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Civilians killed: 58Cops killed: 2

DISTRICT ANANTNAG1. Ajaz ThokruFohar- Silgam Aishmuqam

2 Safeer Ahmad BhatChrarigam Pahalgam

3. Saqib ManzoorKhundru- Shangus

4. Danish AyubMagraypora Achabal, Shangus

5. Sajad Ahmad ThokruKreeri Utersoo, Shangus

6. Aamir BashirVerinag Dooru

7. Bilal Ahmad ShanUjar Qazigund

8. Imtiyaz Ahmad MandooNandpora Khanabal

9. Haseeb Ahmad GanaiBreenthi Batpora, Dialgam

10. Abdul Hamid MochiArwani Bijbehara

11. Showkat Ahmad MirHassanpora Arwani Bijbehara

12. Jehangir Ahmad Ganai Hassanpora Arwani Bijbehara

13. Aamir LatooBaba Mohalla-Bijbehara

14. Muhammad Ashraf DarHalpora, Larnoo, Kokernag

15. Mushtaq Ahmad Dar Hadpora Vesu Qazigund

16. Hilal Ahmad Dar Takiya Behram Shah

17. Ishfaq Ahmad Hillad Kokernag

DISTRICT KULGAM

1. Zubair Ahmad KhandayKulpora-Kaimoh

2. Khurshid MirHarweth Kulgam

3. Feroze Ahmad Mir Bugam-Bugam

4. Nazir Ahmad SheikhPumbai Kulgam

5. Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh Kraad Kund Devsar

6. Abdul Rashid Kumar DH Pora

7. Yasmina Akhtar DH Pora

8. Javed Ahmad Lone Hawora Mishpora Kaimoh

9. Irfan Ahmad Dar Tool Nowpora Kaimoh

10. NabizaChurath, Devsar

11. Neelofar Churath Devsar

12. Showkat Ahmad Itoo Churath Devsar

DISTRICT SHOPIAN

1. Shahid Hussain GanaiCheck Cholan Shopian

2. Asif AhmadChitragam-Zainapora

3. Manzoor Ahmad Bhat Kigam, Zawoora

4. Muneer Pandit Mohanpora Shopian

5. Azad Ahmad Thokur Pudsoo Shopian

6. Sayar Ahmad Kumar Chitragam

7. Amir Bashir Sedu, Shopian

DISTRICT PULWAMA1. Fayaz AhmadAglar Litter

2. Irfan Malik Newa

3. Muhammad Altaf Rather Rajpora

4. Zahoor Ahmad Matoo Krisgam Kakpora (drowned to death)

5. Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat Charsoo Awantipora

6. Farooq Ahmad Khuchay Lehtpora, Pampore 7. Suhail Ahmad Wani Lehtpora, Pulwama

DISTRICT SRINAGAR

1. Shabir Ahmad Tengpora Batmaloo

2 Suhail Ahmed Batamaloo

3 Sameer Ahmad Khanmoh-Pampore

4 Riyaz Ahmad Shah Chattabal 5 Jameela Khan Bemina

6 Muhammad Yasir SheikhSD Colony Batamaloo

DISTRICT BUDGAM1. Muhammad Maqbool Wagay Loolipora, Chadoora

2 Sameer Ahmed Wani Mulnoor, Khansahib

DISTRICT BARAMULLA

1. Danish Rasool Wani Kreeri-Wagoora

2. Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat Badipora Tangmarg

DISTRICT KUPWARA

1. Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh Warsun Kralpora

2. Showkat Ahmad Malik Hatmula

3. Ghulam Muhamad Mir Khumriyal Lolab

4. Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai Kalaroos

5. Bilal Ahmad Deenthu Kawari

2 COPS1. Afroz Ahmad Mattan

2. Mudasir Ahmad Bandipora

Compiled by Abid Bashir

TOLL IN 38 DAYS: 60

(From July 8 to Aug 15)

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 15: Two mili-tants and a Commandant of Central Reserve Police Force were killed and nine security personnel injured in a gunfight in old Srinagar on Monday.

