Kashmir unrest

Journalists who have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir for Practising the professional and believing it has the power to initiate change

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Journalists who have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir

The assassination of the editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir Shujaat Bukhari once again brings under the spotlight how unsafe the state of Jammu and Kashmir (especially kaashmir)  is for journalists. Over the decades, scores of mediapersons have been abducted, beaten and tortured for simply doing their job. But Bukhari was just one of the many journalists who were … Read more

The money spent on J&K to combat militancy has extensively drained the coffers of the Central Government

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Pakistan-sponsored terrorism has claimed the lives of about 14,000 civilians and 5,123 personnel of security forces in the state since 1990. The scourge of terrorism has also extensively drained the coffers of the Central government, which has paid a whopping over Rs 7,500 crore to the state government under the security related expenditure (SRE) to … Read more

Horrifying details have emerged on Human Toll in Jammu and Kashmir because of Kashmir Conflict

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today disclosed that in all, 363 militants, including 246 foreigners, and 71 civilians were killed during the last two years in the state. In all, 176 militants and suspects were also arrested in the state during the same period. The civilians were either killed by ultras or they lost their lives … Read more

Terror funding case: NIA arrests Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin’s son

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HIGHLIGHTS Yusuf had allegedly received money to fuel and fund secessionist and terrorist activities in the Valley. The arrest of Shahid Yusuf comes barely a day after the Centre appointed a representative to initiate dialogue in Kashmir. Sources said Yusuf had accepted money transferred via Western Union by Aijaz based in Saudi Arabia. In a … Read more

Previous reports failed to see light of the day to Kashmir problem

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Appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as Special Representative of the Centre is fifth major attempt by the Government of India during past about two decades to open channels of dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir to find out solution to Kashmir problem. KC Pant, former Defence Minister and NN Vohra, presently the J&K Governor were two first … Read more

Terror funding case: NIA conducts raids in Srinagar, Delhi and arrests two alleged stone-pelters

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The searches come a day after two people were arrested for allegedly being involved in stone-pelting and mobilising support against security personnel. The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday searched 16 locations in various parts of Kashmir and Delhi as part of its investigation in terror funding, PTI reported. Several traders in Srinagar and North Kashmir, … Read more

Dera violence: Reason Explained Why No Pellet Guns Were Used On The Protesters

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In the wake of mounting death toll in violence following conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a special CBI court in a rape case. Many from Kashmir society and other intellectual circles questioned as to why pellets were not used on Ram Rahim’s violent mob. Such elements with distorted vision and … Read more

Big Expose : NIA recovers ‘protest calendar’ issued by Geelani

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found documents that list dates and when protests and other activities related to civil unrest was to be carried out in the Valley following the shooting of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani. A detailed protest calendar issued and signed by Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani recovered by the NIA, points … Read more

Pakistan Terror Funding Case: Separatists Arrested By NIA

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Kashmiri separatist leader Nayeem Khan, left, and Bitta Karate, right.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested seven Kashmiri separatist leaders in connection with the terror funding case. The separatist leaders arrested by the NIA include Nayeem Khan , Bitta Karate, Altaf Funtus, Ayaz Akbar, T Saifullah, Meraz Kalwal and Saheed Ul Islam. Six of them were arrested from Srinagar while Bitta Karate was arrested … Read more

Hunt for terrorists; 102 terrorists killed in J&K in 7 months of this year

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Security forces and Jammu and Kashmir Police have killed 102 terrorists till now this year, making it the highest number of killings in the January-July period in seven years, a police official said today. The security forces also have prepared a hit-list of several other terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen. The … Read more

Here’s How People from Jammu and Kashmir Have Reacted on Social Media To The Inhuman Act of Kahmiriyat

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Here’s How People Reacted on Social Media To The Inhumane Act of Kahmiriyat from Jammu & Kashmir

Muhammad Ayub Pandith deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police was beaten to death after he was confronted by a group of people in Jamia Masjid compound in Kashmir. The news spread like wildfire, with people taking to social media to express their views. – Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah expressed his … Read more