Tag: Chenab Valley

Kashmir On Edge: Strike halts life across Kashmir, Chenab Valley, Pirpanjal

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Article 35A Row: Protests across Kashmir, restrictions in Srinagar parts, Separatists caged, SC hearing today Normal life was badly hit in Kashmir, Chenab valley and Pir Panjal region on Thursday due to the unprecedented shutdown following a strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against the challenging of Article 35-A, the hearing of which is scheduled for Friday in the Supreme Court (SC). While authorities imposed restriction in Srinagar downtown, people largely observed civil curfew in protest against the attempts of tinkering with Article 35-A that provides special rights and privileges…

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Strike paralyses Kashmir, Chenab valley, Resistance Camp caged, Yatra suspended

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For the second consecutive day on Monday, normal life in Kashmir and parts of Chenab Valley was disputed by the strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against challenging validity of Article 35-A in the Supreme Court. People in Srinagar and other parts of Valley observed civil curfew to protest any “tinkering” with the Article 35-A, which grants special rights and privileges to residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The shops, business establishments, government offices, fuel stations and educational institutions remained closed in Srinagar and other district headquarters of Kashmir and…

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Chenab Valley, Pir Panchal regions side with Kashmir

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The ongoing Kashmir uprising impacted the Chenab Valley and Pir Panchal regions in Jammu province too and the killing of young Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8—which set Kashmir on fire—made people in these regions feel the pain of Kashmiris. The reports of rights violation in Kashmir and civilian killings by forces triggered a spontaneous reaction in all major towns of erstwhile Doda district where people staged series of protests and observed shutdowns to express solidarity with Kashmiris. In July, when the uprising started, people of Chenab Valley…

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