Month: August 2016

“Cries from a Bleeding Kashmir”

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By Dr. Ahmed I am just returning from Kashmir and was forced to rush to the Srinagar airport at 4:30 am to escape the agitated masses and stone pelters wreaking havoc during daylight hours. I still have vivid memories of stone pelters and anarchists roaming the streets, running amok, smashing cars, intimidating shopkeepers, and distributing posters threatening people who do not follow their decree. Watching the death and destruction from both inside and outside of the valley, I would not forgive myself if I did not speak the bitter truth…

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Separatists make it personal, name police officers for “Firing Pellets on Protesters”

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In a first, Hurriyat Conference has named a police officer for “firing pellets on protesters” and called him a “butcher and criminal”. In what seems to be emerging as a new trend that spells grave personal danger for law enforcement officials in troubled Kashmir Valley, both separatist forces and locals in different areas have begun holding police officials personally responsible for deaths in the ongoing unrest and threatening them with dire consequences. In a first, Hurriyat Conference has named a police officer for “firing pellets on protesters” and called him…

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Centre remains insensitive to situation in Kashmir: Omar

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With the death toll and injuries mounting and the unrest showing no signs of ending, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked the Centre and the Prime Minister to “wake up” to the crisis. “At what point will the Centre wake up to the crisis here?” Omar said. He was responding to the reports of civilian killings in firing by security forces on Friday evening. Three civilians were killed and nearly 300 were injured as protests continued across the region on Friday. Omar, who is the working president of National…

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Kashmir Bleeding, People Mourning; Protests continues across Valley with 100’s fresh Injures

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70 more injured in forces’ firing, 40 in Anantnag | 2 wounded in Kawdara | Natipora boy critical | Protests across Kashmir, Chenab Valley Amid curfew and restrictions, over 70 people sustained pellet and tear gas shell injuries in forces’ firing across Kashmir Saturday. A 16-year-old boy from Natipora area of Srinagar sustained serious pellet injuries in forces’ firing late in the evening, his condition was stated as critical. At least 40 civilians including seven women were injured as government forces resorted to pellet firing and tear gas shelling to…

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‘Win hearts of people’ in Kashmir, Azad tells PM Modi

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Opposition Congress on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “win the hearts” of the people of Kashmir, where the situation is turning “too dangerous”. “I would request your kind indulgence for taking urgent steps to win the hearts of the people of the state and also ensure that the law and order situation is restored at the earliest,” Ghulam Nabi Azad, a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said in an open letter to the Prime Minister. Azad, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, regretted that there…

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Govt urged to move cautiously while dealing with Kashmir Issue: Patnitop conclave

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The Union government has been urged to move cautiously in dealing with the vexed Kashmir issue because any wrong decision at this crucial juncture would prove to be disastrous for the nation. This observation was made during the first day of the two-day conclave of the India Foundation, which began in the Patnitop area of Ramban district today. As many as 80 intellectuals, inclined towards the BJP and Sangh Parivar, are attending the conclave of the India Foundation — a pro-BJP think tank, comprising journalists, thinkers and intellectuals. Sources said…

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Curfew, Shutdown cripple Kashmir for 30th day; Another youth killed in Pulwama

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A bullet ridden body of a youth was found in Dafferpora area of Pulwama district on Sunday morning. The youth has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Malik, son of Abdul Gani Malik. According to reports he had left home on Sunday early morning on a motorcycle. The motorcycle of the deceased is still missing. Police said they have launched an investigation into the incident. Curfew and restrictions continued to be imposed in most place in Kashmir on Sunday to contain violence and protests, leaving the valley paralysed for the 30th…

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Police set Shamyana on fire Damaged bikes to foil rally in Pulwama; Abandoned police post torched

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A Shamyana was set on fire, eight motorcycles and six Tractors were completely damaged on Saturday by government forces in Chandangam village of district Pulwama to foil a pro-freedom rally. Chandangam, village of Pulwama was to host a pro-freedom rally for which local people had erected a large Shamyana. “Policemen came and set the Shamyana on fire and to spread a reign of terror they damaged eight motorbikes of the volunteers and six Tractors used for ferrying necessary items required for the rally,” locals alleged.They said that people around were…

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When will PM Modi ‘Wake up to the Crisis’ asks Omar Abdullah

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the prevailing situation. “Heart breaking & worrying in equal measure. At what point will the Centre (read Hon PM) wake up to the crisis here?” Omar tweeted on Friday. He was reacting to the death of three people in security forces action after violent protests. The opposition National Conference working president hit out at the Centre for claiming that the situation in the Valley was improving. “1 more unfortunate death, countless injuries today & the…

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Protests erupted in the Pattan, 04 Persons sustain pellet injuries; Jawahar Nagar residents offer Zuhr prayers on road

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Strict curfew has been imposed in Pattan area after protests erupted in the town on Saturday, reports said. Police fired pellets on protesters in which four persons including a girl sustained injuries, local sources said. They said protests were also held at Yadipora Pattan. Residents of Jawahar Nagar on Saturday offered Zuhr prayers on a road outside Abu Bakr Masjid to protest the Kashmir killings. “We offered prayers here as a mark of protest against the civilian killings and ruthless use of force that has injured thousands over the past one month,”…

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