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Snow snaps power supply across Kashmir Valley

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Many areas in Valley faced severe power cuts as distribution lines were snapped due to the snowfall. The lines were damaged at many places forcing the Power Development Department (PDD) to discontinue the power supply. PDD officials said many rural areas experienced extended power disruption. The residents of many areas in Srinagar city also complained of longer duration power cuts due to the snowfall. Local residents of majority of the parts of Srinagar complained of no electricity or frequent power cuts. The areas which were hit include Batamaloo, Bemina, Karan…

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Three Lashkar militants, woman killed in Handwara gunfight

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Protests erupt in area after 25-year-old local dies in the crossfire At least three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in a gunfight in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. A 25-year-old woman was also killed in the “crossfire”, triggering protests. The gunfight erupted around 12.30 am when joint teams of the police, Army and the CRPF launched a cordon and search operation at Unisoo in Handwara, 70 km from Srinagar, after a specific input about the presence of militants. “The militants tried to break the cordon and fired indiscriminately. In…

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Baramulla takes lead, grants amnesty to 390 first time stone pelters

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Baramulla in north Kashmir has become the first district in the state to withdraw cases against youth following Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s recent decision to grant amnesty to first-time stone throwers. The authorities today withdrew FIRs against 390 persons, mostly youth, who were not habitual offenders and were not involved in heinous crimes. The withdrawal of cases was announced at a function in the main Baramulla town by the district administration and the police authorities. The youth against whom the cases were withdrawn were also present along with their parents.…

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Kashmiri’s ‘Fed Up’ with India’s human rights abuses

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As the world observes the UN-sponsored Human Rights Day, rights violations continue to be a major issue in Indian-administered Kashmir. Since 1989, nearly 70,000 people have been killed in violence that separatist leaders say the UN has done too little to prevent. For the past year, the remote, northern region was gripped by widespread protests, following the killing of a prominent rebel commander. In the crackdown that followed, more than 100 protesters were killed, thousands were arrested and hundreds were blinded by police who shot at civilians with iron pellets.

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Hajin observed shutdown against Arson, Vandalism by army

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A complete shutdown was observed on Thursday in Hajin town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district against the highhandedness of the army on Wednesday. All shops and other business establishments were closed while traffic was off the roads. The shutdown call was given by the Hajin Traders’ Federation. Local residents joined traders and held a protest demonstration, shouting pro-freedom slogans and demanding action against the soldiers who had vandalised shops, houses, vehicles besides setting about 40 haystacks on fire. “We demand stern action against the forces involved in the incident,” said…

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Abdul Gani Bhat defends meet with Dineshwar Sharma, says not saleable

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Defending his recent meeting with Centre’s interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma, former Hurriyat Conference chairman Abdul Gani Bhat said his party Muslim Conference was “pro-dialogue” and that he was “not a saleablecommodity”. In a freewheeling interview with Kashmir Post days after he had a late-evening meeting with Sharma at his Wazir Bagh residence on November 27, Bhat warned of a “nuclear holocaust” if India and Pakistan “failed” to resolve the vexed Kashmir issue. Sharing his impressions about the possibilities of the future engagements between India and Pakistan, the…

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Proposed tunnel for Karnah Valley may put end to highway travails

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The thought of the approaching winter season sends shivers down the spine of frail-looking Ali Ghor Khan of Chiterkote village. The 65-year-old has braved worst winters in the past, but the last snowfall changed his life and outlook forever. People often ask him about the status of the Chowkibal-Teetwal highway, the only link to the landlocked area. Earlier this year when his wife died in Pathankot, he witnessed the horrors of this road. The memory is still fresh in his mind. Her body was carried on shoulders by his soldier…

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Nehru arrested in Kashmir after brush with sentry

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Thursday 21 Jul 1946 -BOMBAY-Pandit Nehru (Natîonaî Congress leader) was arrested while trying to enter Srinagar. Nehru earlier declared that if the Ban on his entry to Kashmir were not lifted, he would defy it and walk to Srinagar, says Renter. Thc Stock Exchange and thc cotton market to-day were idle as a result of the Kashmir incidents. The local press has featured the story of an incident in which Nehru was slightly injured. Banner headlines include: “President Elect Bayoneted.” Nehru was slightly injured, on the cheek by a bayonet when he tried to push back a…

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Proposed one-stop identity card for Kashmiri’s opposed, called a conspiracy

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Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) here on Saturday alleged that Government of India’s plan to issue one-stop identity card to Kashmiris is yet another conspiracy to breach the privacy and intrude into the personal lives of people of Kashmir.The Government of India has reportedly planned to issue these cards to the people of Kashmir to “increase surveillance and keep a check on militancy-related activities in Kashmir.” “This is yet another ugly Indian tactic against the people of Kashmir. India has issued Aadhar cards which contains all the details of an individual then why…

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Shiv Sena sends team to hoist tricolor at Lal Chowk

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The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Shiv Sena has sent a team to Srinagar to hoist the Indian flag at Lal Chowk on Wednesday, its state chief Dimpy Kohli said on Tuesday. The party’s move comes in the wake of National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah daring the Centre to hoist the tricolor at Lal Chowk. “A special team of the Sena was today sent to Srinagar where it will hoist the tricolor at Lal Chowk tomorrow,” Kohli said. He said Abdullah had challenged “Indians to hoist the tricolor at…

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