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Kashmir

Police to take on those ‘Organising’ Unrest in Kashmir, Army to Back-Up: Sources

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With the crisis in Kashmir showing no signs of abating, the valley is now likely to see more of intelligence-based operations by the local police to take on those who are “organising” the unrest, top sources have told NDTV. The Army will also be more visible in the valley as it backs up the local police and the para-military. They will, however, concentrate on their main role – counter-insurgency and counter infiltration operations, sources said. The Army has ‘Victor’ Force in South Kashmir and ‘Kilo’ Force in North Kashmir. Jammu…

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Burhan Wani’s father new face of stir, offers daughter to ‘Struggle’

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The father of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani is emerging a leader of the protest movement in the Valley, overshadowing established separatist voices like Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the Mirwaiz. On Friday, Muzaffar Wani led a procession of thousands in Pampore as more people turned up to hear him, ignoring a call by the Hurriyat factions to march to Hazratbal in Srinagar. A recently formed umbrella separatist group, which includes Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik of the JKLF, had given a call for ‘Dargah chalo’ on…

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Authorities at SKIMS asked to keep mum on uprising injuries

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The government has directed the hospital administration of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) not to provide to the media any details about the civilians injured in firing and shelling by the government forces. Official sources at SKIMS told Kashmir Post that the administration has been ordered by the higher officials “to keep mum” on the condition of those injured by government forces during the raging anti-India uprising. A senior official at the SKIMS, when asked to reveal some details about an injured patient from Kalaroos, Kupwara, declined to answer…

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Geelani warns ‘Black Sheep’ not to test patience of People

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Reacting to the Government of India’s response to Supreme Court that “all is well in Jammu and Kashmir”, Chairperson All Parties Hurriyat Conference (g), Syed Ali Geelani, on Saturday said that even on the day when this report was filed 4 innocent civilians were killed and more than 500 people got injured by the Indian forces and police. “If this is the normalcy then people at the helm of affairs at Delhi seem to be in psychological and mental imbalance themselves,” Geelani said in a statement issued early this evening.…

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Resistance group organising blockade in Kashmir today

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Amid speculation about holding talks, separatists have hardened their position and called for a public blockade of all government administrative units on Monday as continued curfew and shutdown marred life in Kashmir for the 30th straight day on Sunday. “Block all the roads towards and around Civil Secretariat in Srinagar and Deputy Commissioner and tehsil offices and ensure that no employee is able to join duty,” reads the joint protest programme for Monday issued by separatists Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. The separatists’ move comes as…

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In Sopore, youths on night vigil check vehicles

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In Sopore, a separatist stronghold, protesters pelt policemen with stones in the day and keep “vigil” against their raids at night. It is 11 in the night and the road near Sopore bridge is blocked by big rocks, branches and cement blocks. A few metres away, worn-out tyres burn bright in the darkness and young boys keep vigil. “Where are you heading to,” the boys ask the driver as the vehicle slowly moves past them, flash lights switched off and both blinkers on — a signal to the protesters that…

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The sly media lies about Kashmir

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Kashmir is portrayed with deliberate dishonesty with purpose to silence Kashmiris, keep pro-India narrative going Just before it almost completely blacked out on Kashmir, closed for around a month now, “national interest” was the chief motif of the mainstream media in India as it has always been. With careful use of terms and words, in framing Kashmir and its situation, the media narrative is short, affirmative, dogmatic, top-down and declarative. Most of Kashmir’s representatives who appear on these TV panels, although they try very hard to put the Kashmir crisis…

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8 Year boy among 1300 Youth arrested across Valley during last one month

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An 8-year old boy is among over 80 boys arrested by police in Pulwama triggering widespread protests here while forces have allegedly swooped on localities damaging properties and thrashing people. After the unrest in the Valley following killing of 21-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, police have launched a crackdown on youth across the Valley especially in South Kashmir. Police have so far arrested over 80 youth including an 8-year-old boy Basit Manzoor. Terrified father of Basit couldn’t muster the courage for last two-days to visit the Pulwama police station to…

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Violence has cast a long shadow on children of the Valley

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Just another day in Kashmir for a child is often not about school, fun and games. In this summer of disquiet, violence has cast a long shadow on the children of the Valley. From the sound, I can tell you whether the bullet has been fired in the air or at someone. I can even tell you whether it has been fired from an AK-47 or SLR. The sounds of the tear-smoke shell and the pellet gun may be subtly different but I can make it out.” Thirteen-year-old Muawin Tasneem…

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Centre remains insensitive to situation in Kashmir: Omar

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With the death toll and injuries mounting and the unrest showing no signs of ending, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked the Centre and the Prime Minister to “wake up” to the crisis. “At what point will the Centre wake up to the crisis here?” Omar said. He was responding to the reports of civilian killings in firing by security forces on Friday evening. Three civilians were killed and nearly 300 were injured as protests continued across the region on Friday. Omar, who is the working president of National…

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