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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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8 Women among 10 injured after forces fire pellets in Shopian; Clashes erupt after forces raid Burhan Wani’s home

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Ten persons, including eight women, were injured after government forces fired pellets to break up a demonstration in Shopian town in south Kashmir on Saturday. Witnesses said that forces raided a locality in the town to stop the anthem being played on the public address system of a mosque on the maiden death anniversary of slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. However, people, mostly women staged a protest to stop the forces from entering the mosque. The forces, they said, fired pellets at the protesters, resulting into injuries to ten people.…

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Pro-Burhan Graffiti, Banners come up in Kashmir on slain commanders death anniversary, Clashes erupt in Tral after youth defy Curfew

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Posters and graffiti extolling Burhan Wani have come up on Kashmir valley on the maiden death anniversary of the slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander. Wani’s killing on July 8 last year had triggered a 53-day uprising in which nearly hundred civilians were killed in forces’ action on protesters. Over 200 civilians, including girls, lost vision partially or completely due to pellets fired by the forces to foil rallies during the uprising. Pro-freedom and pro-Burhan graffiti has been scribbled on shop shutters and walls besides the posters of Wani across Srinagar, region’s main…

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Curfew imposed in Tral, Strict restrictions in rest of the Valley

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The government on Friday imposed restrictions across Kashmir especially in Downtown Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian districts on the eve of first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Tral Under ‘SIEGE’ A witness said curfew remained in place across Tral, the native place of Burhan since wee hours of Friday. Even congregational Friday prayers were, for the first time, disallowed at Khanqah Faizpanah, Tral. “I am 70 years old and I have never seen a ban on Friday prayers at Khanqah-Faizpanah,” said Auqaf president, Bashir Ahmed. A…

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Haseeb Drabu wants opposition MLA to salute him in Assembly

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State finance minister Haseeb Drabu wants National Conference MLA Devender Rana to salute him from the Well while participating in the discussion on GST resolution. Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Haseeb Drabu made two rather unusual requests to Speaker of the Assembly Kavinder Gupta on Friday. He sought separate directions to two opposition MLAs — one to salute him from the Well of the House and other to resign as a legislator. He claimed that National Conference MLA Devender Rana, while participating in the discussion on the Goods and Services Tax…

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Restrictions in Srinagar, ‘Dawn to dusk’ curbs in Pulwama, Tral turned into a ‘Garrison’

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District magistrate Srinagar on Thursday said restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC will remain in force under jurisdiction of police stations Nowhatta, M R Gunj, Rainawari, Khanyar and Safa Kadal in Srinagar on July 7 (Friday) as a “precautionary measure to avoid any untoward incident.” Section 144 bars assembly of four or more persons at a particular place. Ahead of first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, the Tral area in Pulwama district is all set to be declared out of bounds for people to…

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Rajnath reviews Kashmir situation; ‘Tamgha-e-Jurrat’ for Burhan Wani announces Shabir Shah

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of slain Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani’s first death anniversary on Saturday. Minister of State Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Inspector General of National Security Guard (NSG) and other senior officers were also present in the meeting. The security forces and intelligence agencies are apprehending trouble in the Kashmir Valley on Wani’s death anniversary. Widespread protests erupted in the Kashmir valley after Burhan’s death. Kashmir…

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Armyman deserts his unit along with rifle and ammunition

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There are apprehensions Zahoor may have joined militant ranks A Kashmiri armyman posted in Baramulla district deserted his unit along with arms and ammunition on Tuesday night. Sepoy Zahoor Ahmed Tokar of Sirnoo, Pulwama, who was posted in 173 Territorial Army Engineering regiment at Gantmulla Baramulla, fled with an AK rifle and three magazines. Sources said there were apprehensions that Zahoor might have joined militant ranks. “We have put security apparatus on alert as the TA man has good knowledge of the security system and units deployed in the Valley,”…

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Strike on July 8, 13; Resistance group issues programme on Burhan anniversary

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Joint Hurriyat Leadership comprised of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday issued a protest calendar in connection with the first death anniversary of Commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. The leadership in a joint statement have called for complete shutdown on July 8 and July 13. As per the calendar, a rally will be held at Tral to pay homage to Burhan and all “martyrs” on July 8. Same type of rallies will be held at all district headquarters and elsewhere in the world where Kashmiris are…

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