Kashmir Valley remained shut for the 74th consecutive day on Tuesday with authorities deploying security forces in Srinagar and other districts to “maintain law and order”.Kashmir Valley remained shut for the 74th consecutive day on Tuesday with authorities deploying security forces in Srinagar and other districts to “maintain law and order”. Curfew was Tuesday lifted across Kashmir, except from six police station areas of Srinagar, in view of the improving situation, even as normal life remained disrupted in the Valley for the 74th straight day. Curfew remains in force in…
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Curfew, Clashes, Protests, Pro-Freedom Rallies continued across Valley on 63rd Day
Amid Jamhuriyat & Insaniyat Curfew, Clashes, Protests, Pro-Freedom Rallies continued across Valley on 63rd Day. Pellets are continuing to rain on protesters. Scores have been injured in the clashes between forces & protesters. Some with serious injuries have been shifted to Srinagar. Clashes Follow Post Joint Friday Congregation In Sopore A massive Friday congregation was held in North Kashmir’s Sopore town today. People from all villages marched towards main Jamia Masjid and offered mandatory Friday prayers there. Soon after the Namaz ended, people took out a pro-freedom rally amid anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. “The rally was…
Read MoreCurfew, Shutdown continue to cripple life on 50th Consecutive Day; Youth drowns to death in Anantnag after being chased by forces
Kashmir Celebrating 50 days of #Curfew, #Killings, #Protests, #CommunicationGag The death toll cross 70 mark Normal life in Kashmir Valley remained paralysed as curfew and shutdown continued for the 50th consecutive day Saturday in the wake of violence following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani last month. All educational institutions, shops, public transport and other businesses are closed since July 9. Earlier, authorities arrested several top separatist leaders and extended curfew to large parts of the Valley to foil a separatists’ march in Srinagar. The death toll in the…
Read MoreAnother youth killed taking death toll to 69 during last 44 days of Curfew, Protests
Fateh Kadal orphan dies after being hit with tear-gas shell on chest Irfan was lone-breadwinner of his family comprising 2 unmarried sisters and a handicapped brother Over 100 injured in day-long clashes Pellets, tear-gas shells rain on peaceful protestors at Behrampora; 2 youth hit by pellets in eyes at Anantnag Major pro-freedom rallies held in South Kashmir; Curfew to continue today A teenager was killed when forces fired a tear-gas shell at him in Malarata area of old Srinagar on Sunday evening, while at least 100 protesters were injured in…
Read MoreProtests, Curfew, Pellets continues across Kashmir, 100’s sustained pellet Injuries
90 injured in Qazigund, Pattan Forces ‘enforce’ shutdown in Sopore markets All-women protest rallies across Kashmir Army patrols Sonwar area, asks people to keep shops open Rajouri areas observe shutdown With no let-up in protests and clashes, at least 110 protesters including some women sustained pellet and tear-gas shell injuries in various parts of Kashmir on Tuesday—the 32nd straight day of public uprising. Major clashes were reported from South Kashmir’s Qazigund area and Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Srinagar areas witnessed late night protests and clashes while Batamaloo…
Read MoreProtests, clashes rock Pampore
Massive protests kept Pampore town and its adjacent localities on the boil on Monday while the encounter at Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in Sempora area was underway. At least half a dozen people were reportedly injured during the day-long clashes. Although the youth in adjoining areas had started protesting since late Saturday evening when the gunfight started, clashes spread and intensified on Monday as people in large numbers engaged police and paramilitary CRPF personnel in pitched battles. Some of the protesters repeatedly tried to march towards EDI complex where the…
Read MoreProtests, shutdown in Lolab against militant killings
Complete shutdown was observed on Sunday in Diver, Dardpora, Lalpora and Sogam areas of Lolab against the killing of three Lashker-e Toiba militants in an encounter with army on Saturday at Dardpora village. Reports said that all shops and other business establishments were closed to traffic in the area. Meanwhile scores of villagers from Lalpora, Diver and Dardepora marched raising pro-freedom slogans and reached the local graveyard at Dardpora where three militants were buried last evening and offered funeral prayers in absentia. One militant was killed on Friday evening and…
Read MoreProtests, Seminars marks International Human Rights Day
Protests and seminars today marked the International Human Rights Day in Kashmir, being observed all over the world. The day commemorates the first global declaration to guarantee fundamental rights for all. The theme for International Human Rights Day 2015 is ‘Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always’. On this occasion, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), headed by its chairperson Parveena Ahanger, today staged a sit-in in the Press Enclave area of Srinagar. They paid tributes to thousands of disappeared persons from Jammu and Kashmir, where more than 8,000 cases…
Read MoreProtests, clashes in Srinagar leave one injured
A hunt by police to nab those displaying controversial flags on Saturday sparked protests and clashes between mobs and security personnel in some parts of old Srinagar, leaving one youth injured in firing. Police carried out night raids in various parts of the old city to nab those who displayed controversial flags and indulged in stone-pelting at security forces yesterday after Friday prayers. To protest these night raids, a major part of downtown Srinagar from Khanyar to Hawal including Jamia Masjid observed a shutdown today. Clashes were also witnessed at…
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