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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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3 Fresh braid chopping incidents reported, HC directs police to conduct proper patrolling

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Police to conduct lie-detection test of victims, rescues 3 beggars mistaken as braid choppers ‘Use crime mapping to nab people involved in braid cutting’: HC to Police The incidents of braid chopping continue to haunt people with three more cases reported across Kashmir. Fresh incidents were reported from Sopore and Bandipora in north Kashmir and Batamaloo in Srinagar. In Sopore, unknown men allegedly chopped braid of a woman in Khushal Mattoo area early morning, when the victim was busy with her routine work. 38-year-old victim’s braid was cut before she…

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Fresh Braid-chopping incidents in Srinagar, Kangan, Protests spreading across Valley

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Fresh incidents of braid chopping were reported from Batamaloo, Palapora Noorbagh and Umar Hair localities in Srinagar, while another incident was reported from Kangan area of Ganderbal on Thursday. The braid chopping incident in Batamaloo made a large number of men and women hit the streets in protest, a witness said. People also took to streets at Palapora Noorbagh against a braid cutting incident in the area, another witness said. In Nowgam, the police resorted to teargas shelling to disperse the protesters who were demanding action against the braid choppers,…

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PDP-BJP’s ‘Agenda of Alliance’ in limbo, Centre won’t return power projects to State

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Clearly contradicting the PDP-BJP government’s ‘agenda of alliance’, the government of India on Tuesday ruled out return of power projects to Jammu and Kashmir, saying such a move will trigger similar demands from other states. Talking to Kashmir Post on the sidelines of a meeting here, union power minister RK Singh said these projects don’t belong to anyone but the entire country. “In Uttar Pradesh, we have the projects run by the National Thermal Power Corporation. I can’t transfer these projects to Uttar Pradesh because they are not for one…

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#BraidChopping, Spreading panic claims life, Curbs imposed, Net suspended

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The braid-chopping panic in Kashmir took an ugly turn on Friday when a 70-year-old man was mistaken as a braid chopper and hit by a brick which led to his death in Danter village of Anantnag district, the police said. A police official said that Abdus Salam Wani was attacked with a brick when he was heading towards his home after offering early morning (Fajr) prayers. Wani was shifted to district hospital Anantnag and later referred to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries.…

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