Thursday, January 7, 2010
Fidayeen attack at Lal Chowk
The militants took position in New Punjab Hotel at Lal Chowk, where from they continue to attack the security and police personnel. The security forces cordoned off the whole Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas for a final assault against the holed up militants.
According to police the final assault would be launched anytime after midnight or during the wee hours of tomorrow morning. Hundreds of people were trapped at Lal Chowk. While most of them escaped on their own, scores others were rescued by police. Three shopkeepers were rescued late tonight.
The security and police personnel faced a tough time during the operation as people assembled in the outer ring of the security cordon from different directions
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According to police the final assault would be launched anytime after midnight or during the wee hours of tomorrow morning. Hundreds of people were trapped at Lal Chowk. While most of them escaped on their own, scores others were rescued by police. Three shopkeepers were rescued late tonight.
The security and police personnel faced a tough time during the operation as people assembled in the outer ring of the security cordon from different directions
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Notification issued for fourth phase of polling
Notification was issued for the fourth phase of polling today. Eighteen assembly constituencies in four districts of Baramulla, Budgam, Reasi and Udhampur will go to polls on December 7 during the fourth phase.
Only the seventh and final phase of polls on December 24 will have more constituencies voting when people will exercise right to choose their representatives from 21 Assembly segments spread across three districts of Jammu, Samba and Srinagar.
A total of 13,99,171 registered electorate, which includes 7,28,470 male and 6,70,701 female voters, is expected to vote across these 18 constituencies, which are Uri, Rafiabad, Sopore, Sangrama, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Pattan in Baramulla district, Chadoora, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrare-Sharief in Budgam district, Gulabgarh, Reasi, Gool Arnas in Reasi district and Udhampur, Chenani (SC), Ramnagar in Udhampur district respectively. The total electorate that votes during the fourth phase also includes 3,348 service electors.
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Only the seventh and final phase of polls on December 24 will have more constituencies voting when people will exercise right to choose their representatives from 21 Assembly segments spread across three districts of Jammu, Samba and Srinagar.
A total of 13,99,171 registered electorate, which includes 7,28,470 male and 6,70,701 female voters, is expected to vote across these 18 constituencies, which are Uri, Rafiabad, Sopore, Sangrama, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Pattan in Baramulla district, Chadoora, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrare-Sharief in Budgam district, Gulabgarh, Reasi, Gool Arnas in Reasi district and Udhampur, Chenani (SC), Ramnagar in Udhampur district respectively. The total electorate that votes during the fourth phase also includes 3,348 service electors.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Prime Minister’s all party meet today in Srinagar
Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has convened an all party meeting here tomorrow evening.
Sources said decisions about some important confidence building measures related to J&K are expected to be taken at the meeting. Prime minister is likely to make the announcement about the decisions at a press conference later here late in the evening.
Dr Singh will arrive in Jammu tomorrow and will inaugurate the Baglihar power project. Senior leaders of various mainstream parties have been invited for the inaugural function. Prime minister will talk to the leaders briefly there and they will arrive here tomorrow evening.
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Sources said decisions about some important confidence building measures related to J&K are expected to be taken at the meeting. Prime minister is likely to make the announcement about the decisions at a press conference later here late in the evening.
Dr Singh will arrive in Jammu tomorrow and will inaugurate the Baglihar power project. Senior leaders of various mainstream parties have been invited for the inaugural function. Prime minister will talk to the leaders briefly there and they will arrive here tomorrow evening.
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Mainstream politics gasping for breath
Trapped between political disconnect between Delhi and Srinagar on the one hand and suffocating home ground-hostility on the other, mainstream political parties in Kashmir Valley are getting squeezed into a tight corner. The ‘nationalist’ portion of their agenda is already a casualty in the face of a radical shift in the local discourse. The setting is such that even mere talk of (assembly) elections sounds grossly incongruent, if not blasphemous. One has yet to find anyone willing to stand up and be counted unambiguously. It has never been so hazardous for them; not even in the run-up to the 1996 polls when militancy was at its peak. Obviously, collective sense of emotional hurt, fuelled by brazenly militaristic response to largely peaceful upsurge of protest, is politically more lethal than the fear of gun. Mainstream politics has been totally immobilised along with its ideological agenda although every Tom, Dick and Harry in that category is protected by hordes of state-provided gun-men. ‘Protected’ species is feeling like the most endangered species. Main reason being that Delhi’s inexplicable non-political attitude, smeared by perceived sectarian double standard in dealing with identical situations, is catalysing an overpowering social cohesion that is incompatible with mainstream politics.
