February 2019 - Page 12 of 33

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Offers Raining for Sikh Community in Kashmir for helping ‘Threatened’ Kashmiris

REGIONAL

February 20 From Legal services to medical aid, people are announcing offers for the Sikh community as they helped Kashmiris being attacked by mobs in various states of India. Traders, Coaching centers, Doctors are announcing services free of charge for Sikh community in Kashmir for helping Kashmiris. A Islamabad (anantnag) based coaching center has announced a free tour package for fiv sikh students from Kashmir to Golden temple in Amritsar. Similarly traders engaged in various trades have announced special discounts for the community. Sikh community had arranged free food for stranded Kashmiri passengers in Jammu after they were attacked by a violent mob in Jammu region on last Monday. Similarly the community has engaged in helping out intimidated Kashmiris outside ...

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Kashmir Colleges Extend Winter Vacation Yet Again

EDUCATION

February 20 In view of the inclement weather conditions, the Divisional administration in Kashmir has ordered further extension in winter vacations in colleges across the division. Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said all colleges across the Kashmir division scheduled to reopen tomorrow after winter vacations will now reopen on Saturday February 23. He said the decision has been taken in view of the inclement weather conditions prevalent in the division.

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Forces Lay Siege In Shopian Area

SHOPIAN

February 20 A cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched by Government Forces in Zainapora area of South Kashmir's Shopian District Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday evening, 44 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Safanagri area of Zainapora belt in South Kashmir's Shopian District. Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed.

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Hindus, Sikhs Hold Protest in Srinagar Against Attacks on Kashmiris in India

REGIONAL

February 20 Firdous Qadri Members of various minority communities and non Kashmiri labourers staged a demonstration in Srinagar on Wednesday to protest the attacks on Kashmiris in various indian states. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the members of the minority community demanded that the intimidation of Kashmiris be stopped. Demanding action against the perpetrators of violence, They said that such attacks would only alienate Kashmiris from India. 'We have never been harassed in Kashmir, not even after hundreds of Kashmiris were mercilessly beaten up outside, these attackers must learn lessons of love from Kashmiri people," a Sikh protester told The Kashmiriyat. Attacks on Kashmiris escalated in various Indian states after a Militant attack in Pulwama, in which 45 CRPF men ...

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Intense Clashes Erupt in Budgam after Local Boy Trashed in West Bengal

REGIONAL

February 20 Intense Clashes have erupted in Soibugh area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that as the news of a local youth being thrashed in Budgam went viral in the area, hundreds of youth poured onto the streets shouting Anti India slogans. ALSO READ: Mob Thrashes Kashmiri Youth in West Bengal, Forces him to Say ‘Vande Matram’ The youth threw stones on the forces deployed in the area, who fired tear smoke shells at them. The clashes were going on when this report was filed. Pertinently, Javed Ahmed from Soibugh area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district was mercilessly thrashed by a violent mob in Taherpur area of West Bengal on Tuesday night.

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Pulwama Attack- Kashmiri Girl In Kolkatta Gets Rape Threats For Facebook Post

INDIA

February 20 A young girl from Kolkata was trolled and allegedly threatened with rape on Facebook for a post on the plight of Kashmiris in the wake of the Pulwama attack, she said on Wednesday. In her February 15 post, the Class 12 girl condemned the deadly attack in Jammu Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF jawans, while highlighting the daily hardships of Kashmiris. She said some people asked her to leave the country and go to Pakistan in reply to her post, and others threatened rape and dire consequences. A local shopkeeper also told her that a few men were trying to locate her house through her Facebook pictures, she claimed. "Initially, after receiving the threats, I had deleted my post. But after I came to know that some youths were looking for me, I decided to delete my Facebo...

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Mob Thrashes Kashmiri Youth in West Bengal, Forces him to Say ‘Vande Matram’

INDIA

February 20 A shawl trader from Kashmir has been thrashed by mobs in West bengal's Nadia district and the video is being widely circulated on Social Media. The Shawl trader identified as Javed Ahmed Khan from Soibugh area of central Kashmir's Budgam district was mercilessly thrashed by a mob in Taherpur area of Nadia district on Tuesday night. ALSO READ: Attacks on Kashmiris Increase in Parts of India, Asked to Leave Bihar Within 24 Hours In the video, Javid who has been engaged in Shawl trading in West Bengal for the poast ten years, can be seen bleeding and is being forced to say vande Mataram. The attack on Khan comes just two days after chief minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the workers of the BJP and RSS for a string of assaults in the state. Pertinently, attacks on K...

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CASO Launched in Bandipora Area

REGIONAL

February 20 A cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched by Government Forces in Arin area of North Kashmir's Bandipora District Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday Noon, 14 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Arin area of North Kashmir's Bandipora District. ALSO READ: Two Militants Killed in Early Morning Encounter at Budgam Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed.

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UN Expresses Concern Over Attacks on Kashmiris in Various Indian States

INTERNATIONAL

February 20 Following the attack at Pulwama that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF troopers UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” and offered to mediate in the face of rising tensions Guterres, through a spokesman, said that the UN is deeply concerned about the situation while offering to mediate if the two parties request it. The head of the UN received on Wednesday the Pakistani ambassador, Maleeha Lodhi, whose government has asked the organization to intervene in the current crisis, Efe reported. For now, Guterres calls on both sides to “exercise maximum restraint and take immediate steps” to defuse the tension, spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters. The historic tensions between the two nuclear natio...

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Fresh Landslides Block Kashmir Highway

OTHERS

February 20 Fresh landslides on Wednesday have blocked Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. Heavy overnight showers triggered landslides at various places in Ramsoo and Ramban areas on the highway forcing authorities to suspend block traffic movement temporarily. They said that the traffic will be allowed once the debris of the landslide is cleared.