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Shutdown across Valley against harassment of Kashmiris in parts of India

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Editor

Normal life was hit across the Valley on Sunday due to a shutdown called by the business bodies to protest the harassment of Kashmiris living outside. Following the Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy, there have been reports of harassment of Kashmiris living outside the Valley. The Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), an amalgam of traders’ bodies, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders also staged protests in Srinagar, demanding the safety of Kashmiris living outside the Valley. Shops and business establishments remained shut while public transport remained off the roads. Shops…

Army major among 4 killed in an encounter in Pulwama

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Editor

Four army personnel, including a major, were killed in a gunfight between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama early on Monday, days after a major attack in the district killed at least 40 CRPF personnel. State police and Army launched a cordon and search operation overnight at Pingilana village in Pulwama district after a brief exchange of fire, according to a police spokesman. At least two or three militants are believed to be trapped at the site. Heavy firing was going on and announcements were being made…

We regret every killing on our soil: Joint Resistance Leadership

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 Editor

A day after the deadliest-ever terror attack targeted a CRPF convoy in the Kashmir valley, the three key separatist leaders on Friday said they “regret every killing” and urged for an end to hostilities. In a joint statement released by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik under the banner of the joint resistance leadership, the three leaders said “the delay in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute was wreaking havoc in the region”. “People and the leadership of Kashmir regret every killing that happens on its soil.…

Curfew continues in Jammu, Arsonists move freely in curfew-bound areas; Wreak havoc in Janipur, properties of Kashmiris attacked

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 Editor

Curfew imposed here in Jammu and Kashmir was not relaxed on Saturday two days after 49 CRPF troopers were blown up in a suicide attack on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Pulwama by a Jaish-e-Mohammad militant, although authorities claimed the situation was under control.“Curfew will continue till further orders. We will take a call later in the day after assessing the overall law and order situation,” said an official here. The mobile Internet suspension started on Friday and continued on Saturday, as well. Speed of fixedline broadband connections has also been…

No Civilian traffic to be allowed during convoy movement in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor

A day after a massive bombing left 49 CRPF troopers dead in southern Pulwama district, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said civilian traffic would be stopped during the movement of army and other forces’ convoys. “In the wake of suicide attack on CRPF convoy yesterday, it has been decided that the civilian movement will be stopped for some time when a large convoy of security forces passes through an area,” said Singh while addressing a press conference after laying floral wreaths on the mortal remains of the slain CRPF personnel. Singh…

Curfew imposed in Jammu after 12 injured in mob violence, Civil Secretariat employees union threatens to return to Kashmir

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor

Curfew was imposed in Jammu city following massive violence in which at least 12 persons were injured and dozens of vehicles damaged and torched by the mobs during a bandh call on Friday. The Army has been requested to help the administration in maintaining law and order and conduct flag marches, they said. Curfew was imposed as authorities feared a communal backlash, officials said. Protesters, particularly in the old city, refused to disperse even after loudspeakers announced that curfew was imposed. According to officials, there was complete bandh in Jammu…

How a move to end militancy has led to a rise in the number of rebels in Kashmir

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor

The fear of death has not only failed to serve as a deterrent but getting killed at the hands of security forces is now considered glamorous New Delhi’s Kashmir policy of tackling the conflict with iron hands has not just failed in generating desired results, but actually compounded the chaos. Operation All Out, which was supposed to be a master plan to weed out militancy and restore peace, has ended up producing more militants than the ones killed during the year-long offensive in the embattled region. In the middle of…

‘By the time you see this, I’ll be in Heaven’: Adil Ahmad Dar

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor

Minutes after a ghastly suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Awantipora town of Pulwama, Jaish-e-Mohammad, the outfit which claimed responsibility for the attack, released a video of the person believed to have carried out the fidayeen strike. Adil alias Waqas of Kakapora in south Kashmir can be seen in the video, sitting in the backdrop of the Jaish flag, brandishing several sophisticated automatic rifles, starting the video by saying, “By the time this video reaches you, I will be in heaven, I have spent one year as a militant…

44 Jawans killed, scores injured in Lethpora fidayeen attack

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Editor

At least 44 paramilitary CRPF personnel were killed and several injured when a Jaish fidayeen rammed his explosive laden vehicle into a CRPF convoy along Srinagar-Jammu highway at Lethpora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. At around 3: 15 pm, the blast ripped through a CRPF bus which was part of a convoy coming from Jammu towards Srinagar.A local militant identified as Adil Ahmad of Kakapora rammed explosive-laden vehicle into a bus belonging to CRPF’s 54 battalion, reports said.Adil had joined militancy in March 2018.Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) claimed responsibility of…

Against controversial Ladakh order, Shutdown, Protests continue in Kargil on the sixth consecutive day

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Editor

Protests and shutdown continued for the sixth consecutive day in Kargil district of Ladakh division on Thursday to demand rotational divisional headquarters. Reports said the people from Sankoo sub division, Tai Suru block, Barsoo, TSG block, Minjee, Drass Sub-division, Batalik, Shakar Chiktan, Wakha, Shargole protested while demanding equal representation and share in Ladakh Division. Meanwhile, the Joint Resistance Committee, which spearheads the agitation to demand rotational headquarters between Leh and Kargil addressed a presser at Ismalia School Chowk about the future course of action. The JRC warned that the people…