Month: July 2017

Al-Qaida says it has group in Kashmir to fight Indian Rule

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Al-Qaida said for the first time it is active in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, announcing that a local Kashmiri militant would lead a new outfit of fighters opposing Indian rule in the disputed region. Al-Qaida said for the first time it is active in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, announcing on a linked propaganda network that a militant from an indigenous rebel group would lead a new outfit of fighters opposing Indian rule in the disputed region. The announcement was made Thursday by the Global Islamic Media Front, which…

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‘Deceitful ploy to erode State’s Special Status’: Statistical Bill Row

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Calling the extension of Collection of Statistics Amendment Bill-2017 to Jammu and Kashmir as a “deceitful ploy to erode state’s autonomy”, Kashmir’s civil society and business community on Thursday said the PDP-BJP government is “not leaving any stone unturned to fulfill RSS agenda.” A day after the Bill that will empower the government of India to directly collect data from J&K was passed by Rajya Sabha “without taking state legislature into confidence”, the civil society members and business community unanimously called the move as “another nail in the coffin of…

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Loophole in Aadhar card processing poses security threat

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A technical lacuna in making Aadhaar cards is posing a security threat to the sensitive state. This has happened as the Information Technology Department, now tasked with making the cards, has issued instructions to the Aadhaar centres to make cards on the basis of two government-issued identity proofs. However, with the centres unable to check the genuineness of the proofs, this loophole can be misused. Earlier the Aadhaar cards were being made on the basis of Temporary Identification Number (TIN), which was circulated to each person, who was counted during…

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Terrorists attack 62 RR convoy in Shopian, two Army jawans injured; area cordoned off

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A joint party of Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police were on Thursday attacked by a group of terrorists in the Shopian district of the state. Two army personnel were injured after terrorists opened fire at an army party of 62 RR in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The incident took place at Materbugh area after a joint party of Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police was returning from cordon and search operation. Following the attack, a search operation was launched by the security personnel.…

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BSNL asks net users to change password post Malware Attack

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State-owned telecom operator BSNL today said it has advised broadband users to change the default system password after a section of its broadband system was hit by a malware attack earlier this week. The malware attack impacted nearly 2,000 broadband modems, where subscribers had not changed default password “admin”. “The situation has been addressed to a great extent. We are advising customers that they should immediately change their passwords, and they should not be worried about using broadband once they have done that,” BSNL Chairman Anupam Shrivastava told PTI. He…

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J&K govt has to be extra cautious over Article 35A petition: Legal experts warn

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The government of India’s stand on Article 35-A which grants J&K legislative powers to define state’s permanent residents has become “uncertain” and the state government needs to be “extra cautious” while handling the matter in the Supreme Court, legal experts cautioned on Thursday. The ‘warning’ comes days after New Delhi didn’t file an affidavit on the matter in the court and instead sought a “larger debate” on the “very sensitive” issue. “The state government has to be very cautious and very careful now because the stand of the government of…

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Pak, Separatists, Terrorists biggest enemies of Kashmir: Indresh Kumar

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RSS leader Indresh Kumar said Pakistan has been fuelling stone-pelting, violence, militancy and by no parameters can be called a well-wisher of Islam and the people of Kashmir. Pakistan, separatists and terrorists are the biggest enemies of Kashmir, Kashmiris and Kashmiriyat, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said on Thursday, advising Islamabad to ”keep off Kashmir” and reminding it of how its “hate-India” campaign cost it dearly in the past. Talking to the media on the sidelines of a function organised by the Bharat-Tibet Sahyog Manch in Jammu, RSS leader Indresh…

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Lift siege on Fridays in downtown or face joint agitation: Hurriyat (M)

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Imams and Maulvis of various religious organizations and Masjids of Kashmir discussed the continuous closure of Jamia Masjid, barring of Hurriyat (M) chairman from leading Friday prayers and imposing strict restrictions in downtown areas on every Friday to prevent people from reaching to the grand mosque, Hurriyat (M) statement said. “In day-long deliberations over a series of issues, in which besides ulema, a cross section of society including traders, and civil society activists participated, a joint resolution was passed asking government to allow prayers in the Jamia Masjid and to…

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RSS tries back-channel diplomacy in Kashmir

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After the much-publicised Akhil Bharatiya Prant Parcharak (ABPP) conclave in Jammu, a top leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has conducted a four-day tour of the Kashmir valley as part of the back-channel diplomacy efforts. RSS bigwig Indresh Kumar met representatives of different political and social groups to explore possibilities of convincing some leaders having clout among the masses to publicly denounce violence and terrorism to isolate supporters of separatism and violence. When contacted, Indresh Kumar, one of the members of the RSS core group and convener of the…

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Special status being ‘Demolished’ Brick-by-Brick: Opposition

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A day after passage of statistical data bill in Rajya Sabha, opposition parties on Thursday said the application of the bill to J&K is “unconstitutional” and a “blow to Article 370.” J&K Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir said the Parliament cannot extend the bill to J&K without the concurrence of the state legislature. “It is deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of state legislature,” he told Kashmir Post. He blamed PDP for supporting “every wrong initiative” of the Centre “for remaining in power.” “PDP must come clear on this. Out…

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