Category: Community

First batch of pilgrims for Haj departs today

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The first batch of Haj pilgrims is all set to leave for Saudi Arabia from the Srinagar International Airport here tomorrow. An official of the Haj House, Bemina, said a total of 8,106 pilgrims from the J&K were scheduled to perform Haj this year. He said 35,212 applications had been received for performing the annual pilgrimage. The official said two flights carrying 420 pilgrims each would fly directly to Saudi Arabia every day starting tomorrow till August 3. The scheduled timing for the departure of the two flights will be…

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The black shroud in Kashmir marks presence of ISIS in Valley

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The contours of terrorism are changing in the Kashmir Valley with the emergence of radical younger militants, who seem to have aligned themselves with the ISIS. The black flag of ISIS is new on the scene of Kashmir Valley replacing the green flag of Pakistan. This is the new worrying trend in the Valley for the security forces. As Lone’s body at his village in Amurabad leaves for burial ground, the crowd shouted the name of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa calling him the champion of caliphate. A noisy…

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Thousands participate in militant’s back to back funeral in Tral

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Thousands of people participated in the funeral prayers of slain Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) militant, Mukhtar Ahmed Lone alias Bita Molvi, who along with his two associates, Parvaiz Ahmad Wani of Pahoo Pulwama and a Pakistani Hassan Bhai were killed in an encounter with government forces in Wantiwen forests of Satura village of Tral in Pulwama district on Saturday. From wee hours on Sunday, thousands of people reached the native village of Mukhtar in Amirabad to participate in his funeral. At least three back to back funeral prayers were held at…

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This year 8050 Pilgrims from Kashmir Valley to perform Hajj

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Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, today chaired a high-level meeting to review the arrangements for Hajj-2017. The meeting was attended by Additional Commissioner Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, DIG Police, IG Traffic, Deputy Director Tourism, Deputy Director Health Services, Deputy Director Planning, Executive Engineers of PHE and R&B, SMC, Director Airport Authority of India, Commandant CRPF, Executive Officer State Hajj Committee, Chief Medical Officer, General Manager SRTC, representatives of JK Bank and State Bank of India and other concerned officers. The District Development Commissioners of all districts including Leh and…

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Syed Ali Geelani completes 7 years in house detention

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Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Friday completed seven years under house detention, a Hurriyat spokesperson said. The spokesperson said no court has ever issued any formal detention order for Geelani’s detention. Geelani has been detained at gunpoint, he said and strongly condemned the continued house detention of Hurriyat (G) chairman. He said the rule of law has been thrown to dust in Kashmir. Geelani was placed under house arrest in 2010 during the NC-led government under the chief ministership of Omar Abdullah. He was briefly released just…

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Joint resistance leadership urges people to continue online ‘Kashmir Awareness Campaign’

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Joint resistance leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday urged the people to continue the online ‘Kashmir Awareness Campaign’ to highlight the human rights situation in Kashmir. “As part of the resistance program the online ‘Kashmir Awareness Campaign’ to highlight the Kashmir dispute and the grave human rights situation arising as a consequence of that, was started at midnight yesterday, the campaign will continue. People are asked to join it by putting up posts highlighting the dispute, the situation on ground and their…

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We are ready to give every drop of to save injured yatris: Kashmiri Youth

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1500 Kashmiri Youth Voluntarily Helped Injured Yatris. The deadliest attack on Amarnath Yatra yesterday took many lives and dozens were hurt. The youth of Kashmir unequivocally condemned the attack thousands of people in Hospitals in Anantnag and SMHS Srinagar said that this is unfortunate and unacceptable act. People were saddened. The youth told that they are ready to donate every drop of blood to save lives of injured yatris. 1500 Kashmiri locals voluntarily came forward and helped injured yatris. As per reports following the deadly attack on amarnath yatris in…

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Geelani raises ‘Chemical Weapon Use’ with OIC asks to address Kashmir Issue

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Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani on Saturday wrote a letter to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and asked it to address the Kashmir issue during its upcoming session. “I on the behalf of the oppressed people of Kashmir urge the OIC to address the issue of Kashmir in its forthcoming session keeping in view the belligerent and hostile stance adopted by the Indian state towards the people of Kashmir,” Geelani said in the letter to OIC secretary general Yousef Al Othulmeen. Geelani wrote that he could not attend the…

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Forces scan mobile phones for militant photos: South Kashmir Residents

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South Kashmir residents, especially the inhabitants of Pulwama and Shopian districts have alleged that forces frequently check their personal mobile phones, without even assigning any reason. The residents of South Kashmir also allege that they are beaten also “if by mistake any photo or a video of a militant is stored in their mobile phones”. One of the local who introduced himself as Shahbaaz from Pulwama town said: “I was coming from my maternal uncle’s home and when I reached Murran Chowk Pulwama, clashes erupted between youth and security forces…

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16 persons lose vision in both eyes due to pellets in one year

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At least 16 people have completely lost their vision in both eyes due to pellets fired by government forces on civilians in Kashmir in the past one year, according to official records, while 161 others have suffered total blindness in one eye wounded by the ‘lethal’ ammunition. Records maintained by general specialty SMHS hospital here reveal that since July 8 last year—the day militant commander Burhan Wani died, triggering a six-month-long freedom uprising—a total of 1,043 people have suffered damage to eye (s) by pellet shots. Of these, 70 people…

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