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Kashmir

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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At minus 3.7 Srinagar records coldest night this winter

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Srinagar recorded the coldest night this winter as the minimum temperature dipped to minus 3.7 degrees Celsius even as Leh town continued to reel under extreme sub-zero temperatures. The night temperature across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, stayed below the freezing point on Sunday night with some places registering a dip in the mercury from the previous night, an official of the MeT said. Leh in Ladakh region recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, against minus 8.6 degrees Celsius recorded the previous night, the official…

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Zakir Musa’s portrait displayed during Milad procession in South Kashmir

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In an extraordinary development in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the Sufi sect of Muslims displayed portraits of militants including that of al-Qaida’s Kashmir chief Zakir Musa during the Eid-ul Milad procession on Friday, police sources said. Al-Qaida emphasises on Wahhabism that discourages shrine-going and even observing the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad. Milad celebrations are in complete contradiction with the philosophy of al-Qaida, which propagates extremism and call for Islamic caliphate. Security forces allowed the procession but there were clashes in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district after some youth who were…

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High Court restricts entry of taxis in Srinagar city

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In a decision likely to affect thousands of commuters, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed the Traffic Police authorities not to allow entry of Tata Sumos and other taxis coming from other districts into the city. The directions were issued by a division bench of the High Court which is hearing a public interest litigation to streamline the traffic in Srinagar. As per the latest order of the High Court, the traffic authorities have been told not to allow Tata Sumos and taxis coming from south and north…

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