Elder Dies of ‘Shell Sound’ in Kulgam, Death Toll rises to 77

An elder died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday in Chawalgam Kulgam after forces fired a shell to disperse protesters in the area. As per the locals, Abdul Gani Wani, 70, of Chawalgam died of cardiac arrest after forces fired shells at the protesters. “The protests broke out in the area early today after forces foiled a pro-freedom rally,” a Chawalgam resident said. “Wani sahab died of heart attack after loud shell explosion rattled the area.” With Wani’s demise, the civilian death toll in current civil mass uprising in valley has…

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PDP-BJP govt failed to deal with Kashmir Situation, Separatists should be isolated: All-party delegation

The all-party delegation, which recently visited Kashmir to find a solution for restoring peace in the Valley, said on Wednesday that the PDP-BJP government in the state has failed to tackle the situation amicably. During the meetings, which is being chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the delegates further suggested isolating the Kashmiri separatist leaders for their continued anti-India stand. Separatists should be isolated and dealt with separately, the NDTV quoted the all-party delegation members as saying during the meeting. During the meeting, the Centre is also likely to…

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‘Element of Fear is Gone’ for Kashmir’s Youth; Parvez Imroz

Parvez Imroz, a leading rights activist in Kashmir, speaks to Al Jazeera on the current unrest and its fallout. By : Majid Maqbool Indian-administered Kashmir has been in turmoil since July 8 when rebel commander Burhan Wani was killed by Indian security forces. More than 70 people have been killed and thousands have been wounded in the ensuing unrest, including hundreds with serious eye injuries from pellets guns fired by Indian security personnel, who have faced criticism for using excessive forces against the protesters. The disputed region has mostly remained…

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In Death, a Kashmir Rebel Becomes What India Has Long Feared

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHAAR-I-SHALLI, India — Go to the villages of south Kashmir and they’ll tell you stories about Burhan Wani, the militant commander shot by security forces as he tried to escape through the back door of an isolated hideout. They say Wani would slip out of the forests sometimes just to visit, a 22-year-old with an AK-47 and an easy way of talking that made him so different from earlier generations of Kashmir’s insurgents. They say he’d play cricket with village boys, and visit orphanages. They say…

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Forces foil Pro-Freedom march in Pulwama, Dozens injured; Clashes in Anantnag, Bijbehara, Kupwara scores injured

Murran – Pulwama Dozens of protesters were injured in clashes with government forces in Murran area of Pulwama in south Kashmir on Wednesday. Witnesses and reports said that over 30 injured persons were being treated at Rahmoo hospital. Two have been referred to Srinagar for advanced treatment, health sources said. Witnesses said that clashes broke out after forces fired pellets and teargas shells to foil “Murran chalo” called by the locals. Dardsun – Kupwara At least eight persons were injured in clashes in Dardsun village of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Wednesday. Health…

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‘Assaulted’ in Noida, Kashmiri man calls up three helplines, gets no help

The complainant, Mudasir Rasool, is a trainee with the National Skill Development Corporation’s Udaan project, a central government scheme for J&K youth residing outside the state. A 28-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir was allegedly beaten up by employees of a private company in Noida Monday afternoon, after he had an argument with one of them. The complainant, Mudasir Rasool, is a trainee with the National Skill Development Corporation’s Udaan project, a central government scheme for J&K youth residing outside the state. Rasool claimed that after the incident, he sought…

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Every injured youth at SKIMS ‘is Burhan Wani’

Can you believe it, every wounded youth that arrives in SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura (SKIMS) in Srinagar is Hizb commander Burhan Wani, at least on the records. With the fear of being implicated in cases of stone pelting, arson and other types of violence, injured youth who are being brought to the hospital for treatment use the name of Burhan Wani for themselves. “Every injured youth identifies himself as Burhan Wani. Go and check the tickets provided by the hospital authorities to these injured youth, you will find…

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To restore normality, government to get tough with Resistance Group

It is planning to “curtail the facilities” given to them, say sources. The Centre may toughen its stand against separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, and security forces are expected to be given a larger role in the Valley, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The government has decided to step up crackdowns against elements stonewalling the return of normalcy in the Valley, which has been under curfew almost continuously for the past 60 days. An all-party delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh returned to Delhi from J&K…

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Curfew completes 60 days, longest ever in history

Add to this e-curfew: Prof Noor Baba Kashmir is witnessing longest ever curfew of history with not a single day since July 9 when there is no curfew in many or all areas of the region housing about 8 million people. Curfew was clamped in entire Kashmir on July 9 following violence in the aftermath of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. So far 73 civilians have been killed and about 11000 injured in police, paramilitary and army action. Two cops have also died…

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With 2 more Killings, toll rises to 76; Pellets continue to shower amid Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat

Abandoned bunker demolished in Mehjoor Nagar Curbs, shutdown continue for 60th day Woman battles for life at SKIMS Bandipora youth suffers critical injury in abdomen 200 more injured in day-long clashes Thousands attend Sopore teenager’s funeral On a day the J&K government sought to justify in the High Court the use of “non-lethal” pellets as “modern means of crowd control”, a 20-year-old youth was killed in pellet firing by forces in Seer Hamdan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district while a woman was also seriously injured there. Meanwhile, the Kashmir…

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