Curfew, protests, clashes, arrests mark Sunday

Pellet Guns Injure Several Youth

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Aug 22: Amid strict curfew fresh protests broke in several parts of the summer capital on Sunday even as police arrested several youth from downtown Rainawari. The youth were released in the evening. Reports said at least a dozen persons were injured, with most of them sustaining More

Anxious relatives plead innocence of dear ones

Wait For Their Release Outside Police Stations

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 22: Unfazed by the scorching heat, Rafiqa Begum of Mehjoor Nagar was eagerly awaiting outside the Police Station Sadder here since morning to seek release of her 16-year old son, Omar Saleem, who was detained in a fresh arrest spree by police on Sunday.  Like Rafiqa, scores More

17 youth held: Police

Police on Sunday said that it has arrested 17 youth from different areas of the Srinagar for their alleged involvement in stone pelting.“Police first arrested a youth and on his revelations eight more youth were arrested at different nakas around Mehjoor Nagar,” a police spokesman said.   More

Valley hospitals running short of surgical stuff

Injured Look For Help From Civil Society, NGOs

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 22: The victims of police and paramilitary CRPF ‘atrocities’, admitted in the Valley hospitals, are looking for financial help from the civil society and non-governmental organizations, for purchasing medicines and food items. Even as the SK Institute of Medical Sciences, SMHS More

Protest during crackdown: Geelani

Gk NEWSNETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 22: The Chairman of Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani urged people to stage massive protests during police crackdowns “to foil the arrest of youth.” In a statement, Geelani strongly condemned the arrest of youth and assault on women during the crackdown at Bemina yesterday.
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BACK TO ‘90s?

Crackdown impact: youth run for safety

Flee Homes To Evade ‘Police Harassment’

FAHEEM ASLAMSrinagar, Aug 22: After the nocturnal raids by police and paramilitary forces, it is daytime crackdowns that are making youth run for safety.  The Saturday’s police crackdown at Bemina, in which several people were arrested, is proving to be a frightening More

Mirwaiz visits injured in hospitals

Prays For Their Early Recovery

Gk NEWSNETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 22: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Sunday visited Srinagar hospitals to inquire about the health of the persons injured in police and CRPF action in the past two months. A Hurriyat spokesman said soon after being released from house arrest, Mirwaiz rushed More

Malik ailing

‘Needs Proper Care’

Gk NEWSNETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating health of its chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik, who is presently lodged in Kothibagh Police Station.Police had arrested Malik in June this year and since then he continues to be under More