Day: May 27, 2017

Dozens injured in Shopian clashes; Section 144 imposed in Ganderbal

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At least sixteen persons were injured during clashes in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, sources said. They said that clashes erupted in the district after the news of death of militant commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, in an encounter with government forces in Saimoh village of Tral in Pulwama district, reached there. “Sixteen persons were treated at the hospital,” said a source, adding that three among them – one with fracture and two with eye injuries – were referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment. Meanwhile, Section 144 of the Criminal…

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Resistance camp calls ‘Tral chalo’ on May 30, Shutdown on May 28, 29

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The joint resistance leadership has called for a state-wide shutdown on Sunday and Monday (May 28, 29) to protest the use of “unbridled force” on unarmed civilians after the killing of Sabzar Bhat and his aide in Tral village. The leadership, including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik, has also called for a march to Tral on May 30 to pay tributes to Bhat and seven other militants killed in separate encounters on Saturday. “The leadership has appealed to the people to participate in hundreds of thousands…

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One killed, Scores injuries post Sabzar killing; Curfew like restrictions imposed in Srinagar

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Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who succeeded Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, was killed in an encounter with government forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Bhat was among eight militants killed in two separate gunfights in north and south Kashmir. A civilian was also killed after forces opened fire on people marching towards the encounter site in Saimoh village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. One civilian was killed and several others injured after being hit by bullets during clashes near the site of a gunbattle in Saimoh village of…

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Civilian killed, Scores suffered bullet injuries after forces open fire in Tral

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A civilian was killed and several others injured after being hit by bullets during clashes near the site of a gunbattle in Saimoh village of Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Two militants, including top Hizb commander Sabzar Bhat, were killed in the gunfight that lasted for several hours. Massive clashes erupted in Saimoh and adjacent Rathsuna – native village of Bhat – as the news of his death spread in the area. Witnesses said that forces opened fire to disperse the protesters, resulting into injuries to…

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Protests, Clashes at several areas across Kashmir, scores injured; Internet services snapped

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Spontaneous clashes erupted in several parts of Kashmir after the news of killing of top militant Sabzar Ahmad Bhat broke out following an encounter in Saimu village of Tral on Saturday. Initially several people received injuries during the clashes at encounter site in Saimu village in Tral Tehsil in southern Kashmir. Block Medical Officer at Tral Hospital told Kashmir Post that the hospital has received five injuries so far. “They have received minor injuries,” he said. Later, clashes were reported at several spots across Kashmir. As per latest reports clashes were reported…

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Burhan Wani’s successor and Hizbul commander Sabzar Bhat killed in Kashmir

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Security forces on Saturday killed Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Sabzar Ahmad, who was said to be the slain separatist Burhan Wani’s successor. Ahmad, alias Abu Zarar, was reportedly killed in an encounter in Tral in Pulwama, after he was trapped inside a house in a cordon created by security forces. Two other terrorists, one of them a Pakistani, were trapped with him. There are no details on them. Both the security forces and the terrorists had been exchanging heavy fire since Saturday morning. Sources told Kashmir Post that Ahmad recently visited Srinagar,…

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Scores injured post clashes as gunfight rages in Tral

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Dozens of civilians were injured after government forces fired pellets and burst teargas shells to break up protests in Rathsun village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. The village is located adjacent to Saimoh where a fierce gunfight is underway since today morning. Reports said people, especially youth, took to streets and tried to march towards the encounter site in Saimoh village. However, police and paramilitary forces deployed in the area fired pellets and lobbed teargas shells to prevent the march, triggering clashes in which dozens of…

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PDP-BJP Govt is busy re-employing retired Babus, Youth need to wait

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There is no end to re-employment of former Government officers in the PDP-BJP rule. In the latest move, the Government has engaged a former Director Planning as consultant in the key Planning Development & Monitoring Department (PD&MD). Shakti Singh Jamwal, who attained superannuation in February this year, has been re-engaged as consultant in the Planning department for a period of two years. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the engagement of Shakti Singh Jamwal as consultant in the Planning Development and Monitoring Department for a period of two years,” reads an…

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Congress stages protest against BJP under nationwide programme ‘Hisab do Jawab do’

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Hundreds of state youth Congress activists today held massive demonstration under their nationwide programme ‘Hisab do Jawab do’ near Bharatiya Janata Party office ,Kachi Chawani. Today’s programme was organized by congress in connection to lodge protest against complete failure of the BJP led NDA government at the Centre, who completed their three years in the government. The protest was held under the leadership of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Secretary Dr.Uma Shanker Pandey and Pradesh Youth Congress (PYC) president Pranav Shagotra. The protest march was organized by JKPYC and attended by…

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Militants attack army patrolling party in Pulwama; area cordoned off

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A group of terrorists attacked at Indian Army’s patrolling party at Jammu and Kashmir’s Saimooh village in Pulwama’s Tral area on Friday. A group of terrorists attacked at Indian Army’s patrolling party at Jammu and Kashmir’s Saimooh village in Pulwama’s Tral area on Friday. The entire area has been cordoned off as the army and the police are conducting combing operations. The operation is still underway. Earlier in the day, the Indian Army recovered two bodies along with weapons including one AK 47 rifles and one pistol after foiling an…

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