Year: 2016

Revoke AFSPA on trial basis, Mehbooba urges Centre

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan for instigating youths in Kashmir to take up arms, saying it has to change its policy, and asked the Centre to revoke AFSPA on trial basis from selected areas as a beginning towards ” winning the hearts “ of people. “Today when a Kashmiri child takes up gun, they (Pakistan) call him leader and say he is doing good, but when their own children, some from madrassas etc take up gun, they attack them with drones and hang them in military courts.…

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Panun Kashmir raps BJP over Hurriyat stand

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Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh’s recent statement that the Hurriyat may be taken on board to resolve the Kashmir issue has drawn flak from various organisations. “The day is fast approaching when it will be the saffron party in the state, backed by the RSS and supported by the NDA government in New Delhi will invite Pakistan to settle Jammu and Kashmir issue,” said Hari Om, chairman, Jammu for India. “It is strange that so-called mainstream Kashmiri leaders know what their fate would be if Kashmir becomes Pakistan, but still…

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Separatists call for Anantnag Chalo, Authorities imposed strict curfew to prevent march

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Curfew and other restrictions continued in Kashmir as authorities Monday stepped up security in view of a march called by separatists to Anantnag district, which has seen the highest number of deaths during the unrest in the Valley. “Curfew is in place in Anantnag, Baramulla, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Valley as a precautionary measure in view of the call given by separatists for a march to Anantnag district town,” a police official said. He said areas falling under the jurisdiction of 11 police stations in Srinagar were…

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2016 Worse than 2008 and 2010

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With no food and shortage of essential commodities, the anger is brewing among the already distressed people Syed Maajid Rashid Andrabi It is really a sorry state of affairs for the state machinery of Jammu Kashmir that the present turmoil has acquired such a grave form that it has become difficult to address the alienation that runs deep in the hearts of every Kashmiris. As a matter of fact, one doesn’t witness any legitimate communication from the government over this unrest and ironically there arises a doubt as to whether…

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Our struggle for freedom indigenous, says resistance camp

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Extends shutdown till July 29, reiterates Anantang Chalo today The people’s struggle for freedom and justice in Kashmir was started in 1931 against the autocratic rule of the Dogra king much before India and Pakistan were born, senior resistance leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said on Sunday. Unfortunately for the people of J&K, when the subcontinent gained freedom, the yoke of oppression passed on from an oppressive autocrat to oppressive “democrats”, the three leaders said in a joint statement. “Our struggle for freedom, like…

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Pellet injuries continue amid voices on ban, Avoid using against protesters says Rajnath

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Despite a public outcry against the use of pellet guns against protesters, youth with pellet injuries are pouring into hospitals from different parts of Kashmir. In the past four days, Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital has received over 100 youth with pellet injuries while some have been admitted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and district hospitals. Twelve-year-old Mir Arafat of Khanbal in south Kashmir has been kept under observation at the intensive care unit of the SMHS Hospital. Arafat has received hundreds of pellets in vital organs,…

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BSF constable stabs colleague, flees with LMG from Akhnoor Sector

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A BSF constable today allegedly stabbed a fellow jawan and fled with a Light Machine Gun (LMG) and over 10 magazines from Akhnoor sector in Jammu and Kashmir following which security has been beefed up in key areas here. The accused, identified as Rajeev Ranjan, entered into a scuffle with his colleague Rajbir Singh over a petty issue, following which he stabbed the latter with a knife, a BSF officer said. Before the senior officers could intervene,?he fled the camp with one LMG and over 10 magazines, the officer said.…

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As the death toll grows, so does defiance in Kashmir

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At least 49 people have allegedly been killed by security forces and over 3000 have been injured since Burhan Wani’s death. Adnan Bhat “Even if they lift the curfew, this uprising will not stop. We are ready to starve ourselves. Nobody should interfere in these protests, not even separatist leaders. We have lost our brother, and all we want now is Azaadi. We are still seven brothers left. We are all ready to die, if that is what it takes.” This is the message Javed Ahmed Dar from Takia Bhoramshah…

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Valley remains tense, Death toll rises to 52, Curfew and Shutdown to remain in Force

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Injured civilian, policeman succumb Separatists issue protest calendar for next week Curfew, shutdown cripple life for 16th day Mobile services remain suspended Situation peaceful, under control: Police Two persons- a civilian and a policeman- succumbed to injuries on Sunday taking the death toll of people killed in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir to 52 while the curfew and shutdown crippled life in the Valley for 16th consecutive day. Sameer Ahmad (25) of Khunmoh, who was injured in police firing in Pampore on July 10, succumbed to injuries at SKIMS, Soura.…

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Modi must follow up steps to bring down tension in Kashmir: Omar

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister agreed the centre broke promises on issues that formed the state’s accession to India, saying they have been “dishonest with the people of Jammu and Kashmir”. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said any initiative that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may take to resolve the current crisis in the Valley could calm tempers but if it is not followed up then it becomes difficult to sort out. He agreed with former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s views that the centre…

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