Day: July 25, 2016

Fresh protests erupt in South Kashmir, Srinagar – Old City

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Fresh protests erupted in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday as people tried to defy the strict curfew and march towards the district headquarter. Local sources told Kashmir Post that people defied the restrictions at many places of the district like Srigufwara, Nanil, Bijbehara and started to march towards Anantnag. Same march was reported from Tral as well. Separatists had called for “Anantnag challo” today to pay homage to those killed in recent forces actions in south Kashmir. They said that police and para-military personnel swung into action and…

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Amid communication curbs, desperate people revert to hand-written letters

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Shafaq Shah The suspension of phone and internet services in Kashmir has prompted many people to take recourse to hand-written letters for communication. Shazia, a mother of two, wrote a letter to her aunt Rafiqa who lives in Aaribagh (Kanipora) to send her some milk for her one-and-a-half-year-old son. The milkman has not been able to come to Shazia’s place for the last fortnight and the milk her grandmother had sent lasted for just about a week. Shazia, who lives in the curfew-bound area of Naik Bagh (Natipora) sent the…

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Revoke AFSPA on trial basis, Mehbooba urges Centre

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan for instigating youths in Kashmir to take up arms, saying it has to change its policy, and asked the Centre to revoke AFSPA on trial basis from selected areas as a beginning towards ” winning the hearts “ of people. “Today when a Kashmiri child takes up gun, they (Pakistan) call him leader and say he is doing good, but when their own children, some from madrassas etc take up gun, they attack them with drones and hang them in military courts.…

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Panun Kashmir raps BJP over Hurriyat stand

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Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh’s recent statement that the Hurriyat may be taken on board to resolve the Kashmir issue has drawn flak from various organisations. “The day is fast approaching when it will be the saffron party in the state, backed by the RSS and supported by the NDA government in New Delhi will invite Pakistan to settle Jammu and Kashmir issue,” said Hari Om, chairman, Jammu for India. “It is strange that so-called mainstream Kashmiri leaders know what their fate would be if Kashmir becomes Pakistan, but still…

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Separatists call for Anantnag Chalo, Authorities imposed strict curfew to prevent march

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Curfew and other restrictions continued in Kashmir as authorities Monday stepped up security in view of a march called by separatists to Anantnag district, which has seen the highest number of deaths during the unrest in the Valley. “Curfew is in place in Anantnag, Baramulla, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Valley as a precautionary measure in view of the call given by separatists for a march to Anantnag district town,” a police official said. He said areas falling under the jurisdiction of 11 police stations in Srinagar were…

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2016 Worse than 2008 and 2010

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With no food and shortage of essential commodities, the anger is brewing among the already distressed people Syed Maajid Rashid Andrabi It is really a sorry state of affairs for the state machinery of Jammu Kashmir that the present turmoil has acquired such a grave form that it has become difficult to address the alienation that runs deep in the hearts of every Kashmiris. As a matter of fact, one doesn’t witness any legitimate communication from the government over this unrest and ironically there arises a doubt as to whether…

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Our struggle for freedom indigenous, says resistance camp

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Extends shutdown till July 29, reiterates Anantang Chalo today The people’s struggle for freedom and justice in Kashmir was started in 1931 against the autocratic rule of the Dogra king much before India and Pakistan were born, senior resistance leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said on Sunday. Unfortunately for the people of J&K, when the subcontinent gained freedom, the yoke of oppression passed on from an oppressive autocrat to oppressive “democrats”, the three leaders said in a joint statement. “Our struggle for freedom, like…

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Pellet injuries continue amid voices on ban, Avoid using against protesters says Rajnath

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Despite a public outcry against the use of pellet guns against protesters, youth with pellet injuries are pouring into hospitals from different parts of Kashmir. In the past four days, Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital has received over 100 youth with pellet injuries while some have been admitted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and district hospitals. Twelve-year-old Mir Arafat of Khanbal in south Kashmir has been kept under observation at the intensive care unit of the SMHS Hospital. Arafat has received hundreds of pellets in vital organs,…

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BSF constable stabs colleague, flees with LMG from Akhnoor Sector

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A BSF constable today allegedly stabbed a fellow jawan and fled with a Light Machine Gun (LMG) and over 10 magazines from Akhnoor sector in Jammu and Kashmir following which security has been beefed up in key areas here. The accused, identified as Rajeev Ranjan, entered into a scuffle with his colleague Rajbir Singh over a petty issue, following which he stabbed the latter with a knife, a BSF officer said. Before the senior officers could intervene,?he fled the camp with one LMG and over 10 magazines, the officer said.…

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As the death toll grows, so does defiance in Kashmir

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At least 49 people have allegedly been killed by security forces and over 3000 have been injured since Burhan Wani’s death. Adnan Bhat “Even if they lift the curfew, this uprising will not stop. We are ready to starve ourselves. Nobody should interfere in these protests, not even separatist leaders. We have lost our brother, and all we want now is Azaadi. We are still seven brothers left. We are all ready to die, if that is what it takes.” This is the message Javed Ahmed Dar from Takia Bhoramshah…

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