Kashmir observed shutdown while families bury bodies of civilians killed during hyderpora shootout

Kashmir observed shutdown while families bury bodies of civilians killed during hyderpora shootout

Authorities exhume bodies of two civilians and return them to their families as separatists organise a shutdown in disputed region. Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have exhumed the bodies of two civilians and returned them to their families who claim Indian troops used them as human shields and executed them “in cold blood” during a gunfight earlier this week. Police earlier said the two men – Altaf Ahmad Bhat, 48, and Mudasir Gul, 40 – died in the crossfire when government forces on Monday attacked suspected rebels at a shopping complex…

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Govt to scrap agricultural laws, but farm protests to continue

Govt to scrap agricultural laws, but farm protests to continue

Tens of thousands of farmers are still campaigning in various states against legislation they say will jeopardise their livelihoods In a surprise speech to the nation on Friday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government would scrap three agricultural laws that touched off one of the most politically challenging spells of protest by farmers in decades. “Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to withdraw all three agricultural laws,” Modi said addressing the nation on the birth anniversary of Sikhism’s founder Guru…

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Amid stir, bodies of two civilians killed in Hyderpora encounter exhumed later buried in Srinagar

Amid stir, bodies of two civilians killed in Hyderpora encounter exhumed later buried in Srinagar

The bodies of Altaf Ahmad Bhat and Mudasir Gul were buried over 70km away in Handwara without the presence of their families after police claimed they were killed in crossfire during a gun battle in Srinagar’s Hyderpora. The Jammu and Kashmir administration late on Thursday exhumed the bodies of the two civilians killed in Monday’s gunfight in Srinagar and was set to hand them over to their families amid protests in the Valley, the Srinagar mayor said. Businessmen Altaf Ahmad Bhat and Mudasir Gul were killed along with two terrorists…

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GoI to probe civilian killings in Hyderpora encounter, residents say ‘Eyewash’

GoI to probe civilian killings in Hyderpora encounter, residents say ‘Eyewash’

Governor orders inquiry into Monday’s gunfight, a day after families of slain civilians is detained for demanding their bodies. Following widespread outrage over the killing of four people, including at least two civilians, in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, the disputed region’s New Delhi-backed administration has ordered an inquiry into the incident. The move announced on Thursday came a day after the families of the two civilians and activists protested in the main city of Srinagar, demanding their bodies be returned to them for their burial according to Islamic…

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Gurudwara’s open doors for Namaz after restrictions on prayer sites in Gurugram

Gurudwara's open doors for Namaz after restrictions on prayer sites in Gurugram

Gurugram district administration has recently banned the offering of namaz at eight locations due to objections from right-wing organisations and local RWA. Gurudwaras in Gurugram have been earning love and brickbats alike on social media after they opened up their doors to offer space for offer Namaz inside their premises to Muslim devotees. The act of kindness came amid protests and outrage over the decision to not permit Muslims to offer namaz at eight locations in Gurugram. The incident has led to a row on social media. It all started…

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Anger Among Kashmiri’s Growing Each Passing Day: Mehbooba Mufti

Anger Among Kashmiri's Growing Each Passing Day: Mehbooba Mufti

“I request the people of Jammu to stand up and not let Kashmir go,” PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has asked the people of Jammu to be a bridge and maintain a strong bond with Kashmir that is drifting away due to the “strong-arm tactics” of the BJP-led dispensation. The former chief minister said her struggle through peaceful means would continue for restoration of the special status being enjoyed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir before August 2019. “Today Kashmir is in pain…the wound has…

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‘Will Knock On Every Door’, Won’t allow Kashmir to turn into graveyard: PAGD

'Will Knock On Every Door', Won't allow Kashmir to turn into graveyard: PAGD

PAGD spokesperson Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said: ‘We will also seek legal advice about approaching the Supreme Court… we will knock on every door’. Saying the magisterial inquiry ordered by the J&K administration to investigate the incident cannot be fair, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Thursday demanded a judicial probe into the Hyderpora encounter. “We will be writing to President Ram Nath Kovind this evening, seeking a credible probe into the Hyderpora incident. In our view, only a judicial probe can be credible and fair,” CPI(M) leader Mohammad…

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Hurriyat calls for shutdown over deaths of civilians in Hyderpora encounter

Hurriyat calls for shutdown over deaths of civilians in Hyderpora encounter

Issuing a statement, the Hurriyat Conference said it has called the shutdown in support of the families of the two civilians who were killed in the Hyderpora Encounter. The Hurriyat Conference on Thursday called for a Bandh on Friday and demanded justice for the civilians killed in the Hyderpora encounter. Issuing a statement, the Hurriyat Conference said the Hyderpora encounter has stunned the people of Kashmir and said it has called the shutdown in support of the families of the two civilians killed in the encounter. A fresh controversy has…

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