Protesting cow slaughter, UP police officer killed by villagers

A police officer was killed by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr after hundreds of people attacked the district’s Syana police station. Initial reports said the villagers had gathered outside the police to protest cow slaughter and threw stones. At a Press conference later, UP’s additional director general of police Anand Kumar said the police officer had died in firing from villagers. Later, a local resident Sumit was also shot and was shifted to a hospital in Meerut where he succumbed to injuries, Kumar said, according to news agency ANI.…

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GoI facing powerful people’s movement in Kashmir: Syed Ali Geelani

Claiming that India was facing a powerful people’s political movement for the right to self-determination in Kashmir, Chairman of his own faction of Hurriyat, Syed Ali Geelani, in a press release issued here, said that the ‘suppression and repression’ in Jammu and Kashmir had failed to yield anything for India. Geelani was addressing, telephonically, the mourners of the Adnan Ahmad Lone of Bandna, the press release said adding that the leader hailed the sacrifices of people, particularly youth, and stressed that ‘when more than 6 lakh people had been martyred…

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No move to change permanent resident rules: Satya Pal Malik

Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday evening said the government was not making or even considering any changes to the Permanent Resident Certificate rules. He issued the statement in response to National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah’s concerns over reports of change in the rules. The Governor wrote: “It (The J&K Permanent Resident Certificate Act) is an integral part of the legal structure of Jammu and Kashmir and there is no step whatsoever to tamper with this law.” Earlier in the day, Omar wrote a letter to Governor urging him to…

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Abdul Gani Lone, Sajad’s father initiated militancy in Valley: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday alleged that the father of BJP ally Sajad Lone, Abdul Gani Lone, had been instrumental in initiating militancy in the state. Farooq, who has served as the state’s Chief Minister three times, said Sajad’s father had met him when his government was dismissed in January 1990. “When I was dismissed, his (Sajad’s) father met me and said he was going to Pakistan and bring the gun. I begged him not to bring the gun,” Farooq said. The former Chief Minister said he pleaded…

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At -2.8 degrees, Srinagar records season’s coldest night

Srinagar recorded the season’s coldest night temperature at minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir continued to drop on Monday, the weather office said. “Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season due to the clear night sky,” an official of the Met Department said. “The minimum temperatures are likely to drop further in the coming three to four days.” The minimum temperatures in Pahalgam and Gulmarg were minus 5.2 degrees Celsius and minus 4, respectively. Leh town at a minus 10.9 degrees Celsius was…

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Ahtisham Bilal, Kashmir student who joined IS returns home, later whisked away by police

Atisham Bilal Sofi, a student of Sharda University in Greater Noida from Khanyar area of Srinagar who recently joined Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) militant outfit has been detained by police from his home. Family sources informed reporters that Ahtisham has been detained at Khanyar police station. Police confirmed that Ahtisham was able to return with the help of family. In the beginning of November, social media posts claiming that a 17-year-old student of Sharda University in Greater Noida had joined militant ranks in the Valley. The boy went…

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Permanent Residency Rules in J&K being changed by Governor: Political Parties

Political parties in the Kashmir Valley are up in arms over what they say are Governor Satyapal Malik’s efforts to change the process of granting Permanent Resident Certificate or PRC in the state – a very sensitive issue in Kashmir Valley. Sources said that there are efforts to simplify the rules to grant Permanent Residency and the Governor has written to administrative officials seeking their input. The Permanent Residency Status is linked to the Constitution’s Article 35A — which grants the state its special status and has been challenged in…

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