) is getting letter of permission (LOP) for admission to 100 MBBS seats from current academic session.

Principal secretary Attal Dullo confirmed this to GNS that Goverment of India has granted permission for Medical college Anantnag for the upcoming NEET 2019-2020 academic session.

He further said that 100 MBBS students will be taken for upcoming session.

Medical Superintendent, District Hospital Anantnag, Dr Majid Mirab alao confirmed to GNS about the GOI granting letter for permission for Medical college Anantnag for upcoming NEET 2019-2020 session.

Meanwhile Employees of the district hospital Anantnag today thanked the Advisor to Govt. Of Jammu and Kashmir, K Vijay Kumar and Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education, Attal Dullo for their tremendous and dedicated role in acheiving this historic feat.

GMC Anantnag will emerge as best Medical Institute and tertiary care centre, employees of district hospital said.(GNS)

Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in parts of Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday to prevent protests against the killing of militant commander Zakir Musa late last night.

Reports and witnesses said that the police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength in various sensitive areas of the city.

They have erected barricades at various intersections to restrict the movement of the people, said a motorist who was stopped at Hyderpora and Parraypora in uptown Srinagar. 

 Another witness said that curfew was announced in Maisuma area of the city. In Rambagh, he said strict restrictions were being implemented and that the motorists were not allowed to move ahead.  

Strict restrictions on the movement of pedestrians and motorists were also being implemented in volatile Downtown Srinagar. 

 All schools, colleges and universities have been closed today as a “precautionary measure”, divisional commissioner Kashmir announced yesterday.

Kashmir University and IUST Awantipora have postponed all the exams scheduled today.  Controller examinations, Kashmir University, Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir said the B.Ed exam which was supposed to be conducted today has been rescheduled and will be held on May 26 (Sunday).

“The time and venue for the exams will be same,” he said.  He further said the backlog exams of first semester-2015 batch has also been postponed. “The fresh dates for the exam will be notified later, separately,” he said. 

 The body of Ansar Gazwatul Hind (AGH) chief Zakir Musa who was killed in a gunfight last night in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district was handed over to his family for last rites today morning. 

 Local sources told  that the body of Musa was recovered early morning from the site of the gunfight in Dadsara village along with an AK 47 rifle and a rocket launcher.  

An official said that the gunfight broke out after a joint team of the army and the SOG launched a cordon-and-search operation in Dadsara village last evening amid intelligence reports about the presence of one of the Kashmir’s most wanted militant commander Zakir Musa.  

A police officer said that Musa turned down offer to surrender and fired UBGL grenades and opened fire which was retaliated leading to a gunfight. 

The gunfight raged for several hours and ended early Friday, resulting into death of Musa.

  Via Greater Kashmir

As the news about the killing of top militant commander Zakir Moosa spread, Students of the University of Kashmir have gathered outside Zakoora campus to protest against the killing.

Reports reaching said that Kashmir University students this evening protests against the killing of AGH commander Zakir Musa and shouted Pro-Islam, Pro Pakistani and Azadi slogans.

Pertainally, widespread protests were being witnessed in different parts of the valley in reaction to the killing.

Meanwhile authorities later said that as a precautionary measure classwork to remain suspended in all Universities of Kashmir.

Al Umar Mujahideen claims Srinagar attack

Srinagar, May 23 : Three persons sustained minor injuries in a grenade blast at Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday.

Reports reaching GNS said that unknown persons lobbed a grenade towards police station Awantipora. However, the device exploded outside resulting in minor injuries to three civilians.

The trio was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, they said.

In similar incident, unknown persons lobbed a grenade towards the 117 bn CRPF bunker near Tigore Hall in Srinagar. The device exploded some distance away from the bunker. No one was injured in the attack.

A senior police officer while confirming both attacks said that they have taken cognizance and started investigations into it.

Meanwhile, Al Umar Mujahideen has claimed the responsibility of Srinagar grenade attack.

The outfit in a tele-statement to GNS said its cadres carried out the attack near Tigore Hall in Srinagar.

After carrying out the attack, the cadres reached their destinations safely, the statement said. (GNS)

Srinagar, May 23 : Authorities today said that class work in all schools and colleges in Kashmir will remain suspended tomorrow in view of the killing of militant commander Zakir Musa in Pulwama’s Dadsara.

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan told news agency that classwork in all schools and colleges will remained suspended in Kashmir.

The decision of the authorities follows in the wake of reported killing of militant commander Zakir Musa in an encounter with security forces in Dadsara Tral in Pulwama district Thursday evening.

SSP Srinagar Dr Haseeb Mughal told news agency that restrictions will be put in place in Downtown area of Srinagar.

He said that reports of imposing curfew in Srinagar are baseless. (KNS) 

Clashes have erupted in various parts of Kashmir valley over the killing of Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind Kashmir chief, Zakir Musa on Thursday evening.

The Kashmiriyat posted that hundreds of youth hurled stones on Government Forces who responded with intense tear smoke shelling, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed.

Reports from Shopian’s Zainapora belt which is considered to be a hot-bed of Hizb ul Mujahideen said that youth in large numbers have gathered and are arranging vehicles to reach Tral to participate in the funeral of Zakir Musa.

In Pulwama Township too, youth have gathered on the streets amid pro Freedom and Pro Zakir Musa sloganeering, likewise in Islamabad (anantnag) township, people in large groups have gathered on the streets shouting pro Freedom slogans.

In Tral, thousands of people are trying to march towards the encounter site, where firing is still going on.

In Seer, hundreds of people are marching barefoot towards Tral which is at least 50 kilometers away from Seer Hamdan in Islamabad (anantnag) district.

Youth also hurled stones on Government Forces in Khanabal area of Islamabad (anantnag) district.

In Budgam, Kulgam too youth in large numbers have hit the streets to mourn the killing of Zakir Musa amid a complete ban on Mobile internet services in the entire valley.

In Dooru belt of Islamabad (anantnag), youth are seen boarding trucks and vehicles towards Tral, the native of slain Militant commander.

In Srinagar’s Nawa Kadal, Zaina Kadal and other areas of downtown srinagar youth poured onto the streets shouting pro Zakir Musa and Pro Independence slogans too.

Officials informed The Kashmiriyat that considering the law and order situation they are likely to impose curfew in the entire valley tomorrow.