A youth identified as Muzaffar Ahmad Mir S/O Ghulam Mohiudin of Zangalpora area of Kulgam district has succumbed to his injures at SKIMS Hosptial, Srinagar on Wednesday morning. Muzaffar was injured in clashes with forces in Barsoo area of Ganderbal on April 9, the day of by-polls. With Muzaffar’s death, the death toll of April 9 has reached to nine. Eight civilians were shot dead and over 150 were injured by the forces on April 9 in Kashmir valley.
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No Jamhuriyat, Insaniyat in Kashmir
Aaqib Javaid In this contemporary periodicity, killings in Kashmir are supported by the sportsperson and other celebs of this democratic country. Since one week, 10 persons have been killed in the valley and during this chaos only one video became the main point of attraction for the populace of India. In that video CRPF were teased but not harmed severely like they killed the students and children of teenage at a point range. And there is no doubt for calling them ‘ target killings. Rightly said by Sumantra Bose in…
Read MoreGovt has declared war against students: Mainstream Parties
National Conference decried the “ruthless” use of force against students and called the scenario a “proof that PDP BJP government had authorized its forces to target unarmed civilians.” Accusing the government of declaring war against students, various mainstream parties condemned the forces’ action against students across Kashmir today. National Conference decried the “ruthless” use of force against students and called the scenario a “proof that PDP BJP government had authorized its forces to target unarmed civilians.” In a joint statement, NC Provincial Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar and YNC Provincial President…
Read MoreRoads in shambles, Government in slumber
13 Kms Macadamized In Kashmir Last Year, 1300 Kms In Jammu Despite claims of equitable development by the PDP-BJP government, over 2600 kilometers of roads in Kashmir continue to be in dilapidated conditions with authorities failing to undertake repairing, blacktopping roadways in the Valley, officials informed. A senior Roads and Buildings Department official informed Kashmir Post that flood in 2014 damaged estimated 4000 Kms of roads in Kashmir. “Of which only 1400 Kms were repaired, remaining 2600 continues to be in dilapidated condition,” he said adding that R&B has already…
Read MoreBusinesses in distress due to deteriorating situation across Kashmir
Investment dries up, sales plummet, say biz community With deteriorating situation due to civilian killings and followed after protests in Kashmir, the business community here are a distressed lot, as the new investments have dried up, while sales and business transactions are witnessing downward trends. As more than 10 civilians were killed in forces action during this month leading to subsequent protests virtually leading to closure of commercial activities, the business community are apprehensive about the future business prospects, terming the situation as “gloomy”. At the same time people are…
Read MoreColleges across valley to remain shut today amid fear of violence, Protests reach Banihal
Students block Sgr-Jmu highway for 7 hrs, Civil Society calls Banihal bandh today Admin closes colleges, higher secondary schools for 2 days Fearing more protests, the government today extended the closure of colleges across Kashmir by one more day even as the University of Kashmir witnessed protests by girl students over police action at Government Degree College, Pulwama, on Saturday. “All colleges and SP Higher Secondary School (in Srinagar) will remain shut on Wednesday,” said Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Khan. “All schools will, however, reopen tomorrow,” he said. After widespread…
Read MoreTo clamps down on rumour-mongers across Kashmir Valley govt may suspend Facebook & WhatsApp
Having banned 4G and 3G services in the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir government is now likely to ban Facebook and WhatsApp in the coming days, purportedly to stop videos and pictures of alleged atrocities by security forces from going viral. The state government had suspended 3G and 4G mobile internet services across Kashmir on Monday, although fixed line internet facilities were not taken back. This is the third time the state government has stopped internet services in the last two weeks. Authorities had even snapped broadband internet last week…
Read MoreKashmir on the Boil; Rajnath, Ajit Doval take stock; Omar wants President’s rule
The Centre reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, considering various options including initiating peace talks to bring back normalcy in the restive Valley. The meeting, chaired by Union home minister Rajnath Singh and attended by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, among others, took stock of the prevailing situation in the state, which saw violence during the April 9 bypoll to Srinagar Lok Sabha seat. The top brass was given a detailed presentation on the critical situation Kashmir was facing and the steps taken to restore normalcy,…
Read MoreSince PDP-BJP took over, RSS makes strong inroads in JK
Sangh Shakhas Increase By 20%; 45 Swayamsevaks Recruited Daily Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the parent organization of BJP, has made strong inroads in Jammu and Kashmir since the formation of BJP Government at the center and its coalition government in the state with Sangh Shakhas in the state increasing by 20%. From 372 Shakhas before the formation of BJP Government at the center, the RSS, at present, is running a total of 465 Shakhas across the state, a whopping increase by 20%, reliable sources informed Kashmir Post. The RSS Shakhas…
Read More‘Net service suspended 29 times between 2012 to April 2017 in Kashmir’
Where the internet gag is troubling the net users every time it is put in Kashmir, it causes financial losses to the telecom service providers operating in this region. According to service providers they suffered over Rs 180 crore loss in three-month complete communication gag during 2016 unrest in Kashmir. “Now today’s order by the government suspending 3G and 4G services on mobile internet is again going to hit our business,” representatives of various companies told Kashmir Post. “It is unfortunate that despite J&K having achieved a mobile subscriber base…
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