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From Pro-Pak Green to ISIS Black – Kashmir’s Changing Colours

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On Sunday, 19 November 2017, downtown Srinagar – the traditional hub of Kashmir’s Azadi movement – witnessed the first massive funeral procession of a militant since 1990 without the green-coloured flags. There were no trademark slogans of “Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan” either, save some slogans for Azadi, but no Pakistani national flags that had dominated Kashmir after Burhan Wani’s death from Uri to Kishtwar. The slain militant Mugees Ahmad Mir’s coffin was draped in a black Al-Qaeda/ISIS flag and the carriage bedecked with the black banners of the two ultra-radical jihadist…

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New geo-strategic risks in Kashmir

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Mumbai mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s nephew was among six Pakistani terrorists killed in an encounter at Hajjin in Bandipora in north Kashmir on Saturday. This read with the killing of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s nephew in another encounter a few days ago, shows the level militancy has scaled in Kashmir. New geo-strategic risks have surfaced, ferociously threatening the Indian nation. The euphoria over the return of footballer-turned-militant Majid Arshan Khan to his home on the appeal of his mother died within hours after an ISIS-affiliate militant commander Mugees Mir was killed…

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Pir Panjal Range receives heavy snowfall forcing roads to close

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It’s snow time in Kashmir It’s snow time in Kashmir. The Pir Panjal Range, part of the Inner Himalayas, experienced heavy snowfall on Saturday morning, with temperatures dipping to below zero levels. As a result of the heavy snowfall, Mughal road closed down. On Friday, the parts of Gulmarg in north Kashmir along with Leh and Kargil towns in Ladakh region recorded the season’s coldest night. Leh town was the coldest in the state with the mercury there settling at minus 6.9 degrees Celsius. Gulmarg and Kargil recorded a low…

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Mother’s love brought Majid back, We respected his mother’s call, says Lashkar

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He went on his own, returned on his own: IGP He’s a brave boy, who choose to shun militancy: GoC Victor Force We respected his mother’s call, says Lashkar A week after joining Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit, an ace footballer from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district renounced militancy late Thursday evening on his mother’s call of returning home, a video of which went viral on social media. Addressing a joint news conference with Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Munir Ahmad Khan, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s Victor Force, Major General…

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Expedite construction of Semi-Ring Road: Baseer Khan

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Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officials to expedite the pace of work on all developmental works within stipulated deadline. The Div Com was speaking at a meeting to review the progress on Semi Ring Road, NH 444, Bharat Mala and World Bank-funded projects. The meeting was attended by director NHAI and other officials from various departments. Deputy commissioners of Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, Kulgam, Budgam, Ganderbal and Baramulla participated via video conferencing. The Div Com appreciated the work done in this regard in Pulwama and Budgam and…

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Police foils sit-in by separatists at city centre, detains Mirwaiz & Malik

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Police on Wednesday foiled a sit-in protest by separatist leaders and their supporters at the historic Ghanta Ghar in city centre here and detained moderate separatist leader and cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik and some of their supporters. In the afternoon, police laid siege to Abi Guzar area in uptown Srinagar and adjoining areas after the Mirwaiz and Malik addressed a joint press conference outside JKLF office and decided to stage the sit-in against the “reign of terror” by troops and the ill treatment to…

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Centre to engage more stakeholders in Kashmir Peace Talks

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Though the government is looking to engage in peace talks in the valley, it has decided there will be no let up in military operations against terrorists The government is planning a range of initiatives, spread over the next five months, to push for peace in Kashmir valley, as decided during a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, an official with knowledge of the matter said. The government in October appointed former Intelligence Bureau Director, Dineshwar Sharma, as special representative for Kashmir to speak with…

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Why Kashmir reels under power cuts every winter, theories behind the conspiracy?

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Many believe that electricity supply to the Valley gets diverted to Jammu when the political capital moves there during the cold months. But it’s more complex. Every October, the Jammu and Kashmir administration shuts its offices in the summer capital of Srinagar to move to the winter capital of Jammu, a process anachronistically referred to as “the durbar move”. As political power moves south, in the Valley, electricity cuts inevitably grow longer. On October 28, the Power Development Department, which is responsible transmission and distribution of electric power in the…

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With 168 killings, 2017 has seen highest number of militant deaths in 4 years

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One hundred and sixty-eight militants have been killed by security forces in the state of Jammu and Kashmir this year until October — the highest yearly total in four years — according to an RTI response to Kashmir Post. Additionally, a total of 45 army personnel have lost their lives in the state in 2017. The 168 militants include top terrorist commanders such as Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Abu Dujana and Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani’s successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat. The RTI response, signed by Lieutenant Colonel Rajiv Guleria for the CPIO of…

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‘Kashmiris are not beggars’, Joint Resistance leadership slams Mehbooba’s remarks

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti drew flak from the joint separatist leadership on Monday for stating that Kashmiris should “stop inflicting pain on themselves” and “first we protest then we come with a bowl asking for money.” In a statement, Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said that Kashmiris were not beggars and once they become masters of their own resources they will have enough to prosper. Apparently referring to the recent appointment of an interlocutor by New Delhi, the joint leadership said that the resilience of…

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