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27 Years on, Police yet to translate 1991 Khanyar Massacre FIR into English

February 15, 2018 Editor

Despite passing of 27 years after 28 people were killed in firing by government forces at Khanyar here in Downtown, police is yet to translate the case file into English. Officials said this has delayed accord of sanction by government for prosecution of the accused forces. On 8 May, 1991, forced had opened fire on a procession carrying bodies of civilians killed in Dachigam and Saida Kadal. In the incident, 28 civilians were killed and 52 were injured. In 2013, a petition was filed by chairperson International Forum for Justice…

Guards without Guns; Army hadn’t issued weapons to Deva: Family

February 15, 2018 Editor

Manzoor Ahmad Deva, 32, who was working with the Army as a Lance Naik, and killed like a sitting duck during the attack on Sunjwan Army camp, had not been issued weapons while no Army personnel guarded the family quarters he was staying in. Talking to Kashmir Post, his wife Afrooza Begum said her husband did not have weapons to respond and the family was sleeping when the gunmen opened first fire. “Then they started knocking at our doors and were successful in breaking into our room, and killed my…

Muslims reach out to Kashmiri Pandits on Herath

February 14, 2018 Editor

As part of a new initiative called ‘Raabta’, greeting cards were sent to Hindus highlighting the strong ties between the two communities A new initiative to connect Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims was recently started in the Valley. On the occasion of Herath (Shivratri) on Tuesday, greeting cards were sent out, as part of the initiative, with warm wishes for the festival. ‘Raabta Kashmir’ started out as a small endeavour to “help search and reconnect old friends, neighbours, school mates, colleagues, families from Kashmir who haven’t heard from each other in…

BJP legislator RS Pathania files written complaint against Akbar Lone

February 14, 2018 Editor

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…

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

February 14, 2018 Editor

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…

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

February 13, 2018 Editor

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…

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

February 13, 2018 Editor

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…

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

February 10, 2018 Editor

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,…

Tehsildar suspended for deputing patwari to unfurl flag on Republic Day

February 9, 2018 Editor

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…