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Anger brews across Kashmir over RSS call to end Autonomy

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A leading right-wing Hindu nationalist has sparked anger by calling for the state of Jammu and Kashmir to lose its autonomy and be integrated into the rest of India. Critics say Mohan Bhagwat, leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is behind a sectarian drive to make India a Hindu-only country. The RSS is the ideological driving force behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Modi is a lifelong member. In a speech on Sunday to mark RSS foundation day, Bhagwat called on the government to…

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Draw up plan for road repairs in Valley: HC tells R&B Dept

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Seeks response from NHAI on Srinagar-Sopore-Baramulla highway The J&K High Court has directed the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department, which is responsible for the upkeep and upgrade of several important roads and highways across Kashmir, to draw up a comprehensive plan for all districts, so that the roads are dug up for the laying of utility services and macadamisation is done in a coordinated manner. These directions were issued today by a division bench of the High Court, which is hearing a PIL on highways in Kashmir. The directions to…

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Former PDP Panch, Cop among 3 killed in south Kashmir

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A former panch of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a policeman are among three people killed in south Kashmir in last 24 hours. Police said unknown fired from point blank range towards former PDP panch Ghulam Rasool Ganaie at his shop in Nambal village in Mattan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Ganaie sustained critical bullet injuries and was evacuated to hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Immediate after the incident took place, police and paramilitary forces launched a combing and search operation in the area to nab the…

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Fresh braid chopping incidents reported from several places across Kashmir

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In a first incident of its kind, unidentified persons snatched gold chain from a woman after chopping off her braid in Magam area of Budgam district. Reports said that two persons masquerading as beggars entered into a house at Mulbushan village. “While finding the woman alone in the house, they sprayed something on her face, rendering her unconscious. The criminals not only stole her gold chain but also chopped off her braid,” the reports said. The incident triggered panic in the village. In another incident, braid chopping occurred at Laddi…

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Pellet horror continues, two youth injured in Nowhatta

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Two youth were grievously injured as government forces fired pellets on protesters in Nowhatta area of Downtown Srinagar on Friday. Both the injured were shifted to general specialty SMHS hospital for specialised treatment. A class 10th student Mudasir Farooq son of Farooq Ahmed Baig of NowshehraSoura here was hit by pellets all over his body, including legs, face and mouth. A doctor treating him said: “He has pellets abutted in his chest wall. Some pellets have perforated his liver.” Another youth Salman Ahmad, 20, was brought to the SMHS hospital…

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Protests rock south Kashmir over braid-cutting incidents, Police announce Rs 3 lakh reward for information on culprits

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Panic has gripped Kulgam and Anantnag districts of south Kashmir as mysterious braid-cutting incidents continued unabated, sparking protests at many places. The J&K Police have constituted Special Investigation Teams (SITs) in every district of the Valley to investigate the cases and also announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh for credible information leading to nabbing of the culprits. At least two persons, one of them a non-local labourer, were thrashed by local residents in the twin districts on Thursday evening after being suspected to be braid-cutters. However, they turned out…

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BSF man killed, 4 family members injured in knife and gun attack in Hajin

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Parray snatched rifle of a militant and overpowered him before others fired and killed him: BSF Police blames LeT’s Mehmood Bhai Police on Thursday blamed Lashkar-e-Toiba militants for killing BSF man and injuring four members of his family in an knife and gun attack at his residence at Hajin area of north Kashmir district of Bandipora. “Three to four militants barged into house of BSF constable Mohammad Ramzan Parray alias Rameez at Parray Mohalla, Hajin in Bandipora at around 9 pm on Wednesday,”outgoing Deputy Inspector General of Police North Kashmir,…

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Pakistan showed a wrong image at UNGA, but Kashmir’s Pellet woes are real

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Before we crack a joke on the Pakistani diplomat using a wrong picture, let’s remind ourselves that the issue of pellet gun usage in Kashmir is a grave humanitarian one for which we soon need to find a suitable answer and an alternative Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday made a faux pas at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) – she tried to pass off a photograph of an injured girl in the Gaza strip as that of a pellet victim in Kashmir. The photograph…

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Army supported the hair chopper in malwan Kulgam

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People in Malwan Kulgam on late Monday claimed the army rescued an alleged braid chopper, whom they said they had apprehended near the nearby graveyard outside a mosque in the village. Civil administration said they have ordered investigations into the allegations. Local residents said that they had been following a suspicious man for the last two days, who they claimed was behind the mysterious braid chopping incidents in the village. The “man” in question is being refered to many as “bhoot”, the ghost. “As we were going towards Masjid to…

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NIA summons Research Scholar, Separatists in Terror funding case

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The National Investigation Agency has issued summons to a Kashmir university PhD student, the head of a traders’ body and two Hurriyat leaders to appear before it tomorrow in connection with a case related to the funding of terror activities in Kashmir, NIA officials said today. Yaseen Khan of Kashmir Traders and Marketing Federation, Aala Fazil, pursuing a doctorate from University of Kashmir, and leaders of Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Hurriyat Conference Abdul Hameed Magrey and Wali Mohammed have been asked to appear before the NIA at its headquarters in…

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