Category: Community

Another season of Pellet Horror in Kashmir Valley

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In the midst of spring, Kashmir is dealing with another season of pellet horror. Introduced in the armory of security forces, dealing with the law and order situation, with an objective to minimise civilian fatalities, the pellets guns have achieved the opposite. Going by the injuries by pellets, they are almost as dangerous as bullets. The pellet-related injuries are proving to be devastating for the victims. “A person blinded by the pellets loses all his independence. He has to be dependent on others all his life,” Amir Kabir Beigh, 25,…

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Bhayyu Maharaj, 4 Other religious leaders get MoS status ahead of MP elections

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Main opposition Congress dubbed the decision as an attempt by the BJP to exploit the respect these religious leaders enjoy in the society. Ahead of Assembly elections due later this year, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday accorded the Minister of State (MoS) status to five Hindu religious leaders, a move which was slammed by opposition Congress. As per the order of General Administration Department’s additional secretary KK Katiya, the MoS status has been accorded to Narmadanand Maharaj, Hariharanand Maharaj, Computer Baba, Bhayyu Maharaj and Pandit Yogendra Mahant.…

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From Kunduz to Gaza and Miyanmar to Kashmir, people asking for a dignified life: Yasin Malik

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Incarcerated chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik today flayed the government for thwarting the ShopianChaloprogramme. “We strongly condemn the ban on ShopianChaloprogramme given by Joint Resistance Leadership and barring resistance leaders, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and others, from marching towards Shopian where they had to attend a congregational prayers meeting for Shopian martyrs,” a JKLF spokesman quoted Malik as having said in his message from Srinagar Central Jail. “On one day they announce about allowing political activities but on the other day,…

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Dogs on prowl across Srinagar, SMC in slumber

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Failure of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to check growing population of stray dogs poses risk to people in the summer capital Srinagar. Packs of stray dogs roaming around in different areas across city including Chanpora, Natipora, Dalgate, Khayam, Jawahar Nagar, Sonwar and even in the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and Regal Chowk pose serious threat to residents and commuters. The canines even attack vehicles and motorbikes plying during the evening hours. “In absence of any measure taken by the SMC, peoples’ lives remain at risk. These dogs attack commuters…

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Will initiate legal action against those spreading fake news: IGP

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Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Swayam Prakash Pani,Thursday said that police would initiate legal action against those spreading fake news on social networking sites. Pani told KNS over phone that an FIR (first investigation report) can be filed under law against a social media group’s administrator (admin) if malicious information or rumours, is circulated on social media group. Pani said that SSPs have been directed to identify and initiate legal action against such groups. “The process in this regard has been initiated,” he said. This comes after police filed an…

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Turkey concerned over killings in Kashmir

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Turkey has expressed concern over the recent Kashmir killings and urged for immediate measures to protect the civilians during clashes. “We are deeply concerned and saddened about the loss of lives and injuries in Jammu Kashmir last weekend. We wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives and speedy recovery to the injured,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey said in a statement after 13 militants and five civilians were killed in Kashmir by Indian forces. “We deem it essential to take measures to de-escalate tension in the region immediately…

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Kashmir and growing anti-India narrative

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Kashmir’s narrative has made a grand shift from “azadi” or freedom to the “complete destruction of India”. The slogan of “azadi” that characterised the essence of Kashmir insurgency in the 1990s now serves as a thin veil for the real objective of militants, their supporters in the Valley — to work for the annihilation of India. On Saturday evening, groups of youth while strolling at Boulevard chanted “Jung ladenge Hindustan ki barbadi tak” (The war will be fought until the destruction of India”. They were loud enough to be heard…

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Let’s work for a peaceful summer: Mehbooba Mufti to Police

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asked government forces yet again on Tuesday to strictly adhere to Standard Operating Procedure (COP) during gun battles with militants and directed top police officers to put in their best efforts for ensuring a peaceful summer ahead. The CM during a high level security review meeting at her Gupkar residence in the summer capital also directed top police officers to ensure “maximum restraint” while dealing with street protests. The beleaguered CM cut short her visit to New Delhi and rushed back to Srinagar Monday evening following…

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Mass outpouring of grief and anger as mourners bury the dead

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There was scarcely anyone in the village of Amshipora who had managed to sleep through the night. Songs of freedom and defiance playing on the mosque loudspeaker kept everyone up. In any case, the anguish of losing a bright young man of the village was so deep that somehow everyone felt that they must mourn with the Dars by staying close to them. AitimadHussain Dar was twenty-six-year-old with an MPhil from Hyderabad University. He was killed by the government forces with four of his comrades in a long gunfight in…

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Kashmir on edge again as resistance extend strike by a day

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A day after the killing of 12 militants and four civilians in security forces operations, Kashmir remained on edge and the strike called by separatists and restrictions imposed by authorities paralysed normal life in Kashmir. Tension prevailed in south, central and north Kashmir today and authorities enforced curfew-like restrictions in parts of south Kashmir and Srinagar to foil anti-India protests and prevent youth from taking to roads and indulging in stone pelting. The police, paramilitary and army men were deployed in strength in the curfew-bound areas to enforce the restrictions…

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