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Shutdown, Protests hits life across Valley, Clashes leave 20 youth injured

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Protests in North, South, Central Kashmir Clashes leave 20 youth injured on 153rd Day of Unrest The life in Valley was affected by the separatists sponsored shutdown and protests on Friday while many people were injured in clashes across Kashmir. Authorities had also placed separatist leaders under house arrest to prevent them from leading protests after Friday prayers. Shops, business establishments, petrol pumps and educational institutions remained closed while public transport was off the roads. Authorities had deployed police and paramilitary personnel in strength in downtown Srinagar, and sensitive areas…

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Civilian killed, Scores injured during clashes near encounter site in Anantnag

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People storm encounter site at Arwani in South Kashmir  He was hit by a stray bullet; militant killed, two trapped in gunfight: Police Mobile, internet services snapped in parts of South Kashmir, train services suspended A civilian was killed and scores others injured, many among them grievously, in the protests that erupted during the ongoing gunfight between security forces and militants in Hassanpora-Tawela village of Arwani in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Arif Ahmad Shah son of Muhammad Khalil Shah…

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Unrest loses intensity as it enters 6th month, Resistance issue relaxed protest program

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As unrest in the Kashmir valley moves into the sixth month on Thursday, it is increasingly losing intensity as life appears to be returning to the pre-July 8 routine. The unrest, sparked by the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani on July 8, will enter its sixth month tomorrow. However, the intensity of the unrest has significantly reduced in recent weeks. The widespread protests and demonstrations – which fuelled the unrest in its initial months – have now ended following the arrest of nearly 8,000 protesters and separatist activists in…

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Farooq’s support to Hurriyat proves NC role in unrest: Mehbooba Mufti

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Says National Conference doesn’t want peace to return in Kashmir A day after Farooq Abdullah offered partnership to the separatist leadership, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said the statement had proved that the National Conference had a “role” in the violence during the nearly five-month-long unrest in Kashmir and it now wanted the situation to deteriorate again. “The statement of Farooq Saheb telling his party workers to lend full support to the Hurriyat makes one thing clear which we did not mention till now that the NC can go to…

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Farooq Abdullah asks Resistance to pursue ‘Movement’, ready to unite with Hurriyat

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‘NC is with you (separatists) till you lead the nation in right direction’ Offers support for ‘Azadi’, says NC not against plebiscite National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday offered a partnership to the separatist leadership, who have been steering the five-month-long unrest, telling them not to consider his party as an enemy and vowing to struggle for rights of the people. Farooq said his party was ready to follow the separatists “till they are on the right path and were leading the nation in the right direction”. Putting up…

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Clashes erupt on CM’s visit in Kulgam, Protests in Palhallan, Tral; Srinagar Abuzz

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Protests , Clashes continues on 149th Day Clashes erupt on CM’s visit, SDPO injured In Srinagar, the summer capital, Sunday market remained abuzz throughout the day while shoppers could be seen buying winter stuff. Clashes erupted in Kelam village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district as Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, visited the village leaving a senior police official injured. Mehbooba was in the village to inaugurate ATM of the local branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank. Despite a call for relaxation in the shutdown by separatist leaders, Kelam village remained shut…

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Fresh clashes leave 10 injured across Kashmir

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Shutdown continues across Kashmir on 147th Day 25 Youth detained during nocturnal raids in Pulwama At least 10 persons sustained injuries across Kashmir in the fresh clashes that erupted after Friday congregational prayers. Five youth were detained in old city after clashes with forces. Shutdown was observed on 147th day of the ongoing agitation as shops, other business establishments and schools remained closed. The movement of private and public transport was negligible on roads as it decreased manifold on Friday. People in Tahab village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district staged…

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Train Service resumes partly; Markets open in afternoon; Class Work resumed in NIT Srinagar

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Train service resumes partly on 146th Day Classwork resumed in NIT Srinagar Markets opens in afternoon Kashmir witnessed a shutdown on 146th day of the ongoing agitation as shops, other business establishments and schools remained closed. Public transport thinly plied on some routes in the Srinagar city and connecting districts, where as government offices mostly remained functional. However, the train service in Kashmir partly resumed on Thursday, after remaining suspended for about five months since July 9. Meanwhile city bazaars and markets across Kashmir opened in the later after as…

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Scores injured during clashes in Pulwama, Resistance extend strike upto Dec 8

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Several injured in Tahab clashes on 145 Day Announce weekend relaxation, Lal Chowk chalo on Dec 5 Clashes erupted in Tahab village of Pulwama in south Kashmir after the culmination of a pro-freedom rally on Wednesday. During the clashes, which were going on till evening, four persons received injuries. Reports and witnesses said that early in the morning announcement was made on load speakers asking people to assemble at local ground of Tahab to participate in a one-day “freedom convention”, as called by separatist leaders. A few hundred people assembled…

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Normal life remains disrupted across Kashmir, Shutters down post 2 day relaxation

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After two days of relaxation announced by the joint resistance leadership, Kashmir again observed a shutdown on day 143 of the ongoing agitation on Monday as shops and other business establishment remained closed. Private vehicles and some public transport plied on roads. Work in government offices was affected due to the strike while schools across the valley remained shut. Scores of schools like Kendriya Vidhalayas, JNVs and Army Goodwill Schools have started classes from last month but rest of the educational institutions remained closed. The downtown or old city areas…

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