Month: June 2017

Valley tense, Resistance group call for shutdown

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High-speed Internet blocked, Kashmir varsity postpones exams The killing of three civilians, including a teenager, in two separate incidents of firing during the past 24 hours has ignited fresh tension in the region as separatists called for a shutdown on Saturday across the Kashmir valley. The killing of two civilians takes the casualty figure during the past 24 hours to 11 — which includes eight policemen who were killed yesterday and today in separate incidents. The deaths of civilians stoked fresh tension in the region as the alarmed authorities made…

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Jammu Muslims seek protection, Action against miscreants

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Muslims holding protest outside Ustad Mohalla Masjid in Old Jammu City after Friday prayers against ‘provocative slogans’ of miscreants last night. The protesters demanded stern action against the miscreants who shouted provocative slogans calling Muslims to come and fight them. They also sought security in minority areas. The incident happened last night when Muslims were in Masjid for Traveeh. Some bikers shouted provocative slogans against Muslims, and also challenged them to come out of Masjid and fight them. The frightened the community members went to police station Pacca Danga but…

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Tale of 2 funerals in Bandipora village

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A pale of gloom descended Ashtengoo village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday when bodies of a slain youth and a cop reached their homes. Naseer-ud-din Sheikh, 26, fell prey to the bullets of security forces in Rangreth Srinagar while Shahzad Ahmad Sofi, 28, a cop, became victim of a militant attack in Hyderpora on same day. Coincidently, the slain duo belonged to the same village and their houses are located at a walking distance from each other. Their death was mourned by everyone in the village. People from…

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Kashmir ex-CMs become semi-separatists out of power: Jitendra Singh

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He pointed out that 14 students from the Valley cleared the civil service examination this year and referred to 11 officers from Kashmir who recently graduated from the IMA. Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said chief ministers in Jammu and Kashmir often turned into “semi-separatists” when out of power, a remark seen as a veiled attack on NC leader and former CM Farooq Abdullah. Singh, questioning the “conviction” of separatists, said they drew privileges such as air ticket concessions, sought subsidised treatment in hospitals or “lobbied” for their offspring…

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SHO, 5 Cops killed in Achabal ambush; LeT claims responsibility

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In one of the deadliest militant attacks in recent times, six policemen including a station house officer (SHO) were killed in an ambush on a police party in Achabal area of this south Kashmir district Friday evening. The attack took place in Thajiwara village of Achabal, some six kms from Anantnag town at around 6 pm. Two civilians were also injured in the shootout. The attack came hours after two to three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants including district commander for Kulgam Junaid Matoo were believed to have been killed in Arwani village…

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2 Protesters shot by security men at the encounter site in Arwini

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Top LeT commander, aide ‘killed’ in Kulgam encounter A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander is among two militants believed to be killed in an ongoing encounter in the Arwini area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, 42 km south of Srinagar. Two civilians have also been shot dead, allegedly by security forces, during clashes that erupted around the site of the encounter. Though the firing has stopped at the encounter site, the bodies of militants are yet to be retrieved and the operation is still not over, officially. According to reports, security…

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Clash erupt in Sopore, Pampore, Pulwama, Tral, Srinagar (Downtown) scores injured

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Protesters clashed with police and paramilitary forces in Srinagar and Sopore areas of Jammu and Kashmir after Friday prayers. In Nowhatta area of Downtown Srinagar, youth staged protests after congregational weekly prayers. Police and paramilitary forces deployed in the area used tear smoke shelling to disperse the stone-throwing protesters, triggering clashes. In Sopore, youth assembled near Markazi Jamia Masjid Sopore and raised pro-freedom slogans. They were protesting against the killing of two civilians in firing by government forces in Rangreth and Arwani areas of Srinagar and Anantnag respectively. Youth pelted…

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Army opens fire in Bandipora, 2 critically injured

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Two youths have been critically injured in Bandipora after Army allegedly opened fire on a passenger vehicle in the area. Locals reports said that army opened fire on a passenger sumo near Chek Reshipora. The injured have been identified as Muzaffar Ahmad son of Farooq Ahmad Jan of Qazipora and Fayaz Ahmad Haji son of Gh Hassan Haji resident of Qazipora. The youth have been referred to Srinagar Hospital in critical condition.

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Junaid Mattoo (Lashkar Commander) and associate killed in Arwani encounter

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Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant commander Junaid Mattoo and his aide has been killed in the ongoing encounter with forces in Arwani village of Bijbehara in Islamabad district of southern Kashmir, news gathering agency ANI reported. The militants were engaged in a fire-fight with forces for several hours. The identity of another militant could not be ascertained. A joint team of Army, J-K police and CRPF cordoned off Arwani village on specific input about presence of militants in the area today morning. As the cordon was being laid some youth assembled…

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Resistance camp calls shutdown tomorrow against Kashmir civilian killings

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The joint resistance leadership has called for complete shutdown tomorrow against the killings of two civilians in firing by government forces. Two civilians were killed after forces opened fire on protesters in Rangreth and Arwani area of Srinagar and Anantnag respectively. Naseer Ahmad of Ashtengoo Bandipora was killed after SSB troopers opened fire to disperse protesters in Rangreth last evening. Muhammad Ashraf was killed after forces opened fire on demonstrators near the site of a gun battle in Arwani village of Anantnag today. During his address at Jamia Masjid in…

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