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India slams Pakistan PM over Kashmir statement at UNGA: 'Hypocrisy at its worst'

India exercised its Right of Reply in the UNGA in response to Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his address.

UNGA Indian diplomat Bhavika Mangalanandan

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Updated on Sep 28, 2024 09:45 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Manjiri Chitre

Pakistan PM Sharif rakes up Kashmir issue at UNGA; S Jaishankar to speak today

At the UNGA, Shehbaz Sharif said India should enter into a dialogue for “peaceful” resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 27, 2024. (Getty Images via AFP)

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Updated on Sep 28, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Mirwaiz rebuts Rajnath Singh’s remarks on Centre-Hurriyat talks

Mirwaiz said he wanted to set the record straight while responding to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statements in election rallies in Jammu

Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (File)

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Updated on Sep 10, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Jailed separatist cleric Sarjan Barkati’s nomination among 35 rejected

Barkati, a cleric known for leading protests against the killing of Hizb commander Burhan Wani in 2016, is currently in jail for illegal fund-raising to allegedly propagate radicalism

Nomination papers of 35 candidates were rejected. (iStockphoto)

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Updated on Aug 29, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByAshiq Hussain, Srinagar

Separatist cleric, 4 nominees backed by Jamaat file papers

Besides Barkati, four to five independent candidates, backed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) filed their nominations from different constituencies of south Kashmir on the last day of filing nominations for 24 seats in J&K voting for which will be held on September 18

Wearing an all covering burqa, Sughra climbed a vehicle on Tuesday and cued her fellow villagers as she marched from Reban to file her father’s nomination papers. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 28, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByAshiq Hussain, Mir Ehsan, Srinagar

R-Day celebrations: Burhan Wani's father hoists Tricolour at Pulwama school

Burhan Wani's death delivered a major blow to the terrorist operation in the valley as he was the mastermind of several operations though he rarely participated in them.

Burhan was a commander of the terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen.

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Published on Jan 27, 2022 04:10 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

PDP’s Para gave ₹5cr to Hurriyat tokeep Valley on boil: NIA charge sheet

This amount was given by Para “possibly on behalf of PDP to Hurriyat Conference for keeping the secessionist activities alive”, NIA added in the charge sheet. HT has reviewed excerpts of the charge sheet.

Para was arrested on November 25 last year by the central agency after multiple rounds of questioning.

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Published on Mar 27, 2021 06:55 AM IST

ByNeeraj Chauhan, New Delhi

Is the Gupkar alliance driven by political arithmetic or chemistry?

After being released and just before the DDC polls, leaders of seven political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have announced formation of an alliance called the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) against the nullification or modification of the state’s special constitutional position.

MP and President of National Conference (NC) Farooq Abdullah, PDP chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, former CM Omar Abdullah and other members after a meeting of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, in Srinagar.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2020 04:59 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVijdan Mohammad Kawoosa

India flays Burhan Wani protest outside India House in London

The Indian high commission on Wednesday described as “mockery” a protest outside India House organised by some anti-India groups to mark the death anniversary of Burhan Wani of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen, who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir on July 8, 2016.

Scotland Yard officials set up a buffer zone between India House and protestors.(File photo)

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Updated on Jul 08, 2020 09:24 PM IST

HIndustan Times, London | ByHT Correspondent

Top Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo killed in encounter

Naikoo, also known as Zubair ul Islam and Bin Qasim, who emerged as the face of the Hizbul in the Valley and propagated radicalism through audio and video messages on social media — much like his predecessor Burhan Wani.

Security forces near the site of a gunfight in which Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo along with an associate were killed, in Beighpora area, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.(Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 07, 2020 03:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar/New Delhi | ByHT Correspondents, Srinagar/new Delhi

Riyaz Naikoo, schoolteacher to one of Kashmir Valley’s most wanted men

Before joining the Hizbul Mujahideen, Naikoo used to teach mathematics at a private school in Pulwama. The son of a farmer, Naikoo was detained by security forces during the unrest of 2010 and released in 2012. He was believed to have been radicalised around the same time.

ommander-in-Chief of Hizbul Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo. Naikoo was killed in an encounter with security forces at Beighpora area in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Wednesday.(PTI File Photo)

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Updated on May 07, 2020 06:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByHT Correspondent

Kashmiri apples with anti-India slogans found in Sangrur

Words like ‘Indian dogs go back,’ ‘Sameer Tiger’ and ‘Burhan Wani’ were spotted on the apples by a fruit seller who purchased the fruit from Tohana city of Haryana

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Published on Oct 30, 2019 11:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByAvtar singh, Sangrur

Government forms new post to wean Jammu and Kashmir youngsters away from violence

The administration, in the process of allocating a budget for the two new UTs, will also allocate funds for the CEO, Youth. The CEO is likely to be appointed from South Kashmir, a hotbed of local militancy.

