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Jitendra Singh says ‘there’s no Kashmir issue between India, Pak’

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There is ‘no Kashmir issue’ between India and Pakistan, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said and asserted that the only outstanding matter is how to retrieve the part of Jammu and Kashmir which remains under illegal occupation of the neighbouring country. “There is no Kashmir problem. It has been made clear on all the fronts. There is no issue of Kashmir between Indian and Pakistan and we are not ready to accept it. “…It was way back in 1994 that Indian Parliament passed an unanimous resolution stating that if…

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Heartbreak for lakhs of pilgrims! Ice ‘Shiva Lingam’ at Amarnath cave shrine melts completely

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Heartbreak for lakhs of Amarnath pilgrims. Ice lingam of Lord Shiva has melted completely at the Amarnath cave shrine, 34 days before the yatra concludes. The annual Amarnath pilgrimage in South Kashmir Himalayas began on July 02 and was scheduled to conclude on August 18, the Day of Raksha Bandhan. After Hizbul commander Burhan Wani’s encounter on July 8, the Amarnath Yatra has been badly affected, as it was frequently suspended because of the prevailing law and order situation in Kashmir Valley. The annual Amarnath Yatra, which began on July…

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Shah Faesal slams ‘Propaganda’ of Indian media on Kashmir

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‘I might prefer to resign sooner than later’ Director Education, Shah Faesal Wednesday took to Facebook to lash out at mainstream Indian media for its “propagandistic and provocative” coverage of the ongoing unrest in Kashmir valley. “By juxtaposing my photos with the images of a slain militant commander, a section of national media has once again fallen back upon its conventional savagery that cashes on falsehoods, divides people and creates more hatred,” reads Faisal’s Facebook post. “At a moment when Kashmir is mourning its dead, the propaganda and provocation being…

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Pakistan declares Burhan Wani a ‘Martyr’, to observe July 19 as black day

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Further needling India on the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday declared slain Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani a “martyr” and said July 19 will be observed as a “black day” to express solidarity with people of Kashmir. Addressing a special cabinet meeting in Lahore to discuss the situation in Kashmir, Sharif termed the “movement of Kashmiris as a movement of freedom”. “Pakistan would continue to extend moral, political and diplomatic support for Kashmiris in their just struggle for right to self-determination,” the Prime Minister said. “The Prime…

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Two injured in Delina firing, Heavy clashes in Sopore, Scores hit by pellets, Pahalgam under curfew

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Two persons were wounded in Delina area of Baramulla district after Friday prayers when armed forces open fire on the protesting youth in the area. The injured have been hospitalized. Police sources said that both the youth are stable. Intense clashes erupted in the volatile Sopore town soon after Friday prayers between people and armed forces. Sources said that many youth have been injured while some have severe head injuries. Armed forces have used heavy tear smoke shells and deadly pellets to disperse people. Sources said that many of the injured have pellet…

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Curfew clamped in all 10 districts of Kashmir

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Curfew was on Friday clamped in all the 10 districts of the Kashmir in view of Friday prayers which see large congregations as authorities apprehended fresh violence in the valley where 36 persons have died and over 3,100 injured in clashes following the killing of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani last week. “Curfew has been imposed in all 10 districts of Kashmir valley today as a precautionary measure for maintaining law and order,” a police official said. No major clash was reported on Thursday from anywhere in Kashmir where uneasy calm…

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What are pellet guns and why are they so lethal?

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Over a hundred people are being treated for severe eye injuries, and while the police claim that it is a “non lethal weapon”, doctors treating pellet victims say it maims a person forever. The recent violence in Jammu and Kashmir has brought pellet guns into focus. Over hundred people are being treated for severe eye injuries after security forces fired pellet guns to contain violence triggered after Burhan Wani, a militant, was killed last week. Police claim that it is a “non lethal weapon”, but doctors treating pellet victims say…

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Wounded Childhood: Meet Valley’s teenage pellet victims

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4 Year old Zuhra blames ‘firecrackers by police uncle’ for injuries Four-year-old Zuhra Majeed, who is undergoing treatment at general specialty SMHS hospital here, has been insisting on meeting her friends. She wants to show them her video that has gone viral on social networking sites. “I want to go home. I want to be with my friends,” says Zuhra, unmindful of the pellets, fired by forces, which have pierced her body. Asked how she got injured, Zuhra blames “firecrackers by police uncle.” “Mein Bachpan Mein Pathakay Jalati Thi, Ab…

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Chief Minister was in dark about operation Burhan, says Baig

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Senior People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Member of Parliament Muzaffar Hussain Baig has asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to appoint a high-level commission to probe the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani and the civilian killings that followed. “The gunfight in which Burhan was killed was carried out in violation of Supreme Court guidelines,” claimed Baig. “As per the Supreme Court judgment, whenever an operation is carried out, a magistrate has to be taken along. Then, in his presence, the militants have to be appealed to in the local…

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Separatists snub PM; With 03 more deaths toll mount to 40

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With three more deaths on Wednesday, the Kashmir Valley remained on the edge for the fifth consecutive day even as separatists described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting in New Delhi to discuss the situation as “meaningless.” Hospital sources said two protesters — Mushtaq Ahmad Dar of Qazigund and Shahid Ahmad Magray of Kokernag — succumbed to their injuries while a youth, Hilal Ahmad, was killed in Anantnag’s Harnag area when an escort team of a police officer opened fire on a crowd. There was, however, no confirmation of the Anantnag…

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