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Kashmir

‘Your crimes are so heinous that they will never be forgiven’; Geelani to Unionists

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Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday termed the unionist politicians as “real enemies” of people of Jammu & Kashmir. “Their crimes against their own people are so heinous that they will be never forgiven and forgotten for that,” ailing Geelani said in a statement issued late early this evening. “These people (unionist politicians) are responsible for the miseries and bloodshed of the Jammu & Kashmiri people and they are playing an important role in strengthening the Indian occupation in the state. The day has come when they will be…

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Protests turn peaceful as resistance leadership reaches out to people

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Sumji leads anti-India rally in Dupathyar, Bijbehara The violent incidents and injuries was at the lowest in south Kashmir region on Sunday as protesters avoided forces installations during their peaceful rallies and protests after local Hurriyat leaders reached out to the people. In four districts of south Kashmir today, a number of massive peaceful rallies were taken highlighting sectarian unity and resolve of people to “fight it out till the end”. Barring a protest in Imam Sahib, Shopian where three people including a woman where injured after policemen fired pellets…

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Posters supporting HM, LeT come up across Valley, urge people to continue agitation

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India’s security establishment, which has been surprised by the ease with which militants are drawing support in the Kashmir Valley, particularly in the most violence-hit areas of south Kashmir, might want to take a look at a series of posters put up by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), urging people to continue their agitation till the time freedom is achieved. The posters have been pasted outside houses and mosques in different parts of Kashmir, particularly in areas of South Kashmir like Pulwama and Anantang. Residents said they woke up on Saturday to see…

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Strict curfew still on as resistance camp extend protest till August 5

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Authorities on Sunday continued curfew and restrictions in the Kashmir Valley as the separatists have extended their protest shutdown programme till August 5. A senior police officer said the curfew would continue in the districts of Pulwama, Kulgam and parts of Shopian town while restrictions will remain in many other parts of the Valley including old city areas of Srinagar. The officer said the security forces are handling the law and order situation with extreme caution and restraint. “Force is only used to prevent large scale violence and destruction of…

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Follow programmes announced by resistance leadership: LeT to people

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The militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET), on Saturday asked people to follow the programmes of joint resistance leadership (Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik) in letter and spirit. In a statement the LeT spokesperson Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi while quoting the chief commander of the outfit Mehmood Shah said, “We respect the aspirations of Kashmiri people. We want to inform them that LeT only issues statements through newspapers and news agencies.” He said a few people are trying to defame the Kashmir struggle by issuing fictitious statements…

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US expresses concern over violence in Kashmir, Protests in Tokyo, Japan, Pondicherry against Kashmir killings

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The US has expressed concern over the violence in Kashmir and called on “all sides” to make efforts to find a peaceful solution to the issue as it wants to see the tensions de-escalated. “We encourage all sides to make efforts to find a peaceful solution to this,” state department spokesman John Kirby told reporters when asked about the ongoing violence in Kashmir. “We have obviously seen reports of the clashes between protesters and Indian forces in Kashmir. And we’re, of course, concerned by the violence, as you might expect…

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#StrictCurfew to continue in Pulwama & Kulgam, Restrictions in other parts of Valley, Army blocks road in Kupwara (Kuligam)

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Day 22 – Authorities on Saturday imposed curfew in two south Kashmir districts and restrictions in many other areas of the Valley. “Curfew shall continue today (Saturday) in Pulwama and Kulgam districts. Restrictions under section 144 of the CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) will continue in other places,” a senior police official told IANS. “Police and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel were deployed in different areas,” the official added. A massive protest march is heading towards Police post Kuligam in Lolab, Kupwara district against the closure of Kupwara –…

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Defiant youths worry for resistance group

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As the anger on street shows no hint of calming down and young protesters even defying the appeal for a break in shutdowns, the separatists in the region are coming under increased pressure to toughen up. The separatist leadership, which has made attempts to unite in recent months, has tried to steer the near-spontaneous protests that were sparked off by the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani on the evening of July 8 and have continued across the Kashmir valley since then. Sources in the separatist groups said they were…

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Massive clashes erupt Pulwama, Protesters attack army, SOG camps in Shopian

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Hundreds of protesters on Friday attacked army camp situated at Chodergund, Shopian stationing 62 RR. Local sources said that protesters reached very close to the camp and attacked its outer boundaries and bunkers. Army personnel used aerial firing to disperse the attackers however there were no casualties. Protesters attacked SOG camp Imam Sahab, Shopian. The SOG personnel fired pellets injuring two youth. The injured have been identified as the residents of Malibugh and Imam Sahab. Both have been referred to Srinagar. Protesters set ablaze a building belonged to Sheep department (Locally known…

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Kupwara on boil, 5 Persons seriously injured in Army firing, Violent clashes erupt in Sopore

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3 minors including 11 year old boy was injured by bullets at Gushe Kupwara after army allegedly opened fire on protesters marching towards Kupwara town on Friday. All the injured have been evacuated to Kupwara hospital, sources said. The injured have been identified as Faisal 11 S/o Nazir Bhat, Irshad S/o Gh Mohd Bhat & Irfan S/o Shafi Bhat. All belong to Gushe. Meanwhile, two persons received pallet injuries during a protest march in police action at Kuligam Lolab. Clashes between protesters and the men in uniform have started in many…

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