Category: Community

Split wide open within Hizbul Mujahideen & Al Qaeda Ranks

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Did someone within Lashkar betray Abu Ismail by giving intel inputs to security forces? The Thursday encounter of Amarnath mastermind shows the deep divide between the terrorist organisations working in Kashmir. As security forces gunned down Abu Ismail, architect of the Amarnath terror attack, the conflict between Kashmir terror groups came out in open. The simmering tension between pro-Pakistan United Jihadi Council and pro-Islamic rule Al Qaeda has been going on since May when top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Zakir Musa was named Ameer (chief) of Al Qaeda-linked New Jihadist…

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Army takes note of video showing troops dishonouring militant’s bodies

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The Army has taken cognisance of a video showing troops dishonouring the bodies of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants killed in an encounter, a spokesperson said on Saturday. LeT commander Abu Ismail and associate Abu Qasim were killed in Aribagh area of Nowgam on the outskirts of the city here on Thursday. A video in which soldiers can be seen trampling over the bodies went viral on social media. The video shows bodies being dragged from the site of the encounter into a lane. “Army has taken cognisance of the video…

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As yet another militant meets gory end, rift among ranks is becoming apparent

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On 13 August, Hizbul Mujahideen’s Jammu and Kashmir operational chief, Yasin Yatoo, had organised a meeting of different militant outfits including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) at Awneera in Shopian before the government forces received information about it and launched a swift operation. Yatoo was killed along with his two associates in the encounter. He tried to bring back estranged Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa, who is now heading the Al Qaeda cell in Kashmir — Ansar Ghazwatul Hind — into the Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit. Yatoo was one of the most influential…

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Not averse to sincere, meaningful dialogue: Joint Resistance leadership

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The joint separatist leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday said that Kashmir is not a territorial dispute but a human and political issue, even as it reiterated that it was not averse to a “sincere, meaningful and result-oriented dialogue among the three parties to the dispute.” In a joint statement, a spokesman of the joint separatist leadership said that Mirwaiz and Malik held a meeting with Geelani at his residence at Hyderpora on Thursday. “The meeting was held after initial reluctance by…

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Kashmir issue result of “Nehruvian blunders”: Jitendra Singh

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Blaming Jawaharlal Nehru for the Kashmir problem, Union minister Jitendra Singh said today the history of Jammu and Kashmir has been a “tale of mistakes” beginning from “Nehruvian blunders”. Singh, Minister of State in the prime minister’s office, said there should not have been any issue like “Kashmir issue” as it was like any other state. “There was no issue like Kashmir issue…Kashmir merged with India through instrument of accession, similar to what other (princely) states did. “The history of Kashmir in last 60-70 years has been a tale of…

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Migrant Kashmiri Pandits demand concrete rehabilitation plan

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A day after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir, displaced Kashmiri Pandits have demanded a concrete action plan for the rehabilitation of 3.50 lakh Hindus, living as refugees in their own country. The All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference and the Panun Kashmir, which were part of the delegation which met the Home Minister, said the Centre had failed to fulfil the promises made to the community. “The settlement of Pandits is a serious issue and it must draw an honest concern from both Central and state…

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6000 Transit accommodations to be set up for migrant Pandits in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh

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Rohingya Muslims could pose security threat to India Pak will be forced to stop ceasefire violations Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, Tuesday said 6000 transit accommodations would be set up for migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley and claimed that Rohingya Muslims living in country could pose security threat to India. “Pakistan is regularly resorting to border ceasefire violations and I feel Pakistan is not showing interest in improving relations with India,” Singh told a press conference on conclusion of his 4day visit to the State. He said army and…

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Joint appeal from Army, Police, CRPF to militants to surrender

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After the surrender of a local militant and an overground worker during encounters in the past two days, Kashmir’s top security forces officers today made a joint offer to militants to lay down arms. “…He (Adil Dar of Shopian) could have been killed by the forces. There was no other way out, but we preferred to give him a chance to come to the mainstream. We wanted that he should join his parents again. That’s why we preferred to catch him, sending out a clear message to others who have…

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BJP leader makes money by promoting Army’s human shield act on T-shirts

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In a shocking development, a New Delhi-based online business portal run by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has started to promote Army’s Human Shield Act in Kashmir by dedicating a T-shirts to it. The online business outlet T-Shirt Bhaiya (tshirtbhaiya.com), was recently launched by a spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (Delhi unit),Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. The graphic T-shirts available on the portal inscribed with a vehicle and human tied to the bonnet of it with a strong message “Indian Army…saving your ass whether you like it or not!”, the…

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The worrying silence of GK and the Editor’s body on the arrest of a Kashmiri photojournalist

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On Tuesday, September 5, the whole nation was mourning the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh who was shot by some unidentified men at her house in Bangalore. About 3,000 km away north in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, a freelance photojournalist-Kamran Yousuf-was being huddled to Delhi by National Investigation Agency (NIA). A day before he was asked to report at the local police station from where he was taken to Srinagar, where NIA formally arrested him. Till now, the premier investigating agency hasn’t issued any press release, a procedure…

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