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MP adivasis, India’s slingshot experts, want to take on Kashmiri stone-pelters

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The adivasis want the govt to form a ‘Gofan battalion’. Worried over the safety of the security forces in the Kashmir valley, adivasi youth from the Jhabua district have volunteered to face the stone-pelters with their ‘Gofan’. Gofan is a looped cord with a knitted bag on one end, similar to a slingshot. Pebbles are placed in the bag and the cord is swung in the air and the small stones are released towards the target. It looks deceptively simple but in reality is a very powerful weapon. The adivasis…

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Colleges across valley to remain shut today amid fear of violence, Protests reach Banihal

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Students block Sgr-Jmu highway for 7 hrs, Civil Society calls Banihal bandh today Admin closes colleges, higher secondary schools for 2 days Fearing more protests, the government today extended the closure of colleges across Kashmir by one more day even as the University of Kashmir witnessed protests by girl students over police action at Government Degree College, Pulwama, on Saturday. “All colleges and SP Higher Secondary School (in Srinagar) will remain shut on Wednesday,” said Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Khan. “All schools will, however, reopen tomorrow,” he said. After widespread…

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Massive Student protests rock Kashmir, Mobile Internet snapped

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Scores of students injured in clashes with police and paramilitary forces Mobile Internet off again as protests grip Valley Cops exercised maximum restraint: Police Massive protests rocked Kashmir on Monday as students across the valley took to streets in an unprecedented show of solidarity with the students of Pulwama degree college who were wounded in clashes with government forces few days back. Scores of students were injured during Monday’s clashes as police and paramilitary forces used batons and fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters after demonstrations…

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Fresh protests in Valley as new videos emerge

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Protests erupted in several parts of the Kashmir valley on Friday afternoon as fresh videos of demonstrations during Sunday’s bypoll in the Srinagar parliamentary constituency emerged, showing gruesome visuals of demonstrators getting shot. The protests on Friday afternoon were held outside Jamia Masjid in Srinagar’s old city where members of a separatist group raised slogans and demanded the release of the arrested youth. Another protest was held in north Kashmir’s Sopore town, where youth attempted to take out a march but were intercepted by the security forces, leading to clashes.…

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Fortified Budgam sticks to poll boycott, Only 2 Percent turnout in repoll

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Mere 2% turnout in repoll Zero polling at 26 of 38 stations Only 709 of 35,169 votes cast The re polling in Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary constituency on Thursday saw an abysmally low voter turnout of mere two percent at the end of the day, exactly on the pattern of April 9 voting in the constituency, even as the poll-bound areas were dotted with thick presence of forces to “ensure incident-free elections.” Amid low polling, official sources said that in at least 26 polling stations, not a single vote was cast—an indication…

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Security Experts deployed by police for repolling in Budgam today

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Senior cops with experience in crisis-handling on election duty The authorities in Kashmir have rushed top security experts to the poll-bound Budgam district to avoid a face-off between protesters and security forces. Senior police officials, who have dealt with severe law and order problems in the recent past, have been sent to Budgam, where re polling at 38 polling stations will take place on April 13. In view of the record-low voting participation of 7.14 per cent in the Srinagar parliamentary byelection amid killing of seven civilian protesters in Budgam…

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Kashmir mourns civilian killings, Woman ‘died of tear gas suffocation’ in Pulwama

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Woman dies of tear smoke in Pulwama Restrictions in downtown Srinagar, clashes at many places PDP supporters vehicle set on fire at Chrar Train services remain suspended for 2nd day A 40-year-old woman died of suffocation caused by excessive tear smoke shells fired by forces during clashes in Tahab area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday while life across the Valley remained disrupted for second consecutive day on Tuesday due to the shutdown called by joint Hurriyat leadership against the civilian killings in Budgam and Ganderbal. The shops, business establishments, petrol…

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Post BLOODBath & Low Turnout in Srinagar EC defers Anantnag bypoll to May 25

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The by-election for Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency, which was due on April 12, has been pushed back to May 25, the Election Commission today said, accepting the state government’s request for a deferment. The counting of votes will be held on June 1. The Election Commission’s decision came a day after unprecedented violence was witnessed in the elections for Srinagar parliamentary constituency, in which eight people died and nearly 100 were injured. The turnout was the lowest in 30 years — only 7 per cent. The Commission had faced criticism for…

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8 Killed, Hundred’s injured during bypolls in Srinagar, 7% Turnout

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5 of injured critical Scores hit by pellets Black day for Democracy DGP says over 100 forces personnel injured Internet blockade, which may continue till Apr 12, helps little to tackle situation 8 youth killed, 150 injured by forces as large-scale protests, clashes mar polling in Srinagar parliamentary constituency Bullet Pips Ballot: 8 killed amid 7% voting ‘Polling booth set ablaze, vehicles attacked, EVMs damaged, some booths closed down’ Srinagar 3.84%, Budgam 8.82%, Ganderbal 14.71% At least eight youth were killed by forces and over 150 injured as large-scale protests…

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Flood like situation across Kashmir Valley, Jhelum above danger mark in Srinagar

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Incessant rain and untimely snowfall in the plains on Thursday led to a flood-like situation in Jammu and Kashmir with the Jhelum River crossing the danger mark in Anantnag and Srinagar districts and dozens of low-lying areas inundated in various parts of the valley. However, the Met office said there would be overall improvement in weather from Friday. Authorities said at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the Jhelum`s water level at Sangam in Anantnag was 19.7 feet, well above the flood alert mark of 18 feet, while at Ram Munshibagh in…

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