Less movement of people, traffic ahead of Friday prayers; Jamia masjid siege continues on 18th Friday

While Kashmir has been gradually returning to normalcy, movement of people and traffic was comparatively less today due to an apprehension of law and order problems after the Friday congregational prayers. The unrest in the Valley triggered after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8, has seen separatists inciting protests after the Friday prayers that turn violent leading to clashes with security forces. Officials said many shops, fuel stations, and other business establishments were shut in most areas of Kashmir.…

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33 Pellet victims have dead eyes, hundreds others ‘Just Perception of Light’

Month after month, more and more pellet victims are face to face with the reality that their eyes have no perception of light, or nothing more than just perception of light. Doctors said that 33 pellet hit individuals have no perception of light in at least one eye. As per officials in health department, many pellet hit whose both eyes had been hit by pellets had either one of the eyes eviscerated or so badly damaged that they had no perception of light in the injured eye(s). “Look at Insha…

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Kashmiris vow to fight for independent Kashmir: OPDR

People of Kashmir neither want to join Pakistan nor wish to continue to be within India, and vow to fight for an ‘independent Kashmir’, said leaders of Telangana Organisation for Protection of Democratic Rights (OPDR) on Thursday. Sharing the feedback on the interaction of the seven-member OPDR team with Kashmiris during its recent visit there, they said the people in Kashmir have demanded a round-table conference of all stakeholders on the issue. “They want unconditional withdrawal of all cases registered against the people of Kashmir and the release of those…

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Kashmiris suffering due to Indo-Pak tensions: Erdogan

Addressing a joint press conference, the Turkish President told the media that during his one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Sharif they talked about the situation in Kashmir. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said the suffering of Kashmiris due to escalating Indo-Pak tensions “can no longer be ignored” as he called on the two countries to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue. Erdogan, who arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday, made the remarks after he held detailed talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Addressing a joint press conference, the Turkish…

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Kashmir was neither, nor will be part of India: Farooq Abdullah

Pro-India National Conference (NC) Patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that Kashmir was neither, nor it will be an integral part of India. Dr Farooq Abdullah addressing party workers, said, “Our young generations know what India did in Kashmir which is why the youth are today on roads for freedom.” He said both India and Pakistan must hold talks on Kashmir dispute which is the only solution to the long-pending dispute. He also slammed Indian Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, saying if he thought demonetization and the board exams in Kashmir…

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Day 132: Hit by shell, Elderly man succumb in Srinagar

The family members of Khan said that there were no protests going on in the area when he was hit. Large number of people attend his funeral prayers, protests in Soura Panchayat ghar, school building torched 2 persons involved in burning, ransacking of schools in Budgam arrested: Police An elderly man who was hit by a teargas shell outside his residence in Srinagar on November 2 succumbed at SK Institute of Medical Sciences here late last night. With the fresh death, the total number of people who died in the…

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