The gunfight took place in Nowhatta area, adjacent to historic Jamia Masjid. The encounter started Monday morning as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was delivering his speech in connection with Independence Day.

The identity of the slain

militants is being ascertained, police said. Police identified the slain officiating Comman-dant as Pramod Kumar of 49 Battalion. Besides officiating Commandant, Kumar was staff officer to Deputy Inspector Gen-eral of CRPF, North Srinagar.

A senior police officer who was monitoring the operation told Greater Kashmir that mili-tants had taken shelter in an abandoned building during the night. The building, he said, was earlier used to be a CRPF camp and was vacated in 2010.

5 militants killed in Uri; Col, Lt Col injured

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 15: Five unidentified militants were killed and a Colonel and Lieu-tenant Colonel of Army injured when Army foiled an infiltra-tion bid along Line of Control in Uri Sector of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Monday.

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 15: Asking New Delhi to start dialogue with all stakeholders for resolving political issue of Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Monday said the “mistakes” committed by suc-cessive Governments in New Delhi were responsible for the State’s problems even as she asserted that the gun won’t solve the K-Issue.

In her maiden I-Day speech as Chief Minister at Bakshi Stadium here, Meh-booba made an emotional appeal to youth to help her Government to “restore peace and save lives” in Kashmir where 60 civilians have got killed and over 6000 injured in action by forces during the past 38 days of unrest, post Burhan encounter on July 8.

“People of J&K aren’t bad, neither are people of our country. Somewhere the mistakes were committed by our leader-ship and the leadership of the country from Jawaharlal Nehru till date and all political parties. It is their mistake,” said Mehbooba in her 53-minute speech at the stadium.

The Chief Minister said she too has

grievances at the way the Kashmir issue has been handled. “People in J&K chose democracy, not considering the religion. But why democracy remains limited to participation in elections only in the State,” asked Mehbooba.

Omar hits out at CMSrinagar, Aug 15: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdul-lah today hit out at incum-bent Mehbooba Mufti for not owning up responsibil-ity for the prevailing situa-tion in Kashmir.

"Between 2009-14 every-thing was my fault but as of the last 4 months nothing is @MehboobaMufti's fault (sic)," Omar wrote on Twit-ter.

Omar was referring to the criticism he was subjected to by Mehbooba when he was the Chief Minister and she was the leader of oppo-sition.

Omar created a hashtag "living in denial" to go with his tweets. (PTI)

NC, Congress stay away from I-Day function

PM talks of Balochistan, PaK

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi took aim at what he called sup-porters of terrorism in his Independence Day speech on Monday, ratcheting up criti-cism of Pakistan while avoiding direct men-tion of month-long protests in Kashmir.

Modi diverting attention from Kashmir: Pak

SAJJAD HUSSAIN

Islamabad, Aug 15: Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, on Monday said Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi was trying to divert global atten-tion away from the tragedy in Kashmir.

“Mr. Modi was only trying to divert world attention from the grim tragedy that has been unfolding in Indian-occupied Kashmir over the past five weeks,” said Aziz, referring to Modi’s comments.

2 militants, CRPF Commandant killed in Nowhatta encounter 9 personnel injured Rajnath, Mehbooba pained at officer’s death

Mehbooba urges New Delhi to initiate dialogue‘Will probe excesses by security forces if committed’

Eye injuries touch 500Daily fresh cases adding to hundreds in queue for surgeries

PELLET PLIGHT

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 15: Opposi-tion National Conference and Congress on Monday stayed away from the I-Day function at Bakhshi Stadium which was the main venue for the function.

“We decided to stay away from the functions as people of Kashmir have now been

caged for more than a month and there is no improvement in the situation in the valley so far,” National Conference Gen-eral Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar told PTI.

He said the party had submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to the valley but nothing has come

out after the assurances he gave to the National Confer-ence delegation.

