Mobile phone services from various service providers were restored across the Kashmir Valley after six days on Saturday. However, outgoing call facility on prepaid phones continues to remain suspended. The services were suspended on the eve of August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day. Internet services on mobile phones, however, continued to remain suspended in the valley. “The decision was taken to ensure that the common man is not put to further inconvenience,” said an official. Meanwhile, authorities on Saturday continued curfew and shutdown for the 43rd consecutive day paralysing life across Kashmir. Police…
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After hitting tourist footfall, unrest affects the Big Picture
Several Bollywood crews cancel shooting in Valley, opt for other states Even as the ongoing unrest in Kashmir has badly hit the tourism sector, the Tourism Department today said several film crews had called off their scheduled shoots in the Valley and were opting to shoot in other states. “The daily arrival of tourists by air and road has gone down from 10,000-12,000 to a few hundreds. The cancellations have affected hoteliers, houseboat owners, airlines and other tourism stakeholders across the Valley. Further, many Bollywood shootings of big and middle…
Read MoreCurbs on ferrying patients at night after firing on ambulance driver
The decision has been taken to avoid confrontation with Army and CRPF personnel patrolling roads and highways at night. A day after an ambulance driver was shot at by the CRPF at Safa Kadal area of the city, officials Friday asked district and sub-district hospitals to manage critical patients at rural health centres at night instead of taking the risk of moving them to Srinagar. The decision has been taken to avoid confrontation with Army and CRPF personnel patrolling roads and highways at night. Night curfew has been imposed stringently in…
Read MorePost Raids, Killings; Army says raids not sanctioned, such acts won’t be tolerated
Shabir Ahmad Monga, a lecturer, was killed and 18 others sustained injuries when they were thrashed by army personnel who were conducting nocturnal raids to arrest stone pelters in the area. Amid the outrage in Kashmir, Army Friday said actions by its soldiers, like the one in which a lecturer was killed, will not be tolerated. “These raids were not sanctioned in the first place. It is unjustified. Nobody can support it and it will not be tolerated,” Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda told reporters here. He…
Read MoreChamber of Commerce and Industry defers Jammu bandh
“The bandh was for peace and communal harmony and in protest against anti-national forces and the traitors who had been hell bent upon creating unrest in the state,” said president of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Within less than 12 hours of its giving a call for Jammu bandh on Saturday to convey voice of dissent to the demand for Azadi emanating from troubled Kashmir Valley, the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday deferred the programme. This, according to Chamber president Rakesh Gupta, followed communiqués from…
Read MoreArmy hints at possible talks with resistance group to end Kashmir Crisis
“It is not for me to say who should do what but yes, everyone needs to discuss the issue,” Lt Gen DS Hooda said. After political parties, including Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the army in Kashmir has now come out in favour of holding discussions with separatists leaders to solve the ongoing crisis in the Valley. Interacting with the media, the Northern Army Commander today in Srinagar hinted at possible talks with separatists to bring peace in the violence-hit region. “We all have to sit down and put our heads…
Read MoreParamilitary forces used 1.3 Million Pellets in 32 days across Kashmir Valley
Indian paramilitary force has admitted before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that it used 1.3 million pellets in 32 days to control street protests in held Kashmir. It said 3,000 pellet cartridges, around 1.6 million pellets, were fired from the pump action guns, which has come under sharp focus both from political class as well as the rights bodies, Indian Newspaper The Hindu reported on Friday. “8,650 teargas shells were used from July 8 to August 11. 2,671 plastic pellets have been used too,” the newspaper quoted Inspector General,…
Read MoreEssential Supplies snapped; Pellet terror continues; Stringent curfew continues for 42th Day
Govt ‘disallows’ flow of essential supplies to Srinagar 120 Injured in fresh clashes, 04 critical Police enforce stringent curfew to foil march to Aripanthan Geelani, Mirwaiz detained Huge freedom rallies held in several areas No prayers allowed in Jamia Masjid Srinagar for 6th Friday Curfew, shutdown remains in force for 42nd day Shutdown in Bhaderwah too Hardships for people of Kashmir worsened on Friday, with government authorities disallowing reportedly intra-district movement of vehicles carrying essentials, thus creating a humanitarian crisis. Old Srinagar areas, which remain under day and night curfew,…
Read MoreMassive peaceful Pro-Freedom rally in Dalgate, Sopore; Three injured in Trehgam; 21 Stone Pelting Incidents reported
A massive pro-freedom rally was held in Srinagar’s top tourist destination-Dalgate. Local reports said that as soon as Friday congregational prayers ended, people including women and children came out on rods in Buchwara side of Dalgate. The people formed a rally which was peaceful. Amid pro-freedom slogans, they late a Sit-In protest. The united resistance leadership had asked people to march towards Aripanthan Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district where four persons were killed by forces on August 16 morning. Holding placards, the protesters raised pro-freedom, pro-Burhan Wani and anti-India…
Read MoreScores injured in Palhallan clashes; Violent Clashes at several places in Bandipora; 3 Women injured in Kupwara
Police and paramilitary CRPF on Friday used tear smoke shells and pellets to disperse a massive rally raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans in Bandipora after Friday prayers. As soon as the rally reached near Nowpora Chowk, police and CRPF fired tear gas shells on it, local sources told Kashmir Post. They said that massive clashes were going on in the area adding many protesters including women were injured so far. Forces on Friday resorted to teargas shelling to break up a protest rally in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, triggering clashes.…
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