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Protests in Kashmir Valley against ‘Support’ for rape accused

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‘Hindu Ekta Manch giving communal colour to incident’ Civil society groups and separatists held street demonstrations in Srinagar over the Hindu Ekta Manch’s recent march to defend an accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu. “Nothing can be more evil and shameless than supporting the rapists and murderers of a girl child and then threatening the community with dire consequences. The BJP’s support of the Manch, which is threatening the Gujjars in Kathua, reflects its moral bankruptcy,” said JKLF chief Yasin Malik at a protest…

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Militants strike at security vehicle near IAF station in Pulwama

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Militants on Tuesday fired at a vehicle of the security forces near the Indian Air Force station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. “There was a brief exchange of fire near Malangpora Air Force station after security forces retaliated,” the Jammu and Kashmir Police said. The area has since been cordoned off for searches. Meanwhile, news agency ANI reported: “At around 1800hrs, terrorists fired bullets and lobbed grenades at Malangpora water point outside Awantipora Air Force station. The firing was retaliated by Defence Security Corps (DSC) guards. The terrorists ran…

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Kashmir Editors Guild aghast at efforts of NIA to define working of a journalist

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KEG reiterated that Kamran Yousuf “has been a news photographer who was freelancing with various media outlets”. The editors sought his early release and have continuously insisted that Yousuf requires a fair trial. Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG), an organisation of the editors of the newspapers published in Kashmir on Tuesday strongly reacted to the ‘new definition’ of a journalist by National Investigation Agency (NIA) detailed in the chargesheet of incarcerated Kashmir photo-journalist Kamran Yousuf. “If the cops are supposed to define the roles and responsibilities of the journalists, which manage…

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Srinagar Master Plan turns ‘Commercial’, Residential Colonies turning into Business Centres

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With the authorities preparing the final draft of Srinagar Master Plan 20-15-35, it has been seen that scores of residential areas in the city are fast turning into commercial hubs. Housing Colonies in Srinagar city were well developed for residential purposes and no commercial building permissions were accorded in these colonies other than the area earmarked for commercial activity. However official sources told KNS that majority of these housing colonies have acquired the status of more of a commercial hub having big shopping centres of every type. Sources said that…

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Amid Clashes, Ultra flees from encounter site in Palhalan

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An anti-militancy operation sparked intense clashes in Palhalan village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district that left at least four people, including a police officer, injured. A heavy contingent of the Army, CRPF and Special Operations Group of the J&K Police launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Tantaraypora, Palhalan, some 30 km from Srinagar, in the wee hours following a tip-off about the presence of a local militant in the area. A police spokesman in Srinagar said while the cordon was being established and civilians being evacuated from the…

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LeT, Jaish want Syed Salahuddin to quit as Hizb losing influence in Kashmir

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Pakistan’s ISI is reportedly under tremendous pressure from the LeT and JeM to remove Syed Salahuddin as the head of United Jihad Council, the intelligence agencies claim. Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin is reportedly under tremendous pressure from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to quit, according to an assessment by the intelligence agencies. According to inputs gathered by intelligence agencies, the growing pressure on Salahuddin to quit is indicative of deepening rivalries in the ranks of Pakistan-based jihadi outfits that target India. Apparently, with the backing from Pakistan’s…

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Western Disturbance still active in Kashmir, day remain cold, min temp above normal

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The Western Disturbance (WD) was still active which could result in isolated rain or snow in the Kashmir valley, where day remained cold due to icy cold winds and overcast sky though the minimum temperature was above normal, barring Gulmarg. There was major improvement in the night temperature at Leh while Kargil witnessed further drop and settled at minus 11, coldest in the region. Light rain or snow would occur at isolated places during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, a Met department spokesman said here Thursday afternoon.…

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Rare Srinagar attack signals ultras ability to strike at will

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In the wee hours on Monday when the Kashmir valley was getting blanketed by the first snow, two fidayeen tried to sneak into a paramilitary camp in Srinagar’s commercial neighbourhood, marking the beginning of a rare gunfight deep inside the state’s heavily guarded summer capital. Even as an alert paramilitary sentry repelled their attempt to sneak into the battalion base, the militants barricaded themselves in a nearby five-storeyed building leading to a lengthy gunfight that continued overnight and ended on Tuesday afternoon. The Monday fidayeen assault in Srinagar was the…

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Karan Nagar gunfight ends, 2 Lashkar men killed

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The nearly 30-hour-long gunfight in Srinagar city ended today with the killing of two holed up militants. The two militants were hiding in an under-construction multi-storey building at Karan Nagar after they failed to attack a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in the wee hours on Monday. The government had imposed restrictions in the old city to avoid any law and order situation during the anti-militancy operation. “The encounter concluded this afternoon. In the operation, two terrorists were killed. Their identity is being ascertained. The incriminating material we recovered…

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Hurriyat (G) leader Yousuf Rather shot dead in Budgam

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Unidentified gunmen shot dead Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Mohammad Yousuf Rather (Nadeem) in Charangam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday . Police sources said unknown gunmen fired towards Rather at Charangam area in the evening when he was travelling in a Tavera vehicle. Rather, a resident of Sanzipora Budgam, sustained critical bullet injuries was shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. He was also working in Power Development Department, family sources said. “He was shot in the head in a moving vehicle. We have…

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