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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...

February 19 Amita Singh, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University,  has accused former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti of removing the barriers on the highway which led to killing of 49 CRPF men. Taking to her  Twitter, she said that Mehbooba should hand over 40 Kashmiris for public execution for 40 soldiers’: “The RDX filled vehicle could not be checked as the 3 check barriers were removed by mehbooba mufti. Governor pl. reinstate everything removed by her. Mehbooba Mf. Should now hand over her 40 people for public execution if she really feels hurt for our 40 soldiers.culpability.” In response, the party’s handle wrote: “This is a professor at #JNU making up concocted stories & ridiculous allegations against @MehboobaMufti She does not stop at that, is a...

February 19 The governor of the north eastern state of India Meghalaya, Tathagata Roy, has appealed the people of India to boycott visiting Kashmir in the aftermath of Pulwama Attacks. In a tweet, Roy said that people should not visit Kashmir and also not go to Amarnath Yatra for next two years. The ‘Right-wing Hindu socio-political ideologue’ said that the people should not but articles from Kashmir emporia and Kashmiri tradesman who every winter go to Indian states to sell Kashmiri products. He tweeted: An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Don’t visit Kashmir, don’t go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Don’t buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri. I am inclined to agree (SIC).” In another t...

February 19 In Karnataka, a woman was arrested for writing "objectionable" posts on social media against the armed forces after the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans on February 14. Angry with the post, police said that the locals tried to burn down the woman's house. The incident took place in Kadabi Shivapur village on February 16. News agency ANI reported that her house was attacked after police arrested her for allegedly posting an objectionable post on social media. "She has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. Locals tried to set her house ablaze," police said. While quoting a local police officer, ANI said that the case was registered after some people complained that the woman's post praised Pakistan. "We registered a complaint under sections...

February 19 Authorities on Tuesday said that one-way traffic will be allowed on the Kashmir Highway with vehicles moving only from Srinagar to Jammu. An official said that the highway is open for one-way traffic from Srinagar to Jammu today. He said that the highway has been cleared of all stranded vehicles on Monday. The restoration of highway partially after remaining shut for seven consecutive days has relieved people since the supply of essentials was also restored.

February 18 A deadly attack was carried against Government Force personnel in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Thursday in which at least 45 CRPF personnel were killed. Soon after the attack, Indian Security agencies revealed that a group of 15 militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad had infiltrated into India from Line of control that divides Kashmir between India and Paksitan through Poonch for the Pulwama attack. One of the Militant accused planning the Deadly Pulwama Attack and another one is Ghazi Rashid. Rahis id belived to have inflitrated into Kashmir two months ago and brought along equipment and other explosives to train the local youth in Kashmir. Who is Gazi Rashid? The 28-year-old Militant, Ghazi Abdul Rahid is believed to have entered India via Kupwara two months...

February 18 After Pulwama attack, Govt. of India issued directive to the State Governments to ensure the security of Kashmiris but in Hyderabad even the local Muslims are not secure. In one such incident, a Muslim youth was assaulted by miscreants on the suspicion that he raised pro-Pakistan slogans. According to the details, Shaik Mohammed Jaffer (28), a businessman was going from Mallepally to Sitarambagh wearing a namaz cap, The miscreants who were part of the protest rally against Pulwama attack dashed his vehicle and later indulged in heated arguments. The miscreants alleged that the youth had raised the slogan, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’. However, Jaffer denied it. Following the heated arguments, a group of five miscreants attacked him. Later, Mr. Jaffar approached Habeeb Nag...

February 18 Four Army men have been killed An early morning encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Pinglan area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District, NDTV reported Officials told The Kashmiriyat that 55 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police were fired upon by Militants during a cordon and search operation in the area. Immediately the troops cordoned off the area and the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. As per reports, Four soldiers have been killed in an overnight encounter in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. The slain soldiers have been identified as Major DS Dondial, Head Constable Save Ram, Sepoy Ajay Kumar and Sepoy Hari Singh. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two to three militan...

February 17 A Kashmiri student pursuing BTech in a Himachal Pradesh university has been arrested for his whahtsapp status. The student identified as Tahseen Gul aged 21, has been taken dteained for allegedly “glorifying” Aadil Ahmed Dar, who was behind the Pulwama attack, in which at least 44 CRPF personnel were killed. Tahseen Gul, 21, a second year student of Chitkara University in Baddi, had allegedly put up a picture of Dar as his Whatsapp profile photo and the words — “Allah Talah aap ki shahadat kabool kare (May Allah accept your martydom)” — as his status. He was booked under IPC section 153B (imputing, making assertions prejudicial to national integration). The FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint filed by retd. Col. AK Chauhan, dean of Chitkara University, The In...