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
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36th 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…
Read MoreMobile network across Kashmir Valleys falls SILENT
Cell Phone services were snapped in Kashmir on Thursday night once again in past one month. Earlier, the service was suspended after massive protests erupted against the killing of popular militant commander Burhan Wani on July 08. The cell phone services were abruptly snapped at around 11:30 pm last night, adding to the inconvenience of consumers in Kashmir where curfew remained in place for the 35th consecutive day today. Only BSNL postpaid phones and landlines are working. The move comes even as the government has been claiming an improvement in…
Read MoreResistance group announces ‘Referendum Rally’ on August 13, 14 in Lal Chowk; Extend Shutdown until August 18
The joint leadership of pro-freedom groups on Thursday called for a referendum march on August 13 and 14. Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq announced that people from all over Kashmir would start marching towards Lal Chowk from August 13. “We will reiterate that our peaceful struggle for freedom would continue unless Kashmir issue is not resolved according to the wishes and aspirations of people and atrocities are not stopped,” said the Mirwaiz. The joint separatist leadership on Thursday extended the shutdown until August 18. Here is the new protest…
Read MoreDrivers thrashed, made to wait for hours in Kupwara to curb Night Travel
Government forces have allegedly thrashed drivers and made them to wait for hours to enforce a ban on night travel in Kupwara district. Couple of days, authorities had banned night travel in adjacent Baramulla district to ‘counter’ the Hurriyat relaxation programme after 6 pm. “I was made to wait for at least two hours last night when I was travelling to Srinagar,” said a driver. “The forces personnel didn’t give any reason behind the ‘detention’. They were just asking questions which made no sense.”
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