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‘If Violence stops, we can talk’ ; Govt to Separatists

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No flip-flop in the approach towards Pak.: Govt. Source If violence in the Kashmir Valley ceases, the Modi government is open to the idea of a dialogue with separatist Hurriyat leaders, a top government source said on Thursday. While describing the current unrest in Kashmir as 100 per cent sponsored by Pakistan, the source admitted that the movement was entirely leaderless. “Even the separatist leaders are at a crossroads.” Critical of the role played by electronic and social media, the source said that by stressing “excessively humanistic grounds” the state…

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Digital India tweet praises poem calling on Army to kill Kashmiris, Minister takes action

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The poem, written to the lyrics of a popular Bollywood song, asked the Army not to stop firing on people till they come to the city square and sing the national anthem. THE official handle of Digital India, a flagship government initiative for a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, on Thursday tweeted a poem promoting the killing of Kashmiris by the Army. The tweet, which was soon deleted, included the screenshot of a poem posted on Facebook that it labelled “Heights of #Patriotism..!!!” Managed by the Ministry of Electronics…

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Talks on Kashmir bound to fail till gravity of issue is agreed: Syed Geelani

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Three days after rebuffing outreach attempt by a group of MPs, hardline Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday said talks with New Delhi are bound to fail till the “gravity and intensity” of the Kashmir issue is agreed upon. “We have a clear and simple stand that unless the gravity and intensity of the Kashmir issue is not agreed upon, any negotiations or talks are bound to fail,” Geelani said addressing gatherings at Dargah and Noorbagh here by telephone from his residence where he is under house…

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Curbs, Shutdown continue for 62nd day; Forces foil Pro-Freedom Rallies, 170 more injured

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No let-up in pellet firing, teargas shelling 40 injured in Tral alone, residents allege forces’ atrocities 1-year-old girl faints after forces fire chilli grenades at Chotta Bazar Bandipora man’s detention triggers protests 110 injured in forces action on protesters in South Kashmir Massive protests in Ajar, Bandipora against forces highhandedness People throng markets during shutdown break At least 170 people sustained pellet and teargas shell injuries across Kashmir on Thursday as the ongoing uprising entered its 62nd straight day, witnesses and reports said, even as there was no let-up in…

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AFSPA would neither be lifted nor diluted; Modi govt’s clear stand on Kashmir

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The Centre made its stand clear on AFSPA in the all-party meet today. It ruled out the possibility of lifting or even diluting the armed forces act in Jammu and Kashmir. The Union government has ruled out the possibility of either lifting Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) or diluting it in any form in the strife- torn state of Jammu and Kashmir. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made the Centre’s position clear at the all-party meet in the capital today morning. He was responding to suggestions from some parliamentarians…

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Security, Travel, Funding of separatists a GoI hoax, Only 8 Persons have police protection, 2 passports

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Geelani stopped taking pension in 2005: Grandson I twice wrote to SSP to withdraw security: Prof Bhat We never asked for security, Govt can take it back: Bilal Government of India’s plan of cracking a whip on the separatist leadership by scaling down their security, stopping their foreign travel and cutting their budgets is based on “propagandistic material” and figures that do not add up. The assertions that Rs 560 crore were spent on the separatist leaders during the past five years seem to be “made up” considering that only…

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Man dies of cardiac arrest amid teargas shelling; Over 250 wounded as Protests, Curfew, Shutdown continue across Valley

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Pellets continue to rain on protesters Security forces use PAVA shells in Kulgam; 1 dies of heart attack 250 more wounded in day-long clashes JNV school gutted after teargas shells land inside Massive protests in Srinagar areas against night raids by police Shops open in several places after 6 pm An elderly man died of cardiac arrest at his residence in Chawalgam village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday amid heavy teargas shelling and pellet firing by forces in the area, witnesses and reports said, even as more than 200…

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PDP-BJP govt failed to deal with Kashmir Situation, Separatists should be isolated: All-party delegation

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The all-party delegation, which recently visited Kashmir to find a solution for restoring peace in the Valley, said on Wednesday that the PDP-BJP government in the state has failed to tackle the situation amicably. During the meetings, which is being chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the delegates further suggested isolating the Kashmiri separatist leaders for their continued anti-India stand. Separatists should be isolated and dealt with separately, the NDTV quoted the all-party delegation members as saying during the meeting. During the meeting, the Centre is also likely to…

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To restore normality, government to get tough with Resistance Group

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It is planning to “curtail the facilities” given to them, say sources. The Centre may toughen its stand against separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, and security forces are expected to be given a larger role in the Valley, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The government has decided to step up crackdowns against elements stonewalling the return of normalcy in the Valley, which has been under curfew almost continuously for the past 60 days. An all-party delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh returned to Delhi from J&K…

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With 2 more Killings, toll rises to 76; Pellets continue to shower amid Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat

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Abandoned bunker demolished in Mehjoor Nagar Curbs, shutdown continue for 60th day Woman battles for life at SKIMS Bandipora youth suffers critical injury in abdomen 200 more injured in day-long clashes Thousands attend Sopore teenager’s funeral On a day the J&K government sought to justify in the High Court the use of “non-lethal” pellets as “modern means of crowd control”, a 20-year-old youth was killed in pellet firing by forces in Seer Hamdan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district while a woman was also seriously injured there. Meanwhile, the Kashmir…

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