Over 11 years after three bombs went off in crowded Delhi markets ahead of Diwali killing 67 people, a court here on Thursday let off three Kashmiris accused in the case for lack of evidence. The court pulled up Delhi Police for failure to prove any links of the accused with the 2005 serial blasts. The court, while letting off all the three accused, convicted one of them for a minor crime of having links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The serial blasts had gone off in crowded market places of Sarojini…
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HC Quashes PSA detention of class 10 student, 2 others
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed detention of a class 10 student who was booked under the controversial Public Safety Act for allegedly resorting to stone pelting in north Kashmir’s Hajan area in September last year. A bench of Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey quashed detention of Tariq Ahmad Lone of Vijipara Hajin after hearing Lone’s counsel Nasir Qadri as well as State counsel Q R Shamus. The court ordered release of Lone from preventive custody forthwith. Observing that no other material or documents as referred to in the…
Read MoreResistance scale down shutdowns in Valley to one day
Separatist leaders, who were steering the last year’s summer unrest and continued to issue protest calendars, today announced significant relaxation and called for a one-day shutdown in the next fortnightly calendar which begins tomorrow and ends on February 28. The separatist leaders, Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, who have been jointly issuing protest calendars, have called for a shutdown on February 24. The calendar also details protests and demonstrations from February 16 to 28. The separatists have also called for peaceful protests throughout the Kashmir valley…
Read MoreWill Kashmir see another year of ‘Dead Eyes’?
11 youth injured in eyes with pellets on Tuesday In the past three days, over 20 persons mostly teenagers have been injured in pellet firing by security forces, 11 on Tuesday alone, across Kashmir bringing back the memories of 2016 unrest when hundreds of youth were hit in eyes by the deadly pellets. For the past three days, hospitals in Srinagar have been receiving youth with their eyes perforated by pellets — injuries that cause vision impairment. Though for the past few months the cases of pellet injuries to eyes…
Read MoreLocals continue to help Ultras worries Security Agencies
On Sunday when a fierce gunfight was underway in south Kashmir, youth from the area made a desperate attempt to help the local militants escape. The locals threw stones not only on security personnel laying the cordon but also on the operation teams engaging militants. The tendency of helping out militants which started last year, especially in the four districts of south Kashmir, continues to be “worrisome” for the forces, which have stepped up anti-militancy operations. This year, at least 15 militants, 10 of them locals, have been killed in…
Read MoreUnemployed Vets to combat dog menace across valley: SMC
Citizens’ health of prime concern: Commissioner In a major decision, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Unemployed Veterinary Doctors’ Association (UVDA) to tackle the dog menace in the city. The move has come in the backdrop of growing complaints by locals regarding dog bites. “Under the MoU, the unemployed veterinary doctors will be roped in to implement Animal Birth Control (ABC) program in a scientific fashion and will meet all the norms laid down by the authorities,” In-charge Commissioner Dr Shafqat Khan…
Read More‘Pandit exodus a blessing in disguise’
Though displaced Kashmiri Pandits often desire to go back to their homeland, a particular segment of new generation thinks the exodus is a blessing in disguise. A woman entrepreneur in New Delhi says: “The outcast gave the community an opportunity to venture out and see the world. Yes, we feel marginalised in our state, but our people worked hard in various states and are doing well.” She says there are a lot of job opportunities in the corporate sector outside which is not the case in J&K. Regarding their culture,…
Read More2 Kashmiris booked for Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act
Two Kashmiri youth hailing from Anantnag and Handwara areas have been arrested for allegedly showing disrespect to the Indian National anthem in Jammu. Sources said the duo did not stand up while the anthem was being played in a cinema hall in Jammu yesterday. They have been identified as Syed Mudasir Ahmad Shah of Neelpora Magam Handwara Kupwara and Javid Ahmad Teli of Hiller Kukernagh in district Anantnag. Both are lodged in police station Narwal Jammu “The duo was immediately taken into custody and booked under provisions of the Prevention…
Read MoreKashmir may face another Unrest post March: JK Legislators & Police
The veneer of peace in Kashmir may crumble again this spring with another bloodier uprising, hinted at by several legislators in the J&K Assembly and endorsed by an internal J&K police report. The J&K police has prepared a report, warning about the possibility of a ‘more dangerous repetition of 2016’ after March and highlighted the ‘lack of the preparedness to handle such crisis on part of the civil administration and police’. Director General of the J&K police SP Vaid confirmed that there were reports of ‘possible unrest after March’ but…
Read MoreTraffic wont be allowed through rail tunnel : Railway Authority
The railway authorities have ruled out the idea of using Qazigund-Banihal railway tunnel for the vehicular traffic during inclement weather and snowfall. According to the highly-placed sources in the Northern Railways, the officials have informed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in a meeting on Monday that they cannot allow regular traffic inside the Qazigund-Banihal tunnel. However, they did not refuse to allow ambulance in case of ‘extreme emergency’. Source informed Kashmir Post that the CM had called a meeting with a team of the Northern Railways to discuss the possibility of using…
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