Srinagar observed shutdown for second consecutive Friday over ‘Prophet remarks’

Srinagar observed shutdown for second consecutive Friday over 'Prophet remarks'

Parts of Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar observed a shutdown for the second consecutive Friday against the remarks of two BJP leaders, now sacked, which many Muslims across the world perceived as derogatory. Shops and business establishments were closed in the Old City downtown and also in parts of uptown, including the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas. Public and private transport was, however, plying on the roads. It was a spontaneous shutdown as no organisation or individual had called for the strike. “There is a complete shutdown…

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Agnipath Row: Train stations, highways turn into battleground as youth fury over the contentious defence recruitment scheme

Agnipath Row: Train stations, highways turn into battleground as youth fury over the contentious defence recruitment scheme

A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana’s Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private vehicles were attacked, as railway stations and highways turned into battleground in many states on Friday amid burgeoning protests against Agnipath, the contentious defence recruitment scheme. Assurances by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and the Army chief failed to cut ice with hordes of angry youth, carrying bamboo sticks and stones, storming railway premises across cities and small towns and laying siege to highways, creating a security…

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Sub-Inspector Farooq Mir shot dead by unknown gunmen in Samboora

Sub-Inspector Farooq Mir shot dead by unknown gunmen in Samboora

In a shocking incident, some terrorists shot a police officer dead in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. His body was found lying in paddy fields at Samboora. The attack on Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir took place in the Pampore area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, officials said. Initially, one bullet wound was found near his heart. The officials said Mir was posted in the IRP 23rd Battalion at CTC Lethpora. As per the preliminary investigation, the police officer had left his home for work in his paddy…

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