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@Omar1984

This is well documented by Pakistani as well as Kashmiri authors that Pakistan played a crucial role in sidelining pro-independance groups. Infact, at times, they passed on intelligence to Indian offcials to weaken the JKLF. You may want to check out Shadow War by Arif Jamal for details. Basharat Peer also mentions this in his book Curfewed midnight.
SC upholds life sentence for killer of Mirwaiz's father
NEW DELHI: More than 20 years after militants gunned down then Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq at his residence in Srinagar, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and life sentence to Hizbul Mujahideen militant Mohammad Ayub Dar for the murder.

A Bench comprising Justices V S Sirpurkar and M K Sharma dismissed an appeal filed by Dar, who was convicted by a Jammu and Kashmir TADA court on March 8 last year and sentenced to life imprisonment. "There is no merit in the appeal and it is dismissed," the Bench said. The TADA court had also imposed a fine of Rs 6,000 on Dar.

The killing of Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq on May 21, 1990, had led to massive protests in the Valley. A month later, his then 17-year-old son Umar Farooq was appointed Mirwaiz.

On May 21, 1990, three terrorists entered Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq's house and shot him. Farooq succumbed to his injuries at the Soura Hospital in Srinagar. The case was transferred to the CBI on June 11, 1990. Accused Abdul Rehman Shingan, alias Inayat, was arrested on September 20, 1990.

Shingan had confessed that he along with Mohammad Ayub Dar and Zahoor Ahmed entered Farooq's office armed with pistols and shot him. Shingan had died during the pendency of the trial. Accused Javed Ahmed, alias Ajmal Khan, and Zahoor Ahmed, alias Bilal, are absconding.
 
If your so sure about your stance that the majority favour india ,then you guys would have no problem winning a vote on the issue of kashmir.....or is then when your hypocrisy is exposed!

Well if there is actually a vote conducted in J&K , then india will have no problem .The reason is simple , the separatist do not represent whole of J&K , they have pockets of influences
For instance there are 40 Legislative Districts in J&K , devided as follows
14 Districts in Jammu
12 Districts in Leh-Ladhakh
14 Districts in Kashmir Valley

Do u Guys actually Believe that people of Jammu ,whose 90 % of Population is Hindu will actually vote for accession to Pakistan
Or for that matter People of Leh Ladakh whole of whose population is Buddhist and they have no connection with Pakistan and have more in common with Tibet and Northeast India.

And Frankly not all districts of even the kashmir Valley are actually facing the Seperatist agitation, the number actually is 6 districts comprising SriNagar ,Shopian ,Anantang, Kulwan ,Baramulla ,Kupwara.
Now the seperatist donot even represent all the People in these 6 districts
Out of the total Population Of 20 Million People , 14 Districts of Kashmir Valley have around 10 Million People , however Even if seperatist have support of say 5 million of those people which by the way is a lot , they would have no problem in finding 100000 People to conduct demonstration in different part of Kashmir valley and call it a unified freedom movement representing whole of J&K

Even if India agree to give independence to these 6 District what is the possibility of them remaining independent , Becoz Pak army would move in and it would result in action by Indian army which would lead to 4th Kashmir War.

Best Idea would be to Conduct Vote in 14 Districts of Kashmir valley
And those districts which are in favor of independence should be granted the same , Also Pakistan should grant independence to Azad Kashmir ie withdraw its troops and terrorist from Azad Kashmir and let the then newly independent districts Join Azad Kashmir .
LET THE COMBINATION PAKISTAN HELD KASHMIR AND PART OF INDIAN HELD KASHMIR WISHING TO SEPERATE ,BE JOINED TOGETHER AS A SEPARATE COUNTRY SHARING BORDERS WITH INDIA ,PAKISTAN AND CHINA
With both India And Pakistan maintaining its troops outside the border of this region, which should have its own lawenforcement agency and govt comprising of people from this region , while india and pak should provide funding till the region is able to stand on its own ,And yeah Mirvaiz Omar , Leader of Huriyat Conference should Be named interim PM of this state , till Proper elections are called for which should involve all Kashmiri Parties from both side of border no National Parties of India and Pakistan like PPP , PML-N ,Congress,BJP ,CPM


OFF COURSE ALL THIS IS MY WISHFUL THINKING AND ARE LEADERS ARE SMART/DUMB ENOUGH NOT TO FOLLOW MY IDEAS
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Police forces from several states, including J&K, are evaluating the non-lethal Taser to help quell civil unrest​
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It may prove a major step towards ending the use of lethal force against protestors by the police. Or it could be, in the worlds of Amnesty International, "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment which is absolutely prohibited under international law".

