Life has come to a halt in Palhallan and Pattan towns after after three bullet-ridden bodies were found in an orchard in Shutz village on Monday. Witnesses said that shopkeepers downed their shutters while schools and colleges were closed after news of the deaths spread in the area. Hours after three bodies were found by locals in the orchard, police is yet to ascertain the identity of the deceased youth. “It has been hours since the bodies were recovered. And their pictures have become viral on the social media. Still,…
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Anti-India Slogans, Clashes mar Kashmir’s first Half-Marathon
Youths shouting anti-India slogans pelted stones and clashed with security forces on Saturday in Srinagar’s Hazratbal area during the first-ever marathon in a state already tense over a beef ban. Officials said security personnel were forced to lob tear gas shells and cane a large number of youths who vandalised the dais at the venue where the marathon started near the University of Kashmir campus. The 21-km half-marathon was organised to raise awareness on saving the Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake and more than 1,500 people are said to have participated…
Read MoreWon’t beg Centre for package: CM
Says Delhi must have the sensibility to realise loss incurred by Kashmir in floods Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today said he would not go “begging” to the Central government for a flood package. He said the Centre should have the sensibility to fathom “what the Kashmiri people have gone through during last year’s floods”. Mufti was addressing a gathering at the inaugural event of the police-sponsored South Kashmir Sports Festival at the Government Boys Degree College here. “The Government of India, people of India and the Prime Minister of…
Read MoreRestrictions in Srinagar Areas : Police
The J&K government Friday decided to impose curfew-like restrictions in areas falling under six police stations in Srinagar on Saturday, a police official said. He said the police stations include M R Gunj, Nowhatta, Rainawari, Khanyar, Safakadal and Kralkhud. “There will also be restrictions in Maisuma,” the official said. Separatist leaders have called for Valley wide shutdown on Saturday against the beef ban ruling.
Read More2 Armymen, 2 Militants Killed in Encounter in Kupwara
Two army personnel and two terrorists have been killed in an encounter at Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The gun-battle, that began last night after the army cordoned off an area where terrorists were hiding, is still on. The encounter broke out in Laribal village of Zachaldara in Handwara, 100 kms from Srinagar. The soldiers who were killed belonged to the 21 Rashtriya Rifles.
Read MoreKashmir traders to seek foreign aid if Centre fails to announce rehab package
The Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), an amalgam of various trade bodies, today said they would seek international aid and hold protests in New Delhi if the Centre failed to announce a relief package for the victims of last year’s September floods by Diwali. “In case the Centre fails to announce a relief package by Diwali, we will take our fight to New Delhi and hold protests at Jantar Mantar. We will also knock the doors of embassies to seek aid from foreign countries. We are also preparing letters that will…
Read MoreSeparatists defy HC ban, call for beef consumption on Eid
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court order banning the sale of beef has irked the separatists and Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani has called for protest and a day-long strike in the Valley against the court’s decision on Friday. Media reports on Thursday quoted Geelani as saying, “The high court’s decision is an interference into the matters of Muslims.” “On Friday, protest will be held across the state against the decision. And on Saturday, complete shutdown will be observed in the Valley,’’ Hurriyat Conference, (G) spokesman said while quoting Geelani. The…
Read MoreBJP leader demands trifurcation of state
Senior BJP leader Prof Hari Om on Wednesday demanded trifurcation of the state into Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and a separate homeland within the Valley for internally displaced persecuted Kashmiri Pandits, saying a four-way split of the state had become absolutely imperative. “Trifurcation of the state and bifurcation of Kashmir is a must to restrict the area of strife to the Kashmir valley and enable people of Jammu and Ladakh and Kashmiri Hindus to shape and control fully their political and economic future within India and under the Indian Constitution,…
Read MoreContractors, Govt at loggerheads over road guarantee rider
As the state government is adamant on inclusion of three-year maintenance guarantee clause on all future tenders for construction and black-topping of roads in Jammu and Kashmir, a strong lobby of contractors is making efforts to ‘sabotage’ the directive to prevent action against them, if found using poor quality material. Under the clause, those who execute road works will be liable for action, if there is damage or use of poor material is detected within the guarantee period. A source in the Public Works Department (PWD) said contractors were using…
Read MoreShabir Shah, Nayeem Khan, Agha Hassan join Geelani-led Hurriyat
In a major development, three top separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday joined Hurriyat Conference led by octogenarian leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Sources told that Freedom party chief Shabir Ahmad Shah, National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Anjuman-e-Shar-e-Shian president Agha Syed Hassan reached the Hyderpora residence of Geelani early today to join the amalgam. The leaders will address a joint press conference at noon today, they said. Shah and Khan, it needs to be mentioned, had launched Hurriyat JK last year after differences with Hurriyat (M) chairman…
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