Confused—and confusing—utterances of some of the mainstream ‘stars’ relating to topical issues, as also their body language, is quite revealing. It depicts the trajectory of conversion from an ‘Indian-Kashmiri’ to ‘Kashmiri Indian’ and down to ‘Kashmiri’. Though vastly different in size, reach and stature, National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, two main propellers of the mainstream politics in the Valley, more or less equally symbolise the predicament of surviving a hostile homeground.
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Confused—and confusing—utterances of some of the mainstream ‘stars’ relating to topical issues, as also their body language, is quite revealing. It depicts the trajectory of conversion from an ‘Indian-Kashmiri’ to ‘Kashmiri Indian’ and down to ‘Kashmiri’. Though vastly different in size, reach and stature, National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, two main propellers of the mainstream politics in the Valley, more or less equally symbolise the predicament of surviving a hostile homeground.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
March to Lal Chowk: 5 killed, 140 injured in firing
With a strictly enforced curfew, use of excessive force, very tight security arrangements and arrest of senior separatist leaders, the state government today thwarted the Coordination Committee (CC) sponsored march to Lal Chowk.
However, there were widespread protests as curfew was defied at a number of places and marches taken out. Security forces and police opened fire, lobbed smoke shells and resorted to cane charge killing five persons and injuring 140 others. Unofficial reports put the death toll at seven.
Police and security forces arrested Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat (M) from their respective residences last night. Another senior leader Mohammad Yasin Malik, chairman JKLF, was arrested after he defied curfew at Maisuma and started marching towards Lal Chowk along with his supporters. Some other leaders were also arrested and raids were being conducted to nab those, evading arrest.
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However, there were widespread protests as curfew was defied at a number of places and marches taken out. Security forces and police opened fire, lobbed smoke shells and resorted to cane charge killing five persons and injuring 140 others. Unofficial reports put the death toll at seven.
Police and security forces arrested Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat (M) from their respective residences last night. Another senior leader Mohammad Yasin Malik, chairman JKLF, was arrested after he defied curfew at Maisuma and started marching towards Lal Chowk along with his supporters. Some other leaders were also arrested and raids were being conducted to nab those, evading arrest.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Kashmiris defy curfew, 16 killed in firing
Sixteen persons including a cameraman of a TV channel were killed today in excessive police and security forces firing on protestors at different places even as indefinite curfew was extended to whole Kashmir. Hundreds others were injured in the police action and subsequent clashes.
The people defied curfew restrictions and held protest demonstrations. Police and security forces opened fire on the demonstrators at a number of places in Bandipora, Lasjan, Bagh-e-Mehtab, Rainawari, Saidapora, Bemina, and Baramulla resulting in killings and injuries to the people.
Force was used against the demonstrators at large number of other places also. The cops fired in air, lobbed smoke shells and resorted to lathi charge. Even an ambulance of SMHS hospital , JK01 D 2713, carrying bodies of the two person, killed in firing, back to Lasjan was attacked by CRPF and BSF men at Lasjan bridge. Its window panes were smashed and those, including the employees of SMHS, were beaten to pulp.
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The people defied curfew restrictions and held protest demonstrations. Police and security forces opened fire on the demonstrators at a number of places in Bandipora, Lasjan, Bagh-e-Mehtab, Rainawari, Saidapora, Bemina, and Baramulla resulting in killings and injuries to the people.
Force was used against the demonstrators at large number of other places also. The cops fired in air, lobbed smoke shells and resorted to lathi charge. Even an ambulance of SMHS hospital , JK01 D 2713, carrying bodies of the two person, killed in firing, back to Lasjan was attacked by CRPF and BSF men at Lasjan bridge. Its window panes were smashed and those, including the employees of SMHS, were beaten to pulp.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
60 injured, six in police firing
Sixty persons were injured here and in Ganderbal in clashes between police and thousands of protest demonstrators, who took to streets against the handing over of forest land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). They were also protesting against the killing of a youth in CRPF firing at Nowhatta last evening. Police fired directly on protest demonstrators at two places and resorted to firing in air, lobbing of smoke shells and lathi charge at other place.
