Month: September 2017

Cow, Kashmir & Rohingya: What Mohan Bhagwat Said in Vijayadashami Speech

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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat in his Vijayadashami Speech asked the cow protectors to not worry over “well-intentioned statements by highly placed persons in the government or remarks made by the Supreme Court”. Kashmir, Rohingya, cow protection, economy, Kerala, Bengal and nationalism — the annual Vijayadashami speech of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat touched on most topics dominating political discourse today. The speech — marking the Right-wing organisation’s foundation day — is considered an ideological statement, which various Sangh Parivar affiliates follow in forming their action plan. Cow Gau rakshaks…

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Need to talk to Hurriyat leaders: Karan Singh

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Says Valley wants Article 35A to be defended in SC Senior Congress leader and MP Karan Singh has concluded his four-day visit to Kashmir during which he interacted with members of civil society and leaders of various political parties over the situation in the Kashmir valley. Karan Singh, who arrived here on Monday, also met Governor NN Vohra and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, leaders of other parties and members of civil society. The visit followed that of the two-day tour of the Congress Policy Planning Group led by former…

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Win hearts and minds of Kashmiri youth: Nirmala Sitharaman to Army

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‘Continue anti-militancy operations to kill militants in Valley to ensure peace’ Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, who is on two-day visit to the State, Friday impressed upon army to continue anti-militancy operations in Valley and try to prevent youngsters from joining militancy by winning hearts and minds of the Kashmiri youth. “Continue anti-militancy operations to kill militants in the Valley to ensure peace,” Sitharaman told army commanders during a security review meeting at Badami Bagh Cantonment, here, reliable sources told Kashmir Post. The defence minister, who is accompanied by Army chief…

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Pellet horror continues, two youth injured in Nowhatta

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Two youth were grievously injured as government forces fired pellets on protesters in Nowhatta area of Downtown Srinagar on Friday. Both the injured were shifted to general specialty SMHS hospital for specialised treatment. A class 10th student Mudasir Farooq son of Farooq Ahmed Baig of NowshehraSoura here was hit by pellets all over his body, including legs, face and mouth. A doctor treating him said: “He has pellets abutted in his chest wall. Some pellets have perforated his liver.” Another youth Salman Ahmad, 20, was brought to the SMHS hospital…

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Protests rock south Kashmir over braid-cutting incidents, Police announce Rs 3 lakh reward for information on culprits

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Panic has gripped Kulgam and Anantnag districts of south Kashmir as mysterious braid-cutting incidents continued unabated, sparking protests at many places. The J&K Police have constituted Special Investigation Teams (SITs) in every district of the Valley to investigate the cases and also announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh for credible information leading to nabbing of the culprits. At least two persons, one of them a non-local labourer, were thrashed by local residents in the twin districts on Thursday evening after being suspected to be braid-cutters. However, they turned out…

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22 Killed in stampede at Elphinstone railway station Mumbai

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At least 22 people were killed and several injured in a rush hour stampede on a foot over bridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations in Mumbai this morning, police said. Railway minister Piyush Goyal, who happens to be in the city, is expected to visit the site of the tragedy, said railway officials. Meanwhile, the blame game has already begun with the Shiv Sena targeting the Railways and the NDA government at the Centre, and asking for Goyal’s resignation. A combination of heavy rain, a loud sound…

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3 Persons killed after SUV plunges into gorge near Ramban

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Three persons were killed and one injured after a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), belonging to Justice MK Hanjura, plunged into a deep gorge on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.  Justice Hanjura was not travelling in the car. An official said that an SUV, bearing registration number JK02 BB 6686, skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge near Seri Ramban today morning. Quick Reaction Teams and police immediately carried out the rescue operation, he said, adding four injured were shifted to…

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BSF man killed, 4 family members injured in knife and gun attack in Hajin

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Parray snatched rifle of a militant and overpowered him before others fired and killed him: BSF Police blames LeT’s Mehmood Bhai Police on Thursday blamed Lashkar-e-Toiba militants for killing BSF man and injuring four members of his family in an knife and gun attack at his residence at Hajin area of north Kashmir district of Bandipora. “Three to four militants barged into house of BSF constable Mohammad Ramzan Parray alias Rameez at Parray Mohalla, Hajin in Bandipora at around 9 pm on Wednesday,”outgoing Deputy Inspector General of Police North Kashmir,…

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Braid Chopping: A political ploy

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  In past few weeks, strange and shocking incidents of chopping the braids of women have been reported in south Kashmir. Till date, more than 17 of these tragic incidents are said to have occurred at many places across south Kashmir, particularly in district Kulgam. Although, these tragedies remained a mystery at first, with passage of time, the mystery appears resolved. A few of the persons behind this shameful act are said to have been caught by the public on spot and quite surprisingly it is the army men who…

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‘Job applicant at 80’ – Arun Jaitley’s response to Yashwant Sinha’s attack

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The political slugfest over the economic slowdown escalated on Thursday, with finance minister Arun Jaitley hitting back at BJP dissident Yashwant Sinha as a “job applicant at 80”. A day after Sinha accused him of making a mess of the economy, Jaitley defended his track record and repeatedly suggested that NDA was taking decisive steps, in contrast to UPA’s “policy paralysis”. He also pointed out Sinha was the FM when India was staring at default in loan repayment with foreign exchange reserves of less than $4 billion in 1991. Similarly,…

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