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Violent Protests in Kupwara, Shopian, Dozens Injured one critical

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At least 22 persons were injured in south Kashmir’s Shopian district as protesters were tear gassed at two different places. Hundreds of protesters started their march towards Shopian from Pinjura and Trenz area. Raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans, the protesters were intercepted in the midway near Sheikh Mohalla, by police and CRPF. Soon clashes started in the area and government forces used tear smoke shells and pellets to disperse the protesters. Sources said that twenty protesters sustained injuries in clashes which lasted for a couple of hours. However, they were treated locally. Another…

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Shopian, Pulwama mourn death of Hizb militants

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Clashes in Pulwama against ‘manhandling’ of militant’s family South Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts observed a complete shutdown on Friday to protest the killing of two Hizb militants in a gunfight at Manzgam village of Shopian district. Thousands of mourners participated in the funeral processions of Irshad Ahmad Sheikh of Maldeera Shopian and Adil Khanday of Barbugh Imam sahib. They were laid to rest amid pro-Kashmir and anti-India slogans in their native graveyards. All the shops and business establishments remained closed in Pulwama and Shopian while transport remained off the…

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