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Four CRPF men injured in Anantnag grenade attack

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Four CRPF personnel were injured after militants hurled a grenade at them in the Qazigund area of Anantnag district today. A CRPF spokesperson Rajesh Yadav said all four were stable. “They are being treated for injuries. One of them has a comparatively grievous injury on his leg but he is stable,” Yadav said. The injured CRPF men have been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Ram Raj and Constables Shashi Kant, Naresh Kumar and PC Patnaik of the 163 Battalion. The attack took place near the Dak Bungalow in the main market…

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High Alert in Valley; Intelligence Warns of Fidayeen attack by Jaish-E-Mohammad

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After years of lying low, the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad is has taken the centre stage now. The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have also intercepted communications indicating possibility of major fidayeen attacks in the Valley around Eid-ul-Azha festivities beginning on 2 September. A high alert have been sounded in the Valley. Jaish is believed to have no more than 40 terrorists in the valley and lags behind Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba in terms of manpower. However, Jaish is supposed to be more aggressive in strategy and audacious strikes. The Jaish,…

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Police enter Handwara college beat Teachers, Students to pulps

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Government forces on Wednesday used teargas to disperse students of the Government Degree College, Handwara, who were protesting against the killing of their fellow student Shahid Bashir Mir by the forces a few days ago. The protesters accused the forces of entering the college premises and beating up several teachers and students after trying to subdue the protest by firing teargas canisters. Several girl students who fainted after inhaling tear gas were taken to the sub-district hospital Handwara for treatment, the protesters said. One of the teachers sustained minor injury,…

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Wailing Zohra’s viral picture depicts many realities of Kashmir Conflict

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The latest viral picture of a wailing school girl, Zohra has again depicted the many realities of Kashmir conflict. Zohra lost her father, an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, Peer Abdul Rashid when suspected militants shot at him at Mehandi Kadal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. The press photographers, who had gone to cover the wreath-laying ceremony of the slain police officer at District Police Lines in Srinagar, could not ignore Rashid’s daughter in tears. Soon Zohra’s picture went viral on the internet and the netizens expressed…

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Mystery shrouds death of two Rajouri youth in Shopian

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Police recovered bodies of two youth from the orchards of Palpora Narwaw area of the south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. The duo were identified as Suhail son of Asif Iqbal,17, and Muhammad Ather son of Abdul Razaq, 20. Both are from Rajouri district of Jammu region. The bodies were handed over to police after which the identity was ascertained. “Two bodies found near Palpora Shopian. No injury mark on bodies. Both identified. Police takes cognizance. Syringes,spoon, powder recovered,” read a tweet of state police. A police official said they…

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Individuals don’t drive Kashmir Movement; NIA raids won’t have much impact, say political experts

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With National Investigation Agency (NIA) tightening noose around Hurriyat leadership over “money laundering and illegal funding issues” political experts believe that these raids and arrests won’t have much impact on the overall functioning of Hurriyat, as the “freedom movement is not individual driven but was rather driven by a set of ideas”. The political experts termed “lack of credibility and distrust of people on Indian institutions” other reason that will prevent people from changing their perception about Hurriyat leaders or the overall functioning of Hurriyat as a political platform. Noted…

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Are Pellet Guns, Human shields only for Kashmiris asks Omar Abdullah

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Former chief minister and Leader of Opposition Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned why pellet guns and chilli bombs were not used on the violent protesters who went on a rampage in three states of India after Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted for rape on Friday. “Chilli bombs? Pepper grenades? Pellet guns? Do the forces keep those only for protesting Kashmiris?” Omar wrote on Twitter. Ironically, it was Omar Abdullah’s government that in 2010 introduced pellet guns and later chilli grenades against pro-freedom demonstrators in Kashmir. At least 31…

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Viral photo of Lashkar militant carrying rocket launcher jolts Army

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The picture has roused suspicion that militants in Kashmir indeed have destructive weapons at their disposal- ringing alarm bells amidst brass corridors. The picture above, reportedly of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant roaming in freely in Kashmir, with a rocket launcher on his shoulder has stirred the security agencies. The viral picture has sent shockwaves among the security establishments in the Valley, as the militant identified as Shakoor Ahmad can be seen carrying two RPG (Rocket Projectile Gun) on his shoulders. Shakoor, a Lashkar militant has been active in the Valley…

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Will Supreme Court verdict have bearing on Article 35A, AFSPA, CASO?

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The verdict of the nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Right to Privacy is being taken well across India but it has created apprehensions among the people in Jammu Kashmir with Article 35-A already pitting both the Hurriyat as well as mainstream parties against New Delhi. Soon after the apex court’s judgement that privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India, legal and political circles in Kashmir were keenly reading the verdict to see if it would impact the controversial Article 35-A, draconian Armed Forces Special…

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Youth killed in Handwara encounter was a civilian

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21-year-old Shahid Bashir had gone missing on Monday Army had not dubbed him as a militant: IGP Police to probe killing, Army ascertaining facts Massive protests erupt in Handwara The 21-year-old youth who was killed on Tuesday during an encounter in north Kashmir’s Handwara area was a civilian and not a militant as speculated earlier. The deceased has been identified as Shahid Bashir Mir of Daril Tarathpora area of Handwara. He was a 3rd-year student at Government Degree College Handwara. Talking to Kashmir Post, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone,…

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