Normal life was paralysed here and in Ganderbal in view of the spontaneous general strike. Amarnath yatra remained suspended from here to Baltal for more than six hours following violent clashes between demonstrators and cops at Ganderbal.
Over 10,000 vehicles were stranded on the road and were being cleared only late this evening after heavy deployment of army, para military personnel and police. Police opened Ganderbal old city here and six persons received bullet injuries. The angry protestors burnt police vehicles and ransacked government buildings.
This morning demonstrators took to streets and held demonstrations. Whatever shops and other business were open in the morning were closed immediately and the vehicular traffic movement particularly the passenger transport went off the roads. Most government offices and educational institutions and banks remained closed remained closed.
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Normal life was paralysed here and in Ganderbal in view of the spontaneous general strike. Amarnath yatra remained suspended from here to Baltal for more than six hours following violent clashes between demonstrators and cops at Ganderbal.
Over 10,000 vehicles were stranded on the road and were being cleared only late this evening after heavy deployment of army, para military personnel and police. Police opened Ganderbal old city here and six persons received bullet injuries. The angry protestors burnt police vehicles and ransacked government buildings.
This morning demonstrators took to streets and held demonstrations. Whatever shops and other business were open in the morning were closed immediately and the vehicular traffic movement particularly the passenger transport went off the roads. Most government offices and educational institutions and banks remained closed remained closed.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Life paralysed, talks deadlocked
The deadlock between state government and striking transporters over the issue of hike in fares continued after the failure of two rounds of talks at Civil Secretariat Srinagar today.
Reports said that after the failure of their talks with the team of senior bureaucrats appointed by the government to hold parleys, the striking transporters decided to continue their strike. The transporters also decided to boycott the next round of meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow morning.
Talking to the Kashmir Times, Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association (JKTWA) T S Wazir informed, "There is no headway in the ongoing stalemate between state government officials and striking transporters. After the first round of talks, we were demanding 20 percent hike in passenger fares but the state government refused to concede our demand. Government is pressing for 11 to 12 percent hike in passenger fares which is not acceptable to us. Transporters have decided to continue their ongoing indefinite strike and they will boycott the next round of talks to be held tomorrow morning."
He further informed that the striking transporters will chalk out their future strategy tomorrow and if government does not concede their demand, they will extend their strike.
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Reports said that after the failure of their talks with the team of senior bureaucrats appointed by the government to hold parleys, the striking transporters decided to continue their strike. The transporters also decided to boycott the next round of meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow morning.
Talking to the Kashmir Times, Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association (JKTWA) T S Wazir informed, "There is no headway in the ongoing stalemate between state government officials and striking transporters. After the first round of talks, we were demanding 20 percent hike in passenger fares but the state government refused to concede our demand. Government is pressing for 11 to 12 percent hike in passenger fares which is not acceptable to us. Transporters have decided to continue their ongoing indefinite strike and they will boycott the next round of talks to be held tomorrow morning."
He further informed that the striking transporters will chalk out their future strategy tomorrow and if government does not concede their demand, they will extend their strike.
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Pahalgam becomes hot spot in Valley with 2,000 visitors, tourists a day
Large number of tourists including foreign visitors are visiting Pahalgam, one of the popular tourist destinations in the valley as the tourist season here is at its peak.
The upsurge in number of tourists to the destination has especially increased the business of hoteliers manifold.
The tourist officer at Pahalgam told Kashmir Times that at least 19,000 domestic and foreign tourists have visited Pahalgam and its adjoining destinations including Chandanwari, Aroo and Kashmir valley during past one week.
"The tourists are visiting this place in large numbers. It is hoped that during this month, the turn out of visitors would increase further as this is the peak season for tourists. Chandanwari, Aroo, Kashmir valley and Dooban are the main attraction for tourists. On an average day, more than 2000 tourists visit Pahalgam and adjoining suburbs," said the tourist officer.
It was learnt that the turn-out of few leading hoteliers during past two weeks has touched about Rs one crore.
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The upsurge in number of tourists to the destination has especially increased the business of hoteliers manifold.
