Day: May 22, 2018

Nine killed as police fire on anti-Sterlite protesters in Tamil Nadu

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Nine people were killed on Tuesday during a protest seeking the closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin, ANI news agency reported. The protest turned violent with agitators pelting stones and toppling police vehicles after they were prevented from marching towards the plant. As the violence spiralled, police opened fire, killing a man. Police said section 144 of CrPc has been invoked in and around the Sterlite unit as per the orders of the Madras High Court. However, angered over not being allowed to take out a…

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Medicinal Benefits of Babri Beoul (Basil Seeds)

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Medicinal_Benefits of #BABRI_BEOUL Punjabi. (BABRI) Kashmiri..(BABRI BEOEL) English. .Basil seeds A Regular Drink in summer seasons & at Iftiar Times during Ramzan. Just add a few seeds in a glass of Water,milk or Lassie for a few minutes till proper mix up & add sugars as per taste. #MEDICINAL  #BENEFITS… (1) #WEIGHT_LOSS : After soaking in Water they have ability to expand 30times of its original size & make stomach full & don’t allow you to feel hungry for a period of time. (2) #CONSTIPATION : Full of fibres ensures…

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‘Our goal is clear, we want freedom’: Mirwaiz on Social Media

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In an angry response to government curbs on him and other leaders of the Joint Resistance Leadership, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday took to social media for reaching out to people, and put out a 30-minute long video message coming down heavily on the government. Without naming Prime Minister Narendera Modi, the Mirwaiz said Kashmir struggle was not for the development of roads or seeking economic packages but purely for seeking right to self-determination as promised by Indian leaders themselves. Irked for being disallowed to reach martyr’s graveyard Eidgah to pay…

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Hurriyat was ISI creation, Regrets giving ‘Factions’ free run in Kashmir: Pakistan’s former Spy Chief

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In what is believed to be the first such confession to emerge from Pakistan, the country’s former spy chief Mohammad Asad Durrani has admitted that the Hurriyat was the creation of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Durrani, who served as the ISI chief from 1990-1992, the years when the armed separatist violence broke out in Kashmir for the first time on a mass scale, said, “I think that the formation of the Hurriyat to provide a political direction to the resistance was a good idea.” But what he didn’t consider a…

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Govt hints at fuel duty cut, as oppn mounts pressure over petrol-diesel prices

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Record fuel prices have triggered a political row, with the Opposition attacking the NDA government for not taking steps to cut taxes on fuel so as to provide some relief to consumers, even as petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the government would work out a solution. Petrol prices touched fresh highs in Delhi and Mumbai on Monday, at Rs 76.57/litre and RS 84.40/litre respectively. Diesel prices in the two cities reached Rs 67.82 and RS 72.21 per litre. The Congress tweeted saying the Modi government was “fleecing” consumers. “The Modi…

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Objecting to army’s Iftar 4 persons injured in Shopian after soldiers fired into a gathering

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Four girls were injured, one of them critically, after soldiers fired into a gathering of villagers who were objecting to the army setting up a stall for Iftaar in Shopian on Monday. Kashmir Post learnt 34 Rashtriya Rifles battalion of the army had set up an Iftaar refreshment stall outside a mosque in DK Pora, Imam Sahab area of Shopian. However, local residents said they objected to the stall set up by the army without informing them. This triggered a heated exchange between the people and the involved soldiers, which…

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‘Catch them alive and understand their grievances’: Security forces new mantra in Kashmir

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In a departure from conventional approach, security forces battling militancy in Jammu and Kashmir have shifted focus on “catching them alive” and motivating them to return to their families. “Our effort is to catch them alive and understand their grievances. After all, a 15 or 16-year-old boy can’t be brainwashed to the extent that he would like to be killed in a gunfight. There has to be a counter-narrative,” a senior official engaged in counter-insurgency operations was quoted as saying by PTI. As per officials, the strategy of police and…

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Rumor monger Sushil Pandit booked for spreading fake news about militant attack on CRPF

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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday registered a case against Sushil Pandit for tweeting false information about a militant attack on the CRPF and killing of five personnel at Pampore. The move came days after the Central government announced a unilateral conditional ceasefire in Kashmir during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, suspending all operations against militants. Pandit, owner of Hive Communications India Pvt. Ltd, is often seen in many TV channels during panel discussions. “The Kashmir Police booked the twitter user after he posted a rumor from his…

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