Year: 2016

Oppn demands start of political process; NC stages protest march against civilian killings

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Urging the Prime Minister to break his silence on the deteriorating situation in Kashmir, Opposition in Rajya Sabha led by Congress today demanded initiation of a political process to defuse the crisis that has led to an unprecedented 30 days of curfew across the Valley. The Opposition parties also demanded stopping the use of pellet guns on protesters, even as one member demanded withdrawal of AFPSA from the Kashmir Valley and withdrawal of the dominating presence of army from civilian areas. Raising the issue in Zero Hour after his notice…

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‘India’s crown burning, heat yet to reach Delhi’; Azad

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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that “India’s crown is burning but the heat hasn’t yet reached Delhi”. Questioning silence of Prime Minister Modi on Kashmir, which India calls its crown, Azad said: “Hindustan ka Taj jal raha hai, par uski garmi Delhi tak nahi pahuchti (India’s crown is burning but the heat hasn’t yet reached Delhi).” Expressing anguish and pain at the continuous 30-day curfew, Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M) said there was nothing working in the Valley except armed forces. “More than 1000 incidents…

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BJP seeks talks between all stakeholders to end violence

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A BJP-organised conclave in Jammu & Kashmir has sought dialogue between all stakeholders to end the ongoing spell of violence in the Valley. The conclave, organised by BJP general secretary and pointsman on J&K affairs, Ram Madhav, at the Patnitop hill station in Doda district was attended by senior party leaders from the state and many intellectuals associated with the party along with prominent members of RSS. Sources in BJP said there were strong calls during the brain-storming session for dialogue between all stakeholders within the state to end the…

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#KashmirOnBoil, 7 Injured in Bijbehara clashes; Two critical

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Seven civilians, including two women, were injured – two of them critically – after government forces fired pellets to break up a demonstration in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on Monday morning. Witnesses said that government forces barged into several houses in Semthan village of Bijbehara, following which people took to streets as a mark of protest. Forces fired pellets at the protesters, triggering massive clashes in which seven people sustained pellet injuries. The injured were sent to SDH Bijbehara where from two critically injured persons were referred to Srinagar…

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Authorities ‘Ban’ Night travel to ‘Counter’ Resistance programme in north Kashmir

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Authorities have decided to impose restrictions on night travel in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district to counter the Hurriyat’s relaxation programme after 6 pm. Top sources disclosed to Kashmir Post that the authorities have implemented the “plan” from last night by disallowing any private transport in the area. Some private vehicles and those carrying goods were not allowed to move last night in Sopore last night, they said. “They were told to carry on their businesses only during the day”. Pertinently, the joint pro-freedom leadership, spearheading the ongoing protests, had asked…

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Resistance group organising blockade in Kashmir today

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Amid speculation about holding talks, separatists have hardened their position and called for a public blockade of all government administrative units on Monday as continued curfew and shutdown marred life in Kashmir for the 30th straight day on Sunday. “Block all the roads towards and around Civil Secretariat in Srinagar and Deputy Commissioner and tehsil offices and ensure that no employee is able to join duty,” reads the joint protest programme for Monday issued by separatists Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. The separatists’ move comes as…

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In Sopore, youths on night vigil check vehicles

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In Sopore, a separatist stronghold, protesters pelt policemen with stones in the day and keep “vigil” against their raids at night. It is 11 in the night and the road near Sopore bridge is blocked by big rocks, branches and cement blocks. A few metres away, worn-out tyres burn bright in the darkness and young boys keep vigil. “Where are you heading to,” the boys ask the driver as the vehicle slowly moves past them, flash lights switched off and both blinkers on — a signal to the protesters that…

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Army vehicle crushes man to death in Sumbal

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Protests erupted in Sumbal after an army vehicle hit a car, killing a civilian on spot near Wangipora on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf Mir of Ganderbal. His car was hit by Army’s Casper vehicle near Wangipora area of Sumbal while he was on way to Ganderbal.  Soon after the incident, residents of Sumbal took to streets and tried to set ablaze the army vehicle. Witnesses said that the angry protestors tried to set ablaze a bunker of armed police situated near Sumbal bridge. SDM Sumbal…

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SMHS hospital stats paint bloody picture of the unrest

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SMHS hospital has been coping with avalanche of casualties. As many as 933 cases of injuries have been registered between July 9 and August 5 at the hospital with pellet injuries constituting 73 percent of the total injuries sustained by civilians in police and CRPF action. Ten civilian deaths have also been reported at the hospital which has received only six injured police personnel during this period. According to the data compiled by hospital authorities, 356 cases of eye injuries and 324 extra-ocullar injuries due to pellets have been registered…

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The sly media lies about Kashmir

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Kashmir is portrayed with deliberate dishonesty with purpose to silence Kashmiris, keep pro-India narrative going Just before it almost completely blacked out on Kashmir, closed for around a month now, “national interest” was the chief motif of the mainstream media in India as it has always been. With careful use of terms and words, in framing Kashmir and its situation, the media narrative is short, affirmative, dogmatic, top-down and declarative. Most of Kashmir’s representatives who appear on these TV panels, although they try very hard to put the Kashmir crisis…

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