The tourist officer at Pahalgam told Kashmir Times that at least 19,000 domestic and foreign tourists have visited Pahalgam and its adjoining destinations including Chandanwari, Aroo and Kashmir valley during past one week.
"The tourists are visiting this place in large numbers. It is hoped that during this month, the turn out of visitors would increase further as this is the peak season for tourists. Chandanwari, Aroo, Kashmir valley and Dooban are the main attraction for tourists. On an average day, more than 2000 tourists visit Pahalgam and adjoining suburbs," said the tourist officer.
It was learnt that the turn-out of few leading hoteliers during past two weeks has touched about Rs one crore.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Rentals hiked for land occupied by Army
The Centre on Friday announced "big" hikes in rental rates of land occupied by its Army in Jammu and Kashmir.
A Defence Ministry spokesman here said the increase would be in the range of 2.1 to 5 times for various categories including orchards and agriculture land.
The rates have been revised following recommendations of an expert panel which submitted its report on July 12, 2007 calling for "realistic rents and compensation."
The revised rate structure will come into effect retrospectively from February 16, 2008 and will remain in force for five years till February 15, 2013.
According to state government figures, since 1989 Indian Army and other security agencies have occupied 51,459 acres (205 Sq kms) of private land besides 340 sq km of government land in Jammu and Kashmir.Further the troops are in possession of 1572 buildings and 378 acres of private land in Kashmir Valley alone.
Sources in the state government say the Army is further demanding 4354 acres of land for building various facilities and structures including an aviation corps headquarters near Srinagar.
Defence spokesman here said the measure to hike rents will provide succour to the people "who would now get a realistic payment for their land."
For the Class-1 category of irrigated land, the rate per kanal (0.125 acre) per annum has been increased from Rs. 1125 to Rs. 3381 while for the ‘IrrigatedDouble Cropped' category the hike would be from Rs.1688 to Rs. 4087 per kanal per annum.
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A Defence Ministry spokesman here said the increase would be in the range of 2.1 to 5 times for various categories including orchards and agriculture land.
The rates have been revised following recommendations of an expert panel which submitted its report on July 12, 2007 calling for "realistic rents and compensation."
The revised rate structure will come into effect retrospectively from February 16, 2008 and will remain in force for five years till February 15, 2013.
According to state government figures, since 1989 Indian Army and other security agencies have occupied 51,459 acres (205 Sq kms) of private land besides 340 sq km of government land in Jammu and Kashmir.Further the troops are in possession of 1572 buildings and 378 acres of private land in Kashmir Valley alone.
Sources in the state government say the Army is further demanding 4354 acres of land for building various facilities and structures including an aviation corps headquarters near Srinagar.
Defence spokesman here said the measure to hike rents will provide succour to the people "who would now get a realistic payment for their land."
For the Class-1 category of irrigated land, the rate per kanal (0.125 acre) per annum has been increased from Rs. 1125 to Rs. 3381 while for the ‘IrrigatedDouble Cropped' category the hike would be from Rs.1688 to Rs. 4087 per kanal per annum.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Willing youth be given safe passage: Mehbooba
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti called on the Muslim Conference patriarch and former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan here today to discuss the political and economic issues concerning the two parts of Jammu & Kashmir. The two leaders also discussed the measures to ensure lasting peace and stability in the State.
In an hour-long meeting the two leaders resolved to press for the speedy implementation of the J&K-specific cross-LoC confidence building measures including facilitation of free movement of people and goods across the two sides through all the traditional routes.
They said the governments in New Delhi and Islamabad must, without any further wait, remove the impediments delaying trade through Srinagar Muzaffarabad road. "It is ironic that cement consignments from Pakistan are allowed to land in Kashmir all through Wagah border and not through Srinagar Muzaffarabad road," the two leaders observed. They said for the larger economic good of the people of Jammu & Kashmir and the region, the leadership of the two countries must, with political courage, get all the obstacles, hampering cross LoC trade, resolved, sooner the better.
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In an hour-long meeting the two leaders resolved to press for the speedy implementation of the J&K-specific cross-LoC confidence building measures including facilitation of free movement of people and goods across the two sides through all the traditional routes.
