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Protests, Clashes in Pulwama, Bandipora scores injured; Shutdown extended till Nov 17

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Shutdown, Clashes, Protests continued on 125th Day Resistance leaders extend protest program till 17th Nov Protest rally foiled in Ganderbal Aerial firing in Bandipora Amid shutdown on the 125th consecutive day in Kashmir on Wednesday, 10 more persons were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Pulwama district. Reports said that at least 10 people were injured in clashes that erupted in Pulwama district even as pro-freedom rallies were also held in various South Kashmir villages. Clashes erupted in Tahab village Wednesday morning when some police vehicles on…

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Carry on with stir, ‘stakeholders’ tell separatists at marathon meet

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A daylong marathon meeting between several hundred representatives of trade bodies, educational associations, religious organisations and separatist leaders concluded on Tuesday evening with most of them insisting on continuing the agitation. The meeting was held at the residence of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani and attended by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. The three separatists are steering the ongoing unrest by issuing weekly protest calendars scheduling protests, shutdowns and work hours. The representatives, including members of trade bodies, educational associations, hotelier groups, religious organisations and civil society members…

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Kashmir Unrest Completed 4 Months and Shutdown Continues

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Father of two girls booked under PSA in B’pora School damaged in mysterious fire at Langate, Zakura Clashes at Kareemabad, Pulwama Mobile Internet remains banned The life in the Valley remained crippled on Monday and the unrest in Kashmir will be completing four months on Tuesday. A school suffered damage in mysterious fire in Langate area in border district of Kupwara while father of two girls was booked under infamous Public Safety Act (PSA) in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Shops, business establishments, petrol pumps and educational institutions remained closed in Srinagar…

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Uneasy calm prevails across Kashmir, Future of ongoing Resistance being decided on tuesday

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Shutdown, Clashes continues for 121th days  Future of Ongoing Resistance being decided on Tuesday Shoppers throng Sunday market; traffic jams in city centre Protests in Rainawari; bid to torch schools at Zakura, Hajin Slain teenager’s family protests at Press Enclave Evening clashes in old Srinagar; no untoward incident today: Police Even as the uneasy calm prevailed in Kashmir on the 121st day of the ongoing uprising, Sunday Market here witnessed huge rush of shoppers while the private vehicular traffic was thick on the streets since early morning. There was no untoward…

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Post Torturing, Poisoning and Killing, Shells & Pellets showered at teenager’s funeral, scores injured

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Kashmir completes 120 days of unrest Teenager’s death triggers clashes Police tortured and poisoned me: Qaiser told mother before his death Dozens injured as Class 10 student’s funeral procession faces teargas, pellets He had consumed poisonous substance, investigation underway: Police At least 30 persons were injured after government forces fired teargas shells and pellets on a funeral procession of a 16-year-old boy Qaiser Hameed Sofi who died at SKIMS Soura Friday night. Qaiser, a resident of Doud Mohalla Shalimar, had gone missing on October 27, and was found lying unconscious…

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Govt offers 50% Syllabus deal to reluctant students, adamant on exams

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Ignoring the students appeal for deferring exams to March, the government on Thursday declared that there will be no postponement of exams and announced reduction in syllabus for the students appearing in Secondary and Higher Secondary examinations. The announcement was made by Chairman JK Board of School Education (BOSE) Zahoor Ahmad Chatt in a press briefing here. “The only purpose to hold exams in November is to save the academic career of the students who have to appear in other national and international level competitive exams,” Chatt told reporters. As…

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Scores injured during clashes across Kashmir on 117th Day of Uprising, Shutdown extended until Nov 10

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70-yr-old critical after hit by tear-gas shell in head Pellet terror continues 4 youth get pellets in eyes People resist cordon-and-search operation in Soura SP among 35 police, paramilitary personnel injured: Police Door-to-door searches in CM’s hometown Girl fired with pellets in face in Shopian Shutdown extended until Nov 10 Situation under control: Police At least 40 civilians sustained injuries in security forces action after a police raid in Anchaar area of Soura in Srinagar today. An elderly man who sustained tear gas shell injury is battling for life at…

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50 Hurt during clashes in south Kashmir on 115th day of Unrest, scores fired with pellets in face

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115th Consecutive day of Shutdown, Protests, Clashes Retired Dy SP alleges thrashing by Army Six of the seriously injured were referred to SMHS hospital here Class 5 student among 3 girls fired with pellets in face After 10 days of relatively peaceful situation, pellet horror returned to Kashmir Monday as two young girls, a woman and two youth were hit by pellets in their eyes by security forces at Rohmoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district after protests in the area. Reports said that over 50 people sustained pellet injuries…

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Shutdown continues across Kashmir on 114th Day, Arsonists on rampage, burn 2 more schools

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4 Youth detained in Ganderbal, 9 held in Samboora Shutdown was observed across Kashmir for the 114th consecutive day while as clashes against the nocturnal raids and arrests were reported from various areas on Sunday. Reports of schools being put on fire by unknown persons continued to pour in as two more schools were gutted in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district taking the total number of educational institutions set ablaze so far to 25. Markets opened in Srinagar and elsewhere after 5 p.m. on the relaxation call given by the joint…

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112th Day of Unrest in Kashmir, Admin foils ‘Jamia Chalo’ with curfew, detains Mirwaiz

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Hurriyat(M) chairman slams Govt, says Kashmir witnessing ‘brutal’ rights violations Lady shot dead by unidentified persons in Shopian village: Police 20 injured in fresh clashes after Friday prayers Freedom rallies held in several areas The J&K government imposed strict curfew in old Srinagar areas on Friday to foil the proposed march to Jamia Masjid (Grand Mosque) by Kashmir’s joint resistance leadership. The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained while trying to defy the curbs around his residence and proceed towards the grand mosque in old Srinagar’s Nowhatta…

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