July 2016 | Page 13 of 29

After Jyotiraditya’s call for plebiscite, Chidambaram seeks ‘more autonomy’ to Kashmir’

July 21, 2016 Editor

Senior Congress leader and former Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the genesis of the current Kashmir unrest lies in “broken promises and broken faith”, and that both the state and central governments were mishandling the present situation. “I think the approach (towards Kashmir issue) was wrong. We ignored the grand bargain under which Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India. I think we broke our promises, we broke the faith of the people of Kashmir, and we paid the price for it for 40-45 years,” Chidambaram said in an interview…

Curfew to remain in force for 13th day, Mobile Network, Internet Still Blocked

July 21, 2016 Editor

With the curfew in the Valley dragging into its 13th day on Thursday, life in Jammu and Kashmir continued to be in a state of paralysis even though incidents of violence between locals and the security forces show no sign of cooling down and the death toll of civilians continues to rise. Meanwhile, Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands today after the government on Wednesday “apologized” for media curbs and assured Srinagar-based editors that their work won’t be hindered by the heightened security in the wake of unrest…

Another injured succumbs taking toll to 48, Separatists advise people to stock essentials, Shutdown call extended till July 25

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 Editor

Ghulam Mohammad Mir, 51, a resident of Khumryal Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district succumbed to his injuries in SMHS on Wednesday. Sources said that Mir was injured four days ago by a bullet during a protest. With the succumbing of Mir, the death toll has gone up to 48 after protests erupted in the valley against the killing of Militant commander, Burhan Wani on July 8. Separatist leaders, Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik Wednesday issued a fresh protest calendar, against what they called Indian atrocities…

Curfew continues in entire valley for 12th day, Newspapers refuse to publish despite permission

July 20, 2016 Editor

With the curfew in the Valley dragging into its 12th day on Wednesday, life in Jammu and Kashmir continued to be in a state of paralysis even though incidents of violence between locals and the security forces show no sign of cooling down and the death toll of civilians continues to rise. Meanwhile, owners and editors of newspapers in the Valley have refused to publish dailies, in protest against the state government`s failure to own the “ban order” that was issued three days ago. Yesterday, Mufti had clarified to Union…

Battered by bullets and stones, Kashmir’s wounds run deep on both sides

July 20, 2016 Editor

Ulfat, Nazir and Sameer have not been around for 20 years but they already bear the scars of a battle. They are some of the victims recovering in Srinagar’s SMHS Hospital. Ulfat, 18, was out on the street looking for her brother when protests broke out. “I was going home when a cop shot me,” said Ulfat, a class 12 student. “There were protest going on and I was near a house when policemen came charging at me and shot me at the leg,” said Sameer, also a class 12…

BJP-PDP coalition has plunged Kashmir into turmoil: NC

July 20, 2016 Editor

The BJP accused the state government of mishandling the recent crisis. Opposition National Conference today accused the PDP-BJP coalition of plunging Jammu and Kashmir into great political and administrative crisis while working at cross purpose. “PDP-BJP coalition has plunged Jammu and Kashmir into great political and administrative crisis. The government seems to be rudderless as both the partners are working at cross purposes,” state Vice President National Conference Kashmira Singh said. He accused the state government of mishandling the recent crisis. “This has led to tremendous loss in development activities…

TV news aggression pushes Kashmir a mile westward from India

July 20, 2016 Editor

There is an urgent need for India to reclaim “national interest” from its national media Shah Faesal On the afternoon of July 13, my one-year-old child was finding it difficult to sleep because the adjacent curfewed street had been rattling with a sinister medley of azadi slogans and tear-gas explosions since daybreak. In a conflict zone, introduction to violence is a part of a child’s baptism. So here I was witnessing the exact moment when my child was getting marked as a Kashmiri — the tabula rasa of his mind…

Tense Valley sees more clashes, Death toll mounts to 47, Black Day to be celebrated amid strict Curfew

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 Editor

3 civilians hurt in protests at Anantnag | Curfew restrictions remain across Kashmir At least three civilians received pellet injuries in the clashes between protesters and security forces at Khannabal in Anantnag district of south Kashmir this evening, while the overall situation remained peaceful across the Valley today. Two of the injured were shifted to a Srinagar hospital, while the third was being treated in Anantnag. Their condition is stated to be stable. According to official sources, the stone-throwing incident took place at Khannabal on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway about…