State Government has yet to restore the BSNL broadband internet service which was snapped on August 13, effectively cutting Kashmir off from the world. This was the only service left untouched in the so far 38 days of the unrest. Sources in BSNL say they have not received orders to resume the service. “We got the order to shut it down. Waiting for the order to resume it,” said an official. This has created an unprecedented communication blockade in Valley. Government has already shutdown prepaid and post-paid phones and the internet service.…
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Resistance group ask people to come out, stage 72-hour sit-in from tomorrow; Army loots residents of Kurhama
Women rally against civilian killings in Bandipora Army loots residents of Kurhama ‘Six protesters dead but Modi wants to sort out Balochistan’: Omar Abdullah ‘Stop genocide of Kashmiris’: KCCI The joint resistance leadership comprising, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF Chief Muhammad Yasin Malik have asked people to come out on the streets on Wednesday and stage a 72-hour sit-in. In a statement here they said, “People should march towards the office of United Nations Military Observers Group (UNMOG) at Sonawar in Srinagar. Wherever forces stop you…
Read MoreTomorrow come on streets, March towards UN Office: Mirwaiz to people
Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has asked people to come out on streets on Wednesday and march towards the office of United Nations Military Observers Group (UNMOG) at Sonawar in Srinagar. In a statement here Mirwaiz said, “We cannot sit in homes and get killed. I appeal people to come on streets and march towards UN office at Sonawar on Wednesday to launch the decisive phase of the ongoing movement.” 2 Critically injured youth battle for survival Two more critically injured persons from Aripanth Beerwah Budgam are…
Read MoreForces on rampage in Batamaloo; Clashes erupted in Ganderbal, scores injured
Following the killings of a youth in Dobi Mohalla and SD Colony of Batamaloo area of Srinagar, government forces including CRPF and Police is on rampage in the area. Local told Kashmir Post the forces have smashed windowpanes almost everywhere in the area and are harassing residents. They said dozens of residential houses have been ransacked. Many kids have managed to escape unhurt from these areas. Heavy tear smoke shells have also been lobbed to contain the ongoing protests. A 17-year-old youth, Yasir Ahmed of S D colony Batamaloo was shot in the…
Read More05 Civilians killed in fresh firing, 31 injured; Curfew, Protests continues on 39th Day, Death toll rises to 65
Curfew and separatist shutdown continued in Kashmir on Tuesday for the 39th consecutive day as the toll in the ongoing unrest rose to 65. Five civilians were killed and at least 31 injured on Tuesday after security forces fired on protesters in two separate incidents in south and central Kashmir taking the death toll to 65 in the valley. According to the police control room in Budgam, four people were killed by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel when they opened fire on protesters at Aripanthan area of Beerwah in central…
Read MoreKashmir Continues to BLEED; 01 Killed, 12 Injured in Larkipora forces action
5 dead since morning, Death Toll 65 This has taken the toll to 65 in 38 days of the ceaseless ferment. Nearly 30 persons were injured in forces action since this morning. In a further deterioration in the situation, five people have been shot dead by the forces since morning. Four died during clashes at Beerwah, Budgam in central Kashmir and one was killed at Larkipora, Dooru in south Kashmir. This has taken the toll to 65 in 38 days of the ceaseless ferment. Nearly 30 persons were injured in…
Read More#KashmirKillings; Death Toll reached 65 with two more succumb in Beerwah
04 Persons Killed in Beerwah (Budgam) Death Toll reached 65 Rajnath Singh chairs emergency meeting on Kashmir Two more civilians have succumbed to their injuries in Aripanthan area of Beerwah in Budgam district Tuesday morning while 15 others were injured. Sources told Kashmir Post, CRPF personnel have opened fire on a group of protesters. Out of four killed in Aripanthan, three persons have been identified as Javid Najar, Mohammad Ashraf Wani – father of two, and Tauqeer Ahmad. However, the fourth person is yet to be identified. With these four killings, the…
Read MoreSedition case registered against Amnesty International India over ‘Pro-freedom Slogans’
An FIR was on Monday registered against Amnesty International India in connection with alleged raising of “independence” slogans by “pro-freedom” Kashmiris who entered into heated arguments with a Kashmiri Pandit leader for hailing Indian Army. A police official involved in the investigation said that a First Information Report has been registered and investigations will proceed. The FIR has been registered under IPC sections– 142 (being member of an unlawful assembly), 143 (whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on…
Read MoreA postcard from Kashmir on the eve of India’s Independence Day
As India and Indians prepare to celebrate Independence day and the freedoms we gained, let us pause for a moment to think of the lack of any ‘azadi’ in Kashmir, which is often called the crown on India’s head. The crown is bereft of sheen, of jewels, of ‘Indian-ness’. Every Kashmiri is locked up at home because of the government’s fear that Pakistani flags might flutter atop buildings, that black flags might mar the celebrations of the nation’s birth. The Valley is draped in a blanket of security. Thousands of…
Read MoreNational flag falls off post as CM Mehbooba Mufti started to unfurls it
Mehbooba, who was hoisting the national flag as Chief Minister for the first time, pulled the string attached to the post only to see the tricolor fall from the post and land on the ground. In a deeply embarrassing moment for Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, the national tricolor fell off the post as she hoisted it at Bakshi stadium in Srinagar where the main Independence Day function of the state was held. Mehbooba, who was hoisting the national flag as Chief Minister for the first time, pulled…
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