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Youth of Kashmir should question those who instigate them: Jitendra Singh

May 15, 2017 Editor

Appealing to the youth of Kashmir to question those who instigate them to join the “so-called freedom struggle”, Union minister Jitendra Singh today hit out at the separatists, saying if stone-pelting is a “holy task” then they should make their own children pelt stones and risk their lives. Singh rejected separatists as being stakeholders in Kashmir and said that real stakeholders are the state’s youth below the age of 40 who constitute 65 per cent of its population. “I have made this appeal to youth of Kashmir that time has…

It’s Uniform vs Uniform as schoolgirls fight military in Kashmir

May 13, 2017 Editor

It’s now uniform versus uniform in Indian-administered Kashmir as students in school or college uniform fight pitched battles with soldiers in fatigues. The starkest manifestation of the downturn is Kashmiri girls in headscarves and uniforms pelting stones at security forces in Srinagar alongside rebellious male students for the first time in a region which former American President, Bill Clinton, famously called one of the most dangerous places in the whole world. School and college-going women have been photographed hurling rocks and bricks, shouting anti-India and pro-azadi (freedom) slogans and pounding…

Soldiers told to ‘Inform Police, Army Units’ before heading home

May 12, 2017 Editor

Day after a 22-year-old Army officer was abducted and later killed by suspected militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, the Army on Thursday directed its soldiers hailing from the Valley to strictly “adhere to set guidelines” and “inform concerned Army units before going to home on leave.” Lieutenant Umar Fayaz was found dead at Harmain village in Shopian district on Wednesday. He had visited his home on leave to attend the marriage ceremony of his cousin. The slain Army officer was posted in Akhnoor area of Jammu region. Police sources…

‘Restore Srinagar as permanent capital of J&K’ Er. Rasheed

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Editor

Er Rasheed to Mehbooba: ‘Ban Indian channels whom you accuse of adding fuel to the fire’ Reacting to BJP’s demand to abandon the practice of bi-annual Durbar Move AIP Supremo and MLA Langate, Er. Rasheed has said that it would be in the interest of entire state for more than enough reasons, if Srinagar is restored as the permanent capital of the state. Interacting with the people in Srinagar, Er. Rasheed said “There is no reason to disagree to the fact that Durbar Move has yielded nothing except adding to…

Altaf Bukhari urges parents to rein in their wards

May 11, 2017 Editor

As student protests refuse to die down in the Valley, Minister for Education Syed Altaf Bukhari today appealed to parents to counsel their children so that they stick to their academic ambitions. The students protests have been intermittently going on in the Valley since April 17 following the use of force by the police against students of Government Degree College, Pulwama, on April 15. The minister, while inaugurating Government High School, Maloora, expressed his displeasure over the incidents of stone-throwing by students of high and higher secondary schools. “The students…

Unease among resistance group over new militancy

May 10, 2017 Editor

The signs of a serious ideological drift in Kashmir’s militant movement are deepening with every new statement from the insurgent camp and is creating unease within the traditional separatists bloc. The young militants, who enjoy an unprecedented popular support and who have started to speak for themselves through brief video and audio messages circulated over social-media sites, are quickly redrawing the ideological landscape of separatism. The militants are utilising the new-found power of images and words to carefully demonstrate their ideological leanings, which has pitched them against the three key…

Decision to isolate Hurriyat taken at highest level: BJP

May 10, 2017 Editor

The Bharatiya Janata Party, an ally of ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir, said on Tuesday that “isolating” Hurriyat leaders by not holding any talks with them is a decision “taken at the highest level in New Delhi” and “only mainstream leaders will be entertained by the Centre.” “Yes, we have taken a decision that there can be no talks with those who don’t accept the Indian Constitution. The decision in this regard has been taken at the highest level in the party high command and Prime Minister…

Hand over Amarnath pilgrimage security to Army: VHP to J&K govt

May 9, 2017 Editor

Ahead of the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra, the VHP has requested Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for handing over its security to the Army with “free hand”. Ahead of the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra, the VHP has requested Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for handing over its security to the Army with “free hand”. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has also demanded opening of the alternate Leh-Kargil route for the pilgrimage, saying it would require least…

Girl Students with stones in hand redefine Protests in Kashmir

May 8, 2017May 8, 2017 Editor

Angry teenage Kashmiri girls in school uniforms hurling stones at government forces has become the defining image of protests in the valley this summer. Braving tear smoke shells and even pellets, these protesting girls have hogged headlines, even featuring prominently in the international media. It is for the first time that large number of girls in school uniforms and headscarves have joined male protesters to express their anger and resentment, sending the government into a tizzy. Kashmir Post explores as to what pushes these young school-going Kashmiri girls into defying…