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CRPF jawan killed in encounter with militants in Pulwama, Militants managed to escape

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 Editor

Militants believed to be three in number managed to escape following a fierce gunfight in which a CRPF trooper was killed at Bargam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday wee hours. Official sources said that a gunfight started between militants and government forces including 55 RR, SOG and CRPF at village Chinar Bagh, Mohalla Takya, Bargam at around 12:30 am. They said that the gunfight continued for some time during the course of which a paramilitary CRPF trooper namely Mandeep Kumar of 182 bn sustained critical injuries and…

Historic Jamia Masjid sealed to prevent Separatist Protests

May 12, 2018 Editor

The authorities on Friday locked Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, disallowing the weekly congregational prayers. The move was part of the preventive measures to thwart protests called by separatist leaders. The police locked the gates of the city’s largest mosque at Nowhatta. Security forces personnel were deployed in large numbers in the area to prevent protests. Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who delivers a weekly sermon at Jamia Masjid, condemned the restrictions as he remained under detention at his residence in the city. The restrictions were imposed in response to…

As stones draw blood, It’s time for Kashmir’s Civil Society to realise army is not the Villain

May 11, 2018 Editor

The security forces do not go around seeking an excuse to attack civilians. It is just the other way around with stone pelters looking for opportunities to create mayhem and chaos, writes Lt Gen (Retd) DS Hooda. Lt Gen (Retd) DS Hooda The death of 22 year-old R Thirumani, a tourist from Tamil Nadu, has exposed the stark reality of the direction in which Kashmir protests are headed. Violence and brutality is quickly overshadowing the ‘political’ character of resistance. Tourists were recently attacked at Pahalgam, civilians have been killed in…

Let holidays be working days in schools, DSEK’s proposal to govt over frequent school closers

May 11, 2018 Editor

The director school education Kashmir G N Itoo has submitted a proposal to the government, proposing that the next holiday should be deemed as the working day to make up for the academic loss in case the schools miss a working day due to forced closure of schools during strikes and shutdowns. The proposal has been submitted to the government at a time when the government often orders suspension of class work in educational institutions “as a precautionary measure” to avoid student protests. “When class work is suspended in schools,…

Jehangir Chowk – Rambagh flyover phase-I to be inaugurated today

May 11, 2018 Editor

After missing number of deadlines, Jehangir Chowk – Rambagh phase-I flyover will be thrown open for traffic on Friday. The phase-I which includes the area from Amar Singh College to Barzulla will be inaugurated by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti. Talking to Kashmir Post, Director Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) Kashmir, Showkat Ahmad Wani said, “We have decided to throw open the phase-I from Amar Singh College to Barzulla. The traffic from Zero Bridge towards Airport will be allowed to move through this phase.” He said all the arrangements have been made…

Vehicle burnt for ‘Smuggling’ cattle in Lakhanpur

May 11, 2018 Editor

Enraged over the alleged smuggling of bovine animals, an unidentified mob set ablaze a Mahindra load-carrier after rescuing the cattle near Lakhanpur on Thursday. The unidentified persons also thrashed the driver and another person for allegedly smuggling bovine animals and later handed them to the police. The arrested persons have been identified as Balvinder Singh of Ludhiana and Mohammad Shakib of RS Pura, Jammu. The police have registered a case against the alleged bovine smugglers and the unknown persons who torched the vehicle. In another incident, local youth threw stones…

Govt unlikely to accept ceasefire for Ramadan and Amarnath Yatra

May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 Editor

Officials in the home ministry, army, and Jammu and Kashmir police said an internal ceasefire is laden with risks, while the enforcement of a ceasefire with Pakistan is contingent on the latter’s behavior. The Mehbooba Mufti government on Thursday continued to push for a unilateral ceasefire with terror groups in the state and along the border with Pakistan during the holy month of Ramzan, but New Delhi, while it will consider the issue, is unlikely to accept the proposal, particularly with regard to internal operations, several officials familiar with the development…

BJP opposes unilateral ceasefire, says army having an upper hand

May 10, 2018 Editor

Coalition partners of People Democratic Party (PDP), the Bharatiya Janta Party has opposed unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir in view of holy month of Ramzan and the Amamrnath Yatra as it asserted that militants would get a chance of regrouping. “Like Vajpayee era, there was a unilateral ceasefire. Similarly, a ceasefire should be announced in the month of Ramzan. It was not discussed nor we agreed on this,”BJP’s spokesperson, Sunil Sethi told media at the BJP headquarter in Jammu. “We want government to deal with the stone-throwers with stern action. Unilateral…

Azadi not possible, you can’t fight us: General Bipin Rawat to Kashmir youth

May 10, 2018 Editor

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said the youth in Kashmir must not get “carried away unnecessarily” and understand “azadi” is not possible as the security forces will always fight those who want to secede, the Indian Express said on Thursday. Gen Rawat told the Indian Express in an interview that he was concerned that the youth in the strife-torn state are picking up guns and “those who tell them (that) this path will bring azadi … misleading them”. “These numbers (of militants who are killed in gunbattles with…