Mon 28 December 2020: Human rights activists in Kashmir point out that in the past army has killed many civilians in staged gun battle after terming them “rebels” to claim monetary benefits and medals. Indian police on Sunday accused an army officer and two associates of planting weapons on the bodies of three labourers killed […]
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Sat 26 December 2020: India’s government detained at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political parties won a local election, leaders and a police official said on Saturday. The District Council election, concluded early this week, was the first such exercise since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government last year revoked […]
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Sat 26 December 2020: The ban on 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been extended till January 8, said an order issued by the Union Territory’s administration on Friday. “The internet speed shall be continued to be restricted to 2G, except the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur, where mobile internet connectivity shall be continued […]
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Wed 23 December 2020: Srinagar: The Centre should listen to the people’s voice against the abrogation of Article 370 since it has itself termed the district polls as a victory of democracy, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said today. Addressing party workers at National Conference headquarters Nawa-i-Subah, he said the people have made clear their […]
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Sun 20 December 2020: India is fast-tracking “settlement colonies” in Jammu and Kashmir by transferring land to ex-soldiers, Pakistan-administered Kashmir President Masood Khan claimed on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, Khan said India under a “well-thought-out policy is swiftly acting to grab Kashmiri land to turn the whole IOJK [Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir” to its […]
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Tue 08 December 2020: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today claimed she had been “detained once again” inside her residence in Srinagar by authorities. The People’s Democratic Party President tweeted videos of her demanding that the gates of her home premises be unlocked so that she could venture out. “Illegal detention has […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: Noted Turkish poet and composer Tugray Evren’s new song to highlight Palestine and Kashmir issue was released last week. The song titled We Will Never Betray is sung in Arabic and Urdu by Syrian singer Malek Noor and Pakistani singer Natasha Baig respectively. Evren, who began his musical journey in 2013, […]
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Wed 04 November 2020: Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump while predicting results of the 2020 presidential elections, shared a map of India, showing Kashmir to be a part of Pakistan. Predicting a “red wave”, Donald Trump Jr posted a world map with majority of countries filled in with red, […]
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Mon 02 November 2020: A top militant commander, Saifullah Mir, was killed in a gun battle in the Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Kashmir region’s Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said that Mir, the operational chief commander of Hizbul Mujahideen — a militant outfit active in the region — was killed while a […]
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Sun 01 November 2020: Global rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on India to “immediately halt its intensifying suppression of dissent” after the country’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided several organizations in Jammu and Kashmir. Amnesty, which shut its office in India last month following a “witch hunt” by the government, said on Thursday night: […]
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