Category: Community

Major guilty of giving grenades to Delhi-bound jawan: Army

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The Army has taken disciplinary action against one of its officers who gave hand grenades to a soldier who was detained at Srinagar International Airport before he could board a New Delhi-bound flight in April last year. The disciplinary action against the accused officer has been initiated after a Court of Inquiry found the Major guilty of giving two live grenades to the soldier to carry them to New Delhi. “We have taken disciplinary action in the case against the officer who had given the solider the grenades to carry,”…

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Rumor monger Sushil Pandit booked for spreading fake news about militant attack on CRPF

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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday registered a case against Sushil Pandit for tweeting false information about a militant attack on the CRPF and killing of five personnel at Pampore. The move came days after the Central government announced a unilateral conditional ceasefire in Kashmir during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, suspending all operations against militants. Pandit, owner of Hive Communications India Pvt. Ltd, is often seen in many TV channels during panel discussions. “The Kashmir Police booked the twitter user after he posted a rumor from his…

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New York Times urges United States to help resolve Kashmir imbroglio

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Terming India’s ceasefire in Kashmir for the month of Ramadhan an “olive branch” for starting dialogue process anew, New York Times in its editorial has suggested tripartite dialogue involving India, Pakistan and Kashmiris, while urging the US to channelize its efforts to end Kashmir imbroglio. “Yet the obvious and growing danger of the Kashmir conflict demands trying again and again, however elusive the goal. It may be too much to expect either side to surrender territorial claims on Kashmir, but India’s Ramadan olive branch, however inauspicious, could become the start…

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“Every stone picked by misguided youth destabilises Kashmir”: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his one-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, appealed to the Kashmiri youth to shun the path of violence and join the mainstream. PM Modi was speaking for the first time after the centre announced a unilateral “ceasefire” with terror groups during the month of Ramzan. “My appeal to these misguided youth is to return to the national mainstream, which is their own family, and participate in the development of Jammu and Kashmir,” PM Modi said while inaugurating the 330-MW Kishanganga power project. “Every stone or…

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330-MW Kishen Ganga inauguration today, Pak concerned over inauguration

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After failing many deadlines, project set to be inaugurated by PM Pak concerned over inaguration of Kishenganga project The 330 Megawatt Kishen Ganga Hydro Electric Power Project, a project of great strategic value,would be inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Narender Modi from Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC). After failing many deadlines stemming from adverse climatic conditions, public uprisings and tug-of-war with affected people, the project is set to be inaugurated on Saturday. The construction of the project was completed amid a legal battle between India and Pakistan. Pakistan in…

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Ramadan ceasefire may be prudent decision as govt seeks to calm seething youth, break spiral of violence

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The best efforts at peace-making will come to nought as long as the funerals of young Kashmiris excite passions, and motivate more and more boys to become militants. And the major part of summer is still ahead. The good thing is that last winter, the government was far more conscious of the need to reach out to young people than it was in the past. The blindness of the policymakers to the ground situation during the winter of 2016-17 was baffling. They thought their troubles were over when agitations seemed to…

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Return home, Contest polls: Ravinder Raina to Syed Salahuddin

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State BJP president Ravinder Raina has ‘advised’ Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin to renounce violence, return home to J&K and join the mainstream. Speaking at the party headquarters on Thursday after receiving a rousing welcome, Raina sent a message across to the Hizbul Mujahideen chief to avail the ceasefire chance, join the democratic process in J&K and contest elections. “This is a chance given by the Union Government to anti-social elements, militants and misguided youth in the Kashmir valley to drop guns and join the mainstream,” Raina said, adding, “I…

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Urge your wards to leave path of violence: DGP to families of rebals

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A day after Delhi announced the ceasefire in the State, Jammu Kashmir Police Chief DGP Shesh Paul Vaid Thursday urged the families of local militants to shun the path of violence. Vaid wrote on twitter: “Taking advantage of fresh initiative of GOI during Ramadan, families of local militants should urge their sons to leave path of violence & join them to live peacefully . Wish them good luck (sic).” On Wednesday afternoon, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the government has asked the government forces not to launch the anti-militancy…

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Ravinder Raina state BJP head invokes Islamic teachings for Kashmiri’s

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“I hope and pray that the holy fasting month of Ramazan brings peace for the entire state…. We believe in ‘Hubbul Wattani’ (love for country), which was preached by Prophet Muhammad… We believe in this poem (of Allama Iqbal) that we recite in schools…. It teaches us to love and help the poor and the weak.”— Ravinder Raina, BJP president, J&K Usually known for his outspoken attitude and being a “hardcore RSS worker”, Ravinder Raina, newly nominated BJP state president, on Wednesday invoked Islamic teachings and quoted poetry of Allama…

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Forces to scale down CASO during Ramadan

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The forces in Valley have ostensibly worked out a fresh strategy to deal with militants and ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the general public in anti-militancy operations during the holy month of Ramadan. Kashmir Post has learnt that in view of the holy month of Ramadan, the anti-militancy operations would remain limited to based on “specific intelligence information” while the routine Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) would be scaled down. “The anti-militancy operations will be carried out based on intelligence operations. There will be no regular and general…

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