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Kashmir: Text of resolution passed by Mirwaiz's group

Monday, 20 May 2013 18:46 Srinagar:
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Below is the text of resolution passed by the Awami Action Committee headed bby Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.



RESOLUTION

Awami Action Committee today held an impressive rally of its party  workers at its Head quarter Mirwaizmanzil, but the party president Mirwaiz Umar Farooq could not attend the funciton due to continuous house arrest. The fundtion was presided by General Secratary Mr. G.N. Zaki. A resolution was adopted in connection with the Hafta Shahadat Programme which is being observed to...

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Ahead of Eidgah march, Mirwaiz placed under house arrest in Kashmir

Monday, 20 May 2013 14:47 Srinagar: KDNN
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairperson of his faction of Hurriyat Conference, was placed under house arrest Monday, a day before the group has called for a march to the Eidgah here.

The Mirwaiz's movements have been restricted to maintain law and order, a police official said.

The Hurriyat group has called for a march to the martyrs' graveyard in Eidgah area to commemorate the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq (the Mirwaiz's father) and Abdul Gani Lone.

While unidentified gunmen...

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Kashmir: Teen boy killed in accidental blast

Monday, 20 May 2013 13:00 Srinagar: KDNN
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A teenage boy was killed on Monday after an explosive device he was fiddling with accidentally went off in, police said.

The blast took place at far flung village Bakerwal Khairi in Kither area of Kishtawar district, around 275 km northeast of Jammu city, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

"A teenager Mohammed Yosuf was killed Saturday after an explosive device (possibly a grenade) he was fiddling with exploded," said a police official.

Reports said the explosive device was...

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Electoral verdict in Pak bound to yield rich dividends: Mufti

Sunday, 19 May 2013 20:03 Srinagar: KDNN
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Observing that the decisive electoral verdict in Pakistan is bound to yield rich dividends for both the neighbouring countries, patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Sunday hoped that the Indo-Pak peace process would gain pace as the designated Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharief has been an ardent supporter of improvement of relations with India.

Addressing one day convention of party workers of Samba assembly segment here today, Mufti said that...

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Amarnath yatra poses threat to Kashmir glaciers: Swami Agnivesh

Sunday, 19 May 2013 19:56 Srinagar: KDNN
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As the commencement of  Amarnath Yatra approaches, renowned civil society member and seer Swami Agnivesh Sunday said that the environment with the onset of pilgrimage in Kashmir faces the brunt of unchecked flow of pilgrims.

“The duration of pilgrimage should be limited and there is a need to drastically curtail the number of pilgrims,” he said.

The seer added that last year the days of pilgrimage were reduced but this year the duration has been extended considerably.

Agnivesh...

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Ferocious bear injures three girls in Central Kashmir

Sunday, 19 May 2013 19:48 Srinagar: KDNN
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A ferocious bear mauled three girls and a five year old kid in two different incidents in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, some 22 kms from summer capital Srinagar, on Sunday.

According to reports, a ferocious bear appeared in a field at Watlur and attacked three girls. All of them fled from the scene after receiving serious wounds. They have been identified as Maimoona Banoo daughter of Ali Mohammad,Posha Bano daughter of Ghulam Qadir and Saleema Akhtar.

Family members of the...

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Malik at Tamil Eelam seminar: India can't break our will

Sunday, 19 May 2013 19:39 Srinagar: KDNN
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“The pain and agony of all oppressed nations is one and I am here to share your pain and sufferings and tell you about my nations sufferings,” chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik said on Sunday while addressing a Tamil Eelam seminar in Tamil Nadu.

The ‘Naam Tamizhar Katchi’ a leading party fighting for the cause of Tamils organized the event. Pointing at similarities between the struggles in Kashmiris and Tamils, Malik said, “You are not alone in...

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In Pictures: Delhi police tried to kill me in fake encounter on Holi eve, says Liyaqat

Sunday, 19 May 2013 19:23 KDNN
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Suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militant Syed Liyaqat Shah Sunday claimed that Delhi Police tried to kill him in a fake encounter during the dead of night when he was in their custody.

In an exclusive chat, Shah soon after reaching his native village Dardpora from New Delhi said that National Investigating Agency (NIA) played a fair role and exposed the drama enacted by Delhi Police Special Cell.

“Special Cell dragged me out from the custody and forced me to board in a specially designed...

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Reunion after 20 years: Liyaqat reaches home

Sunday, 19 May 2013 19:06 Srinagar: KDNN
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It was a reunion after nearly two decades for the former Hizbul Mujahideen ultra, Liyaqat Ahmad Shah, who was held by the Delhi Police recently on charges of carrying a terror attack in New Delhi.

Shah had been held while he was returning along with his family from Pakistan Administered Kashmir via Nepal.

People in Dardpora village of north Kashmir's Kupwara thronged the house of Shah, who met his family 20 years after he moved to Pakistan administered Kashmir during the early days of...

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