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Lingering Kashmir issue pushes Kashmir youth towards armed struggle: Resistance Leadership

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Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) of Kashmir in a statement has said obstinacy of the Indian state to refuse to resolve the Kashmir dispute and the resulting repression is forcing young boys to take up arms and in the process they lose their lives in pursuit of liberating their land. Paying tributes to the militants Abid Ahmed, Ishfaq Ahmed, Umar Javaid and Yasir Ahmed killed in Laam, Tral in Pulwama district the JRL in a statement issued to Kashmir News Bureau said GOI looks at a military solution for Kashmir and…

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Militants flee after snatching four rifles from policemen on Srinagar outskirts

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Militants flee after snatching four rifles from policemen on Srinagar outskirts Militants attacked an armed guard of Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police and decamped with four rifles, police said. A police spokesman, in a statement, said that militants attacked an armed guard of JKAP 13 battalion at Goripora on the outskirts of Srinagar and decamped with four service rifles of policemen. “Police has reached on spot. Area is under cordon. Further details will follow,” he said.

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Former BOPEE chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Peer gets 16 year rigorous imprisonment, fined Rs1 cr

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Peer sold question papers through brokers; 43 convicted A special anti-corruption court in Srinagar on Wednesday convicted former head of the J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) Mushtaq Ahmad Peer and 42 other accused in the 2012 MBBS paper scam. The court sentenced Peer, the prime accused, to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs 1 crore on him for his corrupt practices. While convicting Peer on four counts with punishment adding to 16 years, the court observed that the sentences would run consecutively and…

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AMU alumnu’s pic with Hizb operatives seen on Social Media

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Another photograph of former Aligarh Muslim University PhD scholar Mannan Wani has surfaced on social media. Security agencies tracking scores of Kashmiri youths who have strayed from mainstream and joined militancy, stumbled upon Wani’s photograph and shared it with UP Police few days back. Fears of law enforcement agencies came true as the photo shows Wani posing with two other terror suspects, including Hizb-ul Mujahideen’s most wanted operative Saifullah, and one Hafiz Aadil. Saifullah, who hails from Pulwama district, was also a PhD scholar. The photo shows Wani, Saifullah and…

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Freedman, an Australian journalist asks Sania Mirza to name her baby as ‘Kashmir’

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Australian journalist reacted smartly to tennis sensation Sania Mirza’s tweet about her pregnancy on micro-blogging website telling her to name her baby as “Kashmir”. The Australian journalist Dennis Freedman was at his best when he reacted to Sania Mirza’s Twitter post in which the tennis star seemed to announce her pregnancy and her intention to surname it Mirza-Malik, reported The News. “‘Congratulation!’ You should name it ‘Kashmir’,” wrote Freedman.

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Pellet gun use debunk ‘Tolerance, Pluralism myth’

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Former academicians Tuesday said incidents like Kathua and use of pellets guns in the Valley had debunked the ‘myth of tolerance and pluralism’ of the Indian society. Expressing dismay and concern at the decline in secular, democratic and liberal values in the current political scenario in contravention of the preamble of Indian constitution, the retired academicians said the recent rape cases that had come to light in Unnao, Kathua, and Surat were nothing short of butcheries. They said the entire world was shocked by the act performed by a group…

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Before seeking law’s repeal to lift AFSPA in J&K, ask separatists to halt Protests, Violence

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The government deserves praise for lifting Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Meghalaya and most parts of Arunachal Pradesh. However, this must not act as a precedent to lift the law in Jammu and Kashmir. There has been no significant violence in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh as opposed to Jammu and Kashmir. It must be stressed that the application of AFSPA in itself can’t be condemned in isolation. Application of AFSPA is a necessary evil if the army is to operate in any given area. The recent statement by…

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213 Militants, 80 Security personals, 40 Civilians, 2017 was bloodiest in past decade

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With all parameters of violence and conflict-related deaths marking a spurt in Jammu and Kashmir, 2017 has emerged as the bloodiest year of the decade, according to official data. The number of conflict-related deaths in 2017 totalled 333, which was three times higher than the lowest number of 102 deaths recorded in 2012, the calmest year in the region in three decades. The latest spurt in violence, most of it centred in the Valley is, however, part of the growing reversal of efforts to contain insurgency which is gaining increasing…

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PDP’s Political Affairs Committee likely to discuss coalition issues, Kathua case

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The Peoples Democratic Party’s newly constituted Political Affairs Committee (PAC), during its first meeting scheduled this week, will review and discuss the emerging political situation in J&K. The 11-member PAC — the party’s highest decision-making body — was constituted by PDP president and Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti three days ago. “The PAC will meet this week,” PDP spokesman Rafi Mir told Kashmir Post. PDP sources said while no major decision was expected to be taken in the first meeting of PAC, all issues about the party, its alliance with the…

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Post digitisation, vehicle registration gets tougher

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As formalities ‘increase’, commuters allege harassment In the process of digitising the system, the Transport Department of Jammu and Kashmir has made it more complicated for the public to register their vehicles as it take more visits to the Regional Transport Office (RTO) to complete the online process. The department, which has started digitising the system, has made almost everything online as people have to apply online for a driving licence, its renewal and for the registration of the vehicle. The department has now given exclusive rights to vehicle dealers…

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