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New Delhi: Two days after Indian paramilitary forces gunned down four people in Hyderpora encounter in Srinagar, hashtag #KashmiriLivesMatter was one of the trending topics on micro-blogging site Twitter as users slammed the Indian government and security forces for allegedly killing innocent people of Jammu and Kashmir.

The hashtag was widely being used by activists from across the country after a video of a daughter expressing her ordeal of the incident and explaining how her father was killed, claiming that her father had no links with the militant groups as claimed by the forces.

In a 1:20-minute video that was first shared by Kashmir-based Photojournalist Basit Zargar wherein the daughter of Althaf Bhat who was killed in the gunfight was seen breaking down while explaining what happened during the incident.

“They made him go up three times and then shot him on the third time. They killed eyewitnesses too. How can you kill innocent eyewitnesses? When I told them – Uncle, why are you doing this? How do you know my father is this? He (a member of security forces) started laughing. What can I tell them? They were laughing shamelessly,” she is heard saying in the video.

“My brother is in 2nd grade. He is a little kid. What can we tell him? He loves our father. I love our father” she is further seen as saying before breaking down completely.

The action by the security forces is widely being criticized with several users claiming that there was no guarantee for lives in Kashmir. At the time of posting of this report, the hashtag along with a similar hashtag #KashmirBleeds was one of the top trending topics on Twitter.

Here are some of the tweets users posted on the micro-blogging site using the two hashtags.

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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.

He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.

The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.

"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.

The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.

He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.

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