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Happenings

Curfew imposed in parts of valley to stem protests

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Curfew was imposed in parts of Downtown Srinagar on Friday to prevent protests and rallies after congregational prayers. Residents said that police vans announced curfew early morning today. Joint Resistance Leadership has called for “peaceful protest” after weekly congregational prayers to protest the suspension of life sentences of army soldiers involved in Machhil fake encounter and “persecution of pro-freedom leadership”. A military court has reportedly suspended the life sentences and granted bail to five army men, including two officers, convicted for extrajudicial killing of three civilians near Line of Control…

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National Conference marches against killings, price hike in Kashmir capital

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Hundreds of National Conference (NC) workers, led by senior party leader Ali Muhammad Sagar, on Thursday staged a march against the civilian killings and price hike in the state. The protesters were heading towards the Governor’s House when they were stopped by police near Ram Munshi Bagh police station. Over a dozen protesters, including Salman Sagar, were detained by police. The march began from the Nawa-e-Subh party headquarters in Srinagar. While raising anti-government slogans, the protesters denounced the killings, price hike and repeated curfews in Downtown Srinagar.

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Separatist leader Shabir Shah arrested for funding terror

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In a late evening development, Jammu & Kashmir police on Tuesday arrested another separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in connection with the alleged terror financing case on the instruction of the Enforcement Directorate, the official sources said. Presently heading separatist outfit called Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah is also part of Geelani’ Hurriyat conference and has reportedly accumulated huge wealth over period of 29 years of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir through various sources, including the Hawala channels, the official sources alleged. A police team led by the…

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Farooq Abdullah ‘Congratulates’ NIA, asks it to probe if India also funded Hurriyat leaders

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While “congratulating” the National Investigation Agency (NIA) over its probe into the funding of Hurriyat leaders, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday asked the agency to investigate whether or not they received Indian funding as well. Farooq Abdullah told ANI: “I congratulate NIA for its probe on funding of Hurriyat leaders. From where the money has came and how it is been utilised we will get to know that soon. One fact should also be investigated if Indian Government funded Hurriyat or not.” Seven separatist leaders,…

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Friday prayers barred at Jamia Masjid for fourth straight week; Clashes erupted in Anantnag, Pulwama; Curfew like restrictions in parts of Srinagar

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Mandatory Friday prayers were not allowed for the fourth successive week today at historic Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar, where curfew-like restrictions remained imposed for the third day as precautionary measures. Three youth were injured on Friday after they clashes with government forces during clashes in old town area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir. Reports said that massive clashes erupted in Reshi Bazar, Cheeni Chowk and Sherbagh areas of old town after congregational prayers. They said that a youth was pushed down the roof of a structure outside Jamia…

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Curfew, Restrictions imposed in downtown, Mobile internet suspended in central Kashmir

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Authorities today imposed restrictions in several parts of the old city, Srinagar after a militant from downtown Malaratta was killed in an encounter with forces in Budgam district. Although police did not spell out the reason for the sudden restrictions in five police station areas of the old city, administration officials said they apprehended violent protests following the killing of Sajid Ahmad Gilkar. “Restrictions have been imposed in the police station areas of Maharajgunj, Safakadal, Rainawari, Nowhatta and Khanyar as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order,” a police…

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JK Police blames LeT for Anantnag attack, Lashkar says ‘Handiwork of Indian Forces’

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Police on Tuesday blamed Lashkar-e-Toiba for killing seven Amarnath pilgrims in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, a charge denied by the militant outfit. Kashmir police chief Munir Khan told reporters here that there were credible inputs that the LeT outfit was responsible for the attack that also left 19 pilgrims injured in the attack on Monday evening. The officer said security for the ongoing pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine has been beefed up. LeT spokesman Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi said in a statement, issued to news agency GNS, called the attack…

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Hindu youth from UP arrested for terror strikes in Kashmir

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A youth from Nai Mandi locality of Muzaffarnagar who was missing for four years was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday for being part of Lashkar terror module. Sandeep Sharma alias Adil had carried out three terror strikes in June this year in South Kashmir including the one in which six policemen were killed on June 16. Another suspected terror operative held along with Sharma was identified as Kulgam resident Muneeb Shah. The duo were working under a Lashkar commander and their role was suspected in six terror…

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CRPF troopers allegedly thrash driver at Pantha Chowk triggers traffic jam on Kashmir highway

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Five people, including two women, were injured on Monday after government forces resorted to teargas shelling to disperse protesters who were demanding an FIR be registered against CRPF troopers who thrashed a driver in Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar. Reports said that people took to streets and staged a demonstration against the thrashing of a driver by troopers of 29 Bn allegedly after being signaled to stop on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway from Sempora to Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar on Saturday due…

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