Quit Kashmir Campaign: Amid clampdown, protest continue across Valley
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 10 Aug 2010: Thousands of people protested across the Valley amid severe restrictions coupled with strike called by Syed Ali Geelani led Hurriyat Conference.
Last week, Hurriyat Conference (G) under its ongoing ‘Quit Kashmir Campaign’ had asked people to observe complete shutdown [...]
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Peaceful protests will continue: Geelani
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 10 Aug 2010: While asking people especially youth to strictly adhere to the protest programs, Chairman of his faction of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani Tuesday said that the peaceful struggle will continue.
“We have to continue peaceful protests and people need to remain cautious [...]
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Leh Floods: Omar to make appeal for relief
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 10 Aug 2010: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would soon make an appeal to legislators as well as government employees to donate certain part of their salary for the relief and rehabilitation of Leh.
At-least 170 people have been killed while more than 500 [...]
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CRPF thrashing leaves another youth critical
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 10 Aug 2010: A Chanpora resident suffered serious injuries in alleged thrashing by CRPF troops near neighbouring uptown Barzulla on Tuesday.
Reports and eyewitnesses said that 40-year-old, Shakeel Ahmad son of Abdul Aziz Dar of old Chanpora was on way to collect a cooking gas [...]
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Malik referred to Delhi for treatment: JKLF
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 10 Aug 2010: The health of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman is deteriorating with every passing moment and according to the party doctors have referred him to the Fortis Escorts hospital in New Delhi for immediate treatment.
Quoting JKLF spokesman, a local news [...]
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Liquor shop continues to be nuisance in Banihal
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 10 Aug 2010: Flouting all rules and regulations, a liquor shop has been operating within a distance of 300 feet from an Islamic Seminary and mosque in Banihal area of Jammu for the past five years.
Locals allege the owner of the wine [...]
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Injured woman died; toll 51 in 58 days
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 08 Aug 2010: A woman who had sustained injuries during clashes a few days back at Basant Bagh here succumbed to her injuries Saturday. Ayesha Sheikh, 48, breathed her last at SK Institute of Medical Sciences. Doctors said that she had chest [...]
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HMT youth laid to rest, last wish remains unfulfilled; Toll 52
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 09 Aug 2010: Amid moist eyes and vociferous pro-freedom and anti-India slogans, the 17-year-old teenager, who succumbed at the SKIMS Soura on Sunday after he was critically injured in police and CRPF firing on August 3, was laid to [...]
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Leh cloudburst toll rises to 165
Kashmir Ethnic News Desk | 09 Aug 2010: While as death toll mounted to 165 in the worst ever cloud burst in Leh, State congress chief and member Parliament, Prof. Saifuddin Soz Monday demanded making public full details of loss of life and property in the natural fury.
An official [...]
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