“We had asked for stop-ping the use of pellet guns and other steps to be taken for improving the situation. The Home Minister had given assurances but nothing has happened,” Sagar said.

A Congress spokesman

said none of the party leaders could make it to the Bakshi Stadium due to strict curfew imposed in the city.

Interestingly, the spokes-man said the party however organized a function at its headquarters at Maulana Azad road in Lal Chowk area to hoist the tri-color.

Tri-Colour falls downMUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 15: In an embarrassing moment for Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, the tri-color fell off the post on Monday as she tried to hoist it at Bakshi Stadium which was the main venue for the I-Day function in Jammu and Kashmir.

The incident happened when Meh-booba walked on the stage and pulled the string attached to the post only to see the tricolor fall from the post and landing on the ground.

Two security personnel picked up the flag and held it in their hands till Meh-booba gave the ceremonial salute to it.

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See Modi diverting ...on Pg-8 See NC, Congress ...on Pg-8

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See Eye injuries ...on Pg-8

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See PM talks...on Pg-8

It was target firing: Eyewitnesses

80 more injured as bullets, pellets continue to rain on protesters Youth hit in head by teargas shell in Bijbehara, critical Protests in Jammu’s Chenab Valley, Pir Panchal region

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 15: Police Monday shot dead a 10th standard student in Batamaloo area of Srinagar while another boy of Tangmarg, Baramulla, succumbed to his inju-ries, taking the death toll to 60 in the ongoing uprising. On the 38th consecutive day Kashmir contin-ued to reel under strict curfew and over 80 persons were injured, some with pellets, in forces’ action on pro-freedom protesters.

Muhammad Yasir Sheikh (16) son of Abdul Salam Sheikh of SD Colony Batamaloo was killed when police opened fire on him near Bus Stand Batamaloo.

Residents and family said that Yasir was killed in target fire by police as there was no protest in the area. They said that Yasir died on the spot. Two other youth sus-tained injuries in police firing.

2 more boys killed, aged 16, 18

ZEHRU NISSA

Srinagar, Aug 15: As the use of pellet guns by personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police and para-military CRPF continue in Kashmir, the number of persons with injured eyes due to these pellets has touched 500 with doctors fearing that a huge majority of these will have to live with lifelong visual impairment.

MUDASIR YAQOOB

Srinagar, Aug 15: Muham-mad Yasir Sheikh, class 10 student from Batmaloo here was killed in “target firing” by police Monday evening, eyewitnesses told Greater Kashmir.

Son of carpenter Abdul Salam Sheikh of SD Colony Batmaloo, 16-year old Yasir had gone out on a walk when he, according to the eyewitnesses, was confronted by a group of policemen deployed near Batmaloo bus stand.

“There were no protests or stone pelting going in the area. He (Yasir) had just gone out when the police party deployed near Batamaloo yard made him target of their bullets near Baqa mosque,” said a local, Shabir Ahmad.

He said Yasir was hit with bullets in his chest, resulting in his on spot death at around 6 PM.

Soon after the news about the incident spread, scores of youth rushed

to the spot and rushed the teenager to SMHS hos-pital. But the doctors at the hospital declared him ‘brought dead.’

As the news about his killing spread, announce-ments were made on loud-speakers, asking people to come out. Hundreds of people assembled at SD Colony and raised pro-freedom and anti-police slogans as massive pro-freedom protests erupted across the area.

Local youth took the body of Yasir on shoul-ders and marched through interior streets as people waited for last glimpse of the student.

Women were wailing and raised slogans “Sha-heed Ki Jo Mout Hai Woh Koum Ki Hayaat Hai. (Mar-tyrs’ death is nation’s life).”

Several friends of Yasir, with tearful eyes, were repeatedly shout-ing that Yasir was “killed by police. He was hit by a target fire.”

Yasir gets bullets in chest, dies; Ishfaq, with pellets in head, succumbs

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Muhammad Yasir Sheikh of Batamaloo

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