Year: 2016

Pellet Guns come under scanner after killing 3 Persons, Blinding hundreds across Kashmir Valley

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Are pellet guns the non-lethal means to control mobs? That’s the question rights groups are asking as hundreds have been blinded by pellets in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir. Earlier this week, a 20-year-old lost his life as 360 pellets were pumped into him. Two others have reportedly died from pellet injuries as well. Pellet guns were introduced as a non-lethal alternative after the 2010 Kashmir unrest, when 120 people died as stone-throwing mobs took to the streets. For 2016, the abiding picture will be blinded eyes. The Central Reserve…

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Pro-freedom rally in Anantnag; 40 Injured in clashes including 7 women

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Government forces on Saturday resorted to aerial firing and used teargas shelling to prevent a fro-freedom rally in Chee village of Anantnag district of south Kashmir. 40 civilians, including seven women, were injured in the forces’ action, reports said, adding that the injured were shifted to District Hospital for treatment. The rally of different religious thoughts was scheduled at 11 am, said a local. “The forces raided the venue, ransacked the dias and took away tents when we were making preparations for the peaceful rally,” he alleged. “When some people…

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Dy CM uttering anything to save chair: BJP ex-chief

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In a major embarrassment for the BJP, the party’s stalwart and former state party president Ashok Khajuria today hit out at Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh for his controversial remarks on the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani, saying “the BJP does not subscribe to the views of those who termed Burhan’s elimination as an accident”. He also described the PDP and the BJP alliance for forming government in the state as “unholy and unhealthy” and warned that any act of the ruling alliance hurting the interests of the country…

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Records nail Centre’s claim; ‘378 eyes hit by pellets in 28 days’

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In the past 28 days of Kashmir unrest, at least 378 eyes have been hit by pellets resulting in their loss of vision, hospital records revealed on Friday—the day the Centre told the Supreme Court that only 51 persons with eye-injuries were treated in the Valley hospitals. With no let-up in use of pellet guns and persisting police persecution of the victims, even in hospitals, doctors fear the worse: “more youth may lose eyesight.” The number of youth battling pellet injuries in one or both eyes—and results in loss of…

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Cong asks BJP to come clear on ‘Police Apology’ remark of Chief Minister

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The Congress today asked the BJP to come clear on the statement of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in which she had asked the police to apologise for the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. A section of the media had reportedly quoted a senior police officer as saying that the Chief Minister had instructed the police to apologise to the Kashmiri youth for the killing of Burhan Wani. “Such reports were published two days ago and the government has yet not contradicted the same which substantiates the authenticity of…

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Geelani condemns Rajnath’s statement in SAARC summit

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‘India wants to hide its terrorist activities by such statements’ Chairman Hurriyat (G), Syed Ali Geelani while reacting to the statement of the Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the recent SAARC summit Friday said India is the “largest terrorist country in the world and if anyone is needed to be isolated it is this very country.” Geelani was reacting to Singh’s statement in Islamabad Pakistan in which he had said “the terror sponsored countries should be isolated.” Addressing the media persons before his arrest Geelani said by issuing such statements,…

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As unrest continues, Private Sector faces crisis

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With Kashmir unrest continuing for the fifth consecutive week without even a day’s break, the private sector employees are under increasing pressure to work or face repercussion which include cuts in salary or even getting fired from the service. The private sector in Kashmir is largely limited to sales sector, mostly involving banking, insurance, telecom, and pharmaceutical companies. The sector has remained in a state of paralysis in the region since July 8 when the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani triggered widespread protests across all districts of the Kashmir…

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Violence refuses to abate; 03 killed, 400 Injured during clashes across Kashmir

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3 killed in fresh police firing in Chadoora, Beerwah, Sopore Over 400 injured in clashes in Central, South, North Kashmir Curfew, shutdown cripples life in Valley for 28th day SMHS receives 80 referral cases Police, CRPF fire inside Kangan hospital; police takes away pellet-injured from Chadoora hospital Police claims situation under control; say 3 civilians and 25 cops injured in 15 incidents of stone pelting Kashmir continues to bleed as three more civilians were killed in fresh police firing on Friday, taking the death toll of people killed in ongoing…

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Massive clashes across Valley injuring 100’s of protesters; Friday prayers not allowed in Hazratbal Dargah

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One person killed in alleged action by security forces against protesters in Chadoora area of Kashmir: Police. For first time in recent history, Friday prayers not allowed in Dargah Hazratbal More than 50 people injured in Sopore Clashes in Soura (Srinagar), rally at Dialgam Anantnag Protests, Clashes in Chadoora One injured critically in Shopian, shifted to Srinagar Clashes at Bijbehara, Khudwani in south Kashmir Dozens injured in Kangan clashes Over 30 injured in Chadoora clashes Charar-e-Sharief residents allege forces’ excesses Clashes erupt at Kangan, 15 injured Dozens injured in Magam clashes…

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Pro-freedom rallies in Pampore, Bijbehara, Dialgam; Massive clashes erupt in Sopore, Khudwani

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A massive pro-freedom rally was held in Khrew area of Pampore in Pulwama district on Friday. Reports said that clerics of different sects and pro-freedom leaders addressed the rally. A similar rally was held by Dukhtaran-e-Millat activists and supporters in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district. Around 20 persons were injured after government forces used teargas shelling and pellets to disperse protesters in Chanakhan area of Sopore on Friday, reports said. Earlier, clashes broke out after forces tried to break up a demonstration after Friday prayers. Sopore erupted on Friday as…

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