August 5, 2016
By Sameer Yasir
The valley of Kashmir (click here) is fast moving back towards 1990s when militants would attract crowds and enjoyed popular support among masses. In the past one week, armed militants have openly addressed gatherings in south Kashmir, with people fighting each other to touch them with their palms, as they would do at the Sufi shrines.
On Tuesday, two masked militants – one of them who wore a tradition Kashmiri cloak-(Phern) and was armed with weapons – addressed a huge public gathering in south Kashmir's Koimoh area.
One of the two men, according to Greater Kashmir newspaper, told the gathering to carry forward the “ongoing struggle and remain resilient.”
“We have chosen our path and will strive till we achieve the martyrdom,” one of the militant, according to Greater Kashmir, told an emotionally-charged gathering, some of whom jostled to kiss their palms. “If you cannot be among us, at least don’t betray us,” the militant said.
According to senior police officials, since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen (Hizb) commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani on 8 July, not a single anti-militancy operation was carried out anywhere in the Valley. The officials said the army has carried anti-infiltration operations along the LoC in Nowgam sector, around 120 km north of Srinagar, killing about four militants. Two army men were also killed during the operation....
June 5, 2016
By Mir Ehsan
In the second attack (click here) on security forces in less than 24 hours in south Kashmir, two armed militants attacked a police checkpost in Anantnag town, killing an assistant sub-inspector and a police constable before fleeing the spot.
On Friday evening, militants had ambushed a BSF convoy on a national highway in neighbouring Bijbehara town, killing three BSF personnel.
Director General of Police K Rajendra visited Anantnag and chaired a high-level security review meeting. “Militants fired on policemen deployed near the bus station at close range. Police also opened fire on the militants. Two policemen, including an officer, were killed in the attack,” a senior police officer said....
They want to bring down planes. There could be flooding adding to the stress among people in the area.
June 13, 2016
By Arun Sharma
A ban has been declared (click here) on all sorts of "private airborne activity'' within a radius of one km from any defence/security forces installation in Jammu for a period of 60 days....
By Sameer Yasir
The valley of Kashmir (click here) is fast moving back towards 1990s when militants would attract crowds and enjoyed popular support among masses. In the past one week, armed militants have openly addressed gatherings in south Kashmir, with people fighting each other to touch them with their palms, as they would do at the Sufi shrines.
On Tuesday, two masked militants – one of them who wore a tradition Kashmiri cloak-(Phern) and was armed with weapons – addressed a huge public gathering in south Kashmir's Koimoh area.
One of the two men, according to Greater Kashmir newspaper, told the gathering to carry forward the “ongoing struggle and remain resilient.”
“We have chosen our path and will strive till we achieve the martyrdom,” one of the militant, according to Greater Kashmir, told an emotionally-charged gathering, some of whom jostled to kiss their palms. “If you cannot be among us, at least don’t betray us,” the militant said.
According to senior police officials, since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen (Hizb) commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani on 8 July, not a single anti-militancy operation was carried out anywhere in the Valley. The officials said the army has carried anti-infiltration operations along the LoC in Nowgam sector, around 120 km north of Srinagar, killing about four militants. Two army men were also killed during the operation....
June 5, 2016
By Mir Ehsan
In the second attack (click here) on security forces in less than 24 hours in south Kashmir, two armed militants attacked a police checkpost in Anantnag town, killing an assistant sub-inspector and a police constable before fleeing the spot.
On Friday evening, militants had ambushed a BSF convoy on a national highway in neighbouring Bijbehara town, killing three BSF personnel.
Director General of Police K Rajendra visited Anantnag and chaired a high-level security review meeting. “Militants fired on policemen deployed near the bus station at close range. Police also opened fire on the militants. Two policemen, including an officer, were killed in the attack,” a senior police officer said....
They want to bring down planes. There could be flooding adding to the stress among people in the area.
June 13, 2016
By Arun Sharma
A ban has been declared (click here) on all sorts of "private airborne activity'' within a radius of one km from any defence/security forces installation in Jammu for a period of 60 days....
