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ISIS has no role in Kashmir: United Jihad Council

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49 Indian troopers killed in 35 attacks Conglomerate of militant outfits, United Jihad Council (UJC) Thursday said that there is no role of ISIS in Kashmir Valley. In a statement to CNS, spokesperson UJC Syed Sadaqat Hussain said that a high level meeting was called under the chairmanship of Conglomerate chief Syed Sallahuddin. During the meeting it was said that the heinous acts in the name of Islam by ISIS in Iraq, Syria, Quait, Turkey and Saudi Arabia and its anti Hamas and anti Afghan Taliban statements makes it evident…

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Gilani greets Pakistanis on the eve of Independence Day

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The veteran Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani, has greeted the people and the government of Pakistan on the eve of their Independence Day saying that after Allah Almighty, Pakistan is the only visible support to people of Kashmir. Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was the center of the wishes and feelings of the oppressed Kashmiri people. “After Almighty Allah, Pakistan is the only visible support which, every time, highlights our miseries and supports our freedom movement on national and…

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Stray dogs attack school children in Kashmir

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Stray dogs on Thursday attacked half a dozen students in the city outskirts, creating panic among parents and locals, police said. Police said a group of school children were attacked by stray dogs on the outskirts of Humhama city in Badgam district on Thursday morning. “Stray dogs attacked six students in Humhama today morning resulting in bites and other injuries. The boys have been shifted to hospital for first aid and anti-rabies vaccination,” police said. According to an official, Srinagar city has 50,000 stray dogs. Last year, as per official…

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Forces Deliberately Destroying Fields, Properties: Geelani

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Paying tributes to two slain militants and a civilian Bilal Ahmad Bhat of Malangpora Pulwama who was killed in forces firing, Hurriyat Conference (g) Syed Ali Geelani said, “arrogance, rigidity and stubbornness of India is continuously costing the precious lives in Jammu & Kashmir and the forces under a planned manner are committing genocides of Kashmiris.” Terming the bombing of orchards and paddy fields in Pulwama as “serious war crimes”, Geelani alleged that the forces are “revenging the presence of militants from the common people and they deliberately damage and…

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‘26 civilians killed since 2015’

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Twenty-six civilians have been killed this year so far, according to official figures. The latest data compiled by police reveals spurt in violence as compared to last two years. In 2015, 26 civilians have been killed from January to August 11 as compared to 29 civilian deaths in 12 months of 2014. In 2013, 15 civilians were killed. According to the annual report of Ministry of Home Affairs, 224 incidents of violence were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014 in comparison to 170 incidents in 2013 which also include…

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Family refutes BSF version in Pulwama killing case

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The slain youth’s family from Padgampora Pulwama Wednesday refuted the BSF claims that someone among protesters fired upon them to which they retaliated leading to the death of 23 year old youth Bilal Ahmed Bhat. The family members of the slain youth told CNS that Bilal was not part of the protest and was walking along the Railway Track. “Some BSF personnel were guarding the Railway Track. There was no protest going around the Railway Track but the pro-freedom slogans raised by protesters were audible near the Railway Track. Finding…

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Army search party came under militant attack in South Kashmir

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Hizb claims responsibility Two Indian Army personnel were injured, one of them critically after militants fired upon a search party near Trenz area of Imam sahab Shopian in South Kashmir on Wednesday. Police sources said that after receiving inputs about the presence of a group of militants in Trenz area, a joint party of 44 RR Army, Special Operation Group and CRPF cordoned a part of village, however, soon before the cordon, militants targeted search party resulted in the injuries of two Army personnel. An army official from 15 Corps…

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Thousands bid tearful adieu to slain Pulwama youth

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Thousands of people on Wednesday morning bid a tearful adieu to the civilian killed in the firing of Border Security Force (BSF) amid massive anti-India and pro-Azadi slogans in Padgampora village of Pulwama district. Since early morning, people from different villages of Pulwama started to reach Padgampora, the ancestral village of the slain, and participated in his funeral procession. The protesters, which include men, women and children, shouted anti-India, pro-Islam and pro-freedom slogans. Many pro-freedom leaders and activists also participated in the funeral. The slain was laid to rest in…

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Grenade attack at naka party in Srinagar, 5 Injured

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Three policemen, a paramilitary CRPF trooper and a civilian were injured in a grenade blast at Khanyar in Old City of Srinagar district on Wednesday evening. Official sources told GNS that at around 8:33 pm, militants lobbed a grenade towards a naka party near Khanyar Police station resulting in injuries to three policemen, one of them an ASI, a CRPF trooper and a pedestrian. This is the first grenade attack in Downtown after about ten months. Last time such incident occurred during campaigning last year’s assembly election. Meanwhile, police and…

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Trapped families recall 18-hr-long gunfight horror

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The gunfight at Lajoora Pulwama left two families stranded in their homes for more than 18 hours. Imtiyaz Ahmad, a teenager, was trapped in his house near the encounter site at Frastibagh Lajoora, around 6 kilometres from Pulwama, leaving him with withered face, parched lips and red eyes. Imtiyaz was in the house with his father, mother and sister. “I saw two vehicles, a Sumo and a Tavera ferrying army personnel. They stopped ahead of our house before I went inside,” Imtiyaz said. Within minutes, he said, his house was…

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