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Kashmir

Steps being taken to streamline traffic in Valley

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Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today reviewed the traffic scenario in the Valley and directed officials to work in synergy to provide succour to people. Chairing a meeting attended by officials of the traffic police, Economic Reconstruction Agency, Beacon, Chief Town Planner and Srinagar Deputy Commissioner, he instructed the authorities to expedite shifting of the Batmaloo bus stand to Parimpora. Through video-conferencing, he asked the Srinagar Deputy Commissioner to personally oversee the removal of illegal structures at Parimpora. “To deter rampant roadside parking, the traffic police have identified…

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RSS-BJP bent to convert Kashmir into Hindu Rashtra: Geelani

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Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, has said that India continues to hatch conspiracies to change the Muslim majority status of Jammu and Kashmir into a minority. Syed Ali Gilani told mediamen at his residence in Srinagar that India was not concerned about the people of Kashmir but its land. “The RSS and the BJP want to convert our Valley of Saints into a Hindu Rashtra. Worst part is that local pro-India parties are assisting these forces in every possible way in fulfilling their agenda in the…

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During search for militants in Pulwama, locals resort to stone pelting

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Clashes erupted between local residents and forces at Lelhara Kakapora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district when the latter cordoned off a residential area and an orchard between Mohanvig and Lelhara villages at about 5:30 pm Tuesday. At least three civilians, including two females, were injured in the clashes. Reports said that following inputs about presence of militants, forces cordoned off the area this evening. “As the news about the cordon spread in the area, youth from different villages assembled near the spot and pelted stones on forces from all sides,”…

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Shelter plan meant to erode article 370: Hurriyet

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Hurriyet leaders have said that the Indian plan to construct shelters in the name of homeless people in Jammu and Kupwara districts is actually an Israeli-type policy aimed at changing the demography of Jammu and Kashmir. The leaders including Shabbir Ahmad Dar, Muhammad Ahsan Untoo, Muhammad Iqbal Mir, Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi and Ghulam Nabi War in their joint statement issued in Srinagar maintained that the objective of the policy was to convert the Muslim majority into a minority in the territory. The leaders said, such steps and schemes are the…

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Growing local support for militancy has worried J&K Cops

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Two months ago in the February chill, when most people usually stay warm inside with their kangris, a group of Kalashnikov wielding militants on motor bicycles stomped through a massive funeral for a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in a village graveyard of Pulwama in south Kashmir. They fired several rounds in the air and left the venue immediately, leaving many in the funeral enthralled and chattering about it for several days. Just like their predecessors in 1990, the new generation militants have come to be seen as heroes with a cult following…

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‘Traffic regulation would be improved from today’

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Inspector General of Police (Traffic) Shafqat Watali on Sunday said that there would be improvement in traffic regulation in the summer capital from May 2. Watali was interacting with representatives of civil society, traders and transporters here. He was flanked by SSP Traffic (City) Maqsood-ul-Zaman. “We welcome your valuable suggestions and ensure that these would be incorporated to make traffic regulation better. You will experience considerable improvement in traffic regulation from May 2,” he said during the interaction. The IGP maintained that the Traffic diversion plan has “no loopholes.’ “But…

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Teams for cricket tourneys in Kashmir named after militants

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Militant sympathisers in Kashmir Valley have named cricket teams participating in certain tournaments after militants, a trend security officials say should be nipped in the bud to avoid “huge problems”. A cricket tournament was recently played in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district which had few participating teams named after militants like Aabid Khan Qalandars, Khalid Aryans and Burhan Lions. While Burhan has emerged as one of the most wanted commander of Hizbul Mujahideen over the past one year, Khalid was his brother who was killed in a security…

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Anantnag or ‘Islamabad’? saffron party not sure

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Issues statement with dateline mentioning both names State BJP president Sat Sharma today addressed his maiden rally in Anantnag, but the official press release of the party referred to the south Kashmir district as Islamabad. The BJP statement was issued with an ‘Anantnag/Islamabad’ dateline even though Anantnag is the official name of this south Kashmir district. During the rally, Sharma urged people to support the party’s development plan. The state BJP president is on a three-day visit to the Valley. He addressed a rally in Ganderbal district on Saturday and…

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Protests in Valley on Geelani’s call

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Security personnel attacked with stones, none injured Protests and clashes broke out here today in response to hardline separatist Syed Ali Geelani’s call seeking punishment for security forces personnel, who allegedly killed five civilians in Kupwara district in protests earlier this month. The youth threw stones on the security forces deployed outside Jamia Masjid at the Nowhatta locality after Friday congregational prayers. To disperse the stone throwers, who were also waving Jammu Kashmir Islamic State flags, the security forces fired over a dozen tear gas shells and rubber bullets. However, no…

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Locals protest as govt demolishes unsafe Mehjoor Nagar bridge

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The Kashmir administration today demolished a portion of unsafe Mehjoor Nagar bridge to avoid any untoward incident. The blocking of the bridge for vehicular movement triggered protests in the Mehjoor Nagar locality where protesters were seeking an alternative bridge for vehicular movement. “A portion of the Mehjoor Nagar bridge was demolished to avoid any causality,” an official of the Roads and Building Department said. He said the bridge was declared unsafe a few years ago and a new bridge was under construction which would be thrown open within a year.…

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