Month: May 2017

Sporadic student protests continue across Valley

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Clashes between protesting students and Govt forces broke out at several places in Kashmir on Monday as well. Students protested in Newa and Tral in Pulwama, Ari Panthan in Budgam, Qalamabad in Langate and Zainakote in Srinagar. Students of Government Higher Secondary school Newa, Al Fallah Public School Ari Panthan, Higher Secondary School Qalamabad, Government Higher Secondary School Zainakote, Boys Higher Secondary School and Degree College Tral protested and clashed with forces when they tried to stop the protest marches. Witnesses said that the students of Boys Higher Secondary school…

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Not all students pelt stones in Valley : Mehbooba Mufti

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As school students clashed with security forces in Pulwama district on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti stressed that not every young Kashmiri was a stone-pelter. Kashmir once again stood at the crossroads, she said, but added peace would return to the troubled valley which has been seeing protests, mostly by students, over the last two months. “There are some who pelt stones, but not all the youth from Kashmir do so,” she said, urging the national media not to highlight discussions that “developed hatred” against the people…

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Hand over Amarnath pilgrimage security to Army: VHP to J&K govt

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Ahead of the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra, the VHP has requested Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for handing over its security to the Army with “free hand”. Ahead of the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra, the VHP has requested Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for handing over its security to the Army with “free hand”. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has also demanded opening of the alternate Leh-Kargil route for the pilgrimage, saying it would require least…

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Violent Start to Summer 2017: 12 killed in first week of May

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Summer has started on a violent note in Kashmir. In the first week of May, at least 12 persons, including six policemen, two bank guards and four civilians, have been killed in various incidents. At the end of April, the casualty figure of security forces in Kashmir was 12. With the killing of six policemen last week, the toll has jumped to 18. This is much higher when compared to corresponding period last year which was incidentally one of bloodiest year for the security forces. In 2016, the forces lost…

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Nothing to do with ISIS, Al-Qaeda: Resistance Group

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‘Struggle for freedom a local movement… no link with global movements’ Three separatist leaders in the Kashmir valley, who refer to themselves as ‘joint resistance leadership’, on Monday said the region’s separatist movement was indigenous and it had nothing to do with “global (jihadi) movements”. Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik issued a joint statement denouncing any attempt to change the “dimension” of Kashmir’s separatism and termed it as a conspiracy of intelligence agencies. The three separatist leaders spoke against the changing character of Kashmir’s separatism at…

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Girl Students with stones in hand redefine Protests in Kashmir

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Angry teenage Kashmiri girls in school uniforms hurling stones at government forces has become the defining image of protests in the valley this summer. Braving tear smoke shells and even pellets, these protesting girls have hogged headlines, even featuring prominently in the international media. It is for the first time that large number of girls in school uniforms and headscarves have joined male protesters to express their anger and resentment, sending the government into a tizzy. Kashmir Post explores as to what pushes these young school-going Kashmiri girls into defying…

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Several Students arrested during clashes in Tral

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At least seven students were detained during clashes between students and government forces in Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Witnesses said that the students of Boys Higher Secondary school and Degree College Tral staged protests and pelted stones on an army vehicle at Bus Stand Tral. Police deployed in the area used tear gas to disperse the protesting students, triggering clashes. Witnesses said that at least seven students were detained during the pitched battles between students and police. Shopkeepers lowered their shutters and traffic disappeared from…

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Peak tourist season in Kashmir sees few bookings

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Tourism in Kashmir is set to suffer another dry year as the unrest continues in the valley. There has been very low tourist flow since September 2014 when Kashmir witnessed a devastating flood. The local tourist agencies are blaming the Central government and the state government’s policies for the mess. “I travelled with the state tourism department to various places to get tourists. I could feel that the Central government was stonewalling all the efforts to send tourists here. The national news channels are also to blame as they are…

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Any disturbance in Amarnath Yatra will have repercussions : Mahant

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Mahant Purani Mandi today urged government to ensure safe and peaceful Amarnath Yatra. He said any untoward incident will have reaction in Jammu. Speaking to media here, Mahant Purani Mandi said that government should facilitate and ensure peaceful culmination of Amarnath Yatra. “If Yatra is hurt in any manner, then the repercussion would be dangerous,” he said, adding that attempts are being made in Jammu to disturb the peace. He appealed all the communities living in Jammu to remain united and stand for the rights of everybody, whether it is…

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Anti ‘Stone pelting’ squad begins journey to Kashmir

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In a mission to support the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a squad of sadhus and Hindu priests from Jan Sena, a Kanpur-based religious organisation, began their journey to the Valley on Sunday, to respond to the stone pelting locals. The squad consists of hundreds of common civilians including large number of Muslims, sadhus and the Shankaracharya Munisa ji Maharaj along with the President of the Jana’s squad Arun Parme Ji Maharaj. Sadhu Balyogi Arun Puri Chaitanya, said that for the last few months he has been training volunteers…

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