AS Dulat, former RAW chief and an author of a book on Kashmir, said: “It’s a positive idea but will be a challenging assignment since the youth are enraged and very alienated.”(HT image)

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Updated on Oct 19, 2019 05:51 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHarinder Baweja

Article 370 is gone. It is time to open Kashmir’s political space

Preventing deaths was the State’s first priority. But it now must allow political leaders to operate

Rumours have swirled around the number of people who may be under arrest. Is it the case, as whispers in Srinagar suggest, that no major mainstream politician is ready to face the public? Or is the government unwilling to release them and allow protests?(REUTERS)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2019 06:47 PM IST

ByBarkha Dutt

Want to avoid repeat of Kashmir unrest of 2016: Centre tells Supreme Court

Venugopal said the government had proof that Kashmiri separatists, acting on instructions from across the border, had instigated people to hit the streets in 2016.

It is this situation and loss of life that the government was trying to avoid, the top law officer told a bench led by Justice Arun Mishra.(PTI)

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Updated on Jun 14, 2020 12:10 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByBhadra Sinha

Shobhaa De rubbishes ex-Pak envoy claim he influenced her Kashmir article

In an interview with a Pakistani blogger Farhan Virk, Basit had said that he had managed to influence “prominent” columnist Shobhaa De to write the 2016 article titled “Burhan Wani is dead but he’ll live on till we find out what Kashmir really wants”.

Shobhaa De called Basit’s statement “dangerous, malicious, and unfair to anybody who believes in the truth”. (Photo @DeShobhaa)

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Updated on Aug 12, 2019 10:02 PM IST

New Delhi | ByAsian News International

Kashmir: The decision is a win-win for everyone

The advisory to various state governments to ensure the safety and security of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir is a step in the right direction. It must now be followed up by a genuine outreach to the people of the state

The Centre’s advisory to various states to ensure the safety of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir is a step in the right direction. It must now be followed up by a genuine outreach to the people of the state(Vipin Kumar / Hindustan Times)

analysis

Published on Aug 05, 2019 08:52 PM IST

ByDS Hooda

Fewer stone-pelting cases in Kashmir under central rule

According to data reviewed by Hindustan Times, the total number of stone-pelting cases registered under the NC-INC regime between 2009 and 2014 was 2,690 with a spike in 2010, when protests took place against alleged killings by the army in the Macchil sector.

Data over a decade also suggests that Srinagar, the base of the pro-Pakistan umbrella separatist group Hurriyat Conference, witnesses the most number of instances of stone-pelting. Sopore, a hotbed of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Kashmir and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activity, Baramulla and Pulwama aren’t far behind.(PTI)

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Updated on Jul 21, 2019 04:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta

Why justice matters in Jammu and Kashmir

Violations breed alienation and violence. India must address it, by reaching out and recognising the past

Pakistan has for long sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. But is it enough for India to point to “causality”, without introspecting on the fact that Kashmir has a long litany of documented human rights violations that have gone unpunished?(AP)

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Published on Jul 16, 2019 06:47 PM IST

ByHarinder Baweja

Wani shutdown call: Amarnath Yatra partially suspended

Officials said the vehicles carrying the pilgrims back from Baltal, where the second base camp for the pilgrimage is located, and Pahalgam were allowed to travel to Jammu.

According to official data, 36,309 pilgrims have so far left Jammu for the 48-day-long pilgrimage since its commencement on June 30.(PTI)

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Published on Jul 08, 2019 10:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByHT Correspondent

Security up in Valley ahead of Burhan Wani death anniversary

Wani’s killing in a firefight with security forces in South Kashmir’s Bambodoora along with two other militants of home-grown militant group Hizbul Mujahideen on July 8, 2016 triggered protracted protests across the Valley that left over 100 people dead.

