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Kashmir

634 ‘Stone Pelters’ to get amnesty on Eid

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The Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn cases of stone-pelting against 634 people ahead of Eid. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had on Monday asked the state home department to review the cases of the youth lodged in various jails on charges of stone-pelting before Eid to afford them an opportunity to rebuild their careers. A committee comprising Director General of Police, Director General of Prisons and Principal Secretary Home reviewed the cases of all the youth undertrials lodged in various jails on the orders of the chief minister.

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Review stone-throwing cases on priority: Mehbooba Mufti

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‘Give youth an opportunity to begin their lives afresh and live as productive citizens’ Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged the Home Department and the police to expedite the review of the cases of youths booked on the charges of stone-throwing between 2008 and 2014 so that those who had taken to the wrong path inadvertently get an opportunity to restart their normal lives. At a meeting on reforms in the prisons in the state here today, the Chief Minister said, “The Home Department and the police should expedite the…

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Lashkar posters in Valley calls for ‘Informers’ phone numbers

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The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has put out posters asking locals in the town of Pampore in south Kashmir to provide them with the phone numbers of Army and police informers so that they can be tracked and “action” can be taken. The police have spotted these posters near the Amir-i-Kabir mosque in Pampore. The posters also praised local youth for organising funerals prayers for two fidayeens (suicide attackers) killed in an attack in Pampore on June 25. It warned locals against sharing information with the “anti-Islam security agencies” and appealed to…

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Kashmiri separatists move to hardline path?

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With the channels of a dialogue or Track-II diplomacy being suspended by the BJP government, Kashmiri separatists with a moderate political outlook have moved toward the hardline secessionists, said the former interlocutors who have established contact with Kashmiri separatists at various stages. Radha Kumar, who engaged with the separatists in the aftermath of the 2010 summer agitation, told The Hindu that the dialogue process should be resumed to maintain the “possibility of reaching a peace agreement.” “When you don’t have a dialogue there is no possibility of peace making and…

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High Court issue notices to Govt, NHPC

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notices to the state government and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on a petition by inhabitants of two villages in Gurez tehsil of Bandipora in north Kashmir which are getting dislocated by the ongoing construction of the 330-megawatt Kishanganga hydroelectric project. While issuing notices, a division Bench of the High Court directed the respondents to file their response to the petition, which has now been treated as a public interest litigation by the HC, within four weeks. The NHPC’s Kishanganga hydroelectric…

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Hurriyat criticises Mehbooba Mufti over remark on strike calls

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Hardline separatists have criticised Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over her remarks on strike calls, saying that the “shutdowns were a lesser available resistance option”. “The reason behind the economic crisis is occupation by India which is looting and plundering the natural resources of this land,” a statement released by hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference said today. “The shutdowns over which Mehbooba is so fuming and criticising the pro-freedom people are a lesser available resistance option with us. If it would have been in the hands of the Kashmiris, they…

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Mehbooba Mufti took part in Jumat-ul-Vida prayers at Hazratbal shrine

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Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed with religious fervour across the Kashmir valley today. The largest Friday prayer gatherings in the city were held at the Jamia Masjid in the old city and the Hazratbal shrine, which houses the holy relic of Prophet Mohammad, on the banks of the Dal Lake. Despite hot weather conditions, devotees were also seen praying on the streets adjacent to several mosques and shrines at various places. Devotees in large numbers were also seen thronging other mosques and shrines…

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Rallies, Demos mark Quds Day in Valley

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Juma-tul-Wida was observed, today, as the Day of Al Quds to impress upon the international community to help secure the peoples of Palestine and Kashmir their inalienable right to self-determination. Call for the observance of the day was given jointly by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. Resolutions passed in the rallies and demonstrations held across the territory urged the International community to play its role for settlement of the Kashmir and Palestine disputes. The resolutions also opposed the Indian…

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Kashmir’s largest Iftar with record-breaking 3000 people

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Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. Iftar is being celebrated all across the country, with the holy month of Ramadan coming to an end. But, this time, the attention was garnered by the Iftar celebrations organized in Srinagar, which became a grand affair. On Thursday, the Valley organized its largest Iftar with 3000 people breaking their fast together on Thursday. The event was organized by event management group, LoudBeetle.in, which had last year hosted Asia’s longest Iftar on the banks of world famous Dal Lake.…

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Srinagar breaks 10 years record, sweats at 34.4 degrees celsius

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Hottest day in 10 yrs; Mercury to rise further: MeT Srinagar recorded highest day temperature in June in the past ten years as Meteorological Department has predicted hotter days in the coming week. “The maximum temperature in Srinagar was 34.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above average, which is the highest recorded so far in last ten years. Jammu city recorded 38.7 degrees Celsius as the heat wave continued unabated,” a Met department official said here. Director MeT Department, Sonam Lotus while talking to Kashmir Post described the reason to prolonged…

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