Authorities have imposed curfew the separatist protest shutdown continued for the 57th consecutive day in the Valley on Saturday. Police said curfew has been imposed in Baramulla, Sopore, and Badgam towns in addition to areas falling under Nowhatta and MR Gunj in Srinagar city. Heavy deployments of security forces and restrictions were in place in the rest of the Valley. Senior separatist leader, Syed Ali Geelani has asked civilians and trade and business organisations not to meet the all-party delegation arriving here on Sunday headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath…
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Govt, Separatists upset Kashmir’s Applecart
Amid continuing curfew and shutdowns, the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy – Rs 8,000-crore apple industry — is caught in a crisis with the government and separatists urging the fruit markets to follow their schedule. Kashmir’s biggest fruit market at north Kashmir’s Sopore town is shut for the past three days following the killing of a youth in the area. The government wants them to operate from 9 am to 6 pm while separatists want them to remain closed and follow their shutdown calendar. Dozens of youths, backed by…
Read More‘People of Kashmir need both Development and Trust’; Modi
There was a time when we were being seen as a sinking ship. But today we are seen as a bright spot in the economy, said PM Modi. In his second interview to a private news channel CNN-News 18 on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched on many issues, including the Kashmir unrest, Robert Vadra land deals, Dalits, the Indian economy among others. Speaking on the Kashmir issue, PM Modi said, “I always maintain that people of Kashmir need both development and trust. And 125 crore Indians have always stayed…
Read MoreAfter Ladakh, Jammu joins ‘Azadi from Kashmir’ Chorus
After Ladakh raising the demand for separation from Kashmir amid turmoil in the state, the civil society in Jammu has joined the chorus for separate Jammu and integration into India. Speakers at a seminar conducted by the Jammu for India (JFI) raised concerns over ‘Islamic domination’ and alleged that the Central government continued to hold the view that Kashmir represented the whole of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and Muslims of Kashmir represented all people of the state. “We unequivocally demand liberation from this Islamic dispensation,” said JFI chairman Hari Om.…
Read MorePellet Terror continues for 56th Day; Over 300 injured during Protests, Clashes
Srinagar schoolboy’s body fished out from Jhelum, laid to rest at martyrs’ graveyard Shopian youth critical Govt re-imposes curfew in parts of Kashmir to foil protests Over 300 injured in clashes across Valley, dozens hit by pellets Life crippled in Valley for 56th day Pellets rain on freedom rallies across Kashmir Minor hit by pellets at Bandipora No prayers allowed in Jamia Masjid Srinagar for 8th Friday CM’s effigies burnt in Bijbehara, Kaimoh, Budgam 35 incidents of stone-pelting during the day: Police The body of a schoolboy, who drowned in…
Read MoreLove blossoms amid Unrest: Police Officer from Srinagar ties knot with girl from PoK
A young police officer from Kashmir has tied the knot with a girl from PoK at a time when the state police grapple with pro- Pakistan protests in the Valley. Owais Geelani, a sub-inspector with Jammu & Kashmir Police, married Faiza Geelani, a resident of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir(PoK), at a function here where only the groom’s close relatives and friends were in attendance due to the ongoing unrest. The marriage was solemnised at a hotel here at a time when the cops have borne the brunt of protesters’ ire…
Read MoreViolent Protests, Clashes across Valley, 100’s injured
17 injured in Bandipora clashes; one with eye injury shifted to Srinagar 4 injured in Shopian, 1 critical Clashes in Beerwah, 16 injured Clashes in Rainawari At least seventeen people have been injured after government forces fired pellets and teargas shells to disperse protesters in Bandipora district in north Kashmir on Friday. Twelve people were injured in clashes in main town, health sources said. They said one of the injured persons has suffered a pellet injury in his eye. “He was referred to Srinagar for advanced treatment,” said a hospital…
Read MoreIn Kashmir, Conspiracies Fester Under Internet Censorship
Kashmir’s “forgotten war” is misunderstood and badly reported as a direct result of government censorship on media outlets and private internet service providers By Naheed Mustafa There is a video on YouTube that shakes and hiccups through 11-and-a-half minutes of the last rites for Burhan Muzaffar Wani. Thousands of men and women stand in a clearing surrounded by trees, straining for a final glimpse, a chance for a picture, a last opportunity to touch the face of Wani, a 21-year-old militant shot dead by Indian forces on July 8, 2016…
Read MorePro-freedom rallies across Bandipora; Prayers disallowed in Jamia Masjid for consecutive 8th Friday
Pro-freedom rallies across Bandipora in north Kashmir Clashes erupt in Hajin after protesters attack army school Clashes erupt in Ajar area of Bandipora Thousands March towards eidgah to offer Funeral Prayers of palpora School Boy On Consecutive 8th Friday, Prayers disallowed in Jamia Masjid Kashmir traders to boycott all party delegation A pro-freedom rally was carried out from Jamia Masjid after congregational Friday prayers in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Hundreds of protesters assembled at Gulshan chowk, raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans. Meanwhile, people from Nusoo, Hajam Mohalla and Nibripora also…
Read MoreCannot afford to go wrong this time
A small hope is in the air that this time the all-party delegation of parliamentarians will bring some substantive message to enable Kashmir to come out of the current bloodletting crisis. But, there is a severe rider, too, that if it is going to be a repeat of the failed exercise of the past then there may be no early end to the unrest on the streets which flows from homes and mosques. The scene in Kashmir is gloomy at the moment, with none having any clue about who all…
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