People pelt stones at policemen during protests after the death of Burhan Wani in an encounter in July 2016.(Waseem Andrabi/HT archive)

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Updated on Jul 08, 2019 05:51 AM IST

Srinagar | ByHT Correspondent

The worrying rise of local militancy

The number of local militants has steadily gone up. According to police records, 66 of them joined the militant ranks in 2015. The number went up to 88 in 2016, 126 in 2017 and 196 in 2018.

The number of local militants has steadily gone up.(Getty Images)

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Published on Jun 23, 2019 10:30 PM IST

Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

Worrying trend in Valley as more locals join militancy

The trend first started in 2015 when a 15-year-old Burhan Wani dropped out of Class X and joined the homegrown militant group, Hizbul Mujahideen.

A paramilitary soldier diverts children from a barricade during restrictions in downtown Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Image used for representational purpose only.((Photo by Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times))

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Updated on Jun 21, 2019 08:53 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

In 5 months, forces gun down 101 militants in Kashmir

Most counter-terror operations were executed in south Kashmir’s four districts – Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag.

Indian army personnel during an encounter against terrorists at Dalipora(ANI)

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Updated on Jun 01, 2019 10:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

Burhan Wani aide Lateef Tiger may be among 3 militants killed in J-K’s Shopian gunfight

Police has, however, so far officially only confirmed that three militants have been killed in this encounter which has now ended.

A soldier of the Indian Army was injured in this joint operation carried out by the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), special operations group (SOG) of state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).(PTI FILE)

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Updated on May 03, 2019 03:44 PM IST

Srinagar | ByIndo Asian News Service

OPINION | The weapon is now in the minds and bodies

The eruption of anger after Burhan Wani’s killing in 2016 was a consequence of 2010. If 2010 was a long period of unrest, 2016 saw an uprising that gave birth to new-age militants, including Adil Ahmad Dar.

People attend a candle light vigil organised by NDMC to pay tribute to CRPF personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack, New Delhi, India, on Sunday, February 17(Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 21, 2019 08:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHarinder Baweja

November bloodiest month for militants in Kashmir, 9 top commanders killed

As per official figures, 227 militants have been killed in different parts of Kashmir so far this year. While they belonged to different organisations, the Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen suffered major losses this month as both groups lost some of their top commanders, especially in south Kashmir, which has become a hotbed of militancy.

Srinagar: Army soldiers seen near the site of encounter in Chattergam, Budgam district, central Kashmir, India, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in which Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Naveed Jatt was killed. November has been a month of reverses for militants who have seen at least nine top commanders killed (File Photo)(HT)

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Updated on Nov 29, 2018 05:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

Two militants killed in Srinagar encounter

One of the killed militants was said by his family to have been pursuing his PhD at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi before joining militancy but the university denied it had any student by the name.

People examine a house that was damaged during a gunfight between militants and security forces in the Nowgam area on the outskirts of Srinagar on October 24.(Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 24, 2018 11:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

On cancelled Sushma Swaraj, Shah Mahmood Qureshi meet, Yashwant Sinha has a theory

The government had last month called off the meeting in New York, within 24 hours after agreeing to it, by citing the brutal killings of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad releasing postage stamps “glorifying” Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani.

Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha Monday claimed a meeting between external affairs ministers of India and Pakistan had been cancelled because Sushma Swaraj “did not take” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) into confidence.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 22, 2018 10:50 PM IST

Nagpur | ByPress Trust of India

Sikh, Kashmiri Pandit victims of terror on Pakistan stamps

The 20 stamps depict what Pakistani officials have said are instances of “atrocities” in Kashmir, including “missing persons”, “protest against killers”, “tortured women”, “human shield” and “homeless children”.

The set of 20 postage stamps on Kashmir issued by Islamabad, which had a key role in the cancellation of a meeting of the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, use images of Kashmiri Pandit and Sikh victims of acts of terror to depict victims of alleged rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir.(Representative Image/NYT Photo)

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Published on Oct 02, 2018 09:50 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

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India exercised its Right of Reply in the UNGA in response to Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his address.

