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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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Protest against ‘Failure’ of legislators to safeguard JK’s Special Status

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Accusing legislators from Jammu and Kashmir of “failing” to safeguard special status of the state, Jammu Kashmir People’s Alliance, a newly floated party held a sit-in at Press Enclave on Tuesday. Holding placards which criticised members of Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and Members of Parliament from the state for “failing” to counter the proposed abrogation of Article 35-A, protesting members of JKPA also shouted pro-freedom slogans. The placards took a dig at some legislators. “I am unable to do anything to prevent Article 35-A…… I am a liability for Kashmir”,…

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Unidentified gun men killed 3 Civilians in 3 days in Anantnag, Shopian

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In a fresh spree of mysterious killings, three civilians have been shot dead in Anantnag and Shopian districts during the past three days. While police blames militants for the killings, however no militant outfit has claimed responsibility. The fresh spree of killings started on 19th August when unidentified gunmen shot dead ruling People’s Democratic Party worker, Muhammad Ishaq Parray at Uggen in Dialgam area of Anantnag district. On 20th August, bullet- riddled body of a college student Gowhar Ahmad Dar (16) was recovered from Nagbal village in Shopian district. On…

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Encounter underway in Kupwara, 2 to 3 terrorists trapped

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An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. The firing is currently underway and the entire area has been cordoned off. About two to three terrorists are believed to be trapped, reported news agency ANI. On August 16, top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Ayub Lelhari was gunned in an encounter with security forces in Kakpora’s Banderpora in Pulwama district.

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After PM’s Kashmir outreach, 4 Member team from Delhi visits south Kashmir

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‘Group intends to open communication channels with Hurriyat’ Soon after former external affairs minister, Yashwant Sinha’s team wound up its third visit to Kashmir on Saturday, yet another team arrived in the Valley and travelled to south Kashmir. The team headed by the Chairman Indian Council of Food and Agriculture, M J Khan comprises noted journalist Shahid Siddiqui, West Asia expert Qamar Agha and Justice (Rtd) Ishrat Masroor Quddusi. The foursome soon after landing in Srinagar, travelled to south Kashmir, which has been the epicenter of protests after the killing…

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Killing of militants wont help resolve Kashmir Issue: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

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Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today claimed that killing of militants by the security forces will not help resolve the Kashmir issue. “Each day, young educated boys are being killed and there is a belief in some that once all of them are killed, the problem will be over. But they forget that these boys took to arms as a reaction to repression and for the resolution of the dispute,” Mirwaiz said in his Friday sermon at Jamia Masjid here. The Hurriyat leader, who was allowed by authorities…

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Geelani should introspect, ‘Stop selling blood of Youth’: National Conference

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National Conference (NC) Thursday said Syed Ali Geelani should introspect and “stop selling the blood of thousands of Kashmiri youth to curry favors from the current political dispensation as interim relief in the current investigation into questionable and unaccounted financial dealings by his kith and kin – some of whom have been given custom-made, plump postings by the PDP-BJP Government as a price for his silence and biased anti-NC posturing”. In a joint official statement issued from NC Head Office ‘Nawa-e-Subha’ in Srinagar, NC leaders General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar,…

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Kashmiris want to be active stakeholders in peace process: Rajnath Singh

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the common Kashmiris want to be active stakeholders in the peace process but had been made victims by certain vested interests. In an article “Decoding PM’s Speech”, the Home Minister hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address to the nation from Red Fort ramparts and said the country was marching ahead in its journey of transformation for a better future. Rajnath Singh referred to Modi’s remarks on Kashmir and said it was heartwarming to see the Prime Minister making his government’s…

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