In secret trials on September 9th, at the National Security Guard (NSG) headquarters at Manesar, near Delhi, seven volunteers from the NSG were shot turn-by-turn with non-lethal Taser guns in different parts of their bodies. Temporarily paralysed by a 50,000-volt shock, the hardened commandoes crumpled to the floor, unable to move, speak or react in any way.

The Taser, marketed by US-based Taser International, uses compressed gas to shoot a tiny copper barb to a distance of 30 feet. After penetrating a couple of millimetres into the targeted individual, a high-voltage electric shock is administered through a trailing wire.

This effectively shuts down all muscular control; he or she can see, hear and think, but the body is utterly unable to react to commands from the brain. Taser International calls this “neuromuscular incapacitation”.

Indian interest in the Taser has been kindled by the deaths of more than a hundred protestors in police firing in Kashmir over the summer, and in the agitation against land acquisition in UP. The trials at the NSG this month were witnessed by several state police forces and by Indian Army officers.

The NSG has already floated a tender for 200 non-lethal weapons, to deploy with sky marshals in airliners and for anti-hijacking operations.

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Sources say another 600 non-lethal weapons will be bought for the NSG’s regional hubs.

Taser International, which has a 20-year patent from the Indian government, points out that the Kashmir situation might never have arisen had the police been armed with Tasers.

Says Paramjit Singh, who is heading Taser International’s operations in India: “Currently, India’s police forces are equipped only to kill. The Taser would let them subdue agitated citizens without the political and legal complications that are caused by firing live bullets at unarmed civilians. Every law enforcement officer should have the option of using a non-lethal weapon.”

Paramjit Singh also highlights the “Kasab advantage” that the Taser facilitates. He refers to the capture of Pakistani terrorist, Ajmal Kasab, whose interrogation provided crucial details of the Mumbai terror attack of 26th Nov 2008.

The police seem to agree. State police forces from J&K, Punjab, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, and also the Indo Tibetan Border Police, have shown interest or placed orders for the Taser. The UP Police have also conducted an NSG-style trial, where constables were shot to evaluate the Taser.

But Tasers are also controversial, with critics claiming that the device has already caused 245 deaths worldwide. The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) concluded in 2007, that the use of the Taser gun constitutes a "form of torture" and "can even provoke death." Last year, after persistent allegations that Taser shocks interfere with heartbeat rhythms, particularly in people with pacemakers, Taser International advised law enforcement agencies to aim below the centre of the chest.

There has been no word yet on the NSG commandos or UP policemen who were shot during Taser trials. The BBC, however, broadcast a video, on 17th May 2007, of Michael Todd, the head of Greater Manchester Police, England, demonstrating his confidence in the Taser by allowing himself to be shot in the back. The police chief, who fell forward onto his chest, admitted after recovering: “I couldn't move, it hurt like hell… I wouldn't want to do that again.”

Nevertheless, the NSG is impressed with the Taser, which is also used by several police forces around the world, such as the UK police, which have bought at least 10,000 Tasers. Experienced NSG commandos point out that a terrorist, even fatally wounded with a gunshot, can continue fighting, sometimes for hours. With the Taser, however, suppression is instant. The weapon is especially attractive for NSG sky marshals, since firing a bullet in an airliner risks perforating the fuselage and depressurising the cabin.



The Taser system, which was on display at the INDESEC exhibition in the capital earlier this month, comes in various models. The recently launched multi-shot Taser X3 can fire 3 probes in succession, a crucial facility when presented with more than one threat simultaneously.



