The government has asked the oil depots in the Valley not to distribute fuel to dealers, a move which could cripple life in Kashmir already reeling under harsh curfew since July 09. “From yesterday morning, Oil depots including Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil have stopped distributing fuel to the dealers in the Valley,” Bilal Ahmad, spokesperson of Petrol Dealers Association, Kashmir, told KNS. “While BP depots owner said that he has closed down his depot due to Raksha Bandhan festival, HP and Indian Oil depot owners said that…
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UN Rights Chief appeals to India, Pakistan for Kashmir Access
The United Nations’ human rights chief is appealing to India and Pakistan to grant his office access to Kashmir amid “grave concerns” over alleged rights violations. The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said Wednesday he has been working to get observers to the parts of the disputed Himalayan region the two countries control since violence flared last month. Zeid called it “unfortunate” access hasn’t been granted yet considering “the seriousness of the allegations of the use of excessive force, allegations of state sponsorship of violence, as…
Read MoreWhy the Kashmir protests in 2010 and 2016 are different
Summer had arrived in Kashmir, tourists were coming in droves and India’s ‘paradise’ was in business. One day — July 8 — was all it took to shatter that picture postcard. In the 40 days since that day, when security forces killed Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the Valley has become a ghost town, an extended curfew barely keeping a fragile peace. Shattered glass, stones and bricks on the streets speak of the clashes that erupted in protest against the killing of Wani, the 22-year-old local who had become the…
Read MoreBSNL Stops sale of post-paid SIMs on security grounds
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) Jammu Customer Service Centre (CSC) at Bahu Plaza has stopped issuing new post-paid SIM cards from today after it was directed by the government to do so on security grounds. Sources said the Jammu CSC had been witnessing a heavy rush of customers from the Valley to get new post-paid SIM cards for the past few days. However, keeping in mind the unrest, the BSNL decided to immediately stop the sale of new post-paid SIM cards, fearing that it might create more security-related problems.…
Read MoreJammu traders sets Aug 19 deadline for Intra Region dialogue; Oppose protests in Kashmir
Traders, industrialists and transporters of the Jammu region today unanimously gave a deadline to the people of Kashmir for holding intra-region discussions with the people of Jammu and Ladakh to restore normalcy in the state as they do not support the “way of protests” chosen by Kashmiris. They said they would call for a complete shutdown in Jammu on August 20 if they do not get a positive response from the representatives of Kashmir civil society for the intra-region dialogue. In an urgent meeting convened at Chamber House under the…
Read MoreTo end Unrest, Opposition insists on dialogue
Prepares memorandum of demands, wants to apprise President of ground situation The mainstream Opposition parties and legislators gathered on a single stage on Wednesday to discuss and seek a way out from the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir valley, sparked by killing of a militant commander, and appealed to the Union Government to initiate a dialogue to address it. Senior leaders and legislators of several Opposition parties, including the National Conference, Congress, CPM, People’s Democratic Front, Awami Ittehad Party and the Democratic Party Nationalist, met at the residence of former…
Read MoreKashmir seethes over civilian killings; Army kills lecturer in Khrew, death toll 67
Army kills lecturer in Khrew, death toll 67 Govt enforces curfew to foil UN March 118 injured in fresh clashes; Beerwah youth still critical Night curfew imposed across Valley Mobile, Internet Services remain suspended Valley completes 40 days of Curfew, Shutdown, Protests Kishtwar shuts against civilian killings in Kashmir On late Wednesday night army barged into the residential area of Shar village of Khrew, Pampore beating and looting the local residents of the area. Locals told Kashmir Post that Army arrested 28 people from the area after they were ruthlessly beaten.…
Read MoreSit-in staged in Batmaloo, Nawa Kadal after authorities foil ‘UN march’; CRPF Men on rampage in MaharajGunj
Scores of people Wednesday morning held a sit-in at Batamaloo here after they were not allowed to proceed towards the UN office at Sonwar.The protest march was stopped near Astania Aliya where people staged a sit-in. The joint leadership had asked people to stage sit-ins on roads if they were prevented by the authorities from marching towards the United Nations Office at Sonawar. The protesters were holding banners and placards, reading: “Freedom only solution, nothing less than Azadi acceptable.” Meanwhile, locals have started to cook meals for the people holding…
Read MoreBurhan Wani’s ‘Chehlum’ observed in Bandipora amid Pro-Freedom Slogans
The people in north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Wednesday observed Chehlum (Muslim religious observance at the 40th day after death) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Eyewitnesses said that the people from villages of Kaloosa, Watpora, Sheikh Mohalla, Onagam, Papchan, Pazalpora and Nowpora, came out on streets and roads and held special prayers for Wani, who died in a gunfight with government forces on July 8 in southern Kashmiri village of Kokernag. They said that the tents and shamyans were erected at various places to accommodate the flow of people who came…
Read MoreAripanthan Victims recount Horror ‘It was a planned Massacre’
After three unsuccessful night raids, police and CRPF men rained bullets on civilians in Aripathan No protest or stone pelting was going on in the area when cops fired on people: Witness Police and CRPF men also barged into houses to molest women: Locals After thrashing and injuring about 80 residents during three night-raids, police and CRPF men showered bullets on people in Aripathan village in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday morning, killing four youth and injuring many others. According to locals and eyewitnesses, at about 7:50 am, few…
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