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Omar skips questions on alliance with Umar

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After senior National Conference leader and Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar hinted towards Omar-Umar accord, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said it was an inappropriate for him to say anything on the issue. He said it was more important for Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to give his comments.

“I am currently heading a government, which is a constituent of UPA and an ally of Congress. There was a historical precedent of double-Farooq accord. But it will be inappropriate for me to say anything,”...

Civil society wakes up, demands death for Gulzar ‘Peer’

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After wide spread condemnation from various sections of people including religious clerics and separatists against the self-styled ‘rapist’ darvesh, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, the civil society members finally broke their silence and demanded strict action against the accused. They also appealed the civil society member’s valley wide to keep vigil on such institutes.

Gulzar Bhat was remanded in police custody, on Wednesday for 15 days, for exploiting the girls in the name of religion.

The civil...

EU Parl passes motion on Guru, calls GoI to return his body

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The European Parliament’s Resolution on the Execution of Afzal Guru and its Implications in Kashmir was debated, voted and unanimously passed at the Plenary session in Strasbourg today.

The Chairman of International Council for Human Rights (ICHR) - Kashmir Project Barrister A Majid Tramboo described the European Parliament’s Resolution as a commitment of the European community in support of the human rights advocacy in Jammu and Kashmir.

Barrister Tramboo expressed his satisfaction for...

Would raise SMS ban issue during security meet: Kashmir CM

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Stating that he would raise the issue of ban on prepaid SMSes during internal security conference meeting, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said he see a ray of hope in Nawaz Sharif’s victory during Pakistan elections.

“I can see a ray of hope from Nawaz government in Pakistan. Nawaz Sherief has been pushing for settlement of Kashmir issue. I hope that both the leaders from two countries will strengthen the hands of friendship,” Omar said Abdullah while speaking to media persons...

Lashkar militant killed in fake encounter, Geelani claims

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Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani while paying glorious tributes to the slain Lashkar militant claimed that he was "killed in a fake gun battle".

In a statement, Geelani said, “It is a great loss for freedom movement. Achieving martyrdom and incarcerations are part and parcel of movement.”

Expressing his doubt over the killing, he claimed it a drama. “The way police claimed about the encounter is ambiguous. Circumstances indicate that he was arrested and killed in...

Have no regrets, says slain's family

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The family of slain Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Hilal Ahmad Wednesday said that they have no regrets over the loss their son. “He has attained martyrdom and we are proud of him,” his uncle Ghulam Mohammad Rather said.

Hilal aka Hilal Molvi was killed in an gunfight in Kashmir's Old City during wee hours. He was 32 and had attained the degree of Mufti from Darool Uloom Devbandh. “PSA was slapped on Hilal in November 2010 and he spent 21 months in Kupwara and Udhampur jails. Police...

'Fake Darvesh is Osho of Kashmir'

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Terming 'rapist Darvesh' Gulzar Ahmed Bhat as Rajneesh Osho of Kashmir, a top religious group Thursday appealed to the government to take stern action against the ‘imposter'.

International Movement of Khatm-i-Nabuwat (IMKN) students staged a protest in Press Enclave here. Talking to reporters Molvi Mohammad Amin in a scathing attack on Gulzar said that he has committed a 'profane act by misinterpreting Islamic principles and wisdom to lure girls for shameless acts'.

He said that the...

Rapist Darvesh's supporters clash with Kashmir police

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Scores of supporters of “scandalous Darvesh” from Central Kashmir areas were arrested by police in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday when they staged a protest demanding his immediate release from the custody.

The supporters chanting slogans ‘Deenas Bahara, Syed Gulzara’ were bundled into police vehicles after they tried to move towards a  main road. Both men and women clashed with police while some of the women supporters tried to beat a women police official.

Police resorted...

Protests held against 'rapist Darvesh' in Kashmir

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Scores of people held protests against the rapist ‘Dervish’ of Central Kashmir in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar, this afternoon.

The protesters, who were associated with different religious organizations, gathered in the Press Enclave here and demanded strict action against the fake ‘Dervish’ Gulzar Ahmad Bhat aka Syed Gulzar, who was arrested after many girls complained that he had sexually exploited them in his ‘religious’ school in central Kashmir's Budgam...

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