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No let up in protests from North to South Kashmir

Sopur Seethes After Missing Boy’s Body Fished Out



Srinagar, July 3: After days of relentless protests over the killings of youth in Varmul, the situation in the apple town of Sopur took a turn for the worse after the body of a 10-year-old student—missing during protests since Tuesday—was fished out from river Jehlum 20 km downstream at Sheeri.
 Meanwhile, protests rocked the Valley on Friday with at least 40 persons receiving injuries in Srinagar and Islamabad.
 At Srinagar, clashes broke out in the afternoon in several parts of the city. At least four persons, including a photojournalist, were injured in the clashes. Soon after More

Short lived freedom for Geelani



Srinagar, July 3: Police re-arrested Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani soon after his release from the Central Jail on the orders of the Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Barin Gosh.
Hurriyat (G) spokesman, Ayaz Akbar, told Greater Kashmir, “When Geelani saheb’s counsel More

HC directs SIT to produce weekly status report

SHOPIAN RAPE, MURDER



Srinagar, July 3: The High Court on Friday directed the Special Investigation Team probing the double murder and rape in Shopian to produce the weekly status report of the case before it.
The Court is expected to appoint Inspector General of Police (CID) Farooq Ahmad as special officer inquiry More

CJ seeks help from GoI

‘CRPF Not Co-Operating’



Srinagar, July 3: The Division Bench comprising chief justice, Justice Barin Gosh, and Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir, Friday sought assistance from the government of India in the twin rape and murder of women in Shopian.
The court directed GoI to ensure complete cooperation of CRPF to the investigating More

JKLF, Hurriyat (G) protest



Srinagar, July 3: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front activists led by vice-chairman Advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Noor Muhammad Kalwal and Showkat Ahmad Bakshi staged protests near Hari Singh High Street against Shopian and Varmul incidents. Shouting pro-freedom slogans, they demanded action against the More

CRPF snatch father from unborn child



Varmul, July 3: Lali Jan of Khanpora, Varmul is carrying in her womb a child who was orphaned before birth: the CRPF troopers murdered the father on June 30.
“I don’t know if I should really give birth to the child or kill myself; they snatched the father of the child even before it could see light More

Omar tells officials to repair Hazratbal shrine



Srinagar, July 3: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the chairman of Muslim Wakf Board, Friday visited Dargah Hazratbal and inspected the spots of sanctum sanctorum which need repairs.
He was told about the urgent need for repairs of the shrine during meeting of Muslim Wakf Board chaired by More

Islamabad rail link by August



New Delhi, July 3: The railway minister, Mamata Banerjee, today said Qazigund-Islamabad rail link would be completed by August this year, but left a question mark on the execution of Udhampur-Qazigund line “due to alignment problem.”
Presenting the railway budget for 2009-2010 in the Lok Sabha More

‘Delhi’s Kashmir mindset defined by mistrust, suspicion’



Srinagar, July 3: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today said Kashmir would continue to simmer unless Delhi changes its archaic mindset towards Jammu and Kashmir “defined by decades of mistrust and suspicion towards its people.” “The Government of India will have to learn More

No strike on Fridays: Mirwaiz



Srinagar, July 3: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday said there would be no strike on Friday in future so that people assemble at Jamia Masjid and pray for peace.
“The state administration takes advantage of strikes on Friday and lays siege of the Masjid. But we will More

JKCL incurs heavy recurring losses to Khrew unit delay



Srinagar, July 3: The delay in installation of an additional unit at the Khrew-based plant of the state-owned Jammu and Kashmir Cements Limited has triggered recurring losses of crores of rupees to the key public sector undertaking.
The JKCL had allotted the installation at a cost of Rs 86 crore More

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