Category: Community

BJP legislator RS Pathania files written complaint against Akbar Lone

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Although the issue of raising of pro-Pakistan slogans by National Conference (NC) MLA Mohammad Akbar Lone was resolved on the floor of the Legislative Assembly on Monday, a group within the BJP has decided to further raise the controversy to counter the Opposition’s attack. This came after some political parties as well as a section of the Congress stepped up the attack on the BJP for its failure to counter Lone for hailing Pakistan in the Assembly. BJP sources said the party leadership had given a green signal to a…

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Why silence on death of Muslims in Sunjuwan Attack: AIMIM Chief

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Citing the five Kashmiri Muslims, including soldiers, killed in an attack on a Jammu Army camp, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday slammed those who question the patriotism of Muslims, asking why they were silent on this issue. “Every day at 9 p.m. on television the nationalism of Muslims is questioned and questions are also raised on Kashmiris. “Out of the seven killed in Jammu, five were Kashmiri Muslims. Now everybody is silent on their death,” Owaisi said, asking “why such silence on this issue”? The Hyderabad MP said the…

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Snowfall on ‘Herath’ eve brings cheer to Kashmiri Pandit community

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Even as “Herath” (Mahashivaratri) is being celebrated from tomorrow, snowfall on the festive occasion has cheered up the Kashmiri Pandit community in the Valley. “Though it usually snows or rains during Herath, heavy snowfall on the festival eve is a very auspicious and good omen. As Lord Shiva’s abode mostly lies in the snowbound mountains, we consider snowfall a blessing. We hope and pray this augurs well for us all,” said Hindu Welfare Society Kashmir (HWSK) president Chunni Lal Bhat. He said as per traditions, they would hold nightlong puja…

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Encounter in Karan Nagar underway for over 20 hours; Explosion and Gunfire heard

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An encounter between terrorists and security forces is underway, Tuesday, near the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 23 Battalion Headquarters at Karan Nagar in Srinagar. The intermittent firing was reported through the night. Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack. On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri, informed the state Assembly that a CRPF personnel had been killed in the ongoing encounter. Providing details, the minister said that at about 4:30 am on Monday, a sentry at CRPF 23 Battalion Headquarters spotted…

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Will FIR against army major be quashed? SC to hear plea in Shopian firing case on Monday

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The plea filed by Army Major Aditya Kumar’s father Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh says that his son has been “wrongly and arbitrarily” named in the FIR. The Supreme Court will on February 12 hear the plea filed by Army Major Aditya Kumar’s father Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh seeking to quash of the FIR against his son. Major Aditya Kumar is one of the armymen who has been named in the FIR in connection with the firing in Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Colonel Singh has said that his son,…

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Tehsildar suspended for deputing patwari to unfurl flag on Republic Day

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A tehsildar, posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, has been placed under suspension for deputing a patwari in his place for unfurling the national flag on Republic Day, officials today said. Muzaffar Ahmad Malik was placed under suspension by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan yesterday, they said. According to the suspension order, Malik was supposed to unfurl the national flag at his tehsil headquarter Dooru on Republic Day. The tehsildar had, however, assigned this task to a patwari which “is unbecoming of an officer to show such type…

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Five arrested for facilitating Naveed Jhatt escape in SHMS Hospital attack

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Jammu and Kashmir police say the four accused who helped Lashkar terrorist Naveed Jhatt escape had done a recce of the area and fired during the shootout. Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested four people directly involved in Tuesday’sraid on a hospital in Srinagar that allowed a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist to escape, sources said on Thursday. Six other men, mostly overground workers, have also been detained for questioning, they said. The sources added that most of the arrested men belong to south Kashmir’s Pulwama area and were apprehended by the…

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150 Years old Mahraja era dispensary reduced to rubble in Srinagar

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Jammu and Kashmir government has demolished 150-year-old dispensary at Maharaj Gunj, Downtown area of summer capital, Srinagar which was built by Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1865. The locals blamed that there is a lack of coordination between government departments and its allied wings. “We don’t know who to blame now. The government took this faulty decision without consulting the right experts,” locals told Kashmir Post. This 150-year-old dispensary was two-story building which was made up of stones, mid-19th-century bricks on the banks of river Jhelum and had a great architectural…

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Twelve ultras give up arms in 3 years, but none opted for rehab policy

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Twelve militants have shunned the path of violence during 2015-2017, but no one has come forward for rehabilitation under the Rehabilitation Policy, 2004. Besides, 4,073 FIRs have been registered against 14,315 stone throwers during this period. This was said by the minister in charge, Home, in a written reply to a clubbed question raised by Qaiser Jamsheed Lone, NC MLC, and Ghulam Nabi Monga and Ali Mohammad Dar, Congress MLCs, in the Legislative Council today regarding government’s “surrender policy” for militants and FIRs registered/withdrawn against stone throwers since January 2015.…

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How Sheikh Abdullah’s note to Nehru saved Kashmir from falling into the hands of Pakistan

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The October 26, 1947, meeting at Nehru’s residence would eventually decide the future of Jammu and Kashmir. “Give army, take accession and give whatever powers you want to give to the popular party (National Conference headed by Sheikh Abdullah), but the army must fly to Srinagar this evening, otherwise I will go and negotiate terms with Mr (Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (the Pakistan leader) as the city must be saved,” beseeched Jammu and Kashmir’s then Prime Minister Mehar Chand Mahajan to Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai…

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