In the United States it is legal for a civilian to carry a Taser C2 for self-defence. This is not considered a firearm because the cartridge uses gas, not gunpowder, to launch the probes. Taser advertises the C2, retailed at US $1200, and with a range of 15 feet, as superior to a stun gun, which must be in physical contact with the target; and to pepper spray, which is only effective to 6 feet away.


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What is the range of a taser? in J&K protestors or stone-throwers are as they say, a stone throw away from police. Can a Taser strike a person at that distance?
 
Schools reopen in Kashmir Valley after three months​


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Children during a prayer session at a school in Srinagar. Authorities have re-opened educational institutions today amid preparations for conducting the annual examination



After remaining shut for 100 days, schools in Kashmir Valley reopened on Monday with students and teachers given a free passage by security forces despite curfew and restrictions in many parts.

However, attendance was thin against the backdrop of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s call to parents not to send their wards to schools and colleges.

The education system in the valley had become a collateral damage in the ongoing unrest, which began on June 11 with the killing of a 17-year-old student in police tear smoke shelling.

In order to ensure the smooth functioning of schools, the state Government had pressed a fleet of state road transport corporation buses into service.

More than 170 buses were deployed on 11 city routes for facilitating the movement of students and school staff.

The attendance of the students, however, was just around 20 per cent but authorities were hopeful that that it would improve from tomorrow.

State Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday announced a comprehensive plan for restarting the learning process and holding of annual examinations in the Valley.

“We have formulated a plan to reopen all the schools in rural as well as urban areas including Srinagar city from tomorrow,” the minister said.

He said the department will ensure that students of the Valley do not lose a precious academic year due to the ongoing unrest.

Geelani had on Sunday said, “No right thinking person can deny the importance of education in society, but to think that they (government) are concerned about the future of our children is like a mad man’s dream“.

He appealed to people to strictly observe civil curfew when schools and colleges would resume their normal functioning in the Valley. The separatist leader also appealed to teachers and the non-teaching staff to stay at home.

In view of the diktat issued by Geelani, many private schools decided to adopt a wait and watch strategy.

“We will see how the first day pans out. If government schools function normally, we will also start from Tuesday but at the moment we cannot risk our students,” Mukhtar Ahmad, who runs a private school, said.

Despite tight security deployment around the schools, there have been reports of some people threatening the management of some schools in Batamaloo area of the city.

However, police officials say they were not aware of such threats.


The Hindu : News / National : Schools reopen in Kashmir Valley after three months
 
Kashmir: Schools reopen after 100 days

Kashmir: Ignoring Geelani?s shutdown call, schools reopen after 100 days


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Srinagar: After remaining shut for 100 days, schools in Kashmir Valley reopened on Monday with students and teachers given a free passage by security forces despite curfew and restrictions in many parts.

However, attendance was thin against the backdrop of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's call to parents not to send their wards to schools and colleges.

The education system in the Valley had become a collateral damage in the ongoing unrest, which began on June 11 with the killing of a 17-year-old student in police tear smoke shelling.

In order to ensure the smooth functioning of schools, the state government had pressed a fleet of state road transport corporation buses into service.

More than 170 buses were deployed on 11 city routes for facilitating the movement of students and school staff.

The attendance of the students, however, was just around 20 per cent but authorities were hopeful that that it would improve from tomorrow.

State Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed yesterday announced a comprehensive plan for restarting the learning process and holding of annual examinations in the Valley.

"We have formulated a plan to reopen all the schools in rural as well as urban areas including Srinagar city from tomorrow," the minister said.

He said the department will ensure that students of the Valley do not lose a precious academic year due to the ongoing unrest.

Geelani had yesterday said, "No right thinking person can deny the importance of education in society, but to think that they (government) are concerned about the future of our children is like a mad man's dream."

He appealed to people to strictly observe civil curfew when schools and colleges would resume their normal functioning in the Valley. The separatist leader also appealed to teachers and the non-teaching staff to stay at home.