They said the governments in New Delhi and Islamabad must, without any further wait, remove the impediments delaying trade through Srinagar Muzaffarabad road. "It is ironic that cement consignments from Pakistan are allowed to land in Kashmir all through Wagah border and not through Srinagar Muzaffarabad road," the two leaders observed. They said for the larger economic good of the people of Jammu & Kashmir and the region, the leadership of the two countries must, with political courage, get all the obstacles, hampering cross LoC trade, resolved, sooner the better.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
He was killed the day he was whisked away
Giving a new twist, a prosecution witness in Abdul Rehman fake encounter case today disclosed before the principle district and sessions judge Srinagar that the civilian whisked away by police from Batamaloo in 2006 was killed on the same evening at Waskoora in Ganderbal.
The prosecution witness added that on December 8, 2006 he was a part of a police party which boarded Rakshak vehicle from Sumbal to Ganderbal and then to Batamaloo in Srinagar where on prior direction, they were supposed to chase a militant.
"When we reached the spot (Batamaloo petrol pump) a civilian accompanied by a tall police man approached us. We approached the civilian and after frisking him we found Rs 500 to 600, some medicine and a mobile phone," the prosecution witness revealed.
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The prosecution witness added that on December 8, 2006 he was a part of a police party which boarded Rakshak vehicle from Sumbal to Ganderbal and then to Batamaloo in Srinagar where on prior direction, they were supposed to chase a militant.
"When we reached the spot (Batamaloo petrol pump) a civilian accompanied by a tall police man approached us. We approached the civilian and after frisking him we found Rs 500 to 600, some medicine and a mobile phone," the prosecution witness revealed.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Harassment, sexual abuse in Tihar: SHRC takes cognizance, Geelani calls for strike
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken suomoto cognizance of the newspaper reports about the alleged harassment of a Kashmir University student Mohammad Rafiq Shah in Tihar Jail and has asked the security and the administrative authorities under the state government to furnish factual reports about the case to the Commission on or before April 16, 2008.
Meanwhile reiterating his appeal to the people that they should observe com plete strike on April 5 against the harassment of the inmates in different jails across India, the chairman of Geelani faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani today strongly reacted to the alleged harassment of a Kashmir University student Mohammad Rafiq Shah.
Mohammad Rafiq Shah is languishing in Tihar Jail without any trial following his arrest by Delhi Police in 2006 in Srinagar on the charges of "being involved in" Delhi blasts on October 29, 2005 on the eve of Diwali. In a statement, Geelani said that Kashmiri detenues are being harassed in the jails all across India. "From Kotbhlawal to Tihar Jail Kashmiri detenues are harassed day in and day out and every other day reports of harassment of Kashmiri prisoners come up.
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Meanwhile reiterating his appeal to the people that they should observe com plete strike on April 5 against the harassment of the inmates in different jails across India, the chairman of Geelani faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani today strongly reacted to the alleged harassment of a Kashmir University student Mohammad Rafiq Shah.
Mohammad Rafiq Shah is languishing in Tihar Jail without any trial following his arrest by Delhi Police in 2006 in Srinagar on the charges of "being involved in" Delhi blasts on October 29, 2005 on the eve of Diwali. In a statement, Geelani said that Kashmiri detenues are being harassed in the jails all across India. "From Kotbhlawal to Tihar Jail Kashmiri detenues are harassed day in and day out and every other day reports of harassment of Kashmiri prisoners come up.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
22 injured in Srinagar IED blast
Twenty two persons including three women and a traffic police man were injured in a powerful IED explosion on the fly over near Jehangir Chowk here this evening. A security bunker, some portion of the flyover, some vehicles and window panes of adjoining buildings were damaged in the blast.
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) has owned responsibility for attack. Its spokesman said the attack was aimed at CRPF and regretted the injuries to the civilians.
It was the first attack of its kind after a long time and occurred at a time when assembly election related activities had started picking up here.
The incident occurred around 5.45 PM. Police and CRPF men on the spot said militants had planted an IED in a CRPF bunker located on the fly over just in front of the highly guarded state high court complex and near the civil secretariat.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Separated by ‘thick iron grills' families of prisoners seek justice
Fatima Bano, 45, epitomises the indescribable ordeal, she and women like her, have undergone all along this turmoil. Living along with her four daughters in a mosque's single rent-free-room at Bohri Kadal Srinagar, today, pinning hope that her plea would be highlighted, she participated in a sit-in convened by S.A.R Geelani's committee for release of political prisoners, here at Press Enclave near Pratap Park.
