Month: April 2018

Naeem Akhtar accuses protesting students of ‘Hurting Image’ of State

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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said those pelting stones in the name of the eight-year-old victim of Kathua rape and murder case were only hurting the image and interests of the state, as the trial in the case was on and accused were behind the bars. “What is there to protest about? Case is solved, charge sheet filed, accused in custody, trial on. Those who still pelt stones in the name of the poor girl of Kathua are only hurting the image and interests of the state,” government…

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J&K people have shown courage in face of many challenges: President Ram Nath Kovind

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Praising the people of Jammu and Kashmir, President Ram Nath Kovind has said that they showed courage, fortitude and resilience in the face of challenges arising because of multiple factors. Praising the people of Jammu and Kashmir, President Ram Nath Kovind has said that they showed courage, fortitude and resilience in the face of challenges arising because of multiple factors. Speaking at a civic reception hosted in his honour at Amar Mahal palace in Jammu last night, Kovind said Jammu and Kashmir “is affected by ups and downs…and turmoil”, but…

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Not supporting lawyers protest in Kathua Case: Jammu Bar to Supreme Court

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The Jammu High Court Bar Association on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it did not support the lawyers’ protest in connection with the Kathua gangrape and murder case. The Bar Council of India (BCI) told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it had constituted a team, headed by a former high court judge, which had visited Kathua to assess the situation relating to lawyers’ protest. Meanwhile, the Kathua District Bar Association told the bench, comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, that it had already withdrawn…

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Lal Singh leads ‘Justice March’, talks of ‘Kashmiri Infection’ at candle light rally

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Continuing his campaign for a CBI probe into the rape-murder of an eight-year-old Kathua girl, BJP MLA from Basholi and former Forest Minister Choudhary Lal Singh on Thursday led a ‘justice march’ in Jammu. Lal Singh, who was made to resign from the Cabinet by his party recently for meeting the agitating people of Kathua, said he would continue to fight for a fair probe by an independent agency. “We want a probe by the CBI. This is the opinion of people. I am doing my karma,” the former minister…

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Student protests continue across Kashmir, Afridi asks students not to shun studies

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The students continued protests across the Valley against the rape and murder of 8-year-old nomad girl in Kathua despite higher secondary schools and colleges remaining closed. The students took to roads in Ajas, Mantrigam, and Sumbal areas in Bandipora district to stage protest against the rape and murder of minor girl. The students of High School Mantrigam marched to Bandipora town amidst pro-freedom and anti-India slogans. The protestors clashed with policemen near DC office, who fired tear smoke shells to disperse them. At least four students sustained minor injuries while…

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Karnataka polls about Ram Mandir Vs Babri Masjid: BJP legislator Sanjay Patil

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Flaring up religious passion among the voters, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA has said that the election being held next month is Karnataka is “not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents”. The Kannada legislator made these remarks during his speech in Belagavi area of the state, reported The Indian Express. The video of Patil making these comments has been doing rounds on social media and has evoked criticism from many quarters. “This election is not about roads, water or other issues. This election is about Hindus…

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#KathuaRapeMurder: Student protests erupt at Boniyar, Rafiabad, Delina, Sopore, scores injured during violent clashes

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12 students were injured during clashes between students and the government forces on Thursday morning. Kashmir Post has learnt that several students from local coaching centres were injured after government forces resorted to tear smoke shelling and pellet firing here to disperse the protesting students. A medico in SDH Shopian told Kashmir Post that twelve injured students were brought to the hospital, who had pellet injuries out of which two were referred to Srinagar for specialised treatment. A civilian sustained injuries during the clashes that erupted between students and government…

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Deadly Clashes and Simmering Hostility across Kashmir Valley

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At least 20 soldiers, civilians and insurgents were killed and 200 wounded this week in clashes between Indian troops and Kashmiris who had taken to to the streets to protest Indian rule. Stones were hurled at the soldiers, who responded with live rounds and iron pellets. The big picture: This was the deadliest outbreak of fighting the region has seen this year, but Kashmiris have lived in the heart of the India–Pakistan conflict since the two countries — with Kashmir caught in the middle — split in 1947. Now, they’ve…

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Kashmiris to hold protest, demos against Modi’s visit in London today

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Kashmiris will hold an anti-India demonstration in London on Wednesday to uncover the ugly face of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, reported Radio Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in London, AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said India is committing heinous crimes in the occupied valley and using all tactics to suppress the indigenous Liberation movement of Kashmiri people. Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front has urged the Commonwealth countries to constructively engage with India, Pakistan and…

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30 Students injured during anti-rape protests, Three hit by pellets face vision loss

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Students’ protests calling for justice in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old child in January this year were held in several areas of the Valley on Wednesday. Some of these protests morphed into clashes in which at least 30 students were injured. At least 60 protesting students fainted after inhaling gases emanating from teargas canisters, chili grenades and PAVA shells. Anantnag Carrying placards and shouting pro-freedom slogans, students from various coaching centres along Khanabal-Pahalgam Road demonstrated and demanded punishment to the culprits of the crime. Soon government forces arrived…

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