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Kashmir

‘Trespassers would be shot dead’ army warns people in Kulgam; Flag march in Pulwama

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Army personnel from 9 Rashtriya Rifles have drawn a warning line on the road with the directions that those who will cross that line will be shot dead at Chewalgam area of district Kulgam. Reportedly, the line drawn with wax is a message to people not to cross it otherwise they will face bullets. Meanwhile, a strict curfew has been imposed in the entire district on the first death anniversary of Commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani in district Kulgam. However, no reports of stone pelting were received from any part of…

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Zakir Musa calls for recruitment drive in Kashmir on Burhan Wani’s death anniversary, sets stage for another quantum leap

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A recruitment drive is planned on the first death anniversary of militant commander Burhan Wani. Quite an audacious move, you might think. It will certainly be called audacious if the army, police or paramilitary forces had planned it. But no, they are contemplating curfew on 8 July (Saturday). There were even talks about imposing curfew in the region. What makes the recruitment drive audacious is that it has been called by Zakir ‘Musa’, the radical militant commander who appears to have the allegiance and fan following of the majority of…

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Internet blocked, Rail Service suspended in Kashmir ahead of iconic rebel’s death anniversary

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Service providers ordered to cut internet connection as activists call for demonstrations to honour popular rebel commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani, whose killing in 2016 sparked months-long anti-India demonstrations in the disputed region. Authorities in India-administered Kashmir have ordered service providers to indefinitely block the internet ahead of a planned rally to observe the first anniversary of popular rebel commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani – whose killing in 2016 sparked months-long anti-India demonstrations in the disputed region. A popular commander, Wani was shot dead by Indian soldiers on July 8 and since then…

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Scores of Bikes & Cars seized by police in Pulwama ahead of Burhan Anniversary

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Police on Thursday seized about 50 bikes and cars in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district ahead of first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Police along with SOG had laid nakas at several key points leading to main town Pulwama. They check points were set up at Shopian road near jail complex Pulwama, Tahab circle road, Pinglina near petrol pump, and at Neva road near degree college Pulwama, where SOG personnel were checking documents of vehicles coming from different areas of Puwama. “It is a fact that our district…

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Will turn Kashmir into graveyard for Azadi seekers: Ashok Khajuria

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Criticising separatist leaders, senior BJP MLC, Ashok Khajuria Wednesday said Jammu and Kashmir will be turned into a graveyard for those seeking Azadi from India and supporting Pakistan. Speaking during a discussion on GST in the upper house of legislature, the BJP member said separatists had ruined four generations in J&K for their “petty politics”. “We will not allow anyone to ruin the future of our next generations. Separatists have done enough damage to our kids. Now it is time for them to mend their ways. If they don’t change…

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Resistance Group plan week-long protests to mark Burhan Wani’s death anniversary

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The protest call has come from separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, moderates Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF leader Yasin Malik. The separatist leadership in the Kashmir Valley has called a week-long protest to mark the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, whose death plunged the restive region into unprecedented public unrest. The programme includes a complete shutdown on July 8, the day the militant leader was killed last year, and July 13 when 22 Kashmiris died during protests against the regime of Maharaja Hari Singh in…

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Militant recruitment up in North, Central Kashmir: JK Police

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In fact, militancy has seen a resurgence in some parts of south Kashmir where there wasn’t any militant presence for about a decade now. However, what has worried security agencies is a similar trend in north and central Kashmir. Security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed concern at the rising number of local youths wanting to join militant ranks in north and central Kashmir, where previously the number of home-grown militants was low. While the focus of security grid is on south Kashmir, there have been umpteen attempts by…

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Smart City, execution a challenge in Srinagar

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After being selected for the coveted Smart City Mission, Srinagar now faces a major challenge in the terms of implementation of the project, given the tardy execution of earlier government programmes. Since the Smart City status means that over 100 projects will be taken up, Srinagar has to adopt a dynamic approach for their implementation. However, the present pace of work continues to be slow. The construction of the flyover from Jehangir Chowk to Rambagh, started in 2013, has already missed two deadlines so far and is now scheduled to…

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Traders, Transporters call for strike today

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We’re ready to face losses but won’t allow implementation of GST in present form: KTMF Have decided to stop booking of goods, essentials from outside Valley: Transport Asscn GST implementation will trigger another unrest: KEA Traders and transporters have called for Kashmir bandh on Saturday to protest against implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in J&K saying they will fight “tooth and nail” against the tax bill. “We are ready to face any losses but won’t allow implementation of GST in the state in its present form,” Kashmir Traders…

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ED issues show cause notice to Syed Ali Shah Geelani for illegal possession of USD 10000

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, asking him to explain the source of USD 10,000 “illegally” possessed by him in 2002. The foreign currency was seized during Income Tax Department raids at his residence in Srinagar’s Hyderpora area in 2002. The central probe agency issued the notice, under various sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), to the 87-year-old separatist leader based in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. Geelani heads the hardline faction of the Hurriyat…

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