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Kashmir

People of India don’t know the truth about Kashmir: Geelani

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If we want Kashmir to stay in India we will have to see where our faults lie: Morarka ‘Article 370 critical to the relationship between India and Kashmir’ People of India do not know the truth of Kashmir and if they come to know about it then many righteous Indians would understand our problems and position, senior separatist leader, Syed Ali Geelani told a delegation of Indian civil society. The delegation was led by former Rajya Sabha member and minister in charge of PMO, Kamal Morarka here Monday. He was…

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At -4.9°C Srinagar records coldest night of season

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Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season as the mercury settled nearly five degrees below freezing point, resulting in freezing of water supply lines and water bodies. The temperature at night was recorded at minus 4.9°C, down from the previous night’s – 4.5°C, an official of the Meteorological Department said. The official said the sub-zero temperatures have resulted in freezing of water supply lines in many areas of the Valley, while fringes of several other water bodies were also frozen. Qazigund also recorded its lowest temperature of the season…

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NHPC’s Rehab Plan for Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project in doldrums

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Affected people allege non-utilization of funds meant for rehabilitation The delay in implementation of Rehabilitation Plan by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has affected health of people and environment here in Kralpora Mantrigam area in Bandipora, where the work is in progress on 330 Megawatt Kishenganga Hydro Electric Power Project. The residents demanded probe into the utilization of funds meant for Rehabilitation Plan. Affected villagers said that all is not well with the Rehabilitation Plan meant for development of the affected area. Panicked by growing destruction, people affected by the…

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Five days of peace every week in Kashmir Valley, as Hurriyat parties issue fresh calendar

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The unified Hurriyat conference has sent out a fresh calendar to the people of Kashmir, asking them to strike only on Fridays and Saturdays, meaning the Valley would witness five days of peace every week now, coming as a relief to the strife-torn region, which has been facing unrest since July. The move comes after pressure was mounting on the Hurriyat to relax the existing calendar which had brought normal life to a grinding halt. “The leadership feels that a sustainable long-term strategy based on proactive initiatives, programmes and sustainable modes…

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‘Political Interference’ renders Kupwara headless, Er Rashid protests, locks main gate of DC Office

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While J&K Government boasts of taking governance to the doorsteps of common man, Kupwara district in north Kashmir is without administrative head for almost a month, which has taken a toll on day-to-day affairs of governance in one of the sensitive districts in Kashmir. The “deep political interference” in the administrative matters in the district is seen as a reason for reluctance of officials to their posting in the district. The position of District Development Commissioner Kupwara is lying vacant for past 25 days after government removed former Deputy Commissioner…

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Track-II team meets civil society members in Baramulla

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The former union minister Yashwant Sinha led track-II delegation held deliberations with different groups at Dak Bunglow here in north Kashmir on Tuesday. Sources said the civil society members stressed upon the visiting delegation about the importance of settlement of Kashmir issue. While conveying the visiting delegation about the pain and misery which people of Kashmir are facing since 1947, the civil society members expressed their deep concern over the lack of meaningful dialogue over Kashmir dispute. “If Government of India is sincere about the peaceful resolution of K-dispute, then…

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Three-day ‘Relaxation’ brings Valley to life

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For the third consecutive day, normal life activities continued uninterrupted across Kashmir today. This happened for the first time since the unrest began over five months ago. The full-day relaxation for the third consecutive day in the separatists’ “protest calendar” this week was given in view of the Eid-e-Milad celebrations in the Valley. Two-day relaxation was given in the last two weeks to enable the people to make purchases of essentials and other merchandise ahead of the winter months. Separatists—Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik— have…

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Protests, Functions held on Human Rights Day in Valley

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Protests and official functions marked Human Rights Day in the Kashmir valley today. Independent legislator Engineer Rashid was detained when he tried to take out a march towards the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) office here. A spokesman of the Awami Itihaad Party said that Rashid was detained by the police at Rajbagh in Srinagar while he was leading a protest march against “unabated human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.” Pro-freedom leaders and activists of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front were also detained when they tried to march towards…

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Pellets snatch one more eye; 1155 and Counting

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As per official records, 1155 people have received eye injuries due to pellets fired by security forces since July 8 when pro-freedom protests erupted all over Kashmir. On Friday afternoon, 30-year old Sabzar Ahmed, a resident of Shopian nursed the pain due to pellet injuries in his right eye at SMHS Hospital here. Although it had been 24 hours since he got injured, he was yet to come to terms with the disability staring at him. But for doctors, he was one of the over thousand treated for similar and…

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Srinagar freezes in coldest night of season

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Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season as the mercury dipped at most places in the Valley on Thursday. A weather department official said Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, down by over a degree from previous night’s minus 2.6 degrees Celsius. He said it was the lowest night temperature in the city so far this season. According to the official, the minimum temperature across Kashmir division, except the ski-resort of Gulmarg, continued to hover below the freezing point owing to continuous dry weather. He said…

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