Ultras’ memorial without photos may come up in the town The standoff between the administration and local residents in Pulwama district appears to be over as the traders in the town have agreed to end the strike and open the markets from Thursday. “The standoff is over. They (traders) have agreed to open the shops,” said Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Asgar Samoon, who had a late evening meeting with local traders and Auqaf Committee members of Pulwama town. Samoon, however, did not specify what agreement had been reached with the local…
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Shutdown continues in Pulwama for 13th Day
For the 13th straight day, the strike in southern Pulwama Town continued over the demand of installing a militant memorial at ‘Shaheed Park’ in the area. Eyewitnesses told Srinagar-based news agency GNS that all the markets of the Town and its adjoining localities were closed while the traffic also remained off the roads. Reports said that the shutdown was also observed in Kakapora hamlet of the Pulwama district. The situation in the Town remained peaceful throughout the day and there was no protest or stone-pelting incident. Meanwhile, reports said police…
Read MoreSVC recommends restoration of land worth crores to J&K Govt
The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) today recommended restoration of prime land worth crores of rupees to the state government after the land was ‘illegally sold’ off by some private persons to other people. During an enquiry into an alleged illegal transfer of land, it surfaced that Kulwant Singh and Bikarm Singh of Tral in Pulwama district have sold prime state land, vested in them by virtue of section 4 and section 8 of The J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, SVC officials said. Kulwant Singh, while recording his statement during proceedings…
Read MorePulwama traders bear brunt of continuous shutdown
We just want to have a simple signpost at the graveyard: Auqaf With complete shutdown being observed in Pulwama town of south Kashmir for the 13th consecutive day, the business community is facing the brunt of the stalemate over the erection of a memorial plaque at the local graveyard. A heavy contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed across the town. The situation remained tense after police detained around three dozen youth in the past couple of days. Most of the shops remained closed till noon. However, in the…
Read MoreShutdown continues in Pulwama on 11th day
A complete shutdown was observed on the 11th consecutive day today in Pulwama while as minor clashes erupted in the town during last night after police arrested at least fifteen persons. All the business establishments, shops and offices remained closed while as traffic was completely off the roads. Reports said that police last night raided many residential houses in Chatapora, Dalipora, Prichoo, Washbug and Dangerpora areas of the town and arrested at least 15 persons for their alleged involvement in stone pelting and demand of erecting a memorial for martyrs,…
Read MoreClashes, shutdown paralyze life on 9th day post Memorial Row in Pulwama
Life in this south Kashmir town remained paralyzed for the ninth consecutive day on Friday as youth remained adamant to set up a memorial for militants, who have died in gunfight with forces. However, Police are not allowing youth to erect the memorial in the town. Amid a complete strike youth took to the streets this afternoon and tried staging demonstrations but force personnel who were deployed in strength in the area used force to quell the angry demonstrators, who retaliated with stones triggering massive clashes in which scores of…
Read MorePulwama shutdown enters 8th day, Allow Martyrs’ Memorial or face stir: Geelani to admin
Complete shutdown was today observed here on the eighth consecutive day for not allowing the locals to erect a memorial of local slain militants. Amidst clashes which erupted Thursday evening, all the business establishments, shops closed and traffic went off the roads. Barricades were put on roads leading to Pulwama with youths resorting to stone pelting at Muran chowk, Rajpora chowk and Boonura on Shopian- Pulwama road. Security personnel were deployed in every nook and corner of the town as commuters were seen walking down the road with no transport…
Read MoreUneasy calm in Pulwama district over hoarding demand
There is disquiet in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district as many youths in the town are adamant on installing a “martyrs’ memorial board” at “martyrs’ graveyard” in one of the busiest town squares to glorify militants killed by security forces. The demand for a memorial was raised after a local militant, Umais Ahmad Sheikh, was killed in a gunfight in Bandipora district in north Kashmir. The demand intensified following an encounter at Gusso village in the district, in which two militants, including a local, were killed. The Auqaf Committee and the…
Read MorePulwama remains shut past 5 days
This south Kashmir town observed a complete shutdown for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as Police did not allow youth to set up a memorial at Shaheed park here to pay homage to the militants who died in a gunfight with forces last week. All the business establishments and shops remained closed, while traffic remained off the roads. However, there were no reports of clashes from anywhere in town. Witnesses said youth were trying to erect boards with posters of slain militants, but the police did not allow them.…
Read MoreClashes erupt in Pulwama over ‘memorial’ for slain militants
Protests erupted after the Friday prayers as a group of youth took out a protest march and shouted slogans in favour of two militants killed in an encounter Several youths were injured in south Kashmir on Friday as security forces broke up a group of youths who tried to raise a memorial for the slain militants, including Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Abu Qasim. Eyewitnesses told that some youths gathered in Pulwama district after Friday prayers and started marching towards the city centre to erect a memorial for the militants killed in 2015.…
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