Fired at From Pakistan Side, one killed: India

SRINAGAR:An Indian soldier was killed in cross-border firing in Kashmir, an Indian security official said on Monday, though Pakistan denied any violation of a six-year-old cease-fire in the region. It was not clear whether the firing on Sunday night was from militants trying to sneak into the IoK or from Pakistani troops. “A soldier fell to bullets fired from across the Line of Control late Sunday,” an Indian army official, who did not wish to be identified, said.

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Fired at From Pakistan Side, one killed: India was first posted on June 30, 2009 at 1:15 pm.

Held Kashmir Road Mishap,26 killed

: At least 26 people were killed and 20 others injured when two buses collided in the Udhampur district of occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

Two buses coming from opposite directions collided head-on at Panthal, about 45 km north of Jammu, police said. Bodies of 26 people have been recovered by the rescue teams and the injured have been hospitalised, a police officer said.

The officer said at least 10 injured have been brought to the Government Medical College Hospital here. The condition of all the injured is said to be critical.

“Rash driving by the drivers of the two vehicles is the reason for the accident,” an official of the traffic police said.

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Held Kashmir Road Mishap,26 killed was first posted on June 24, 2009 at 1:57 pm.

Celebrations in Held Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Residents in Indian-held Kashmir Sunday fired crackers in city after Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win the World Twenty20 championship, witnesses said. Occupied Srinagar — erupted in celebration after Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets and as scores of Kashmiri youth poured on to the streets and lit firecrackers.

The youths also chanted pro-Pakistan and pro-freedom slogans as Indian occupation troops stayed in their bunkers, witnesses said. Thousands of Kashmiris, including women and children, were glued to their televisions sets to watch the tense final. “It is a great victory and one day I hope we will merge with Pakistan,” said a die-hard Pakistani cricket fan, Mohammed Yaseen. Residents in Muslim-majority Kashmir valley traditionally support Pakistan in sports events.

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Celebrations in Held Kashmir was first posted on June 22, 2009 at 12:51 pm.

Kashmir Shutdown For Indian VP Hamid Ansari visit

SRINAGAR: A strike to protest against a visit by the Indian vice president to the disputed region of Kashmir on Saturday shut down shops, offices and schools.

Vice President Hamid Ansari was set to arrive in Srinagar later in the day to attend a university event in the city.

Security was tight after the death of a vegetable seller overnight in a grenade explosion in Srinagar.

Police and paramilitary forces patrolled the deserted streets of Srinagar and sealed off neighbourhoods to prevent rallies against India’s rule of the Muslim-majority region.

Ansari’s visit comes as protests have been raging across the Kashmir valley since the bodies of two women who had been raped were found three weeks ago.

Families of the two victims have blamed security forces for the crime.

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Kashmir Shutdown For Indian VP Hamid Ansari visit was first posted on June 20, 2009 at 2:39 pm.

Violence In Occupide Kashmir 3 Killed

SRINAGAR: Two militants and a police officer were killed in separate violence related attacks in restive Kashmir.

Meanwhile, security forces claimed to have gunned down two freedom fighters at village Kumkadi in Kupwara district of North Kashmir in an encounter, this morning.

Official sources told media that fighters fired upon a patrolling party of 47 RR and 23 Punjab at Kumkadi falling under the jurisdiction of police station Kupwara.

In the ensuing firefight two freedom fighter got killed, however the identification of the militants was being ascertained.

One AK47, under barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) attached, three UBGL grenades, one AK47 rifle (damaged), six AK magazines, two pouches, 62 rounds of AK ammunition and one Nokia Mobile with Indian SIM were recovered from the slain militants.

A police officer told media that a group of freedom fighter fired from automatic weapons towards a vehicle carrying a police officer at Mazbugh, some 60 kilometers North of the summer capital Srinagar. “In the attack, the police officer identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Fafoo was killed while his relative Nisar Ahmad Dar was critically injured,” he said.

He said that Nisar was taken to the hospital, where doctors are attending on him. No group has owned the responsibility of the attack.

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Violence In Occupide Kashmir 3 Killed was first posted on June 16, 2009 at 11:01 am.

Girls’ Students Protest in J&K Against Indian Atrocities

SRI NAGAR: Students of different colleges and schools took to streets to lodge their protest against the killing of two women, including a student, after their rape by Indian troops in Shopian in held Kashmir on May 30.

Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani had appealed to the students to protest the incident in the afternoon.

Students took to streets and marched on different streets. The students of other educational institutions also took similar processions.

Raising pro-freedom slogans, the students were demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the incident.

A report from Baramulla said students of degree colleges and other educational institutions also led processions in the town, raising slogans against the authorities for failing to take any action against people involved in the Shopian incident.

