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Archive - May 20, 2008

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Complete strike in occupied Kashmir tomorrow

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, complete strike will be observed tomorrow at the conclusion of the Martyrdom Week, to pay tributes to the prominent liberation leaders Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone, on their martyrdom anniversaries.

Troops’ occupation of forests puts wild-life at stake in IHK

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, people near the forests continue to live in fear because of increasing incidents of man-animal conflict which has claimed about 60 lives and injured more than 325 during the last three years in the Kashmir valley.

Additional troops mobilized in IHK

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): Indian Army is moving additional 5,000 troops to occupied Kashmir.

88 Indian troops commit suicide since January 2007

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, an Indian trooper committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Islamabad district.

IHK administration involved in promoting immorality: Gilani

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, senior Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani has threatened to launch an indefinite agitation from next month if the puppet administration failed to close down the liquor shops.

Int’l community accepts centrality of Kashmir dispute: Mirwaiz

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the international community accepting the centrality of Kashmir dispute has understood the need to resolve it, once and for all.

Live shells in fields cause panic among villagers in IHK

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, people in about a dozen villages in Islamabad district continue to live in fear following the recovery of unexploded shells and fuses almost every alternate day during the past one year.

Indian army losing charm, colonels shun elite courses

New Delhi, May 20 (KMS): In India, more than 10 colonels have refused to join the prestigious higher command course (HCC) and higher defence management course (HDMC) run by Indian army for its officers in the reckoning for higher ranks like brigadier and major general.

Indian troops intimidate eyewitness to custodial killing

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Budgam has directed the police to submit a detailed report over the intimidation and harassment of an eyewitness to a custodial killing.