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Happenings

Army supported the hair chopper in malwan Kulgam

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People in Malwan Kulgam on late Monday claimed the army rescued an alleged braid chopper, whom they said they had apprehended near the nearby graveyard outside a mosque in the village. Civil administration said they have ordered investigations into the allegations. Local residents said that they had been following a suspicious man for the last two days, who they claimed was behind the mysterious braid chopping incidents in the village. The “man” in question is being refered to many as “bhoot”, the ghost. “As we were going towards Masjid to…

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Shutdown affects life across Kashmir, Train services suspended, Joint leadership supported todays call

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Life was affected in Kashmir valley on Monday due to a shutdown called by traders, transporters and resistance leadership against “high-handedness” of the National Investigation Agency. All shops and other commercial establishments are closed in business hub of Lal Chowk in Srinagar while public transport remained mostly off the roads. However, private transport was plying normally. Life remained affected in Downtown Srinagar where restrictions have been placed by the authorities to prevent any protests. Traders and transporters have called for Kashmir Bandh today to protest against the NIA notice to…

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2 BSF Men, 3 Civilians injured in border firing long IB in Jammu Region

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Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and three civilians were injured as the armies of India and Pakistan traded heavy fire and shelling on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. “The two troopers and three civilians were injured in the overnight Pakistan ceasefire violation in R.S. Pura and Ramgarh sectors. “The Pakistan Rangers used mortars, automatics and small arms to target over half a dozen BSF posts and civilian areas in the firing that started at 10 p.m. Our troops effectively retaliated,” the police said.…

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Grenade blast in Tral, 03 Civilians killed 30 Injured, scores hit with pellets

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Two civilians were killed while scores were injured after suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade at bus stand Tral on Thursday. Kashmir Post has learnt that as soon as R&B Minister Nayeem Akhter reached Tral for project inauguration militants lobbed a grenade killing two civilians on spot including a woman the blast that took place at Bus Stand Tral. Thirty others, including police and paramilitary personnel, were wounded in the explosion, they said. The injured were shifted to Sub-District Hospital Tral for treatment. Six civilians who have sustained injuries in Tral…

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3 Youth from Banihal carried out last night attack on SSB troopers

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Police and army have launched a search operation in upper reaches of Banihal following last night’s firing incident in which a paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal trooper was killed and another injured. An official said that three Banihal youth missing from their homes since yesterday afternoon carried out the attack on SSB party near Jawahar tunnel last night. “Two youth belong to Kaskoot while the third one hails from Ashar village,” said the official. He said that a mobile phone belonging to one of the youth was recovered from a bag…

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Three Army soldiers injured in landmine blast in Kupwara

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Three soldiers were injured in Kashmir’s Kupwara district, during a routine patrolling on Sunday, after one of the soldiers accidentally set off a landmine explosion. According to official sources, troops of 16 Madras were conducting routine patrolling at the Khwaja Bailkh Post in the Keran sector, when one of the soldiers accidentally set foot on a landmine causing an explosion, which left three troopers injured with splinters. Sepoy Bala Subramani, Sepoy Kundu Mahesh and Sepoy HB Swami were rushed to the Military Hospital, Drugmulla, Kupwara, where they are undergoing treatment.

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Gunfight rages in Sopore; Clashes erupt near gunfight, Internet suspended, Schools closed

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Gunfight broke out in Reban village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday morning, police said. An official said that a search operation was launched in the area following inputs about the presence of militants around 3 am. “As the forces approached towards the suspected spot around 8 am, militants opened fire,” said the official, adding that the forces retaliated, triggering a gunfight. Meanwhile Internet services have been suspended and schools closed in Sopore town “as a precautionary measure”. Clashes erupted between protesters and government forces near the…

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Joint Resistance Leadership calls shutdown on Sunday against Rajnath’s Kashmir visit

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Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called shutdown on September 10 against the upcoming visit of Rajnath Singh to Jammu and Kashmir. “By observing the strike, people of Kashmir will prove to the world community and the Indian leadership that by using military might against the people or harassing the leadership genuine and people’s movement in Kashmir cannot be crushed,” said a joint statement. The JRL said that Kashmir issue is not territorial or law and order dispute but a political dispute acknowledged by the highest world body called UN through…

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One Killed, 14 injured in Grenade attack in Jehangir Chowk

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One person was killed and 14 others were injured in a grenade attack at the busy Jehangir Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday. It was almost after three years that the militants carried out a grenade attack in the heart of Srinagar. The police said the grenade was lobbed by militants around 5.30 pm at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in the area. It missed the target and exploded on the road. “The splinters hit at least 15 persons, including a traffic policeman. They were rushed to a…

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Geelani, Malik, Mirwaiz to volunteer arrest before NIA on Sep 9

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The joint resistance leadership is flying to Delhi on September 9, to volunteer arrest before the NIA. The decision was taken to end harassment by the federal investigating agency in Kashmir. JKLF leader Yasin Malik said he and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Octogenarian leader Syed Ali Geelani have already arranged tickets for September 9 and they will be directly driving to the NIA headquarters to volunteer their arrest. Malik announced the decision while speaking to a rare gathering in the premises of the Jamia Masjid. “This is a joint decision…

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