In view of the diktat issued by Geelani, many private schools decided to adopt a wait and watch strategy.

"We will see how the first day pans out. If government schools function normally, we will also start from Tuesday but at the moment we cannot risk our students," Mukhtar Ahmad, who runs a private school, said.

Despite tight security deployment around the schools, there have been reports of some people threatening the management of some schools in Batamaloo area of the city.

However, police officials say they were not aware of such threats.





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No more stones.. only books!!!

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JK job plans for youths, not for separatists: Govt

JK Job Plans | Kashmir Violence | JK Expert Panel | Manmohan Singh | Pritviraj Chavan - Oneindia News


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New Delhi, Sep 27: The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the expert group set up by him for ensuring employment opportunities for Kashmiri youths. :cheers:


Manmohan Singh has evaluated the progress of plans of the expert group, chaired by former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan, to increase jobs for the unrest youths in the Valley. He asked the panel to ensure that employment opportunities were sustainable. He also suggested the panel to give regard to equity considerations, in terms of various regions of the state, sectors of the economy, levels of skill, and gender.


Kashmir's three lakh unemployed youth are not so sure about the Centre's initiative. But the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) thinks the move will go a long way.

Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan told that the package was not meant for the separatists but for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and hoped that a positive reaction would emerge soon. :tup:

The expert group was set up by prime minister on Aug 10, 2010 to formulate a job plan for the troubled state.
 
Overseas Kashmiri Pandits submit memorandum to Antony


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In this file photograph, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah greets pilgrims at the Kheer Bhawani temple near Srinagar. In the biggest congregation of Pandits in Kashmir since their exodus 21 years ago, over 50,000 people converged on the ancient temple during its annual mela recently. Photo: Nissar Ahmad




Kashmiri Pandits based in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada have submitted a memorandum to visiting Defence Minister A.K. Antony, saying that India is making “a big mistake” by not creating political, economical and physical security space for the community in the Valley.

“The Central Government is making a big mistake by not creating political, economical and physical security space for Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley today,” Vijay K. Sazawal, international coordinator at Indo-American Kashmir Forum said in the memorandum, which was also submitted on behalf of various other overseas Kashmiri Pandit groups from Canada and Britain.

“Indeed, the manner in which the All Party Delegation (APD) ignored the rights of Pandits in the Valley was manifested by their refusal to meet with Kashmiri Pandits still living in the Valley. Repeated demands by the Valley- based community were ignored,” he said.

Mr. Sazawal said all meetings took place in Jammu, “reinforcing non—Valley identity” of Kashmiri Pandits.

“On the other hand, the APD did meet with the Sikh community in Srinagar,” he said in his letter yesterday.

”... Home Minister (P Chidambaram) announced an 8-point plan to address the unrest in the Valley that was approved by the CCS (Cabinet Committee on Security). While I hope that the Central Government succeeds in its goals, the fact is that by ignoring Kashmiri Pandits who are also constituents of the Valley, the plan falls short in its comprehensive goals, and therefore may not succeed,” the memorandum said.

Kashmiri Pandits are key to restoring “plurality and religious temperance” in the Valley, Mr. Sazawal said.



“Yet, no special effort is being made by the Government to assert that fact. In fact, the State Government has consistently made Pandit identity synonymous with Jammu—based constituents,” he alleged.

The memorandum thanked the Defence Minister for taking the “courageous stand” at the CCS where it was decided not to dilute any provisions of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act without further assessment and discussions.

“India will pay a heavy price, if it continues to ignore the strategic asset that Kashmiri Pandits provide in strengthening India’s national identity and national security in Jammu and Kashmir,” the memorandum said.


The Hindu : News / National : Overseas Kashmiri Pandits submit memorandum to Antony
 
Too low for controlling stone-throwers. I guess rubber-bullets will be better.

But yeah, TASERs will definitely come in handy for city cops to tackle aggressive criminals.

I would go with water cannon vehicles.. \

even 3 of these kinds are in my city

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you fogot to bold this part................:cheers:
Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan
 

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