Year: 2017

2 Kids killed, 12 Injured in cross-LoC firing in Poonch

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Govt constructing 40 community bunkers for safety of border residents: DC Poonch Two children were killed and 12 civilians injured in firing and shelling by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday. Five children were among the injured and the youngest was identified as five-year-old Zobia Kousar, who was airlifted to a hospital in Jammu in a helicopter. The ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Dighwar, Shahpur, Qasba, Kerni and Mandhar sectors started around 6.30 am and continued till 11.30 am,…

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In hijab, women cricketers bat for equality

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Her hijab firmly in place, she slings her bat across her shoulders and rides her Scooty to college and practice, challenging not just her rivals on the cricket field but also societal and religious stereotypes. As captain of the women’s cricket team in Baramulla’s Government Women’s College, Insha is one of the young women setting trends in this suburban town in north Kashmir. “Bekhauff azad rehna hai mujhe (I want to stay independent without any fear),” asserted the 21-year-old fourth-semester student of the Government Women’s College who successfully led her…

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Hold talks with long suffering Kashmiris: Yashwant Sinha

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Yashwant Sinha, senior BJP leader and former Union Minister, has called for holding talks with Kashmiris in order to bring peace in Jammu and Kashmir. Generic invites for talks are not enough, he said, adding that the Centre should identify various stakeholders and invite them for talks with a specific time frame. Addressing the annual Manthan Samvaad event here on Sunday, Sinha said Kashmiris have suffered for four generations and feel alienated. “I feel that there is a strong constituency of peace and a possibility of engaging in dialogue to…

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Old Jammu to be developed as ‘Heritage City’: Nirmal Singh

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Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today said the government has targeted to develop old areas of Jammu (old city) as heritage city through a string of projects initiated for traffic decongestion, sanitation and cleanliness. He was speaking at a function organized in connection with the disbursement of old age and other pension cheques to beneficiaries of Jammu East areas. Dr Singh said numerous upcoming and completed multi-storey parking projects around historical old city are path-breaking steps towards restoring its pristine glory. He said these projects including upcoming ambitious general…

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Fresh braid chopping incidents reported from several places across Kashmir

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In a first incident of its kind, unidentified persons snatched gold chain from a woman after chopping off her braid in Magam area of Budgam district. Reports said that two persons masquerading as beggars entered into a house at Mulbushan village. “While finding the woman alone in the house, they sprayed something on her face, rendering her unconscious. The criminals not only stole her gold chain but also chopped off her braid,” the reports said. The incident triggered panic in the village. In another incident, braid chopping occurred at Laddi…

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Militants attack on BSF camp near Srinagar Airport, 3 Soldiers injured, 1 Militant killed

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Terrorists attacked the camp of BSF’s 182 Battalion in Srinagar around 4 am. Flights to and from Srinagar have been affected as the airport is nearby. Operations to neutralise the remaining terrorists are underway. Three soldiers have been injured after terrorists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Srinagar in the early hours of Tuesday. Security forces have killed one terrorist and operations are still on against terrorists who are holed up inside the campus. Srinagar airport has been shut down as the camp that has been attacked is…

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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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