Month: August 2016

Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat, Kashmiriyat only words, do not match deeds on ground: Geelani

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Hurriyat (G), chairman Syed Ali Geelani Friday said words like “Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat by Rajnath Singh, do not match his deeds”. “Insaniyat” by India is proved in each and every nook and corner of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Forces have mutilated the face of Insaniyat to such an extent that it has lost its meaning as well. Unabated killings, blinding scores of innocents, maiming people from 8 to 80 years, injuring and crippling thousands, ransacking houses and beating inmates, dragging young people from their bedrooms and beating…

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Unrest brings Jammu’s economy to its knees

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Losses run into thousands of crores as industrial production goes down The 50-day unrest in the Kashmir valley has brought Jammu’s economy to its knees, with every sector—be it industry, trade, hotel or tourism—facing worst economic crisis in the region. The prevailing situation has jeopardised the employment opportunities of thousands of youth in the region as industrialists and traders believe that it could take at least two consecutive financial years to recover from the losses they have suffered so far. Many of business establishments, including hotels and industrial units, have…

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Another life lost, death toll 71, Violent Protests across Valley injuring 100’s of protestors

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Kashmir Celebrating 50 days of #Curfew, #Killings, #Protests, #CommunicationGag  Teenager Shakeel had bullet injury in chest: Doctors Govt foils Eidgah Chalo with stringent curfew Pellets continue to hit protester’s eyes Geelani, Mirwaiz detained Minor hit by pellets in Handwara Despite heavy rains, huge pro-freedom processions held in South Kashmir villages A teenager was killed at Haal village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district when forces fired bullets and tear-gas shells at protesters on Friday, triggering massive anti-India and pro-freedom demonstrations. At least 200 protesters were injured in the forces’ action on…

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Youth dies in Pulwama death toll 71; Scores injured across Valley during clashes

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A youth died in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, taking the overall death toll in past more than a month to 71. Doctors at the District Hospital Pulwama said that Shakeel Ahmad Ganaie succumbed at the hospital. A doctor said he was hit by a bullet near his shoulder that had pierced through his heart. “He breathed his last at the SDH Pulwama,” he said. Ganaie, a resident of Chandgam, was injured in clashes in Haal area of the district, said a witness. Many persons were injured after government…

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Reasons why Mehbooba has adopted a new tough approach on Kashmir Unrest

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What explains Mehbooba Mufti’s sudden change in stance? The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister whom we saw on Thursday bears little resemblance to the one who a month back seemed almost apologetic that Indian security forces had killed Burhan Wani. Breaking her 20-day silence period following the Hizbul Mujaheedin commander’s death (an unusual reticence for a chief minister whose state was in throes of a violent turmoil), the PDP chief had appeared before the media on 28 July, also a Thursday, and suggested that security forces were unaware of Wani’s…

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Strict Curfew after dusk makes life more difficult

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“Bhago yahan se” (go away from here)–a voice suddenly booms from a dark corner of a street in curfew-bound Srinagar as dusk falls. This is the voice of a para-military personnel behind a concertina wire who tries to prevent movement of people on the main road here and is unwilling to listen to anyone even if one is carrying a curfew pass or has some emergency. Srinagar like any other part of Kashmir is witnessing the longest spell of curfew since July 8 when unrest broke out in the Valley.…

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Srinagar’s Silent Streets; Curfew brings summer capital to Grinding Halt

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Every day, Residency Road in Srinagar is packed with thousands of shoppers, commuters, students and office goers. It is the busiest street in the heart of Srinagar city. But, these days, it takes a while before you notice a moving soul. Shops are shut, business establishments are closed and no one has any inkling when the situation will return to normal. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, is a curfewed city; its days bear an uncanny resemblance to its nights. A city of more than…

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Clashes erupted in Hygam, Shopian several injured; Handwara on boil; Clashes, Protests in Baramulla

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Four persons were injured in clashes in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Witnesses said that four persons were injured in clashes at Baba Mohalla and Golchakri areas of the Shopian town. One of the youths, who suffered an injury in the eye, has been shifted to Srinagar for advanced treatment. Several persons were injured in clashes that erupted in Hygam area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. The clashes erupted after government forces intercepted a rally of hundreds of people from Hygam and its adjoining villages heading towards…

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After Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘Confession’ of ‘Beegaar’, Er Rasheed demands action

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Awami Ittihaad Party chief and MLA Langate Er Rasheed on Friday “congratulated” CM Ms Mehbooba Mufti for her confession that army and task force have been subjecting people to unpaid forced labour and committing “atrocities” on unarmed civilians in Kashmir during last few decades. In a statement issued this afternoon, Rasheed said, “whatsoever the intensions of Mehbooba Mufti in making the revelations public would have been but it should act as an eye-opener for world community that a person not less than the rank of CM is authenticating the allegations…

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Pro-freedom rally in Hajin; Clashes in Bandipora, Palhallan, North Kashmir; Resistance group detained ahead of Eidgah March

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Massive Protests erupted in Hajin area in Bandipora district against the civilian killings in Kashmir after Friday prayers. A peaceful protest march was taken out from Jamia Masjid Hajin towards the main Chowk. People from adjoining areas also joined the rally shouting anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. The protest is going on. Clashes between protesters and government forces erupted in Bandipora and Kaloosa in north Kashmir after Friday prayers, reports said. Local sources said that a massive rally was held at Bandipora which was tear gassed by government forces resulting in the…

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