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Happenings

Joint resistance camp meet over NIA raids foiled, Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz detained

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Police on Monday foiled a proposed meeting of the joint resistance leadership at the Hyderpora residence of Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani. The octogenarian leader continues to be house detention at his residence. Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest late Sunday to prevent him from attending the joint resistance camp meet, said a spokesman. He said that the Mirwaiz was to attend the joint resistance meeting at veteran leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s residence in Hyderpora today, and later address a joint press conference. “But…

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Clashes erupt in Sumbal against ‘Militant Killings’; Cellular Network, Internet Shut

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Cellular network including mobile internet has also been suspended in Sumbal. Only State-run BSNL phones are working. Clashes erupted between protesters and government forces in Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday. Witnesses said that youth took to streets and pelted stones on Police Station Sumbal to protest the killing of four “militants” by government forces in an “encounter” early today. “The police personnel present inside the police station responded by firing tear smoke shells,” they said. Meanwhile, a complete shutdown is being observed in Sumbal against the…

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Four Militants killed after they attacked CRPF camp in Sumbal

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Four terrorists were killed on Monday morning in retaliatory fire by security forces as they attempted to attack a CRPF camp at Sumbal in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. The heavily armed militants tried to enter the camp of 45 Battalion CRPF at Sumbal in Bandipora at around 3.45am by opening fire at the sentry post. The gunbattle between the security forces and terrorists went on till 6.15am. According to police official the firing was retaliated by the guards even as police reinforcement was rushed to the scene of…

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Militants strike army convoy in Lower Munda, 2 Jawans martyred, 4 Injured

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Two jawans were martyred after heavily armed terrorists attacked an Army convoy in Qazigund area of Anantnag district on Saturday. An Army official in Srinagar said terrorists armed with AK-rifles fired indiscriminately around 11:15 am on a vehicle, which was part of an Army convoy, near Lower Munda in Qazigund, which is about 70km south of Srinagar. The Army officer said six soldiers were injured in the terrorist attack. “The injured soldiers were evacuated to military hospital at Badamibagh, Srinagar, where two jawans succumbed to their injuries. Four others are…

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Intense clashes erupted in Anantnag, Sopore, Downtown Srinagar; Class work to remain suspended for tomorrow

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Clashes erupt in Anantnag in south Kashmir Intense clashes erupted in Anantnag town in south Kashmir on Friday against the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat and his associate in a gunfight last weekend. Witnesses said that youth pelted stones on government forces deployed in old town localities of Reshi Bazar and Lal Chowk to express their anger at the killings. Forces, they said, responded by firing tear gas shells. Clashes were going on at the time of filing of this report. Youth clash with forces in Sopore to protest…

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CCTV footage helps police hunt down terrorists in Sopore, 2 Killed

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The police said the slain terrorists were behind yesterday’s grenade attack on police station in Sopore in which four policemen were injured. Two terrorists were killed today in a brief encounter with security forces at Nathipora village in North Kashmir’s Sopore hours after a grenade attack on Sopore police station. The police and security forces launched a joint predawn operation based on information regarding presence of terrorists in Nathipora village, about 50 km from Srinagar. “We asked the terrorists to surrender, but they refused and opened fire. In the ensuing…

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Valley returning to normalcy post three days Shutdown, Restrictions

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Normalcy returned in Kashmir valley today after three days of restrictions and strike in the aftermath of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat in an encounter with security forces. There were no restrictions anywhere in Kashmir, officials said, adding life was going on normally across the valley. Shops, offices, fuel stations and other business establishments opened here this morning, while public transport resumed after three days, the officials said. They said similar reports of restoration of normalcy were received from other districts of the valley. However, the officials said…

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Restrictions to continue on May 30 in Srinagar: DM

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According to the District Magistrate Srinagar, in view of the prevailing law and order situation, strict restrictions will remain imposed tomorrow on 30 May 2017 within the territorial jurisdiction of seven police stations of Srinagar district, including Khanyar, Nowhatta, Safakadal, M R Gunj, Rainawari, Kralkhud and Maisuma. The District Magistrate further ordered that all the colleges and schools in district Srinagar will remain closed on 30 May 2107.

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Curfew, Restrictions, Shutdown continue across Kashmir

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Curfew and restrictions continued in Srinagar and other places in the Kashmir Valley on Monday as authorities said “these were necessary to maintain law and order”. “Curfew will continue in seven police station areas of Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj, Safa Kadal, Kralkhud and Maisuma”, Farooq Ahmad Lone, District Magistrate Srinagar said. Syed Abid Rashid, District Magistrate, Anantnag also imposed restrictions in Anantnag town to maintain calm. Similar preventive restrictions have been imposed in Shopian, Kulgam, Pulwama, Badgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Kupwara and Baramulla districts. The Kashmir Valley has been on…

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Dozens injured in Shopian clashes; Section 144 imposed in Ganderbal

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At least sixteen persons were injured during clashes in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, sources said. They said that clashes erupted in the district after the news of death of militant commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, in an encounter with government forces in Saimoh village of Tral in Pulwama district, reached there. “Sixteen persons were treated at the hospital,” said a source, adding that three among them – one with fracture and two with eye injuries – were referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment. Meanwhile, Section 144 of the Criminal…

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