Two civilians were killed in Aripanthan area of Beerwah in Budgam district Tuesday morning when CRPF personnel opened fire on a group of protesters, sources told Kashmir Post. Sources said that a CRPF party was on way near Aripanthan when it faced a group of people who were protesting against excesses. A police officer told Rising Kashmir that protesters resorted to heavy stone pelting and CRPF opened fire killing two civilians. Five more have been injured. With these killing death toll since July 9 has reached 63. Curfew and separatist…
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Pro-freedom rally in Aishmuqam; Geelani holds Sit-In at Hyderpora; Clashes erupted in Lethpora
A massive pro-freedom rally is being held near Aishmuqam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. The rally is being held at Fohar-akad village of the district. The participants were shouting slogans in favour of Kashmir’s freedom and against India. Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Saturday hold a sit-in at Hyderpora after he was not allowed to move towards Lal Chowk. As soon as Geelani along with his associates came out of his residence to march towards Lal Chowk, police tried to arrest him. Hurriyat sources told Kashmir Post…
Read MoreArmy flex muscles on peaceful protesters in Bandipora; Five booked under PSA
Army on Saturday allegedly beat up residents of Saderkote Bala in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Witnesses said that residents had gathered near SK Bala chowk and were protesting peacefully when the army men went berserk. “In the meantime, army men armed with lathis started beating up locals without any provocation,” they said. They alleged that the men from 13th RR stationed at Manasbal beat up the residents ruthlessly. An army spokesman in Srinagar, however, said their men were not active in the area. “Our men are not active in the area. We…
Read MoreAfter Mobile Internet, Broadband Services Snapped in Kashmir
Hours after restoring postpaid mobile phones, authorities on Saturday snapped broadband services in Kashmir. The harsh measure comes ahead of August 15 celebrations in the state. Yesterday, local Internet Service Providers were ordered to shut the service. #KashmirBlackOut #MediaGag #KashmirCrisis #KashmirKillings #KashmirBloodBath
Read More36th Day of Curfew, Shutdown cripple life across Valley; Lal Chowk sealed to prevent ‘Referendum March’
Mobile network (Post Paid) restored. SHO among 12 injured in Bandipora clashes Unrelenting curfew by the authorities and protest shutdown called by the separatists crippled Kashmir Valley for the 36th consecutive day on Saturday. Authorities continued curfew and restrictions at 10 district headquarters in the valley in addition to the trouble-torn towns of Sopore, Handwara, Trehgam, Awantipora and some others, a senior police official said here. Restrictions were imposed in old Srinagar city falling under the jurisdiction of seven police stations. An injured youth, identified as Suhail Ahmad, succumbed to injuries…
Read MoreThose defying resistance programmes to be treated as traitors: Hurriyat (G)
Hurriyat (G) on Friday warned ‘some’ drivers and traders in uptown Srinagar who he said were defying the joint resistance programmes. A spokesman said that in case these people have some problem or face any hardship, they should locally contact the representatives of their Mohalla Committee. “… but requested them not to be the part of the Indian and its local collaborators game plan to sabotage the ongoing struggle for right to self-determination.” “Whosoever tries to do so will be treated as a traitor and dealt with accordingly,” he warned.
Read MoreBar association appeals Int’l bodies to ‘Rescue’ Kashmiris; Er Rasheed detained, police foil his sit-in
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (HCBA), Srinagar on Friday said that “Kashmir is neither an integral part of India nor are the happenings in Kashmir an internal matter of India and in this regard reference to the Constitution of J&K is totally misconceived, irrelevant and redundant.” This was stated by Mian Abdul Qayoom, President of the Bar Association, in an Executive Committee meeting which was held here today to discuss the issue in the context of what was stated by the Parliament members in the Rajya Sabha. The…
Read MoreClashes erupted in Beerwah; No Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid for 5th consecutive week
Hundreds of people on Friday defied curfew in Beerwah area of Budgam district and started raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. Reports said that already deployed police and CRPF personnel resorted to tear smoke shelling on the protesters. Clashes were going on when the reports last came in. Authorities on Friday did not allow congregational prayers in Jamia masjid Srinagar for fifth consecutive Friday. A heavy deployment of police and para-military CRPF had cordoned off Jamia masjid area since early morning and nobody was allowed to reach the historic mosque. Local sources told…
Read MoreAfter Phone Gag, Internet Service Providers ordered to ‘SHUT’ Services in Kashmir
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have asked the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to stop Internet services in Kashmir “immediately”, Kashmir Post has learnt. Several service providers said that got phone calls from the authorities, directing them to suspend the Internet services, especially to newspapers and other media houses. Only last night, the authorities blocked for the second time in a month the mobile phone services, except the state-owned BSNL post-paid phones. Earlier on the night of July 15, the authorities raided the printing presses of various newspaper, and seized over…
Read MoreCurfew, Clashes enters 35th Day across Kashmir Valley; Mobile network snapped
Curfew and protest shutdown continued to paralyse life in Kashmir for the 35th consecutive day on Friday. Kashmir is observing protests ever since Commander Burhan Wani was killed in south Kashmir on July 8. 58 civilians have been killed in armed forces actions in the past more than one month. 6000 people have been injured during the period. Last Friday (August 5) was one of the most violent days in the ongoing unrest witnessing three civilian deaths and hundreds of injuries in clashes across Kashmir. Police on Thursday issued a Friday…
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