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Encounter spree continues in battleground South Kashmir

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Major among 2 army men killed in Shopian ambush Two army men, including a Major, were killed while another was injured as militants opened fire on a search party in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Thursday. Major Kamlesh Pandey, Sepoys Tanzin Chhultim and Kirpal Singh were injured when militants opened fire at a joint search party of 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), SOG and CRPF at Matribugh Zaipora. The injured soldiers were evacuated to Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar for treatment but Major Pandey and Sepoy Chhultim succumbed to…

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New Delhi must tread carefully Kashmir’s Article 35A conundrum

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Kashmiris are apprehensive that any move to undo Article 35A of the Indian Constitution would open the sluice gates for a demographic transformation of the Valley—an objective propounded by Sangh groups as the ideal solution to the Kashmir problem. In a pointed warning to her coalition partner, the BJP, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has noted that attempts to undo Article 35A of the Indian Constitution would strike a fatal blow to the nationalists in the state. Mufti was referring to an ongoing case in the Supreme Court…

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Joint Resistance leadership warns of agitation in Kashmir against demography tampering

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Joint Resistance leadership (JRL) on Monday warned of a peoples’ agitation in Kashmir if Government of India tries to change the demography of the state by repealing Article 35 (A) that bars outsiders from buying land here. In a statement, JRL said that this is a very serious issue with serious ramifications. “If any effort is made in this direction, JRL will have to ask people to launch a vigorous agitation against this major ploy to change the basic character of the state’s special status, the consequences of which will…

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Linking militancy with Al-Qaeda, Islamic State ‘A ploy to defame’ Kashmir struggle: Hizbul Mujahideen

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A wanted Hizbul Mujahideen militant appeared with an AK-47 rifle at a largely attended funeral of his slain colleague in south Kashmir on Saturday and said linking global terror network Al-Qaeda with Kashmir was to defame their movement. Riyaz Ahmad Naikoo, with the gun slung over his left shoulder, addressed the funeral gathering for nearly 20 minutes during which he said the recent statement about setting up of an Al-Qaeda unit in Kashmir was aimed at “maligning the freedom struggle of Kashmiri people which is an indigenous and home-grown movement”.…

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Al-Qaida says it has group in Kashmir to fight Indian Rule

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Al-Qaida said for the first time it is active in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, announcing that a local Kashmiri militant would lead a new outfit of fighters opposing Indian rule in the disputed region. Al-Qaida said for the first time it is active in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, announcing on a linked propaganda network that a militant from an indigenous rebel group would lead a new outfit of fighters opposing Indian rule in the disputed region. The announcement was made Thursday by the Global Islamic Media Front, which…

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Terrorists attack 62 RR convoy in Shopian, two Army jawans injured; area cordoned off

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A joint party of Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police were on Thursday attacked by a group of terrorists in the Shopian district of the state. Two army personnel were injured after terrorists opened fire at an army party of 62 RR in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The incident took place at Materbugh area after a joint party of Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police was returning from cordon and search operation. Following the attack, a search operation was launched by the security personnel.…

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Lift siege on Fridays in downtown or face joint agitation: Hurriyat (M)

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Imams and Maulvis of various religious organizations and Masjids of Kashmir discussed the continuous closure of Jamia Masjid, barring of Hurriyat (M) chairman from leading Friday prayers and imposing strict restrictions in downtown areas on every Friday to prevent people from reaching to the grand mosque, Hurriyat (M) statement said. “In day-long deliberations over a series of issues, in which besides ulema, a cross section of society including traders, and civil society activists participated, a joint resolution was passed asking government to allow prayers in the Jamia Masjid and to…

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Stone Pelting incidents have come down across Valley: CRPF

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The number of stone-throwing incidents in the Kashmir valley has come down this year and this time we used less lethal weapons and had minimum collateral damages, said CRPF Director General Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar today. “So far in 2017, only 424 stone-throwing incidents have been reported in comparison with 1,600 incidents last year,” said the Director General, CRPF, during the 78th anniversary celebrations of the CRPF. Giving credit to the security forces, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central agencies, the DG said: “The combined efforts of the security forces, Jammu…

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Mushtaq Zargar’s 2 nephews among 20 held in DSP’s Lynching case

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Two close relatives of Mushtaq Zargar, one of the three militants released as part of the 1999 Kandahar hijack prisoner swap, are among the 20 accused who have been arrested by the J&K Police in the lynching of Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ayub Pandith in old Srinagar last month. The police on Monday claimed that it had so far arrested 20 accused in the lynching case and one more accused, Sajad Ahmad Gilkar, had been killed in an encounter in Budgam on July 12. Police sources on Tuesday said…

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Decades On, Vital road projects in limbo

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With several road widening projects missing deadlines, the summer capital is facing major infrastructural deficit and grappling with space constraints to meet requirements of bulging traffic and human population. Major road projects in Srinagar including widening of Qamarwari-Shalteng road, Khanyar-Zadibal-Pandach (KZP), Syed Meerak Shah Road from Dalgate to Zakura were conceptualized decades back. Despite passing of several decades, they are nowhere completion. As per officials, Srinagar city is the main victim of the government’s “non-seriousness” to complete road projects. The major road widening projects in Srinagar district have been put…

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