Day: June 4, 2022

Target Killing 2022: 18 Civilians killed across Kashmir since last five months

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Target Killing 2022: 18 Civilians killed across Kashmir since last five months

Seventeen civilians were killed in Kashmir in the last five months so far this year. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), they include 12 Kashmiri Muslims, two from minority community, a Hindu teacher, a bank manager from Rajasthan and an employee of a liquor shop. On 25 Feb, a civilian identified as Shakeel Ahmad Khan resident of Shopian was killed during a gunfight in Amshipora Shopian in which two militants were killed as well. On 02 March a Panch identified as Mohammad Yaqoob Dar of Kulpora Srandroo Kulgam was…

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Kashmir Back To Square One: Another exodus begins following 16 killed since January

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Kashmir Back To Square One: Another exodus begins following 16 killed since January

This week in Kashmir was marked by murder of a Kashmiri Pandit school teacher Rajani Bala (36) in Kulgam, the seventh targeted killing in May alone, and the threat of yet another exodus of Pandits from the Valley. A summon sent to Yash Raj Sharma, editor in-charge of the portal The Kashmir Walla for an article published in 2011, asking him to present himself in Jammu on June 2, also indicated that the Government had not given up its hard security approach to Kashmir. Earlier, Fahad Shah, the editor of…

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Recent verdicts show ‘Veneer of Calm’ in Kashmir serves New Delhi best

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Recent verdicts show 'Veneer of Calm' in Kashmir serves New Delhi best

The recent verdicts in the case of Yasin Malik and Waheed Parra once again confirm that prosecution in the case of Kashmiris is based on the message that the ruler in Delhi wants to convey. By: Ghazala Wahab Two recent judgments by lower courts, which usually take maximalist positions on the side of caution, suggest that the government of India may want to dial down provocation in the Kashmir Valley. At least for now. One, a Delhi court recently awarded Kashmiri separatist and former militant Yasin Malik multiple life sentences…

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Kashmiri Pandits should not go, stay with us with Peace, Dignity: KCCI

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Kashmiri Pandits should not go, stay with us with Peace, Dignity: KCCI

Valley’s prominent business body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Jamia Masjid, Anantnag, on Friday condemned the recent spate of killings, including those of members of minority communities and non-locals Valley’s prominent business body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Jamia Masjid, Anantnag, on Friday condemned the recent spate of killings, including those of members of minority communities and non-locals. A KCCI spokesperson said it goes against the basic spirit and concept of Kashmiriyat. “As the fear has engulfed people, we stand with the innocents in this…

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