Kashmir valley continued to remain shut for the consecutive 101th day on Monday, though more private vehicles were seen on several roads of capital Srinagar. However, shops and business establishments including petrol pumps remained closed in commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas. The shutdown has affected the education as schools, colleges and other educational institutions continued to remain shut in the Valley. The government has decided to hold board examinations as per schedule next month, drawing criticism from students and parents who accused it of being insensitive to…
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Exam Boycott: Polytechnic students hold protests against Technical Board and boycotted exams
Scores of students of Polytechnic engineering on Monday morning staged massive protests against the Board of Technical Education (BOTE) for holding examinations of 6th semester students. Interestingly, BOTE had issued official dates for 6th semester exams two weeks ago on its website and asked the students to appear in the exams, beginning October 17. However, the students had opposed the department move saying they were not prepared for the exams in view of prevailing unrest in Kashmir. “We don’t have transport facilities and going out for exams in the unrest raises…
Read More‘Us versus Them’ narrative spreads wide and fast
A few days before Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces on July 8, he had circulated a video, saying, “Kashmir is for Kashmiris,” and warned of direct action against all those working against his goal of setting up of a caliphate in Kashmir. This message, which became his last, was seen as a counter to the fact that one of his close aides had surrendered to the police and helped the forces to neutralise some of his associates. But that his death would…
Read MoreKargil mourning procession turns into Pro-Kashmir Protest
Thousands of people attending the fourth day ceremonies after Ashura in Sankoo near Kargil turned into protest against the recent killings of Muslims in different parts of the world including Kashmir valley. Anjuman-e-Sahib Zaman spokesperson Agha Ahmad Rizvi in a statement appealed for meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir to restore peace and normalcy. “Today worst atrocities are being perpetrated in Kashmir including on women and children and Kashmir has been converted into big jail and we strongly condemn it,” the statement said. The procession organised by…
Read MoreOpp parties in JK worried over ‘Dangerous Situation’, say war no solution
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said for the dialogue process to start, all political prisoners and youth arrested during the current unrest should be set free. Amid heightened tensions at the border, opposition parties of Jammu and Kashmir, led by National Conference, on Friday held a meeting over the current “dangerous situation” and disfavoured war, saying India and Pakistan should hold talks to resolve the Kashmir issue. “We are all concerned about peace in Jammu and Kashmir. India and Pakistan should sit on a table and resolve this issue,” NC…
Read MoreKashmir’s economy is slowly finding its way around ‘Protest Calendar’ issued by Resistance Group
Around 5.55 am, soon after the morning prayers, the silence around the Batamaloo bus stand in Srinagar is broken by the sound of clanging shutters, haggling customers and blaring taxi horns. The relaxation hours for the day, or the “golden hours” as some call them, have begun; and both the vendors and the customers are out to make the most of the time. They only have until 10 am to do so. Following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, business in the Valley has been…
Read MoreEmpty classrooms and voiceless Kashmiris
It matters little to me as to what separatists are saying and how the government is responding to the ongoing situation that has inflicted wounds the Valley has rarely seen before. I am more concerned about the children who have not gone to school for the past 100 days. Their infamous elevation as street protesters with stones is unbearable. These violent disturbances have opened so many issues other than a contest between the dangerously tilted narratives of no schools unless the mission 2016 is accomplished and let them tire themselves…
Read More100 days of uprising feather in Kashmiri’s Struggle: Hurriyat (G)
Praises traders, transporters for ‘Willful Support’ despite losses; thanks medicos, volunteers for selfless service Hurriyat Conference (G) on Sunday said that completion of 100 days of present uprising with persistent resilience by the people of Kashmir has added one more feather to the prolonged struggle for right to self determination of Kashmiris. “After Burhan’s killing on July 8, whole Kashmir poured in streets forcing, not only state but the whole sub-continent into the heated debate, bringing both nuclear nations at the verge of collision, attracting the world’s attention to the…
Read MoreTwo Vehicles set ablaze in Qamarwari; Militants snatch weapons from the cops in South Kashmir
Two Sumo which were on way to Srinagar were stopped by some people early morning and destroyed, police said. “These vehicles were carrying passengers to Srinagara and were stopped by some miscreants,” a police officer who is in-charge of the area said. “Once they stopped, they were set afire.” He said the incident took place at around 7:45 am near Mandi Crossing in Qamarwari belt. The officer said the Sumos are damaged. He said they were carrying passengers to Srinagar. The two vehicles bearing the registration numbers JK05B-5863 and JK09-9209…
Read More100 Days of Lockdown across Kashmir; What is the way forward?
Government has failed to fulfill the moral and democratic responsibility to break the deadlock Sunday marked the completion of 100 days of 2016 summer uprising with curfew, shutdown and restrictions paralyzing the life in Kashmir valley and affecting every section of the society. Over 90 persons have been killed and thousands injured, some of them blinded by pellets, while thousands of youth have been detained across the Valley in a massive crackdown launched by the state police. As uncertainty prevails, Kashmir Post spoke to people from different fields to elicit…
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