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Three including Boy, girl injured in Indian armys mine blast in Rajouri, HC quashes black law against Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami

 Srinagar Feb 2 , 2021: Three members of a family were injured in a mine blast in Rajouri district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. A boy picked up an object of mine of Indian army from a field and it exploded when he threw it on the ground injured three persons, including the boy, a girl and an elderly person. Three persons, including the boy, a girl and an elderly person, were injured in the incident that took place in the Nowshera area of Rajouri , the officials said.

13 Years After Wamiq Farooq's Killing, Justice Continues to Evade Teen's Family

 Srinagar Feb 2, 2021:Thirteen years  Justice continues to elude the family of a young school boy Wamiq Farooq , who was martyred by tear gas shell of Indian police  near Gani memorial stadium in Rajouri Kadal area of Srinagar on 31 January in 2010

Indian police arrest over half dozen Kashmiri youth

Srinagar, January 30, 2021: During cordon and search operations and house raids Indian troops and police personnel arrested over half dozen Kashmiri youth in south Kashmir districts in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
 

Indian forces launch search operations in Pulwama, Shopian , Baramulla areas

 Srinagar, January 29, 2021:  Indian troops  launched cordon and search operations in different areas in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.The Indian forces  of Rastriya Rifles of Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force of paramilitary forces and Special Operation Group launched cordon and search operations in Khrew area of Pulwama district and Pinjora  and Reban areas of Shopian district. The forces are  adding miseries and harrassment during these so-called operations, the local told media men.

Bakerwal families fighting a tough winter in makeshift tents

Srinagar, January 29, 2021: The Bakerwals said that due to the pandemic, they could not earn sufficient enough to travel back to Rajouri and other Jammu region areas due to weather conditions while  the authorities may not be able to electrify our tents or provide us piped water, but at least they could have given us the blankets or woollens to help us fight these harsh winters” in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

India’s human rights situation is very serious, says UN Special Rapporteur

Washington, January 23,2021  The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) , an advocacy organisation of Indian American Muslims has released its Human Rights Compendium Series and the first report in this series called Human rights in India: Status report 2021 – Crushing Dissent, Muslim Mirror reported. 

21 prisoners from J&K booked under PSA to be shifted to Agra central jail

 Srinagar, Jan 22, 2021: About 21 prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir, presently facing illegal detentions in various jails of Indain state Uttar Pradesh, have been shifted to the high-security Agra jail. This is being done on the orders of the Indian Home Ministry (MHA). The prisoners being shifted now are believed to be  most of them associated with senior veteran Hurriyat leader,  Syed Ali  Geelani. These inmates were booked under draconian law Public Safety Act (PSA) and were arrested  in August 2019.

Grenade attack on Indian police party in Kishtwar, no casualty reported

 Jammu, Jan 22 , 2021:  Unknown persons on Friday hurled a grenade at an Indian police party in Dadpeth on Chaatroo highway in Kishtwar in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources told GNS that there was no loss of life or injury reported in the incident even as the entire area has been cordoned off by Indian troops to nab the attackers. It is after a very long time that any such incident has been reported in the district.

KTA demands immediate restoration of 4G internet services

Srinagar, Jan 22 , 2021: Trade Alliance (KTA) has demanded immediate restoration of 4G internet services in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. KTA President Ajaz Shahdhar in a statement in Srinagr said that “We want the government to restore 4G in Jammu & Kashmir, that will help in  Trade, Education and Media Activities".He said the reach of wire-based internet services is limited in Kashmir valley and not every student has access to it. "It becomes impossible to students to attend a online lectures on 2G mobile speed", he said.

Gawkadal Massacre 31st anniversary echoes of injustice

 By: Ajaz Ahmad War Srinagar 
Srinagar, January 21 : Gawkadal Massacre is one of the brutal massacres in the history of Kashmir. 31 years ago it shocked the entire region and humanity gauging by scale of tyranny unleashed by the state against peaceful protesters .
One cannot miss the basic facts that the Gawkadal massacre was named after the Gawkadal bridge in Srinagar, Kashmir, where, on 21 January 1990, the Indian paramilitary troops of the Central Reserve Police Force opened fire on a group of Kashmiri protesters in what has been described by some authors as "the worst massacre in Kashmiri history".At least 50 people were killed (according to survivors, the actual death toll may have been as high as 280 .
Pertinent to mention, the massacre happened two days after the Government of India appointed Jagmohan as the Governor for a second time in a bid to control the mass protests by Kashmiris.It happened during the mass leaving of Kashmiri Pandit community .
Diverse global reputed human rights groups and personalities commented on the horrors of Gawkadal Massacre .
 

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