Shutdown, Restrictions continues on 94th Day across Kashmir, Clashes in Narbal after forces detain local youth

Authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent protests in the wake of a 12-year old boy’s death due to pellet injuries. “Restrictions have been imposed in areas falling under the jurisdiction of seven police stations in Srinagar to maintain law and order,” a police official said. “Adequate deployment of forces have been made at other places,” he said here. Authorities had clamped curfew in seven police station areas here on Saturday as Junaid Ahmad Bhat, 12, died in a local hospital after he was admitted with…

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‘Merciless killings has mutilated so-called Democratic Face of India’; Geelani

Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani Saturday strongly condemned the killing of a little Junaid Ahmed, son of Ghulam Ahmad of Saidpora Eidgah Srinagar. “India tries to suppress us with her military might to strengthen their undemocratic, illegal and forceful occupation,” Geelani said. “Her horrifying acts of repression and merciless killing of teenagers on daily basis have mutilated her so-called democratic face thereby killing 93 people and besieging the entire population which has turned valley into a big slaughter house,” All Parties Hurriyat Conference quoted its chief as having said. The…

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Students again on roads to oppose exams

Govt says priority is to save previous year of students Stating that they would not appear in examinations, hundreds of students Saturday staged protest demonstrations across Kashmir. Students raised ‘Examination boycott’ slogans and accused government of “exploiting school going children for political gains.” Hundreds of students marched from Sozaith, Narbal and adjoining areas towards Srinagar raising anti-examination slogans. “Government has to create conducive atmosphere for exams. It can be created by stopping civilian killings, end to use of pellets, releasing all political leaders and students,” said Abid Ahmad, a protestor.…

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RSS Rally in Doda worries majority community

NC lashes out at Govt for ‘promoting communal divide’ A war of words has broken out between opposition National Conference and the ruling BJP over the recent RSS rally in Doda which is being seen by locals as a “move to incite passions” in the Chenab Valley district. RSS activists donning khaki trousers and carrying sticks, marched through streets of main town of Doda on October 2, raising “provocative slogans.” “What has led to fear among people is that both local administration and police are seen tacitly supporting them (RSS)…

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Three months roundup during Kashmir Uprising

In the aftermath of the Burhan Wani killing the district Budgam witnessed massive protests which forces tried to quell by resorting to force that resulted in killing of eight persons. As per data collected, 257 were injured in clashes with forces’ at different places during past three months of uprising in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district –which was once considered to be a ‘peaceful district’. Protest rallies have been carried throughout the length and breadth of the district though the intensity of these protests has been on decline in wake of…

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