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Kashmir

People have to choose between ISIS & Kashmiriyat: Mehbooba Mufti

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‘Guns, stones have only brought destruction, snatched best minds like Umar Fayaz’ J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said people have to decide themselves “whether they want ISIS or preserve their Kashmiri identity (Kashmiriyat).” Reacting to a query about the “advent” of ISIS in Kashmir, Mehbooba said: “If people from various religions lived in harmony in Kashmir for centuries, it is only because of ‘Kashmiriyat’ that we need to protect at any cost.” Pointing towards a temple, a Masjid and a Gurdwara located side-by-side near Sher Bagh area of…

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Militants appear in Hajin protest rally, delivers sermon in mosque

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An armed militant accompanied by three other associates delivered a sermon in a mosque in Hajin township of Bandipora district on Friday, the locals said. According to eyewitnesses, a militant before commencement of congregational Friday prayers in Bangar Mohalla Masjid in Hajin township stood up and sought permission for delivering a sermon After being granted permission, he delivered sermon for over half an hour in the mosque. He appealed people to get united for the greater cause of freedom movement, the locals said. They said the militant was accompanied by…

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Zakir Musa warns Hurriyat, Salahuddin asks ranks to desist from issuing statements

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Hizbul Mujahideen leader Zakir Musa has warned Hurriyat leaders that their heads will be chopped off and hung in the Lal Chowk here for interfering in the militant group’s “struggle for Islam”. In an audio, which has gone viral on social media, Zakir is heard saying: “I am warning all those hypocrite Hurriyat leaders. They must not interfere in our Islamic struggle. If they do, we will cut their heads and hang them in Lal Chowk”. The militant leader asserted that his outfit was clear in its motives of “fighting…

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Alternative Highway to Valley get Centre’s nod

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The Centre has cleared the decks for the construction of an alternative national highway to connect the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country through the erstwhile Doda district. The Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways has approved the construction of the Chhattergala tunnel along with the 170-km Basohli-Bhaderwah-Doda road. This stretch has been declared the new national highway. This was conveyed today to Minister of State in the PMO and MP from Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Jitendra Singh by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. As per the…

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Farooq Abdullah urges Narendra Modi to address Kashmir unrest politically

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‘Dealing with the issue through law-and-order mechanisms would continue to compound already grave situation’ Former chief minister and opposition National Conference president, Farooq Abdullah Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the current unrest in Kashmir valley politically. Farooq, who was recently elected to Lok Sabha from the Srinagar seat, called on the prime minister and briefed him on the growing unrest in the Valley. In the meeting, which lasted over half-an-hour, Farooq also urged the prime minister to consider the past official reports on Kashmir to seek a…

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Students fight pitched battle with police at Maulana Azad Road

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Clashes between students and police erupted in city’s commercial hub Lal Chowk on Tuesday. A group of students from SP Higher Secondary School (HSS) staged protests demanding release of arrested students. The trouble began after the students reached MA road and started to pelt stones. However, the police reached the spot and tried to pacify the students. Following police intervention, the situation was brought under control. However, the situation turned volatile after the students from Government Women College MA Road here took to streets after the College was over. Amid…

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Sporadic student protests continue across Valley

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Clashes between protesting students and Govt forces broke out at several places in Kashmir on Monday as well. Students protested in Newa and Tral in Pulwama, Ari Panthan in Budgam, Qalamabad in Langate and Zainakote in Srinagar. Students of Government Higher Secondary school Newa, Al Fallah Public School Ari Panthan, Higher Secondary School Qalamabad, Government Higher Secondary School Zainakote, Boys Higher Secondary School and Degree College Tral protested and clashed with forces when they tried to stop the protest marches. Witnesses said that the students of Boys Higher Secondary school…

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Anti ‘Stone pelting’ squad begins journey to Kashmir

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In a mission to support the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a squad of sadhus and Hindu priests from Jan Sena, a Kanpur-based religious organisation, began their journey to the Valley on Sunday, to respond to the stone pelting locals. The squad consists of hundreds of common civilians including large number of Muslims, sadhus and the Shankaracharya Munisa ji Maharaj along with the President of the Jana’s squad Arun Parme Ji Maharaj. Sadhu Balyogi Arun Puri Chaitanya, said that for the last few months he has been training volunteers…

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No Stone Pelting without Veil: Hizb to Girl Students

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Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa on Saturday urged girl student protesters to abandon stone-throwing without wearing veil as it was against the Islamic law. In an audio message released on Saturday evening on social media, the Hizb commander said the girl students protesting on roads without veil was against the Islamic law (Sharia). “I want to tell sisters that whatever you are doing is against the Sharia law as throwing a stone without wearing veil is unIslamic. In Islam, there are no such protests and that is why the Allah…

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In grim reminder of Kashmir situation, militants give gun salute to slain associate at funeral

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The incident occurred during the funeral of wanted militant Fayaz Ahmed alias Setha, who was killed last night in retaliatory action by the police in Mir Bazaar area. Militants fired a volley of bullets in the air as a gun salute to their slain associate during a funeral in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday. The incident took place during the funeral of militant Fayaz Ahmed alias Setha, who was killed on Saturday night in a retaliatory action by the police in Mir Bazaar area, PTI reported. On Saturday night, militants…

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