Year: 2015

J&K is not any legal part of Indian like the states of Bihar, UP or Maharashtra and its status is different from them : Gilani

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While out rightly rejecting the plans of the Indian government of permanently settling the retired Indian army personals or their children in Jammu & Kashmir, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Geelani said that Jammu Kashmir is an internationally accepted disputed territory and the decision regarding its future is still pending so the settling or allotting of land to any army personnel or any citizen of India on this disputed land is the clear violation of the international rules and it has no constitutional or moral justification. Jammu &…

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Hizb commander’s new tool to recruit young Kashmiris – gadgets, weapons, social media

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Burhan Wani, the most wanted regional commander of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, is using social media websites and the Internet to attract local Kashmiri youths towards militancy, reports said on Monday. According to media reports, the Hizb commander has until now successfully recruited around 30 new young boys from south Kashmir towards anti-India activities being carried out by his outfit. Burhan has been active in the Tral area in Pulwama district of south Kashmir – a favourite hideout for militants for years. Son of a government school principal, Burhan is among the…

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Why do Kashmiris Observe August 15th as Black Day?

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The people of Jammu & Kashmir on both sides of the Cease-fire line and worldwide observed the 69th anniversary of India’s Independence Day as a black day because of India’s failure to honor its pledges that  it has given to the people of Jammu & Kashmir at the United Nations. This year, the Kashmiri leadership had summoned all Kashmiris all over the world to demonstrate on August 15th, as a symbol of their unity and harmony. Their unity in mourning demonstrated their will to resist India’s illegal occupation and defiance…

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Bhadarwah-Doda road remains closed for 15 days; locals suffer

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The locals and tourists in the mountainous town of Bhadarwah continue to face inconvenience as the authorities fail to fully restore Bhadarwah-Doda road closed for the past 15 days due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall. Incessant rains in the region, which further triggered landslides, led to closing of the road in Doda district since past few days. Deputy Commissioner, district Doda, Bhupinder Kumar said, “To completely remove the debris from road in the area we will have to completely suspend the traffic for at least three days, but as…

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Rs. 10 Lakhs Offer to Find Burhan, 21, Who is All Over Social Media

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The 21-year-old commander of the terror group Hizbul Mujahideen is the star of a new video that’s being circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp in an attempt to recruit young Kashmiri men. Burhan Muzaffar Wani is from a wealthy family in Tral in the southern part of Kashmir. At 15, he joined the deadly terror group after his brother was allegedly assaulted by the army in 2010. There is a 10-lakh reward offered for information leading to his arrest. He has featured heavily in photos of militants that have gone viral…

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Minister’s ‘Bharat Mata Ki…’ slogan goes unanswered

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Minister Sukhnandan Kumar on India’s Independence Day, had to face an embarrassing moment when he raised the ‘Bharat mata ki…’ slogan but no one answered. This happened after the minister unfurled the Indian flag and finished addressing the gathering at the official event held district in Baramulla Police Lines. After finishing his speech, the minister raised the slogan thrice, but no one – neither the assembled people nor schoolchildren, government forces, and officers — answered his slogan. After this, the minister actually asked, ‘Yahan koi nahi hai meray siwa jo…

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‘No outside soldier be allowed to settle in J&K’

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Challenging Article 35A legally flawed: Beigh Peoples Democratic Party Monday said that not a single non-local soldier working or retired from Indian Army will be allowed to settle in ‘Sanik Colony’ reportedly coming up at Humhama in the outskirts of Srinagar city. “If ever a colony will come up, only those soldiers and ex-servicemen will settle there who will be the permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. It will be totally against the spirit of special status of Jammu and Kashmir if any non-local soldier will be allowed to settle…

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Kashmir Inc to prepare vision document for handicraft industry

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The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry shall prepare a ‘vision document’ for the upliftment of handicraft industry in Kashmir. This was revealed today by president KCCI at an event organized here where the artisans raised their issues and appealed the government for needful. The Valley-based artisan rehabilitation forum urged the state government to take effective steps for the upliftment of the handicrafts sector. The artisans along with the members of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce Industry (KCCI) held a discussion on ways to prevent the art and heritage associated with…

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Kashmir’s maiden Cultural Centre to come up at Lal Mandi

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Drabu visits Academy office, Tagore Hall; Reviews functioning, pace of work Minister for Finance, Labour Employment and Culture Dr Haseeb A Drabu has said that the Government intends to set up a an integrated Kashmir Cultural Centre on the pattern of India International Centre, Delhi so that a platform can be created for the local thinkers, writers and artists for exchange of ideas. The Minister was interacting with the officers during his visit to the Central Office of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages to review…

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Back to back FIR’s against Aasiya for hoisting Pakistani flags

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‘I have right to hoist flag on my own soil’ Police Monday registered an FIR against the leading woman’s face of Kashmir’s Islamist movement Syeda Aasiya Andrabi under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and according to Police she could be jailed for up to seven years, if found guilty. Chief of radical women’s outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Asiya Andrabi is accused of hoisting Pakistani flag along with her activists on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day on August 14 Friday. “A case vide FIR number 84/2015 under Section 13 of Unlawful Activities…

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