Authorities on Monday continued with curfew in the entire Srinagar city while as the whole valley is reeling under retrictions and shutdown for straight 45th day. Restrictions under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPc) have also been imposed in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Pampore, Badgam, Sopore, Bandipora, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Handwara, Awantipora and Qaimoh towns , official sources said. Irfan Ahmad, 17, from Fateh Kadal area of old Srinagar city was killed in Malarata area on Sunday evening. Ahmad was hit in the chest with a tear smoke shell. Separatists have…
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No signs of resumption of business activity in Kashmir
Even as the markets have mostly remained shut for the past 44 days, there are no visible signs of resumption of a regular business activity in the Kashmir valley. After the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani on July 8 that led to widespread protests, the business activity has remained confined to opening of a few shops selling groceries and other essentials in the wee hours. These shops then again shut by 8.30 am. Though other shops had opened for a couple of days in the evening hours in the…
Read More‘Stone Pelters are attackers, not Satyagrahis’; Jaitley
There’ll be no compromise on security and integrity of nation, asserts Finance Minister Terming stone-throwers in the Valley as ‘attackers’, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said such elements were aggressors and not ‘satyagrahis’. “They are not ‘satyagrahis’, but attackers who have attacked security camps. Pakistan, separatists and religious forces, through a new tactic, have attacked the integrity of India, which is a serious situation. No compromise will be made on security and integrity of India and the country will defeat them,” he said. If a mob of 10,000 attacked…
Read MoreGeelani asks people to be prepared for Harsh Days
Welcoming the OIC General Secretary’s statement regarding the grim situation in Kashmir, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Sunday said the world’s largest Muslim body has acknowledged the universally accepted fact about the ‘disputed nature of Jammu and Kashmir’, adding that resolutions and press briefings alone can’t soothe our wounds. “Our daily bloodshed and merciless killings by Indian armed forces for the last seven decades, particularly for the last 45 days, where whole population has been besieged and people tortured with all their might, demands concrete steps…
Read MoreFilling stations run dry as tankers’ strike enters Day 2
As oil tankers continue to be off the roads for the second consecutive day in protest against the attacks on tanker drivers and their vehicles in the Valley, the state has started to feel the pressure as refilling stations are running dry in the state. Though the administration swung into action and held a meeting with the All J&K Oil Tankers Drivers and Conductors’ Union today, it yielded no result. The strike call was given by the All J&K Oil Tankers Drivers and Conductors’ Union on Saturday, stopping fuel supply…
Read MoreAnother youth killed taking death toll to 69 during last 44 days of Curfew, Protests
Fateh Kadal orphan dies after being hit with tear-gas shell on chest Irfan was lone-breadwinner of his family comprising 2 unmarried sisters and a handicapped brother Over 100 injured in day-long clashes Pellets, tear-gas shells rain on peaceful protestors at Behrampora; 2 youth hit by pellets in eyes at Anantnag Major pro-freedom rallies held in South Kashmir; Curfew to continue today A teenager was killed when forces fired a tear-gas shell at him in Malarata area of old Srinagar on Sunday evening, while at least 100 protesters were injured in…
Read MoreCurfew, Restrictions continue for 44th day across Valley; Nocturnal raids continue in Baramulla
Authorities on Sunday continued curfew and restrictions in Kashmir for the 44th consecutive day. “Curfew will continue in old city areas of Srinagar city and restrictions will remain in force in other parts,” a senior police official told IANS here. Life across Kashmir remained paralysed since curfew and protest shutdown called by the separatists started here on July 9. A total of 67 people have been killed and 5,000 others injured in the ongoing unrest that has shut schools, businesses and public transport across the Valley. State education minister, Naeem…
Read MoreLet Sajad Lone hold a rally; Omar Abdullah
To a question that Peoples Conference Chairman and cabinet Minister in JK Government, Sajad Lone, has said that only five percent of Kashmir population was protesting on roads, Omar Abdullah responded saying if such was the situation, let him (Lone) hold a public rally in Kashmir. “If he can go home and spend a day or two in Handwara or Kupwara I will accept what he has said it right,” said Omar, targeting Lone. “The strange thing is that in 2010 the same fellow saw the entire Kashmir in uprising…
Read MoreKaran Singh warns of effects of Violence
Flagging the ongoing unrest in Kashmir and the recent instances of caste atrocities, senior Congress leader Karan Singh has underlined the “devastating” effects of violence. Speaking at the launch of a book on non-violence on Friday night, he said: “If you still have societies which preach their children hatred for other nations or other religions, how can you expect to grow them in a non-violent situation?” In the face of “endemic” violence across the world, the question that confronts the human race today is one of its survival, he said.…
Read MoreOil Tankers suspend fuel supply to Kashmir Valley
Owners of oil tankers went on an indefinite strike today and stopped the supply of petroleum products to all depots across the state to protest against the recurring attacks on oil tankers and their drivers in Kashmir Valley. Owners said the supply to security forces had also been suspended and all tankers will remain off roads till the state government provided them with adequate security amidst the widespread unrest in the Valley that had become life threatening for drivers and tanker owners. “We have stopped the supply of petroleum products…
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