Month: August 2016

Lashkar seeks Hurriyat permission to ‘Eliminate Indian Agents’ in Kashmir

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Militant organization Lashkar-e-Toyyiba (LeT) on Tuesday sought permission from pro-freedom leadership of Jammu Kashmir to “eliminate Indian agents” in the State “who don’t mend their ways despite warned time and again”. In a statement issued to a Srinagar-based news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS), the LeT Chief, Mehmood Shah also hailed the resolve and steadfastness of the people of Jammu Kashmir “who are resisting the oppression by Indian occupational forces”. “The resolve with which Kashmiris are resisting the Indian oppression without caring for all kinds of losses is a…

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In Power, BJP must find solution to Kashmir Issue; G N Azad

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‘All-party delegation to take a call on dialogue with separatists’ Ahead of the all-party delegation visit to the Valley, the Congress today said the BJP could find a “better solution” to the Kashmir issue as the party was in power now. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the BJP, when in the Opposition, would always create impediments whenever the Congress tried to take steps towards the resolution of the Kashmir issue. “The BJP can find a better solution because during…

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‘People taking advantage of unrest, making encroachments, doing timber smuggling’

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J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said “certain people are taking advantage” of the ongoing situation in Kashmir and “making encroachments and indulging in timber smuggling.” Mehbooba said while protests were going on and processions taken out, “many people, taking advantage of the situation, are making encroachments, especially along Dal Lake and are also involved in timber smuggling thinking that the government’s focus is somewhere else .” She was addressing a gathering after inaugurating Indira Gandhi Dental College here. “Situation is so worse in Kashmir and the government is…

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24×7 Grievances redressal helpline for J&K People, Students

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The grievances can be reported, 24×7, on the following phone numbers: 011-23092923, 011-23092885 and email: dirmjk-mha@nic.in A 24×7 grievance redressal helpline was on Tuesday set-up for Jammu and Kashmir people, particularly students residing out of the state. The Union Home Ministry has nominated Sanjay Roy, Director (Media), as the nodal officer for grievances relating to Jammu and Kashmir persons, particularly students residing outside the state, a government release said. The grievances can be reported, 24×7, on the following phone numbers: 011-23092923, 011-23092885 and email: dirmjk-mha@nic.in The nodal officer will receive…

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Merge 1952 Delhi pact with Musharraf’s 4 Point formula; Soz offers Solution

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Former J&K Congress chief Prof Saifudin Soz on Tuesday offered a political solution to the vexed Kashmir issue by advocating “merger” of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s four-point formula with the 1952 Delhi agreement. Addressing a press conference, Soz said the ongoing uprising in Kashmir that has already left 70 civilians dead and over 7500 injured “prompted me to unveil this possible solution” to the Kashmir issue. “I believe reviving the Delhi agreement of 1952 within the framework of what was known at one point of time Musharraf’s four-point formula…

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Clashes continue across Valley, 100’s injured; No let up in Protests; BSF being replaced by CRPF

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Over 100 injured in pellet, teargas shelling 60-yr-old woman hit by pellets in chest, head in Anantnag Army, CRPF men unleash reign of terror in Bandipora villages Women take out rallies in North, South Barring few stone pelting incidents, situation remained peaceful: Police 20 new companies of CPRF being sent to replace border guards There was no let up in protests and clashes in Kashmir where curfew in two police station areas of Srinagar and shutdown remained in force for the 54th consecutive day on Tuesday. At least 100 people…

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Kashmir: A story of defiance amid grief

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People in Indian-administered Kashmir aim their anger against security forces as death toll and eye injuries mount. by Elizabeth Puranam For Abdul Rehman Mir, the grief over the death of his son has turned to anger. He is sitting on the living room floor of his small family home in the Tengpora neighbourhood of Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinagar, surrounded by nearly 30 neighbours. His son Shabir, 24, was killed by police on July 10 – two days into the mass protests against the Indian security forces’ killing of Kashmiri rebel commander…

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Shut-down continues across Valley for 53rd Day; Protests in Sopore, Clashes in Bandipora

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Shut-down called by the resistance leadership continued in Kashmir on Tuesday despite relaxation of curfew in the Valley. “Except for Pulwama town and two police station areas of Nowhatta and M.R.Gunj in Srinagar, there would be no curfew anywhere in the Valley,” a senior police official said. “In order to maintain law and order, restrictions under section 144 CrPc will, however, continue.” Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh is arriving here on September 4 heading an all party delegation to the Valley which will hold meetings with local leaders aiming to…

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163 People booked under PSA in 50 days

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The PDP-BJP government has booked 163 people in Valley under the infamous Public Safety Act (PSA) during ongoing unrest in the Valley. According to a data compiled by the government, a copy of which is with Kashmir Post, 163 people including separatist leaders and youth have been booked under PSA. The official document reveals that the PSA has been invoked against the 163 people in last 50 days. It further discloses that over thousand persons are currently under the police scanner and government intends to book more people under the…

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Curfew teaches women art of survival in Valley

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The curfew in the Valley has changed the schedule of Amina Begum, 50, who lives in the congested locality of Nawab Bazar in Srinagar. Before security personnel take control of streets at 5 am to impose curfew, she makes sure to buy milk and vegetables for a day or two from the vendors in the locality who come from various places. This has remained the norm for the past 50 days of curfew in most of the localities in old Srinagar city. People get up at the crack of dawn…

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