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    • Posts Tagged ‘attack’

    Senior Kashmiri Separatist Condemns Attack on Sarabjit

    Shabir Ahmed Shah

    SRINAGAR: Senior separatist leader and chairman of Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Shah Thursday condemned the brutal attack on Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistani jail which resulted in his death. Shah was addressing a media conference here. "Such an incident should not have taken place inside a jail," he said. "Pakistan should take action against the attackers so that such an incident is not repeated," he said, while replying a question on Sarabjit Singh during the media conference. The senior separatist leader also...

    Posted 18 days ago.

    Hizbul Makes a Comeback in Kashmir After Decade of Setbacks

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    Azhar Qadri SRINAGAR: The oldest operating militant outfit of Jammu and Kashmir, Hizbul Mujahideen, is making a comeback after suffering setbacks in the last one decade when most of its top brass was eliminated. Hizbul Mujahideen, which was founded in 1989 by militant commander Master Ahsan Dar, has claimed the responsibility for the four major attacks on security forces in Kashmir this month. Five CRPF personnel, two policemen and a BSF constable were killed and nine others were injured...

    Posted 55 days ago.

    Civilian Killed, Two Wounded in Fresh Kashmir Shooting

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    SRINAGAR: A civilian was killed and two others including a policeman were wounded on Sunday when unidentified gunmen fired at a  police patrol in a busy marketplace in north Kashmir, police said. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the shooting incident which took place in Iqbal Market, the heart of Sopore town. Police said the gunmen  snatched a rifle of wounded policemen constable Kishor Kumar,  before fleeing from the scene. Witnesses say the firing spread panic in the area. "Policemen...

    Posted 57 days ago.

    Kashmir Fidayeen attack ‘revenge’ against Guru’s hanging

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    Majid Jahangir SRINAGAR: The investigation into Wednesday’s fidayeen attack has revealed that it might have been in retaliation to the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Interrogation of Pakistani militant Abu Talha, alias Talha Zarar, who was arrested during a surgical raid in Rampura Chattabal locality of the old city yesterday evening, has revealed this. The police said the 24-year-old arrested militant was a resident of 104, Chak...

    Posted 65 days ago.

    'Pakistani Militant' Linked to Kashmir Fidayeen Attack Arrested

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    SRINAGAR: Police say they have arrested one of the Pakistani militants connected to Wednesday’s fidayeen attack on a CRPF camp  in Bemina area of Srinagar. Militants killed five security personnel in the attack, two fidayeen were also killed. Police sources confirmed the arrest in the Rampura Chattabal locality of the city late Thursday night. Police says on specific information, the militant in his late 20s, codenamed Abu Talha, was arrested with a loaded pistol during a dramatic raid. The Army and the CRPF...

    Posted 66 days ago.

    Leopard Mauls 5-year-old Boy to Death in North Kashmir

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    Mujtaba Wani SRINAGAR: A five-year-old boy was dragged away by a leopard to a forest in north Kashmir and later only his half eaten body was recovered, police said on Sunday. This is the third such incident in past 10 days underlining the mountainous region's grave man-animal conflict issue. Wildlife officials say Leopard and Himalayan black bear populations have increased after a ban on hunting was enforced in Kashmir in 1970, and the loss of pine forests had already increased contact...

    Posted 71 days ago.

    Attack on Kashmir bear: New Delhi asks Omar to take action

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    SRINAGAR, Nov 26:Environment Minister Jayanthi Nartarjan today asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take action against the people who recently tried to burn a bear alive in a village at Shopian district. The Minister also announced setting up of a primary response team to quickly deal with the increasing incidents of bear-human conflict in the state. She termed as "extremely shocking" the last week's incident in which locals attempted to burn the bear alive in Mohammadpora village, some 60 km from...

    Posted 175 days ago.

    Another liquor shop attacked in J-K, one killed

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    SRINAGAR, Nov 17: At least one person has died and five others wounded after a grenade exploded outside a wine shop in Jammu region, police say, the second such attack on alcohol outlets in the state in three days. The attack took place in Narwal area in the outskirts of Jammu city, winter capital of the state. The deceased, Kuldeep, was standing outside the liquor shop, a police official said. Whether he was a customer or just a passerby is not known. On Thursday, a gunman sprayed bullets at a shop selling alcohol...

    Posted 184 days ago.

    One dies in attack on Kashmir liquor shop

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    SRINAGAR, Nov 15: One person has died and four others wounded after an unidentified gunman fired at a liquor shop in Srinagar, capital of Muslim-majority Kashmir region where a 23-year-old violence is slowly giving way to peace. The incident took place at Hotel Heemal on the banks of Dal Lake which is peopled by tourists. Mushtaq Ahmed, a resident of Aloochi Bagh, who worked at the alcohol shop died on the spot, a police official said. Police say they are investigating into the incident. 'Rising...

    Posted 186 days ago.

    Peace in Kashmir interrupted,1 killed in Srinagar hotel attack

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    SRINAGAR, Oct 19: One person was killed two others were wounded on Friday when militants opened fire outside a hotel in Srinagar, police said, a rare attack in the summer capital in recent past. They said at least two to three militants tried to force their entry into hotel Silver Star and fired indiscriminately. "Initial investigations into the firing incident have shown that the militants had planned an attempt of attack on Army vehicles which were passing by. They did not succeed and thus tried to enter a...

    Posted 213 days ago.