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Kashmir

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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Sinha-led team arrives on ‘Mission Kashmir’

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Senior BJP leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha arrived here on Wednesday while others members of Concerned Citizens Group (CCG) led by him will arrive on a two-day visit to Kashmir on Thursday. Sinha arrived in Srinagar today. He said Kapil Kak (retired Air Vice marshal), Bharat Bhushan (Editor Catch News) and Sushobha Barve head of Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation would arrive tomorrow. Sinha said the visit was part of their efforts to continue working for peace and dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir. “We will meet a…

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Seventy years on, digging a deeper hole in Kashmir

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The move by a BJP/RSS front organization to repeal the validity of Article 35-A will lead to adverse consequences are likely to further devastate an already suffering region. Its long-term negative consequences are likely to outlive us all. The clouds always appear ominous when it comes to Kashmir. But as India marks the 70th year of independence, the clouds look menacing. A little known non-governmental organization, Jammu and Kashmir Study Centre (JKSC), considered a front of the RSS and the BJP has challenged the validity of Article 35-A of the…

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq threatens agitation if Article 35A abrogated

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Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today warned that people will hit the streets if the state’s special status is harmed by abrogating Article 35A. In a statement, the separatist leader said after allowing the imposition of the GST in the state, “hectic efforts are underway by the BJP and the RSS to altogether do away with the special status of J&K by challenging Article 35A in the Supreme Court.” “As this Article bars non-state subjects to settle and buy property in J&K, it is being challenged in a court with…

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