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Kashmir

Kashmir stands still for second day over recent Bloodshed

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Although the civil secretariat opened in the state’s summer capital of Srinagar on Monday, its roads and markets wore a deserted look following a strike call issued by separatists. Life remained at a standstill in Kashmir on Monday, a day after 10 people – five militants and an equal number of civilians – were killed in the southern district of Shopian. Although the civil secretariat opened in the state’s summer capital of Srinagar, its roads and markets wore a deserted look following a strike call issued by separatists. Commercial establishments…

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Thousands attend funeral prayers of 3 students in Pulwama, Saddam’s mother gives gun salute to son

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Thousands attended the funeral prayers of three students, who were killed by forces during clashes near encounter site at Badigam Shopian, in three separate villages of Pulwama on Sunday. Large number of people turned up at Rahmoo village in Pulwama to participate in the funeral prayers of deceased student, Mohammad Asif Mir, 18, son of Ghulam Mohammad Mir. Local residents said two rounds of funeral prayers were offered for the slain teen amidst pro-freedom and anti-India sloganeering. Asif was 12th class student of Government Higher Secondary School Rahmoo and is…

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Militants target CRPF patrol in Anantnag, passerby killed

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A civilian was killed after car-borne militants opened fire at a road opening party of the Central Reserve Police Force here on Thursday. The civilian had been identified as Shakeeb Shabir Shah from Shopian district. A hunt had been launched to nab the militants, said the police. “At 2.20 pm, the militants, travelling in a Santro car, opened fire at security forces in the Laizbal area of the town, along the Khannabal-Pahalgam road,” Senior Superintendent of Police Altaf Khan said, adding that one of the bullets hit Shakeeb, who was…

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Kashmir Valley to see more bloodshed in 2018 than previous year: Kuldeep Khoda

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda said the killing of over 200 terrorist in the Valley would not “restore normalcy” in the state and predicted that the year would see more bloodshed than 2017. Khoda, who was J&K’s top cop between 2007 and 2012, was in New Delhi to attend a security conclave. “The year 2018 is bound to be worse than 2017, where casualty of security forces is likely to cross 100,” he told The Indian Express. Eighty-two security personnel were killed in 2016, while…

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Snow, Rain in Kashmir bring back wintry cold

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One of the heaviest spells of rain in the recent months along with snowfall in the higher reaches on Friday brought back wintry cold to the Kashmir valley and inundated roads in the summer capital. The rainfall began late Thursday night and continued throughout the day on Friday. The intensity of rainfall increased significantly in the afternoon hours and forced residents to rush to their homes. The region’s higher reaches, including Gulmarg in north Kashmir and Sonamarg in central Kashmir, also received light snowfall. The downpour is one of the…

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Internet Ban in Srinagar ahead of ahead cricketer Shahid Afridi’s address

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The authorities in Srinagar snapped the mobile internet services in the area ahead of Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi’s address. The cricketer is scheduled to address the gathering at Kashmir’s grand mosque. The sources told Mirror that in view of the rumours on different social networking sites that Pakistan-based cricketer Shahid Afridi will address a public gathering at Jama Masjid located in old city Srinagar, the authorities curbed the mobile internet services. Afridi was scheduled to address the gathering last week, however, due to the restrictions and no prayers in grand…

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Naeem Akhtar accuses protesting students of ‘Hurting Image’ of State

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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said those pelting stones in the name of the eight-year-old victim of Kathua rape and murder case were only hurting the image and interests of the state, as the trial in the case was on and accused were behind the bars. “What is there to protest about? Case is solved, charge sheet filed, accused in custody, trial on. Those who still pelt stones in the name of the poor girl of Kathua are only hurting the image and interests of the state,” government…

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30 Students injured during anti-rape protests, Three hit by pellets face vision loss

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Students’ protests calling for justice in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old child in January this year were held in several areas of the Valley on Wednesday. Some of these protests morphed into clashes in which at least 30 students were injured. At least 60 protesting students fainted after inhaling gases emanating from teargas canisters, chili grenades and PAVA shells. Anantnag Carrying placards and shouting pro-freedom slogans, students from various coaching centres along Khanabal-Pahalgam Road demonstrated and demanded punishment to the culprits of the crime. Soon government forces arrived…

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167% Increase in civilian deaths in Kashmir Valley

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The home ministry’s annual report for 2017-18 also showed a 2.44% decline in the number of security personnel deaths over the previous year. Civilian deaths in Jammu and Kashmir rose by a staggering 167% last year compared to 2015, official data released on Wednesday showed, underpinning the high price paid by the state while battling a surge in insurgency in recent years. The home ministry’s annual report for 2017-18 also showed a 2.44% decline in the number of security personnel deaths over the previous year. The report comes amid growing…

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Peace remains elusive in Kashmir as Valley remains on edge

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Kashmir is the biggest internal security challenge that successive state governments and the Centre have had to grapple with. Modi promised to take Vajpayee’s formula of Kashmiriyat, insaniyat and jamhooriyat forward, but peace remains a serious casualty. April 1 this year was not an ordinary Sunday. That day, 17 local Kashmiri men died. Of them, 13 were armed local militants and four were civilians — killed when they rushed to the encounter sites to protest against military action. The bloody Sunday was a reminder of the festering insurgency in Jammu…

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