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Anantnag

In Mufti’s Bijbehara change is fast and overwhelming

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At the central Jamia Masjid in old town Bijbehara, around 7,000 people offered Friday prayers, a third collective Jummah prayer in a row, following the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. People from all walks of life had converged from adjoining villages to present a unified message amid a show of defiance and support for the ongoing uprising that has gripped Kashmir for over three weeks now. The speakers called for unity, asking people to remain steadfast and follow the Hurriyat calendar. A message from the Hizbul Mujahideen…

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Pro-freedom rally in Anantnag; 40 Injured in clashes including 7 women

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Government forces on Saturday resorted to aerial firing and used teargas shelling to prevent a fro-freedom rally in Chee village of Anantnag district of south Kashmir. 40 civilians, including seven women, were injured in the forces’ action, reports said, adding that the injured were shifted to District Hospital for treatment. The rally of different religious thoughts was scheduled at 11 am, said a local. “The forces raided the venue, ransacked the dias and took away tents when we were making preparations for the peaceful rally,” he alleged. “When some people…

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Dozens injured in forces action at Sirigufwara; Pro-freedom demos rock Aishmuqam, Kanelwan

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At least 28 protesters were wounded when forces fired teargas shells and pellets to quell the protesters at Sirigufwara village in south’s Kashmir Anantnag district on Thursday, witnesses said. Forces also used force to quell the pro-freedom demonstration at Seer and Aishmuqam areas, witnesses said, adding that several people were injured in the forces action. A massive pro-freedom rally organized by different sects was held at Kanelwan village in Bijbehara and at Wachi Shopian in south Kashmir on Thursday, witnesses said. They said religious leaders of various sects and pro-freedom…

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Mob sets ablaze house where Burhan wani was killed

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A mob on Thursday set ablaze the house and orchard of Ghulam Mohammed Shaikh, the maternal uncle of one of the Hizbul Mujahideen militants, Sartaj Shaikh, who was killed along with Burhan Wani and another terrorist last Friday. The mob did so on the suspicion that it was Ghulam who had acted as a police informer, and given away Burhan’s whereabouts. Residents of Bamdoora village on Larkipora-Kokernag road in Tral alleged that Wani was killed in a fake encounter. They said he was caught on Friday morning and killed the…

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Counting disrupted in Anantnag after bogus vote allegation

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was leading by nearly 3,000 votes against her nearest rival as counting in this south Kashmir assembly constituency was briefly disrupted on Saturday after Congress supporters alleged that bogus votes were being counted in the name of postal ballots. But the vote count resumed immediately even as dozens of supporters of Congress candidate Hilal Ahmad Shah shouted anti-government slogans and protested over “unsealed” postal ballots. Shah alleged that postal ballots were “not properly sealed and were basically bogus votes”. The returning officer refused to entertain his…

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PDP used goons, official machinery in Anantnag by-polls: Congress

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Congress today blamed PDP for using muscle power and official machinery during polling in Anantnag on Wednesday. In a statement here a Congress spokesman said, “Despite having crossed all limits in just concluded Anantnag by-polls, the PDP- BJP coalition could not ensure the percentage of votes in the as was expected by them, which is indicative of the resentment against PDP for having betrayed people for power.” The Congress spokesman also accused PDP for using muscle power during voting in order to secure votes for “RSS backed Chief Minister Mehbooba…

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32% polling recorded up to 5 pm in Anantnag segment

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As per the latest official reports, 32% polling was recorded in 40-Anantnag segment up to 5 P.m, an official spokesperson said. The polling started in the constituency at 7 am. Out of 26650 votes polled upto 5 p.m, 14380 are male voters and 12270 are female voters, he said. He added that the total number of registered voters in Anantnag Assembly segment is 84067 including 42840 males and 41227 females. There are 102 polling stations in the constituency.

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Voting starts in Anantnag on dull note; Mehbooba in fray

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Voting for the by-elections to this south Kashmir Assembly seat started Wednesday morning on a dull note. An overcast sky and the urge to sleep longer than usual after the morning prayers during the ongoing month of Ramadan kept most people indoors. Voters were seen in twos and fours walking leisurely towards the polling stations. Reports from the rural areas also said early voter enthusiasm and queues of people outside polling stations were conspicuous by their absence. Authorities, however, said voting was likely to pick up as the day progresses.…

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Women voters in Anantnag pin hopes on state’s first woman CM for development and upliftment

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In Anantnag advantage for Mehbooba Mufti With two days to go for the byelection, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has an advantage over other contestants to get an entry into the Assembly from the Anantnag constituency. Most women voters in the constituency are excited about Mehbooba Mufti contesting from Anantnag. They are hopeful that she will go the extra mile to work towards the growth and development of the Muftis’ ancestral town Bijbehara and Anantnag district. Rafiqa Bano, 55, a homemaker from Munwara village, is all excited about casting her vote. She…

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Complex voter form putting off Pandits : Anantnag bypoll

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Have to fill time-consuming Form-M to prove they are migrants As Anantnag braces for the bypoll on June 22, displaced Kashmiri Hindus belonging to the constituency living in Jammu have to go through a complex process to prove they are migrants to cast their vote at a special polling booth being established for them. Community members claim that filling the Form-M introduced by the Election Commission after the exodus of 3.50 lakh Pandits in 1989-90 has always restricted their participation in the democratic process. There have been allegations that migrant…

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