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Talks with Separatists? BJP to set agenda at Patnitop meet

August 5, 2016 Editor

Madhav, pro-BJP think tank to discuss K-issue at conclave beginning tomorrow Amid speculation that the Centre is going to engage the Hurriyat Conference and other separatist groups into the dialogue process to bring normalcy in the turbulent Kashmir valley, BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav along with some intellectuals will conduct a two-day brain-storming session to set agenda for the talks. The session will be held at the picturesque Patnitop area of the Jammu division on August 6 and 7 where intellectuals from different parts of the country will sit…

Curfew, Protest, Shutdown continue across Valley for 27th Day, Night traffic resumes on Highway

August 4, 2016 Editor

Curfew and protest shutdown continued in Kashmir on Thursday for the 27th consecutive day. Over 100 protesters were injured on Wednesday in Adijan area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district when their rally was intercepted by the forces. Reports said central reserve police force (CRPF) troopers torched over two dozen motorcycles and other vehicles that participated in the protest rally. Protest rallies and marches also took place at Koil, Bijbehara and some other places in south Kashmir where the security forces did not intervene. Protesters marched with the body of a youth working as…

National Conference questions Centre’s silence over Kashmir

August 4, 2016 Editor

The National Conference (NC) questioned the Centre’s silence over the ongoing crisis in Kashmir, which entered its 26th day on Wednesday. “Two more protestors killed last night. The CM [Mehbooba Mufti] still wants to behave as though it’s business as usual but why is the Centre oblivious?” tweeted NC working president and former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah. The NC’s spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu also criticized Ms. Mufti for her “obtuse remarks and shocking insensitivity”. “Ms. Mufti has left no stone unturned to vilify and provoke the agitating youth and…

National Conference attacks Mehbooba for ‘Insensitive’ remarks over Kashmir Unrest

August 4, 2016 Editor

Opposition National Conference (NC) today lashed out at Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for her “insensitive” and “obtuse” remarks over the last few days, alleging her “shocking insensitivity had emboldened the brutal response” to the current unrest in the Valley. The National Conference questioned the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s sense of priorities and perspective in trying to portray normalcy in the state through the “Information Department” rather than trying to achieve “actual normalcy through empathy and humility.” “From meetings with female staff in the civil secretariat, to photo-opportunities in civil…

Another youth killed by pellets, death toll crosses 60, Curfew extended to more areas across Valley

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Editor

People defy curfew in Srinagar, reach Eid Gah along with Chattabal man’s body Hundreds of people defying curfew and restrictions on Wednesday succeeded in reaching ‘martyrs’ graveyard situated at Eid Gah, Srinagar to bury Reyaz Ahmad Shah there. Reyaz was killed after fired by a pellet gun at a blank range during the night. People took the body of Reyaz and raising anti-India slogans marched from Chattabal to Eidgah defying curfew. Reyaz was later laid to rest. Autopsy report of Reyaz Ahmad Shah resident of Chattabal Wednesday revealed that there were hundreds…

#Twist ‘Mehbooba asked cops to apologise for Burhan Wani’s killing’

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Editor

Tuesday’s attack on the house of J&K education minister Naeem Akhtar is only the latest instance of brazen defiance in the trouble-tossed valley. In the last few days, two other PDP MLAs, one of them a minister, have been targeted by angry mobs. One of them, Khalil Bandh elected from Pulwama, has been in critical condition in a Delhi hospital since July 18. Rural development minister Abdul Haq was set upon at Tangdhar in north Kashmir by an angry mob with stones and chased. He managed to escape in his…

Turkey backs Pakistan on Kashmir Issue

August 3, 2016 Editor

Turkey backs Pakistan’s stance on sending team to probe human rights violation in Kashmir Pakistan has raised the Kashmir issue at the UN and demanded sending a fact finding team to the Valley to probe the alleged human rights violations there. Turkey, a close ally of Pakistan, on Tuesday hoped that the Kashmir issue would be resolved through dialogue while backing Islamabad’s stance to send an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) team to the Valley to probe the alleged human rights violations. “Turkey fully supports Pakistan’s position on Jammu and…

Do you want to create Afghan like situation in Kashmir; Mehbooba asks Separatists

August 2, 2016 Editor

Venting her anger against the separatists for fuelling tension in Kashmir over Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhani Wani’s encounter, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti wondered, whether the hardliners want to create Syria and Afghanistan-like situation in the Valley. While interacting with civil society members in Baramulla on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party chief said, “The separatists want the Kashmiri children to remain uneducated so that the young generation become a part of their stone-throwing brigade.” adding that this helps the separatists in earning their bread and butter. She came…

Kishtwar, Banihal to follow resistance calendar, Women rally against civilian killings in Hazratbal

August 2, 2016 Editor

Banihal town on Srinagar-Jammu highway would remain closed for next four days to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir. The decision to observe shutdown for four days was taken by Beopar mandal Banihal and Imam of central Jamia Masjids Banihal. Beopar Mandal Banihal and Imam of Jama Masjid Banihal have also decided to follow the hartal calendar issued by joint resistance leadership, comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. A complete shutdown would be observed in Kishtwar district on Thursday as a mark of…