Year: 2016

Kashmir; Controlled but Never Owned

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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, most popular and acknowledged leader of his time, was quite influenced and inspired by the way India was going to emerge after its independence – democratic, socialist and secular; country with a hope for its poor and downtrodden sections of the society, constitutional guarantee of fundamental rights to its citizens. While Indian National Congress (INC) represented all segments of the population, the elite, working class, farmers and artisans, in contrast to Muslim League constituted mostly by the elites of the Indian Muslim society. Thus, Sheikh Abdullah must…

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Pepper gas punishes even ‘Non-Protesters’

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As the unrest in the Valley continues for more than a month now, it has not only killed or maimed residents, buts also affected the health of people who are just caged inside their homes due to frequent use of pepper gas and teargas shells. In Srinagar’s downtown where dozens of neighbourhoods are interconnected by alleys making it a reason for frequent stone-throwing incidents, the police frequently use pepper gas and teargas shells to disperse the protesters, which is affecting the health of residents even when they are inside their…

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Doctors protest against ‘Indiscriminate’ use of pellet guns

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The doctors tried to highlight the sufferings of patients who have lost vision or suffered eye injuries due to pellet guns. The doctors at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SHMS) on Wednesday came out to protest against use of pellet guns in the valley. Several doctors, including senior faculty members of the Government Medical College Srinagar and its associated hospitals like SMHS, gathered at the college campus for a sit-in against the ‘indiscriminate use of pellet guns’ by armed forces. Posing as pellet victims with a bandaged eye, the doctors…

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Ahead of Friday’s all-party meet on Kashmir, here’s a look at where different parties stand

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After an almost eight-hour-long discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday accepted the demand of the Opposition for an all-party meeting on the issue. The meeting will take place on Friday at around 12 pm. It will be attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Responding to demands for initiating a political process in Kashmir, the home minister said the government is ready to have talks with mainstream parties, moderates and others. “We are ready. I will ask the chief…

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Police issues Friday Advisory

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Appeals parents to stop wards from pelting stones, clerics asked not to make provocative speeches Apprehending violence after Friday prayers, Police has appealed people to stop their children from taking part in stone pelting besides asking clerics not to deliver provocative speeches. A police statement, issued in this regard, states: “It has been observed for last few Fridays that after the culmination of congregational prayers miscreants force people to assemble on the chowks and roads thus obstructing the normal traffic. Many a times these gatherings are manipulated to pelt stones…

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‘Modi’s statement on Kashmir a futile attempt at underplaying the struggle in Valley’

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Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry also criticised Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for her reported statement that the present turmoil is “Halla Gulla” (commotion). Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Kashmir as a “futile attempt” at underplaying the ongoing struggle in the valley. Modi on Tuesday reached out to the people of turbulent Kashmir and indicated willingness to hold dialogue under the framework of ‘insaniyat (humanity), jamhuriyat (democracy) and Kashmiriyat’. “To connect the 70-year-old struggle for freedom and liberty of…

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Pakistan Zindabad slogans in Kashmir won’t be tolerated: Rajnath

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that slogans like “Pakistan Zindabad” that are chanted in the valley “won’t be tolerated” on Indian territory and appealed to Kashmiris to stop such elements. Lashing out at Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s comment on Kashmir, Rajnath said that no power on earth can separate Jammu & Kashmir from India. “Kashmir is an inseparable part of India. No power on earth can separate it from India,” Singh said while replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha on the current situation…

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Acknowledge Kashmir as political problem, Dialogue can follow later: Mirwaiz

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The government is not even acknowledging the sentiment, saying it’s a sponsored sentiment. It’s time India told the truth about Kashmir to its own people, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said   Moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Thursday that the first step towards peace in the strife-torn state will be to acknowledge the political nature of the Kashmir problem, a day after the Centre’s committed to hold talks with all stakeholders. The Centre agreed to an all-party meeting on Thursday to discuss how to end weeks of violent unrest…

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#Day34: Woman dies of heart attack as CRPF men aim guns at her, Death toll reaches 57

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Govt foils Eidgah march with full might 4 receive pellet injuries in Lawaypora Protest rallies held across Kashmir Evening clashes in Srinagar Curfew in all major towns ‘30 Kashmiri youth joined militancy upto July this year’ A 55-year-old lady of Bemina, Srinagar, died of heart attack Thursday evening when paramilitary CRPF men allegedly threw stones at her house and trained guns at her. The victim was identified as Jameela wife of Abdur Rashid Khan of Nundresh Colony-B, Bemina. The incident happened at 6:30 p.m. Talking to Kashmir Post, Abdur Rashid…

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Mobile network across Kashmir Valleys falls SILENT

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Cell Phone services were snapped in Kashmir on Thursday night once again in past one month. Earlier, the service was suspended after massive protests erupted against the killing of popular militant commander Burhan Wani on July 08. The cell phone services were abruptly snapped at around 11:30 pm last night, adding to the inconvenience of consumers in Kashmir where curfew remained in place for the 35th consecutive day today. Only BSNL postpaid phones and landlines are working. The move comes even as the government has been claiming an improvement in…

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