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November 27, 2018 No Responses

Kashmir Continues To Bleed -Two rebels, Army soldier killed, two CRPF personnel wounded in Kulgam gunfight, Intense clashes on, scores injured

Two militants and an army soldier were killed and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel wounded in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday. A police official said that two militants were killed in the gunfight. “The...

August 30, 2018 No Responses

Shutdown, Protests held across Kashmir, Rajouri, Poonch ahead of hearing on Article 35A

Protests were held on Thursday in Tangdhar and Tral township of north and south Kashmir districts of Kupwara and Pulwama respectively to support Article 35-A which has been challenged in the Supreme Court. Reports said that scores of residents of...

October 10, 2017 No Responses

Kashmir Shuts against increasing braid chopping incidents, Amid protests, kid hit by stone

Clashes in Batamaloo Curbs cripple Downtown Minor injured in Pulwama Police file FIR against locals for thrashing 2 civilians at Nishat Kashmir observed a complete shutdown on Monday against the ‘ongoing’ braid-chopping incidents that have brought the gove...

June 8, 2017 No Responses

Student’s killing sparks Shutdown, Protests, Clashes in Kashmir

Thousands attend Adil’s funeral at Shopian village The killing of student Adil Farooq Magray in forces firing in a village in Shopian last evening triggered protests and shutdown in Valley while thousands of people attended the funeral prayer of the...

May 27, 2017 No Responses

Protests, Clashes at several areas across Kashmir, scores injured; Internet services snapped

Spontaneous clashes erupted in several parts of Kashmir after the news of killing of top militant Sabzar Ahmad Bhat broke out following an encounter in Saimu village of Tral on Saturday. Initially several people received injuries during the clashes at...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

Protests, Clashes erupted at many places across Valley

Protests and clashes between people and forces were reported from different parts of Kashmir Valley on Friday. The Joint Hurriyat Camp had called for peaceful protests after Friday prayers against the slapping of PSA on Aasiya Andrabi, her aide Sofi...

April 26, 2017 No Responses

Protests, Clashes erupted across Kashmir (Ganderbal, Pulwama, Shopian, Bandipora, Bijbehara) between Students & Forces

8 Students injured in Shopian, 4 in Pulwama At least eight students sustained injuries after government forces allegedly barged into the Higher Secondary School Shopian, premises and fired pellets on protesting students. As per sources, a heavy contingent of p...

December 12, 2016 No Responses

Protests, Functions held on Human Rights Day in Valley

Protests and official functions marked Human Rights Day in the Kashmir valley today. Independent legislator Engineer Rashid was detained when he tried to take out a march towards the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) office here. A spokesman of the...

November 26, 2016 No Responses

Protests, Restrictions disrupt life across Valley on 140th Day, Jamia Masjid holds Friday prayers after 20 weeks

Restrictions were enforced in downtown and other sensitive areas in major towns of the Kashmir valley to prevent protests after Friday prayers amid shutdown, while a relatively thin movement of traffic was observed on 140th day of unrest today. Protest...

November 10, 2016 No Responses

Protests, Clashes in Pulwama, Bandipora scores injured; Shutdown extended till Nov 17

Shutdown, Clashes, Protests continued on 125th Day Resistance leaders extend protest program till 17th Nov Protest rally foiled in Ganderbal Aerial firing in Bandipora Amid shutdown on the 125th consecutive day in Kashmir on Wednesday, 10 more persons were inj...