Few misguided people hurting Kashmir’s great tradition: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the central government is finding solution to all problems in Kashmir through development. “Whether it is the J&K Govt under Mehbooba ji or the Central Govt, we are finding a solution to all problems through development. Kashmir wants peace. Whatever Kashmiris want for betterment of their livelihood, the Centre will help. We want development for J&K,” said Modi. However, the prime minister didn’t talk about the civilian killings in Kashmir. 55 civilians have died in forces’ action on protests that erupted after the killing…

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Pro-freedom rally in Pulwama; Lolab tense with massive Protest On; Lawyers, Women Protest in Bandipora

Thousands of people on Tuesday staged a massive pro-freedom rally in Lelhaar village of Pulwama in south Kashmir.  Reports said that thousands are in attendance at Lelhaar playground where the rally is being held. Clashes erupted in Lalpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday after forces allegedly thrashed several youths yesterday. Reports said that thousands of people staged protests on the second consecutive day today against the alleged high-handedness of the forces in Lalpora area of Lolab. People stayed in Jamia Masjid overnight and prevented forces from even making…

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Why the protests this time are very different from earlier ones

‘This time, the protests are not strictly speaking, protests but an endorsement of the path chosen by a 22-year-old militant.’ In the last ten years, Kashmir has witnessed all types of protests –small, big, massive, symbolic, peaceful and even stone-throwing protests. This time, it’s different: the protests seem to have been propelled by an unprecedented rage. These protests are not against the alleged attack on Kashmiri identity (Amarnath land row agitation 2008), they are not against the allegations of rape or murder (Shopian 2009) and they are not against a…

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Opp Parties slam Mehbooba for terming Kashmir situation as street noise

The opposition political parties alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir Chief minister is being insensitive towards the people of the Valley. The opposition political parties have slammed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for terming the current situation in Kashmir as street noise and blamed her for being insensitive towards the people of the Valley. Soon after meeting the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, Mehbooba Mufti speaking to media said that in 2008, 60 to 70 people were killed and for one month street noise continued.…

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Tough tactics to tame Kashmir Violence

The Centre plans no political outreach to dissolve the violent clot in Kashmir. It prefers, instead, for the Mehbooba Mufti government to keep up the security heat to subdue the Valley-wide upsurge. “This is a law-and-order situation and that is how the elected state government should treat it and deal with it,” a Kashmir-watcher and policy adviser has told . “This isn’t the first time such violence has erupted, it can be subjugated. We’ll establish control.” This newspaper has been given to understand by those close to formulating the strategy…

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Cloudburst hits Leh; one killed

A young Nepali boy was killed and public property was damaged when a cloudburst hit Alchinathang Yokma and Alchinathang Gongma villages, 135 km from Leh, today. The cloudburst led to flash floods which damaged irrigation canals, bridges, roads and water supply schemes in several villages in the area. The road connectivity to Arayan valley, a famous spot in Khlasi division, was lost due to the flash floods. Giving details, a resident of Alchinathang Gongma village, Stanzin Phunchok told Kashmir Post over phone that all roads had got damaged. “Water supply schemes…

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Detention of 8 Year Kid; HC directs SSP to hand over custody to mother

Taking a strong note of the detention of an eight-year-old boy by the police in Pulwama, the J&K High Court today directed the Senior Superintendent of the district to immediately hand over his custody to his mother. Stating that “nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under 12 under the Ranbir Penal Code,” the court also asked the Principal District and Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pulwama, to get the child examined by a doctor and submit the report within…

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Hizbul Mujahideen blames India for posters threatening Kashmiri Pandits

Days after posters threatening Kashmiri Pandits surfaced near their transit accommodations in south Kashmir, militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) on Monday blamed it on “Indian agencies to portray Kashmir’s freedom struggle as communal”. The outfit distanced itself from the unsigned posters, issued under the name of Lashkar-e-Islam, which had appeared in Pulwama and warned Pandits to leave the Valley. In a statement mailed to media organizations in Kashmir, deputy Ameer(deputy chief) of HM, Saifullah Khalid, claimed “Indian agencies are once again trying to play Pandit card to show that our…

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No end to Clashes, Protests despite strict Curfew

Even as curfew and restrictions continued in most area of the Valley for the 31st day today, at least 20 persons, including 12 policemen, were injured in clashes between protesters and police personnel at Bijbehara in Anantnag district of south Kashmir today. Nearly 50 others, including 11 civilians and 38 police and CRPF personnel, were injured in clashes at Langate in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Sunday evening. Three of them were referred to hospitals in Srinagar. A police spokesman said five minor incidents of stone-throwing were reported from…

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