At the UNGA, Shehbaz Sharif said India should enter into a dialogue for “peaceful” resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue.

Mirwaiz said he wanted to set the record straight while responding to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statements in election rallies in Jammu

Barkati, a cleric known for leading protests against the killing of Hizb commander Burhan Wani in 2016, is currently in jail for illegal fund-raising to allegedly propagate radicalism

Besides Barkati, four to five independent candidates, backed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) filed their nominations from different constituencies of south Kashmir on the last day of filing nominations for 24 seats in J&K voting for which will be held on September 18

Burhan Wani's death delivered a major blow to the terrorist operation in the valley as he was the mastermind of several operations though he rarely participated in them.

This amount was given by Para “possibly on behalf of PDP to Hurriyat Conference for keeping the secessionist activities alive”, NIA added in the charge sheet. HT has reviewed excerpts of the charge sheet.

The Indian high commission on Wednesday described as “mockery” a protest outside India House organised by some anti-India groups to mark the death anniversary of Burhan Wani of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen, who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir on July 8, 2016.

Naikoo, also known as Zubair ul Islam and Bin Qasim, who emerged as the face of the Hizbul in the Valley and propagated radicalism through audio and video messages on social media — much like his predecessor Burhan Wani.

Before joining the Hizbul Mujahideen, Naikoo used to teach mathematics at a private school in Pulwama. The son of a farmer, Naikoo was detained by security forces during the unrest of 2010 and released in 2012. He was believed to have been radicalised around the same time.

Words like ‘Indian dogs go back,’ ‘Sameer Tiger’ and ‘Burhan Wani’ were spotted on the apples by a fruit seller who purchased the fruit from Tohana city of Haryana

The administration, in the process of allocating a budget for the two new UTs, will also allocate funds for the CEO, Youth. The CEO is likely to be appointed from South Kashmir, a hotbed of local militancy.

Preventing deaths was the State’s first priority. But it now must allow political leaders to operate

Venugopal said the government had proof that Kashmiri separatists, acting on instructions from across the border, had instigated people to hit the streets in 2016.

In an interview with a Pakistani blogger Farhan Virk, Basit had said that he had managed to influence “prominent” columnist Shobhaa De to write the 2016 article titled “Burhan Wani is dead but he’ll live on till we find out what Kashmir really wants”.

The advisory to various state governments to ensure the safety and security of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir is a step in the right direction. It must now be followed up by a genuine outreach to the people of the state

According to data reviewed by Hindustan Times, the total number of stone-pelting cases registered under the NC-INC regime between 2009 and 2014 was 2,690 with a spike in 2010, when protests took place against alleged killings by the army in the Macchil sector.

Violations breed alienation and violence. India must address it, by reaching out and recognising the past

Officials said the vehicles carrying the pilgrims back from Baltal, where the second base camp for the pilgrimage is located, and Pahalgam were allowed to travel to Jammu.

Wani’s killing in a firefight with security forces in South Kashmir’s Bambodoora along with two other militants of home-grown militant group Hizbul Mujahideen on July 8, 2016 triggered protracted protests across the Valley that left over 100 people dead.

The number of local militants has steadily gone up. According to police records, 66 of them joined the militant ranks in 2015. The number went up to 88 in 2016, 126 in 2017 and 196 in 2018.

The trend first started in 2015 when a 15-year-old Burhan Wani dropped out of Class X and joined the homegrown militant group, Hizbul Mujahideen.

Most counter-terror operations were executed in south Kashmir’s four districts – Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag.

Police has, however, so far officially only confirmed that three militants have been killed in this encounter which has now ended.

The eruption of anger after Burhan Wani’s killing in 2016 was a consequence of 2010. If 2010 was a long period of unrest, 2016 saw an uprising that gave birth to new-age militants, including Adil Ahmad Dar.

One of the killed militants was said by his family to have been pursuing his PhD at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi before joining militancy but the university denied it had any student by the name.

The government had last month called off the meeting in New York, within 24 hours after agreeing to it, by citing the brutal killings of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad releasing postage stamps “glorifying” Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani.

The 20 stamps depict what Pakistani officials have said are instances of “atrocities” in Kashmir, including “missing persons”, “protest against killers”, “tortured women”, “human shield” and “homeless children”.

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