Month: October 2017

Army jawans lit ‘Diyas’ on LoC to celebrate festival of lights

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Jawans of the Indian Army lit up border in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate festival of lights – Diwali – on Thursday. Jawans of the Indian Army lit up border in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate festival of lights – Diwali – on Thursday. Poonch has been witnessing a spike in ceasefire violations, but this did not dampen the spirit of the jawans to celebrate the festival who lit ‘diyas’ on the Line of Control (LoC) to mark the auspicious day. “Countrymen should celebrate…

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Kashmir fears more violence as number of local youths joining militancy rises

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Last year on 11 May, 22-year-old Irfan Abdullah Ganie went missing from his house. Only a day later, he posted his photo on social networking sites holding a gun in his hand. He had joined the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit. Ganie was doing masters in history with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) before he joined militancy. A boy from a well off family, he had been fascinated by the idea of fighting against Indian rule and was killed on 9 October, some 25 kilometre from his house. Police…

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Joint Resistance Leadership warns of uprising, calls for protests today

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The joint separatist leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday staged protests against the unabated incidents of braid-chopping across Kashmir, stating that attacks on women folk are “completely unacceptable.” They also called for protests against braid chopping incidents after Friday prayers while threatening to launch an agitation if “the hair cutting episodes don’t stop forthwith.” According to a joint statement issued here, the leadership said that the attacks on “mothers, sisters and daughters are not acceptable. If these attacks do not stop immediately,…

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Rise of this 3 feet tall Jaish-e-Mohammad militant is giving headache to police; know why

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Rise of new terrorist leaders is not a rare phenomenon in Jammu and Kashmir. A three feet tall leader is giving headache to police. Noor Mohammad Tantray is allegedly behind the recent attacks by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Kashmir Rise of new terrorist leaders is not a rare phenomenon in Jammu and Kashmir. A three feet tall leader is giving headache to police. Noor Mohammad Tantray is allegedly behind the recent attacks by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Kashmir, according to Indian Express report. The 47-year-old militant was arrested in Delhi…

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Braid Chopping continue unabated, fresh incidents spark protests

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The braid chopping incidents continued unabated in the Valley on Thursday triggering anti-government protests. The residents of Zewan in Srinagar said a braid of a minor girl was cut by unknown persons inside her house last evening. “The house is a stone throws distance from JKAP headquarters,” they said. After the news spread that the braid of the minor girl has been cut, youth of the area took to roads and pelted stones on the policemen. The clashes continued in the area for some time. The residents of Zewan and…

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Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Gurez

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, with soldiers in Gurez Valley near the Line of Control in Bandipora district. According to a witness, the Prime Minister spent more than two hours with the soldiers at army’s brigade headquarters in Dawar, Gurez, exchanged sweets and also interacted with them. This was for the fourth connective year that the Prime Minister celebrated Diwali with soldiers on a border—second time in J&K. The Prime Minister was accompanied by army chief, general Bipin Rawat and northern command chief,…

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Xi Jinping gave marathon speech for 3.5 hours

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As Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered his three-plus-hour speech at the Communist Party congress, delegates ranging from men in suits to military officers and former presidents dutifully turned every page as they read and listened to his words. On the internet, government bureaus peppered social media with their favourite phrases from Xi’s speech, while photos circulated of children watching Wednesday’s congress in classrooms. The carefully orchestrated address was in keeping with the cult of personality that state media have crafted around the Chinese leader, who is expected to consolidate his…

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Mob protesting braid-chopping attacks army two hurt as forces open fire

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Residents of a village in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district staged a protest after they caught an alleged braid chopper Two people suffered bullet injuries after security forces opened fire on protesters who pelted stones at them in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Wednesday, a senior police officer told Kashmir Post. “There were protests in the area against allegations of “braid chopping” and army personnel were passing through the area. Protesters pelted stones at them and they opened fire in retaliation. Two persons suffered bullet injuries but they are…

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Robbing Kashmir’s Green Gold

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As citizens we too have responsibility not to violate the scenic beauty of our forests I don’t think it is judicious to blame Gulmarg-Sonamarg development authorities or the administration alone but we must look beyond the government authorities as we being citizens are equally responsible for the deterioration of Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Baba-Reshi tourists sites. These sites have been made dumping places for heaps of garbage scattered throughout these places which welcome visitors instead of the scenic natural beauty of Kashmir. As a conscious common citizen, I would never blame…

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Srinagar continues to reel under braid chopping fear

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A knock at the door early in the morning makes Asiya Farash, a house maker, suspicious. Since the mysterious braid choppers cut her neighbour’s braids, she suspects everyone who passes by her house at Batamaloo here. The repeated knocks increase her suspicion and she yells, ‘who is at the door’. And Abdul Samad, the milkman replies, ‘Dood wala’, and Asiya takes a sigh of relief and opens the door. “She is not the only women who is reluctant to open the gate. Wherever I go these days to sell milk,…

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