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Kashmir

No Cellphones, No Commodities, No News and nowhere to Go

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Mir Shahnawaz, who lives in the Barbarshah area of Srinagar, is not able to reach out to dealers outside the state to carry out his shawl business due to the breakdown of cell-phone networks across Kashmir. The 25-year-old would visit different parts of country, but is now stuck at home. Due to the communication blockade in Kashmir, people like Shahnawaz have faced the brunt of the unrest, with some not even able to locate their family members. The Kashmir shutdown is now into its 10th day, and the state government…

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Geelani lists measures for return of peace

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Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday listed six confidence building measures that the Centre should take for return of peace to Kashmir. File image of Geelani. AFP File image of Geelani. AFP The measures include rapid “demilitarization” process of population centers and repeal of “draconian” laws like AFSPA and Public Safety Act. The measures were suggested by Geelani in a letter written to several international bodies, including the UNSC, and Heads of States. Among others, the letter has been addressed to Prime Ministers of Pakistan and…

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Pro-freedom group ask protesters to avoid Chaotic thinking, Action

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Separatist leaders in Kashmir today asked protesters not to follow “chaotic thinking and actions” and assured them that their protest “programme” would continue. The joint statement issued by the separatist trio – Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik – also appealed to the people to show “unity and discipline on immediate basis”. “From our side, (protest) programme will continue at all costs,” the joint statement said. “Deal with the aggression of forces with unity. Maintain discipline at all costs. Save (yourselves) from chaotic thinking and actions,” the…

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Two suspected informers shot in legs

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Two persons were wounded in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday night. The police said the militant suspected that the duo was working as informers. The police said Shabir Ahmad Pandit, 30, and Manzoor Ahmad Pandit, 45, residents of Karimabad, Pulwama, were shot in their legs at their native village around 10 pm on Friday. “The two were brought out from their houses and shot at in the open in their legs. The two were later shifted to a Srinagar hospital where their condition is stable,”…

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Govt Bans Media Publications in Valley

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The State government has banned the publication of newspapers in curfew-bound Valley, with newspaper owners/editors terming it as “Press Emergency”. The Valley-based print media outlets Saturday held sit-in protest against the government’s move to ban publication of newspapers at Srinagar’s press enclave. Holding placards, newspaper owners/editors stated that: “An emergency meeting of Kashmir based newspaper editors/owners was held on Saturday afternoon in which the situation arising out of the police raids on all the printing presses was discussed threadbare” “This action of the government which resulted in breakdown of circulation…

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Power, Water supply snapped at Chanapora, Most parts of Valley face shortage of essentials

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“Since morning there is no electricity and taps are also running dry here,” Authorities on Saturday cut power and water supply at Chanapora area in uptown here, locals alleged. They said after a long time they have witnessed unscheduled long power cut in the area. They also complained of non- availability of potable water. “Since morning there is no electricity and taps are also running dry here,” they said. Pertinently, Chanapora , Bagh-e-Mehtab and other adjoining areas have been witnessing continuous protests for the past eight days. Apart, people in…

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Strict Curfew in force, Media Gagged, Mobile network suspended, Cable TV snapped, but things are still normal

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After raiding the prominent newspaper offices to seize the copies, authorities have also banned the Cable TV. The operators were directed to snap the services early morning, sources said. The government has already snapped the major cellular services Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone and Reliance along with data facility in entire Kashmir. This followed the cycle of violence that began Saturday after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in which 43 people have been killed so far and over 1800 injured Curfew on Saturday remained in force across Kashmir and…

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Thousands offer funeral prayers in absentia for Burhan Wani

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Defying curfew thousands of people Friday offered funeral prayers in absentia for Hizb commander Burhan Wani and his two associates in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his two associates Parvez Ahmed and Sartaj Ahmed was killed in an encounter with forces on July 8 this month in Bemdoora Kokernag area of Anantnag district. The call for holding funeral prayers was forwarded by united Hurriyat leadership- Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. Reports said the administration had imposed curfew in the…

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Govt making secret contact with separatists to calm anger

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Apprehensive that the ongoing violent unrest may prolong – as in 2008 and 2010, the Jammu and Kashmir government has quietly reached out to separatists, seeking their help to calm anger on the streets following the killing of a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, informed sources said on Friday. However, none in the separatist leadership has agreed to engage with the government of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti amid the current volatile situation that has left 38 people dead and over 1,500 injured in the last one week, the sources told IANS.…

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Mob sets ablaze house where Burhan wani was killed

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A mob on Thursday set ablaze the house and orchard of Ghulam Mohammed Shaikh, the maternal uncle of one of the Hizbul Mujahideen militants, Sartaj Shaikh, who was killed along with Burhan Wani and another terrorist last Friday. The mob did so on the suspicion that it was Ghulam who had acted as a police informer, and given away Burhan’s whereabouts. Residents of Bamdoora village on Larkipora-Kokernag road in Tral alleged that Wani was killed in a fake encounter. They said he was caught on Friday morning and killed the…

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