Day: September 6, 2017

Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini promote oneness for Kashmir

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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and veteran actress-politician Hema Malini have featured in “Vaadi-e-Kashmir”, a short film aimed at spreading the message of oneness. “As an Indian, this film is my attempt to reach out to Kashmir and touch the hearts of our brothers and sisters in the valley,” Hema, who has also curated the film, said in a statement. “Vaadi-e-Kashmir”, which captures the valley’s beauty and people, is supported by KENT RO Systems Ltd, and has music and lyrics by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Gulzar. It is directed by filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar…

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Geelani, Malik, Mirwaiz to volunteer arrest before NIA on Sep 9

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The joint resistance leadership is flying to Delhi on September 9, to volunteer arrest before the NIA. The decision was taken to end harassment by the federal investigating agency in Kashmir. JKLF leader Yasin Malik said he and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Octogenarian leader Syed Ali Geelani have already arranged tickets for September 9 and they will be directly driving to the NIA headquarters to volunteer their arrest. Malik announced the decision while speaking to a rare gathering in the premises of the Jamia Masjid. “This is a joint decision…

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Constitution contains, range of ‘Special Provisions’ for states other than J&K

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Part XXI of the Indian Constitution, ‘Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions’, includes, apart from Article 370 — Temporary Provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir — special provisions for 11 other states, listed under Articles 371, 371A-H, and 371J. The Sangh Parivar has long argued that the special status accorded to Jammu & Kashmir in the Constitution has prevented its “full integration” into the Indian Union. Prominent among the “special privileges” available to J&K, the only Muslim-majority state in the country, are the ban on non-residents from…

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Kashmiris to observe Sep 8 as ‘Solidarity Day’ with Rohingya Muslims: Mirwaiz Umar

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Condemning the killings and persecution of Rohingya Muslims, Hurriyat (M) chairman and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said that September 8 will be observed as “Solidarity Day” with the victims. “Strongly condemn ethnic cleansing of #Rohingya Muslims #Kashmir to observe #SolidarityDay with victims &protest world silence on Friday Sep8,” he tweeted. Earlier, Mirwaiz as head of Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) joined several other religious organizations in condemning the persecution and “ethnic cleansing” of Muslims in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) head Mirwaiz Umar Farooq…

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Transporters call 2 Day ‘Wheel Jam’ for shifting of batamaloo bus stand from today

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To protest the shifting of Batamaloo General Bus Stand to Parimpora on city outskirts, Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association (KTWA) has called for a two-day strike of buses and mini-buses from Wednesday, 6th September. Spokesperson KTWA Mukhtar Ahmad on Tuesday said shifting of Batamaloo bus stand has “adversely affected” livelihood of thousands of people associated with commercial vehicles and businesses operating around the erstwhile bus stand. “The government should stop playing around with lives of transporters and traders. It has been decided that a Chakka Jam of buses and minibuses will…

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Ministerial panel to verify Chinese firm’s credentials for Wular Dredging

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A ministerial panel of the J&K government on Tuesday decided to verify the credentials of a Chinese company, which is part of the joint venture emerging as the lone contender for the multi-crore Wular Lake dredging project. A source told Kashmir Post that the panel, which met here this afternoon, decided to do the background check of the China-based Hubei Hongyan Engineering Company Limited before taking a final call on awarding the contract. “The panel might even ask the state government to write to the Chinese embassy in New Delhi…

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‘I cannot see my conscience dying’ Policeman quits job

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A video of a police constable announcing his resignation from the police force on the “call of his conscience” against the violence in the Valley has gone viral on social media even as the police said they are checking its veracity. “I have resigned from police department so that my conscience does not keep on asking me questions whether I am right or wrong as a policeman to see the bloodshed here,” a young man, who identifies himself only as Rayees, said in the video. He said he was working…

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Braid cutting incidents cause panic among residents, Anantnag girl first victim from Valley

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The mysterious phenomenon of braid chopping, which has created panic in Jammu region and several areas of northern India, registered its first victim in Kashmir on Tuesday. A schoolgirl, Naira Nazir, of Gud Draman village of Kokernag in Anantnag district, found her braids chopped off at her home. She fell unconscious due to the shock, her family members said. “The family registered a complaint and we have recorded their statement and started investigation,” a police official said. The incident has created panic in Kokernag villages. Frightened girls stayed home in…

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NIA arrests two Stone Pelters in terror funding case

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The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday said it has arrested two stone- pelters in Kashmir in connection with an ongoing probe into terror funding to stoke unrest in the Valley. The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday said it has arrested two stone- pelters in Kashmir in connection with an ongoing probe into terror funding to stoke unrest in the Valley. The NIA identified the arrested accused as Javed Ahmad Bhat and Kamran Yusuf of Kulgam and Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir respectively. The investigation agency probing the terror funding case…

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Kashmiris ready for an embrace but want something more than words: Concerned Citizens Group

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Those who support Islamic fundamentalism like Al Qaeda or IS are limited: CCG People who used to talk reasonably earlier were using the language of the militants and separatists Judicial raking of the Article 35-A issue seems to have pushed the demand for ‘Azadi’ to background Kashmiris openly alleged that the judicial attack on J&K’s special status was being stage managed by center Raiding separatist leaders and thereby trying to delegitimize them was part of a whole host of hostile acts by center New militant recruit require a greater outreach…

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