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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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Power pangs in Valley amid freezing temperatures

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With the onset of winter, the frequent electricity outages have adversely affected the living conditions across the Valley. The unscheduled electricity outage in both metered and unmetered areas in Kashmir is giving a tough time to the masses, particularly schoolchildren who are facing board examinations. Consumers from both urban and rural areas have been complaining against the extended electricity outage during evening hours, which has become a routine in Kashmir. “We are facing electricity outage for more than six hours every day for the past one month. It is very…

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Protests, Restrictions disrupt life across Valley on 140th Day, Jamia Masjid holds Friday prayers after 20 weeks

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Restrictions were enforced in downtown and other sensitive areas in major towns of the Kashmir valley to prevent protests after Friday prayers amid shutdown, while a relatively thin movement of traffic was observed on 140th day of unrest today. Protest demonstrations were held in downtown Srinagar and some other places after the Friday prayers today. The protesters raising slogans threw stones on the police and CRPF personnel deployed in large numbers in the downtown localities. The police lobbed teargas shells to quell the demonstrators and maintain law and order in…

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Vehicles damage in Sopore, Clashes rock Pulwama, Public transport makes reappearance

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Stray incidents of violence reported in Sopore and Srinagar Barring stray incidents of violence and protests, the overall situation across the Kashmir valley remained peaceful today as near normalcy prevailed for the second consecutive day today ahead of the 15-hour relaxation from this afternoon. The incidents of violence were reported from Sopore and Srinagar, amid near normal movement of vehicles in different parts of the Valley. Some unidentified masked youth in an attempt to disrupt traffic on the Sopore-Kupwara road indulged in stone-throwing near Sopore this afternoon. Many passenger and…

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Pellets terror makes a comeback 15 injured in Sopore, Resistance take summer protest calendar into winter

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After a lull of 10 days, pellets and tear gas shelling returned to haunt the residents of Sopore area of north Kashmir where at least 15 people sustained injuries in security forces action Wednesday. Reports said police and paramilitary personnel conducted search operation in village Zaloora in Sopore. “During the search operation, some people created law and order problem, after which we fired a few tear gas shells,” SP Sopore, Harmeet Singh, told Kashmir Post. He said police didn’t fire pellets. Locals of Zaloora, however, contested police claim and said…

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Surgical Strikes, Demonetisation serve double blow to Jammu

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The surgical strikes on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) terror camps on September 29 followed by the Prime Minister’s announcement of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes on November 8 have impacted the Jammu region adversely. While the nation celebrated the surgical strikes, but the cross-border firing on the International Border as well the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region gained momentum. Thereafter, it accounted for killing of many innocents and leaving others displaced and running for shelter and government aid, which seldom came their way. The contemporary…

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