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Police detain kin seeking bodies of slain civilians killed during staged shootout in Hyderpora

November 18, 2021 Editor

Aijaz Hussain Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir late Wednesday detained over a dozen relatives of two civilians killed in a controversial gunfight, eyewitnesses said, hours after they staged a protest in the disputed region’s main city while pleading with authorities to return the bodies so they could bury them. Police officials wearing flak jackets and carrying assault rifles swooped on a protest site in Srinagar minutes after lights were turned off in the locality. They dragged the relatives into a police van amid slogans by the family members in the freezing…

Jolt to J&K Congress: 20 Senior leaders from Ghulam Nabi Azad camp resign

November 17, 2021 Editor

Demanding change in party leadership in the Union Territory amid speculations that the assembly elections are around the corner, the Congress leaders have stated that under the presidentship of GA Mir, the party is headed towards a disaster. In a major setback to Congress amid speculations that the assembly elections are imminent in Jammu and Kashmir, at least 20 senior Congress leaders considered close to former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, have resigned from their respective party positions. All those who have resigned are…

Cites Terrorism; US issues advisory for Americans traveling to J&K

November 17, 2021 Editor

In its advisory, the US State Department urged US citizens not to travel within 10 kilometers of the India-Pakistan border due to the potential for armed conflict. The US has issued level two and three travel advisories for India and Pakistan, saying while American citizens are urged to reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and sectarian violence, those going to India must exercise increased caution due to crime and terrorism. In its advisory issued on Monday for India, the US State Department urged US citizens not to travel to…

Chill intensifies across Kashmir Valley, most parts recorded season’s coldest night

November 17, 2021 Editor

Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season as the minimum temperature settled at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, officials said on Tuesday. Kokernag was the only weather station in the Valley to record minimum temperature above the freezing point. Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a low of minus 4.7 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam was the coldest recorded place in Kashmir. Gulmarg resort in Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. The mercury in Kupwara settled at minus 2.3 degrees…

Families of killed trader, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti demand impartial probe in Hyderpora Encounter

November 17, 2021 Editor

After the families of two businessmen killed in Hyderpora gunfight on Tuesday contested police claims that the deceased was overground workers (OGWs) for terrorists, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party demanded a time-bound probe into the incident. According to the police, a Pakistani terrorist and his local associate Mohammad Amir, along with two civilians — Altaf Bhat and Mudassir Gul — were killed in the encounter in Hyderpora locality, where an illegal call center and a terror hideout were allegedly being run. The families of Bhat and Gul,…

APHC condemns ‘Gruesome Civilian Killings’, seeks justice for families of slain

November 17, 2021 Editor

Hurriyat condemns ‘Gruesome Civilian Killings’, seeks justice for families of slain

All Parties Hurriyat Conference Tuesday strongly condemned the ‘Gruesome Killing of Civilians’ during a military operation at Hyderpora. As per the family sources, Mohd Altaf Bhat of hyderpora was killed by armed forces while being used as a human shield and had no affiliation with any group as claimed by the authorities, a statement by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq led pro-freedom body said. “His niece Saima has in fact claimed in the media that there was no gunfight… He was taken three times as a human shield for checking and when…

Dotted with Security Bunkers & Frisking Points, Kashmir has ‘Returned to the Nineties’

November 16, 2021 Editor

Locals, political observers, and opposition parties say that the increased presence of security forces is disrupting lives and fuelling resentment By: Auqib Javeed When 65-year-old Mohammad Ramzan was recently passing through the Lal Chowk area of Srinagar—the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, he witnessed the “return of the nineties” in Kashmir. “Stop and check” by security forces was routine back then when armed insurgency was on the rise in the valley. Ramzan, a businessman from the Bandipora area of North Kashmir, remembers people standing in long queues with hands…

Ladakh leaders announce mass agitation to press for statehood

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Editor

Call for a strike on December 6 Accusing the BJP-led central government of being non-serious towards the issues and concerns of the people of Ladakh, prominent leaders from the union territory on Saturday announced a mass agitation to press for their four main demands, including full statehood and constitutional safeguards for the region. Govt has failed to meet demands The entire Ladakh region is united in support of our jointly chalked out agenda. The government has not shown seriousness towards addressing the demands of Ladakh. Asgar Ali Karbalai, Co-chairman of…

Why Kashmir’s famed willow cricket bat industry is fighting for a big hit?

November 16, 2021 Editor

In a country where cricket is like a religion, bats are obviously prized commodities, but the industry needs sustenance By: Kalpana Sunder Driving down the national highway from Srinagar to Pahalgam, past snow-covered peaks, saffron fields, and army checkpoints, you come across Sangam. This sleepy village, located about 40 kilometers from Srinagar, greets you with grids of willow clefts stacked along the roadside and on roofs of buildings and left to dry under the mellow Kashmiri sun. Sangam’s claim to fame is its cricket bats, which find their way into…

As fog engulfs Kashmir Valley, Health experts advise people to avoid morning walks

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Editor

Experts cold weather conditions increase the risk of stroke and heart attack as it constricts blood vessels; increasing Covid cases, another concern; so people must avoid morning walks till the fog conditions subside As Kashmir continues to witness low and sub-zero night temperatures, which leads to foggy mornings, doctors have advised people to avoid going out for morning walks as it increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Another concern is the increasing Covid cases. Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season on Saturday…