Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani today blamed the government’s approach and alleged injustices done by security forces for pushing the youth towards militancy. “The Indian government’s approach and the injustices by government forces are dissuading our youth from the political struggle,” Geelani said in a statement in which he expressed anguish over yesterday’s killings in south Kashmir. Five people, including three civilians, a policeman and a militant were killed in a shoot-out yesterday in Kulgam district. The separatist leader said the people of Kashmir aspired for peace but said the…
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Goodwill schools making children indifferent towards culture: Geelani
‘Forces responsible for driver’s death in Shopian’ Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today blamed ‘Goodwill Schools’ for “indoctrination” students in valley saying: “The institutions run by armies are making them indifferent towards their religion and specific culture”. Geelani in his statement while taking serious note of this, urged parents to avoid these institutions. “For petty material gains, we are losing our next generation,” said Geelani while asking parents “to be careful about the future of their kids”. In his statement, Syed Ali Geelani said: “We should never send our…
Read MoreBank robberies a game-plan to malign militants: Lashkar-e-Toiba
Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba on Friday denied that militants were involved in cases of bank robberies in Kashmir. In a statement, a spokesman of LeT Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi said the outfit doesn’t believe in heist. The LeT statement comes days after incidents of bank robberies by unidentified gunmen took place in areas of South Kashmir. “Robbing banks is not the work of militants. Honesty, truth and serving Kashmiri people is our core trait. This is an Indian agenda to malign us and has been planned in New Delhi,” he said. Such…
Read MoreResistance leaders ask people to protest after Friday prayers
Strongly condemning the use of force on civilians in Shopian district during an anti-militancy operation, resistance leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Thursday urged people to protest against “state terrorism” after Friday prayers. “We express deep concern over increasing use of repressive measures from forces against civilians, students and continuous detention of pro-freedom activists,” said a joint statement issued by the trio. The leadership said the state authorities have waged a war against civilians and appealed to the youth to maintain discipline and order…
Read MoreWary of costly treatment, Pellet-hit boy’s family ‘Disowns’ him
With his right eye hit by pellets, Bilal Ahmad of Shopian walks towards the CT scan room of SMHS hospital. He asks his friend to call his parents who hurriedly dials the phone number. As the friend informs Bilal’s parents about his injury, they refuse to come, saying, “Let him die”. Bilal is disowned by his family as they don’t have money to spend on his treatment. “They are extremely poor people and his family cannot afford to take care of him, that’s the reason why they are disowning him,”…
Read MoreUN Chief ‘Paying Attention’ to Indo-Pak border tension
Secretary General Antonio Guterres is “paying attention” to the tensions between India and Pakistan at the border but the UN has not received any reports of alleged recent ceasefire violations, his spokesperson said. “The Secretary General is paying attention to this issue,” UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the daily briefing when asked about the escalating tensions between two nuclear armed South Asian neighbours. “We checked with our colleagues at UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan). We have not received any alleged ceasefire violations reports…
Read More‘Hired’ to stage anti-Pak protest outside UN office, labourers demand ‘Wages’ from ‘Contractor’
“This man (contractor) said he needed some 10 labourers. He provided us a Sumo vehicle and promised to pay Rs 400 each,” they said. Several poor labourers were reportedly hired by a ‘contractor’ here on Tuesday who duped them resulting in confrontation at Press Enclave where the labourers spilled the beans. The labourers demanded their ‘wages’ for staging anti-Pakistan demonstration outside UN office here to oppose the neighbouring country’s proposed move to give Gilgit-Baltistan the status of a province. The facts came to fore after the hired protesters had argument…
Read MoreAlarming situation is an understatement
That the Kashmir situation is alarming is an understatement. The kind of violence and fear prevalent among the people has led the Election Commission of India to conclude that the conditions were not conducive for holding byelection for the Anantnag parliamentary constituency. It is the extension of the similar situation that has given a reason to the Centre not to hold dialogue with “all the stakeholders” in Kashmir. The ruling PDP can afford to breathe easy for some time as it lifts the pressure of contesting and winning election in…
Read MorePDP is losing ground to BJP in Kashmir?
PDP must push for initiating dialogue with the Hurriyat and Pakistan and book all erring security men. The ongoing crisis in Kashmir has given rise to two questions: Is India on the brink of losing Kashmir? And, is governor’s rule imminent in Kashmir? There are few things that we must consider before answering these questions: First, the PDP-BJP coalition has failed in the state. It is being seen as “eternal betrayal” by many since the PDP had contested the election on an anti-BJP plank. Second, as far as the Agenda…
Read MoreAmid protests over temple ‘Desecration’, Govt says property intact
Amid protests over the alleged “desecration” of a temple in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the state government on Friday said an investigation of the shrine’s complex has found all its properties “intact”. Jammu: Amid protests over the alleged “desecration” of a temple in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the state government on Friday said an investigation of the shrine’s complex has found all its properties “intact”. A team of district officials carried out the examination of the Bhargashakha Bhagwati temple in Mattan area after posts and pictures alleging its “desecration” were…
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