Day: September 17, 2017

Congress panel led by Manmohan Singh begins Kashmir visit

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Congress panel is on a two-day visit to Kashmir to attend a series of meetings on the current situation in the Valley. A Congress panel headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday asked the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government to keep the dialogue route with separatists open. The party delegation is on a two-day visit to Kashmir to attend a series of meetings on the current situation in the Valley. The Congress’ ‘Policy and Planning’ group was formed in April in the wake of widespread violence in…

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Time for Private players & Tourism Deptt to launch joint promotion campaign: Dir Tourism

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TAAK elects Ashfaq as its new President Calling the tourism stakeholder to launch aggressive marketing campaigns, the Director Tourism Kashmir Mahmood A Shah Saturday said the department is trying to counter negative perception and media publicity through a multi-pronged strategy He was speaking as a chief guest at 9th Annual General Meeting of the Travel Agents Association of Kashmir here at Hotel New Park. In the AGM, TAAK elected Ashfaq Siddiq Dug as its new President. Director Tourism Kashmir while welcoming the new TAAK body appreciated the role of the…

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Split wide open within Hizbul Mujahideen & Al Qaeda Ranks

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Did someone within Lashkar betray Abu Ismail by giving intel inputs to security forces? The Thursday encounter of Amarnath mastermind shows the deep divide between the terrorist organisations working in Kashmir. As security forces gunned down Abu Ismail, architect of the Amarnath terror attack, the conflict between Kashmir terror groups came out in open. The simmering tension between pro-Pakistan United Jihadi Council and pro-Islamic rule Al Qaeda has been going on since May when top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Zakir Musa was named Ameer (chief) of Al Qaeda-linked New Jihadist…

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Security forces wipe out LeT top brass, but militant outfit still enjoys vociferous support across Valley

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Contrary to claims made by security forces, that a leadership vacuum has been created in the ranks of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) after the killing of its Kashmir chief Abu Ismail, the militant outfit still commands respect in the Valley and continues to draw local youth to its ranks. After the death of Ismail, police officials believed that two of his associates, Abu Furqan and Abu Mawya, who were also involved in the attack on Amarnath pilgrims in July that left seven dead, are capable of taking over as LeT commanders. Pakistan…

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Army takes note of video showing troops dishonouring militant’s bodies

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The Army has taken cognisance of a video showing troops dishonouring the bodies of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants killed in an encounter, a spokesperson said on Saturday. LeT commander Abu Ismail and associate Abu Qasim were killed in Aribagh area of Nowgam on the outskirts of the city here on Thursday. A video in which soldiers can be seen trampling over the bodies went viral on social media. The video shows bodies being dragged from the site of the encounter into a lane. “Army has taken cognisance of the video…

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