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Seeking money in name of Conflict, Beggars bring bad name to Kashmir

April 28, 2017 Editor

“We are from border area (Kashmir), our houses shops, factories and colleges have been closed by four months strike in J&K,” reads the pamphlet used by these persons. “We request you to help us because this is genuine case and you are our Indian brothers,” the pamphlet reads. A few groups of people from north Kashmir are posing as victims of Kashmir conflict in Mumbai, seeking charity and bringing bad name to the state. These beggars frequent around residential areas, colleges, hospitals asking for money by narrating concocted tales. Documents…

Thrashing of Pulwama students: Govt inquiry confirms police trespassed in College

April 28, 2017 Editor

Div Com Recommends Action Against Police Officers The inquiry report into the mass thrashing of students by security forces in Pulwama Degree College earlier this month has accused police for the incident, recommended action against some police officials as well. The report has exonerated the Principal of Government Degree College (GDC) Pulwama. On April 18, the state government had ordered attachment of the Principal and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir was asked to hold an inquiry into the incident. A top official said the inquiry report was submitted to the government by…

After eight weeks Mirwaiz Umar Farooq released from house arrest

April 26, 2017 Editor

The authorities in Kashmir on Monday night lifted the restrictions on the movement of Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who had been confined to his Nigeen residence for the past eight weeks. Soon after his release, Mirwaiz, who is also a religious head, addressed a gathering in downtown Srinagar on Monday evening and lashed out at the government for its “anti-people” policies, saying the authorities had “unleashed a war” against the Kashmiri people. Mirwaiz, along with other separatist leaders, was put under detention ahead of the byelections in…

New Generation Stone Pelters from Kashmir Valley

April 25, 2017 Editor

Schools and colleges in Kashmir were opened on Monday, a week after they were shut to curb the student protests, in hope that normalcy would return. Shopian/Srinagar: Schools and colleges in Kashmir were opened on Monday, a week after they were shut to curb the student protests, in hope that normalcy would return. But soon, violence erupted at a school in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk, and spread across the Valley. The students hurled stones and attacked vehicles of police, who, in turn, used tear gas and water cannon. Among the things…

PDP makes “Goodbye BJP” noises post Mehbooba, Modi meet

April 25, 2017 Editor

The People’s Democratic Party “will not hesitate” to pull out of the alliance with the Hindu right-wing BJP in Jammu and Kashmir if the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t initiate dialogue to resolve the political dispute over Kashmir, sources said. In a meeting of the PDP’s core group at Srinagar following her parleys with Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the national capital, J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is believed to have said that dialogue is important for restoration of peace in the state. “Dialogue…

Two in police net for spreading online rumours

April 25, 2017 Editor

After suspending 3G and 4G mobile Internet services, the J&K Police have begun a crackdown against administrators of WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages who spread online rumours. The police have arrested two persons in north Kashmir in past few days for circulating wrong news on the social media. The crackdown comes at a time when security agencies have made strong recommendation to curb the social media as it instigates youth to indulge in violence against the forces. The two persons arrested in the latest crackdown are Ishfaq Hussain Hajam of…

300 WhatsApp groups were inciting stone pelters : Police

April 24, 2017 Editor

Nearly 300 WhatsApp groups, of which 90 per cent have been shut down, were being used to mobilise stone-throwers in Kashmir to disrupt security forces’ operations at encounter sites, a police officer said today. The 300 WhatsApp groups had around 250 members each, the police officer said, explaining howattempts were being made to disrupt the operations of the forces by mobilising stone-throwing mobs at the encounter sites. “We identified the groups and the group administrators, who were called in by the police for counselling. We have had a good response…

‘Failed’ P Chidambaram’s tweets don’t bother us: BJP

April 24, 2017 Editor

Coming down heavily upon Congress leader P Chidambaram for his tweet regarding the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance, the BJP on Sunday dubbed the former as ‘failed ex-home minister,’ while saying that the grand old party was fishing in troubled waters by making such negative assertion. Coming down heavily upon Congress leader P Chidambaram for his tweet regarding the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance, the BJP on Sunday dubbed the former as ‘failed ex-home minister,’ while saying that the grand old party was fishing…

Rain brings flood scare across Kashmir

April 24, 2017 Editor

Rain is considered a blessing, but in Kashmir, it causes a scare and brings back the fear of floods every time the water level rises in the Jhelum and other water bodies. Since the 2014 floods, the fear of floods has not died down. To add to the panic, the level of water in the rivers this summer is already high as the winter witnessed heavy snowfall. Meanwhile, the weatherman has predicted possibility of floods in future. Summer blues Despite investment of crores of rupees under Centrally schemes to improve…