It was only in 2007, when Fatima met her husband after a gap of ten years of his solitary confinement at Tihar Jail's high risk cell. Her husband, Mehmood Ahmad Khan, 50, alias Topiwala-a cleric, at Sheikh-ul-Islam mosque Bohri Kadal Srinagar, was arrested by troopers of Border Secuirty Force (BSF) on November 20, 1996, when he was on his way home in Kangan from Srinagar.
Disembarked from the passenger bus, Khan was arrested near his home and lodged at BSF camp Kangan for about 15 days. He was shifted to Sharifabad camp where he was kept for another 20 days. Finally he landed at Tihar Jail in Delhi, where it is his 12th year of detention. Reason-‘land dispute' with his step-brothers.
Fatima alleges that somebody among his close relatives misled the BSF troopers at Kangan camp that Khan is involved in some subversive activities, which led to his arrest. His arrest was a conspiracy, she says. However, she is unable to explain about the charges officially leveled against her husband.
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It was only in 2007, when Fatima met her husband after a gap of ten years of his solitary confinement at Tihar Jail's high risk cell. Her husband, Mehmood Ahmad Khan, 50, alias Topiwala-a cleric, at Sheikh-ul-Islam mosque Bohri Kadal Srinagar, was arrested by troopers of Border Secuirty Force (BSF) on November 20, 1996, when he was on his way home in Kangan from Srinagar.
Disembarked from the passenger bus, Khan was arrested near his home and lodged at BSF camp Kangan for about 15 days. He was shifted to Sharifabad camp where he was kept for another 20 days. Finally he landed at Tihar Jail in Delhi, where it is his 12th year of detention. Reason-‘land dispute' with his step-brothers.
Fatima alleges that somebody among his close relatives misled the BSF troopers at Kangan camp that Khan is involved in some subversive activities, which led to his arrest. His arrest was a conspiracy, she says. However, she is unable to explain about the charges officially leveled against her husband.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
UJC urges separatist leadership to unite
Syed Sallah-ud-Din, chairman of United Jehad Council (UJC) and supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) has appealed to the separatist leaders, engaged in unity moves, to approach Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Syeda Asiya Andrabi and other leaders for broader unity.
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Article taken from the issue: 22 Jan 2008
In an interview with Indian News Bureau (INB), a local news agency, Sallahud-Din said, " The unity move is definitely a very healthy step towards a unified and strong leadership. I always yearned for unity of all those who are fighting for the Kashmir cause in any manner. I would love to see Hurriyat under a single umbrella. I never supported division in Hurriyat. The contribution of Syed Ali Shah Geelani for the freedom movement cannot be neglected. He has the support of all the supporters of Jamat-i-Islami and he is a world renowned figure.
Similarly the roles of Asiya Andrabi, Yasin Malik, Masarat Alam and all the true sons of the soil are praise worthy. It would have been a welcome gesture if these leaders also join the unification process."
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Article taken from the issue: 22 Jan 2008
Labels: jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, kashmir, kashmir news, srinagar, united jihad council
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Police allegedly torture Irrigation employee in theft case - Srinagar
An employee of irrigation department Muhammad Amin Ahanger of Handwara was allegedly tortured by police in Handwara, a charge vehemently denied by police. According to Amin, he was summoned by the cops of police post ChogulHandwara in a case of theft of water pump last Friday. "I was tortured ruthlessly by the police men and they were asking about the theft of water pump that was handed over to an engineer," he said, adding " I was left after two days and for two consecutive days I was tortured".
The torture marks on the body of Amin are visible and he was referred to Srinagar for treatment. "I am not involved in the theft of pump and we handed over the pump to the concerned engineer" he said.
There is no departmental conversation about the torture of the employee, "We have not received any letter from irrigation department about the torture of the employee by police, but know about the theft of a pump and later the police investigation", said an official in Sud-divisional magistrate office HandwaraTo read the complete article click here..
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Labels: case of theft of water pump, irrigation department, kashmir, police investigation, srinagar, torture
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