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Syed Ali Geelani appeals for complete shutdown on 15th

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The veteran Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Geelani has appealed for complete shutdown on 15th August, the Independence Day of India. Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar said: “We are not against the freedom of any country including India but until this country will accept the freedom right of the Kashmiri people and will provide them a chance to decide their future by allowing independent plebiscite in Kashmir, till then it doesn’t have any moral and constitutional right to organize the freedom celebrations on the soil of the…

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More Kashmiri youth joining militants becoming a source of major worry

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The surge in terrorist activity in Jammu & Kashmir in recent weeks coincides with an increasing number of local youth joining the ranks of the militants, say the Army and the state police. Seen with the evidence of extensive support for terrorists which helped Lashkar terrorist Naved and his accomplices remain undetected for several days, and which can help terror sleeper cells in future, this points to new level of support in the Valley for the jihadi message. An intelligence source told TOI that foreign mercenaries in 2010 formed around…

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BJP has not given up its stand on Article 370: Nirmal Singh

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Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh has said that entering into an alliance with PDP does not mean that BJP has given up its stand on Article 370. He also said the RSS was doing its work in Kashmir since 1940 and that the alarm raised by separatists on the issue was only to whip up communal passions in the state. “In the coalition our guiding book is the Agenda of Alliance. BJP has not given up agenda (on Article 370). Same is the case with PDP, they too have…

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After attack, rumour mongering troubles Udhampur authorities

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In the aftermath of Udhampur attack, various kinds of rumours are circulating on social media about fresh terror threats and other issues, causing concern to the authorities which has warned of strict action against those spreading false information and creating panic. Rumours circulating on Whatsapp are about 200 militants sneaking in, sighting of terrorist, capturing of terrorists in some areas, reports of encounter, feared attacks, emergency, closure of schools and so on, according to Udhampur District Magistrate Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. He said this tendency has been viewed very seriously and…

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Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt

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The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur  district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and members of the local village development council (VDC). Two SPOs were injured in the gunbattle which started at around 9.15 pm on Thursday and continued till 2.30 am Friday. ”It may not be a terrorist attack at all. We are getting the facts verified,” Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh told The Indian Express. There had…

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‘Islamic State J&K is coming’ – flags waved in Srinagar after Friday prayer

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In what may be taken as a possible threat of Islamic State to India, a group of hardliners were on Friday seen raising ISJK flags near Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Following the congregational prayers on Friday afternoon, a group of people were waving pro-ISIS and LeT flags shouting slogans ‘ISJK is coming’. It is not the first time that ISIS, LeT or pro-Pakistan flags have been seen in Srinagar. The practice has become a regular affair. The flags have been waved at a time when India is dealing with cross-border firing…

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Forces open fire at protesters in Kakpora, two persons critically wounded

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Government forces have fired tear gas and bullets at anti-India protesters who broke from a funeral procession of a suspected insurgent killed in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Senior police officer Nitesh Kumar says at least two people suffered serious bullet wounds on Friday as thousands of protesters waved Pakistani flags and chanted “Down with India” and “We want freedom.” It was in the village of Kakpora, 35 kilometers (20 miles) south of Kashmir’s main city, Srinagar. The protesters hurled stones at the government forces in at least at three…

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Govt to go ahead with the screening test: ‘Protests and sloganeering not going to scare me’ ‘I am the guardian of 16 lakh students: Akhtar

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Amid raging controversy over the screening test of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers, Minister for Education Nayeem Akhtar Thursday said that it is a wrong notion that Government wants to disgrace the teaching community. He said that his ultimate aim is to bring the education track on the right track and throw the deadwood out that have crept into the system. “The protesting teachers can’t scare me by raising slogans against me. Whole society is involved in it and the matter is directly related with the society. If society supports me, I…

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Fresh terror attack in Udhampur, two SPOs injured

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Suspected militants on Thursday night attacked a police post in a remote area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per reports, the attack took place in Basantgarh area in which two special police officers (SPOs) were injured. Reports also said that additional forces were being rushed to the spot. According to a senior district official, the militants attacked the post in the mountainous Basantgarh area of the district at 9:15 pm, as per PTI. The security personnel deployed there retaliated to the firing. The attack tonight comes on the…

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Identify land in Jammu and Srinagar for AIIMS: Centre to J&K govt

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The Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to identify 200 acres of land each for Jammu and Srinagar for “setting up of AIIMS” in the state. In his letter to state, a senior Union Health Ministry official has stated that in view of “expediting” the process of establishment of AIIMS, two teams have been constituted to finalise the sites and the state government has been advised to identify pieces of land measuring 200 acres each in both Jammu and Srinagar. The move comes after Health Minister JP Nadda held…

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