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Kashmiris being made economically weak under plan

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Indian army-backed VDC member kills civilian in Rajouri The Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Aasiya Andrabi, has said that conspiracies are being hatched by Hindu extremist organization, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh to weaken Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir economically and culturally. Aasiya Andrabi in a statement issued in Srinagar deplored that the Kashmiris who were original residents of the territory were being treated as second class citizens. She said that they were being robbed of their resources to make them fully dependent on India. Senior Hurriyet leader, Shabbir Ahmad Shah in a…

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What Kashmir searched on Internet in 2015

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If you are addicted to Internet and social media networking, you would think there is nothing except Hartals, Arrests, Stone Pelting, Encounters and off-course announcement of Curfews in Kashmir. The Onlykashmir.in managed to compile the statics what Kashmir searched through-out the year 2015 based on personalities. Although as per a study Kashmiri youth’s disillusionment with mainstream politics is a fact, with just 5 to 7 percent of them joining any political party. But if we go through the below statics the result is surprising. The search trend presented here is…

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Three Kashmiri youth held near Attari border

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Three Kashmiri youths were taken into custody after they drove a speeding multi-utility vehicle (MUV) close to the international border with Pakistan near Attari on early Sunday, BSF officials said. The three men — Umar Bashir, Sajjad Ahmed and Shoaib Nissar — aged between 21 and 28, were taken into custody by the Border Security Force (BSF) soon after their speeding vehicle, a Toyota Innova, hit a road divider near outer gates of the integrated check post (ICP) at the border, 30 km from here, All the three, after interrogation…

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Pak flag hoisted, removed near site vacated by CRPF after 25-years

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A Pakistani flag was seen hoisted near a place vacated by paramilitary CRPF after 25-years at Kawdara in Old city of Srinagar. Official sources told GNS that a Pakistani flag was hoisted by some unknown persons today at the site where the para-military camp was removed at Kawdara on December 17. Soon after the news about the hoisting of the flag spread, the government forces reached the spot and removed it, they said. As soon as the flag was removed, scores of youth assembled near the site and started pelting…

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Kashmir Valley braces for severe 40-day winter

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Sub-zero temperature in Kashmir has slowed down daily life and many areas were cut off as a result of fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions. Srinagar, reeling under sub-zero temperatures, recorded minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees below normal, the previous night. As temperatures take a nosedive with each passing day, people start their day late in the morning, with window panes of vehicles covered in frost and the Dal lake’s fringes forming a sheath of ice. “I am posted at Tral in south Kashmir. It takes me half an…

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Omar, Separatists hit out at PDP-BJP govt over NFSA

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The opposition to implementing National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Jammu and Kashmir is growing with mainstream and separatists lashing out at PDP-BJP government for the decision alleging that it will deprive a large population of subsidized food grains. Former chief minister Omar Abdullah hit out at the PDP-BJP coalition accusing it of robbing people of the right to bare minimum ration requirement. Hardline Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani said the reservations of the public in this regard cannot be taken as meaningless. Omar said despite pressure…

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CRPF removes 25-year-old bunker in Srinagar

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Grenade attack on CRPF picket at Sekidafar On directions of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Thursday removed a 25 year-old bunker from Kawdara area of Srinagar city, an official spokesman sad. PDP MLC Khursheed Alam, who was present on the occasion, said the government is committed to provide relief to people of the state. “Removing bunkers from residential areas is one such move as promised by the Chief Minister,” he said The CRPF has removed around 50 bunkers from the city since 2010. Terming removal…

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Protest against NFSA continues in Srinagar, anger justified: Geelani

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 The proposed implementation of National Security Act sparked protests in Srinagar city for the fifth consecutive day. Protesters who took to roads blocked boulevard road for hours near Brein Nishat appealing government not to implement the bill in the state. Police diverted the traffic near Obroi Place after protesters did not allow vehicular movement on the road. The protesters said that Food Security Bill is good for states like Uttar Pradesh or Bihar as majority of the consumers in these states kive Below Poverty Line (BPL) while in Jammu and…

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Night temperatures improve in valley

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Night temperatures across Kashmir Valley improved due to a cloudy cover although the minimum temperatures remained below freezing, the Met Office said on Thursday. The minimum temperature was minus 0.6 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Thursday while it was minus 2.7 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam and minus 10.2 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg, an official of local Met department told IANS. The minimum temperature was minus 12.6 degrees Celsius in Leh and minus 14.2 degrees Celsius in Kargil town of Ladakh region, the official said. “Srinagar had its coldest night of…

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Militants hurl grenade at CRPF bunker in Srinagar

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Suspected militants hurled a grenade towards a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in old city on Thursday morning. The hand grenade, which missed the target, was lobbed towards a bunker of 161 Battalion located in Srinagar’s Sakidafar area around 11:15 am. “The grenade exploded on the road damaging two civilian vehicles,” CRPF spokesman Ashish Jha said. “No one was injured in the blast.” After the attack, the police and the CRPF carried out searches in the area to trace the militants involved in the grenade attack. No militant group…

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