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Girls’ Students Protest in J&K Against Indian Atrocities was first posted on June 11, 2009 at 1:53 pm.

Curfew-Like Situation in Kashmir Valley

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, all major cities and towns have been sealed and nobody is being allowed to venture out to march towards Shopian where two young innocent women were raped and murdered by Indian troops on May 30.

The authorities have imposed undeclared curfew in downtown areas of Srinagar and in Shopian town to prevent people from holding anti-India demonstrations. People of the downtown areas told media men that they are not being allowed to move out of their houses by Indian troops and police personnel.

Indian troops holding heavy automatic weapons and sticks have been witnessed marching the deserted streets. All exit and entrance points at the district headquarters have been sealed.

On the other hand, the APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Mian Abdul Qayoom, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi and other Hurriyet leaders have been placed under house arrest. The occupation authorities put in jails several Hurriyet leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Yasmeen Raja, Muhammad Saleem Nunnaji, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Farida Behanji and Mushtaq-ul-Islam.

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Curfew-Like Situation in Kashmir Valley was first posted on June 8, 2009 at 6:11 pm.

Curfew-like situation in Srinagar, Shopian

Curfew-like situation prevailed across IHK on Monday as authorities imposed restriction on movement of people to thwart protest march “Shopian Chaloo” called by the freedom movement against the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian on May 30. As a result of the stringent restrictions coupled with the march call, life in the valley remained crippled for the 8th successive day on Monday. Residents complained that the police did not allow them to move out of their houses claiming that curfew has been imposed. Police, however, denied that curfew has been imposed. . “Curfew has not been imposed in any part of the valley but security forces have been instructed to implement prohibitory orders under section 144 of CRPC banning assembly of five or more persons at a place,” a police spokesman said. There was no report of any untoward incident from any part of the valley so far today, the spokesman added. Government offices, educational institutions, and semi-government offices besides markets remained closed on Monday. Thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were seen patrolling on streets of Srinagar and major towns of the valley including Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Shopian and Kulgam to maintain law and order. While all major roads in the cities have been sealed with razor wires, iron gates have been put up at other places including Sonawar on Srinagar-Shopian road to block movement. Hours before his arrest on Saturday, Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani had issued a call for “Shopian Chaloo” for today and to hold peaceful demonstrations till Friday when the future course of action would be announced. Geelani, his close aides and several other separatist leaders and activists were arrested on Saturday night while others including Chairman of moderate Hurriyat conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and JKLF Chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik continued to be under house arrest. The bodies of Asiya (17) and her sister-in-law Nelofar (22) were fished out of a stream in Shopian, 52 km from here, on May 30 after they went missing from an orchard.

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Curfew-like situation in Srinagar, Shopian was first posted on June 8, 2009 at 6:02 pm.

Strike on in Kashmir Valley; Syed Ali Geelani Arrested

SRINAGAR: Indian police arrested Sunday a Kashmiri leader for encouraging week-long protests over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women.

Syed Ali Geelani, 79, was held after a midnight raid on his house in Srinagar, a police source said, adding that he had been shifted to an undisclosed location to prevent him calling for further demonstrations.

Anger over the death of a 17-year-old girl and her 22-year-old sister-in-law has effectively shut down much of the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar, over the past week.

Indian officials say preliminary investigations suggest drowning was the cause of death, but the families of the victims have accused the security forces of abducting, raping and killing the women.

In an attempt to curb the daily protests, which have so far claimed one life and left more than 300 injured, authorities have issued a ban on demonstrations.

Before his arrest, Geelani made telephone calls to local reporters calling on Muslims to hold protests on Monday to “express solidarity with the families of the victims.”

A judicial probe ordered by Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has failed to cool tempers.

An insurgency against Indian rule in Kashmir has left more than 47,000 people dead over the past 20 years.

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Strike on in Kashmir Valley; Syed Ali Geelani Arrested was first posted on June 7, 2009 at 2:49 pm.

Encounter In Jammu and Kashmir 3 Militant Killed

DODA: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in a remote village in DodaEncounter In Jammu and Kashmir 3 Militant Killed district on Friday.

On a tip-off, a joint team of Rashtriya Rifle troops and Special Task Force of police launched an operation in Tagan Dhar area, nearly 50 kms from Jammu, police said.

On seeing the security forces, militants opened fire at them and in the ensuing encounter, three militants of the LeT outfit were killed, they said.

The bodies of the militants are yet to be recovered as intermittent exchange of firing was still continuing in the area.

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Encounter In Jammu and Kashmir 3 Militant Killed was first posted on June 5, 2009 at 8:05 pm.

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