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Syed Ali Shah Geelani hails 100 days of Kashmir Valley unrest as ‘Historic Victory’

October 23, 2016 Editor

Geelani was scheduled to “address the nation” Saturday, but security personnel cordoned off his residence. Terming the 100 days of protest following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani as a “historic victory”, Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani Saturday said the “uprising has exposed and isolated” the ruling PDP. Geelani was scheduled to “address the nation” Saturday, but security personnel cordoned off his residence. The communication lines to Geelani’s house were also snapped. His statement, mailed to media later, said: “These three months have been the reiteration of……

Er Rashid calls for secretariat gherao on 24th Oct

October 22, 2016 Editor

Independent legislator Engineer Sheikh Rashid today called for a gherao of the civil secretariat on October 24 against the “illegal and unjustified” dismissal of 12 government employees by the state government. “Sacking of 12 government employees has exposed the true face of Chief Minister Mehbooba mufti, who has now openly dressed and coloured herself in RSS agenda. She needs to understand that government employees are part of society and like every Kashmiri, they have sentiments and aspirations,” reads a statement issued by Rashid here after interacting with people at various…

Uneasy calm prevails across Kashmir, Fresh clashes erupt amid Shutdown

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 Editor

Forces foil sit-in against Jamia ‘siege’ at Nowhatta Clashes in Chattabal against night raids, arrests Police detains 2 youth for ‘damaging’ JK Bank property at Natipora Amid complete shutdown across Kashmir, protests and clashes erupted in several areas while forces foiled a peaceful sit-in against complete lockdown of historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of old Srinagar on Thursday, reports and witnesses said. Reports said clashes erupted at Nowhatta after police foiled a peaceful rally of people who were demanding lifting of curbs on Friday congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid.…

Govt using military muscle to suppress aspirations of masses: Hurriyat (G)

October 20, 2016 Editor

Hurriyat Conference (G) Wednesday said the government claiming to be elected by a democratic process is brazenly using its “military muscle” to suppress the aspirations of masses. Commenting on the fresh search operations in Beigh Pora and Kralgund and arresting of “11 members” of a single family, Hurriyat (G) said, “The widespread arrests, irrespective of age and gender prove beyond doubt that the popular sentiment runs through the blood of each and every person here and to curb and silence these emotions, forces are hell bent upon to suppress the…

Vehicle set ablaze as stray clashes continues on 103rd Day

October 20, 2016 Editor

Miscreants set ablaze a passenger vehicle on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway in north Kashmir today. The incident took place at Delina, about 5 km from Baramulla, this afternoon. A group of miscreants stopped a Scorpio carrying passengers from Srinagar to Baramulla. They threw a petrol bomb on the vehicle, resulting in heavy damage. No harm was caused to the driver and passengers. The incident indicated possible frustration among anti-national elements as more and more private vehicles had been plying on the roads in violation of the shutdown call by separatists. There…

Kashmir’s economy is slowly finding its way around ‘Protest Calendar’ issued by Resistance Group

October 17, 2016October 17, 2016 Editor

Around 5.55 am, soon after the morning prayers, the silence around the Batamaloo bus stand in Srinagar is broken by the sound of clanging shutters, haggling customers and blaring taxi horns. The relaxation hours for the day, or the “golden hours” as some call them, have begun; and both the vendors and the customers are out to make the most of the time. They only have until 10 am to do so. Following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, business in the Valley has been…

First time, Chinese flags waved in Kashmir Valley

October 15, 2016 Editor

This is the first time that Chinese flags have been seen in the Valley protests since the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani. On the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Goa for the BRICS summit, Chinese and Pakistani flags were waved by some protesters who took to the streets after Friday prayers in Baramulla. This is the first time that Chinese flags have been seen in the Valley protests since the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani. Soon after the Friday prayers ended at the idgah in…

Kashmir issue can be solved politically, not militarily: Resistance Group

October 15, 2016 Editor

The separatist groups, which have been jointly spearheading the 98-day-long unrest in the valley, today said the Kashmir issue can be solved politically and not militarily. The separatist groups — two factions of Hurriyat Conference and JKLF — conveyed this in a letter to Governor N N Vohra, which was released to the media after authorities imposed curfew and strict restrictions to foil their proposed march to Raj Bhavan. In the letter, they wrote, “… You very well know that the problem of Kashmir is essentially a political problem in…

Mehbooba has sold her soul to remain in power: Omar

October 14, 2016 Editor

Opposition National Conference (NC) working president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday termed as “blatant partisan politics” the Government of India’s decision to set up an IIM in Jammu region and hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying she had sold her soul to remain in power. “Jammu gets the IIT & gets the IIM also. Where have all those voices that called for balanced regional development in J-K disappeared?” Omar tweeted. He was reacting to the Union cabinet’s nod to establish an Indian Institute…