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2 Soldiers, Militant killed in Samboora gunfight, 6 CRPF men injured in Anantnag ambush

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A militant and two army soldiers were killed in a gunfight in Samboora village of Pulwama district on Thursday, even as two other militants are believed to have escaped from the encounter site. A senior police official said that following a “specific input” about presence of militants in Samboora, a joint team of army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and J&K police cordoned off the area and started searches. The militants, hiding in a residential house, resorted to “indiscriminate” firing on the forces which was retaliated to, triggering…

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Be ready for agitation if Article 35A removed: Joint Resistance leadership

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With the Supreme Court set to hear pleas against Article 35-A on Monday, the joint separatist leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Sunday warned of “mass agitation” if the apex court “delivers a verdict against the interests and aspirations of people of the state.” The leadership also said that any move to tinker with the state subject law will lead to a “Palestine-like situation” in the state. The pleas against Article 35-A that confers special rights and privileges on J&K’s permanent residents are…

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Mehbooba Mufti, Rajnath Singh focus on Interlocutor, Security

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After hour-long discussion, Mehbooba says Central funds, development on track Noting that violence has come down in the state, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said funds from the Prime Minister’s package are now getting released and many developmental works, including that of an AIIMS campus, are going on in full swing. After holding an hour-long meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here along with senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the state government, Mehbooba told reporters: “Situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved as…

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Resistance Camp in Wait-and-Watch mode on dialogue offer

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Trio Geelani, Mirwaiz and Malik yet to respond to Centre’s initiative A day after New Delhi appointed an interlocutor to carry forward the dialogue process, all eyes are on the separatist trio, who are silent on the development. Though a “positive exuberance” is visible within the separatist camps here following the announcement by the Centre about the initiation of a sustained dialogue, all indications are that the trio is going to play wait-and-watch before the “full contours” of the Centre’s dialogue offer are made public. “We are for dialogue. First…

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Center opens door for dialogue on Kashmir

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Appoints former IB director Dineshwar Sharma as interlocutor Special representative to hold talks with all sections of people and organisations He will initiate sustained dialogue to understand legitimate aspirations of people In a fresh move for peace in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India (GoI) Monday announced a “sustained dialogue” process with all stakeholders in the Valley and appointed a former Intelligence Bureau director as its special representative. Dineshwar Sharma would hold talks with all sections of people and organisations, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said at a hurriedly…

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Three attacks in 24 hours, Woman shot dead, another hurt in militant attack in Tral

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Police officer’s house ransacked Gunmen kill woman, injure another in Seer village   CRPF man wounded in grenade attack on NC leader’s house Unidentified gunmen killed a woman and injured another in Seer village of Tral area in Pulwama district on Sunday, even as a CRPF man was injured when suspected militants hurled a grenade towards the residence of a National Conference leader in the township. In another attack in Tral, the house of a police officer was ransacked last night. An official said that Yasmeena, daughter of Ghulam Rasool…

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Vigilantism on rise as Braid-cutting leaves Police, People guessing

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Woman’s braid cut in Budgam No Friday prayers allowed in Jamia Masjid for 4th week Mob tried to immolate deranged in Sopore, drown another youth in Hazratbal: Police With police failing to crack braid chopping cases, the vigilantism by youth have increased in the Valley and these are taking an ugly turn. On Friday, a mob tried to set on fire a mentally unfit youth in Sopore and attempted to drown another in Hazratbal area in Srinagar after mistaking them as braid choppers. Both were rescued by police. “Strip him,…

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Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Gurez

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, with soldiers in Gurez Valley near the Line of Control in Bandipora district. According to a witness, the Prime Minister spent more than two hours with the soldiers at army’s brigade headquarters in Dawar, Gurez, exchanged sweets and also interacted with them. This was for the fourth connective year that the Prime Minister celebrated Diwali with soldiers on a border—second time in J&K. The Prime Minister was accompanied by army chief, general Bipin Rawat and northern command chief,…

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Fresh Braid Cutting incidents spark Protests, Four soldiers face mob fury

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Army men beaten in Kupwara, Kangan City Centre, Pulwama observe shutdown Government forms committees to help victims Fresh braid cutting incidents on Tuesday led to protests, clashes and shutdown in several parts of Kashmir, even as four territorial army men were beaten up by locals in Kupwara and Kangan, reports and witnesses said. Massive clashes erupted between protesters and government forces at Reddi Chowkibal and Kralpora areas of Kupwara district on Tuesday after braid of a woman was cut. The incident occurred at around 8.30 a.m. “Someone sprayed some substance…

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Enmity, Illness theories surround as Braid Cutting incidents continue unabated

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As the police maintain silence over braid-chopping incidents, fear continues to grip the Kashmir valley. Residents feel insecure even inside their houses. Braid-chopping incidents were first reported in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and Kulgam districts in mid-September and have since spread to others districts of the region. Almost every day, a braid-chopping incident or a failed attempt is being reported from some part of the Valley and protests are being held. One such protest was held in the Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Uri sub-district yesterday. The panic triggered by the…

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