January 2018 | Kashmir POST

As the Chillai Kalan ends in Kashmir; temperature appreciates in some areas

January 31, 2018 Editor

The Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day period of harsh winter, on Wednesday ended without a major snow in Kashmir as the night temperature rose across the Valley. During Chillai-Kalan, the possibility of snow is maximum. While there was downpour when the period began and ended this season, it was one of the driest in four decades. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Met department said here. He said all-weather stations in the Valley–except Pahalgam and Gulmarg–recorded minimum temperatures above the…

Strong earth quake hit Kashmir Valley

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 Editor

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 Richter Scale hits Hindukush region in Afghanistan, tremors felt in Kashmir Valley, more details awaited.

Why no clarification on Shopian firing from Defence Minister: Subramanian Swamy

January 31, 2018 Editor

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday hit out at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Shopian firing case. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday hit out at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Shopian firing case. “Wondering why even today Defence Minister has not given a clarification. Do we take her silence to mean yes? If it is, then it’s totally against party policies, sentiments of Indians and patriotism. If she doesn’t give a…

Toll three as youth injured in army firing in Shopian succumbs

January 31, 2018 Editor

A 19-year-old youth injured in army firing in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday has succumbed at SKIMS Soura, taking the death toll in the incident to three. Rayees Ahmad Ganie, son of Mohd Yousuf Ganie (19) of Narpora village of the south Kashmir district, was hit in the head after army opened fire on protesters in Ganowpora village on Saturday. Two youth – Javed Ahmad Bhat of Balpora and Suhail Javed Lone of Rawalpora – were killed in the firing. Reports said that Ganie succumbed to injuries in the…

You don’t need enemy country to destroy Kashmir, News channels are enough: Nayeema Mehjoor

January 31, 2018 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir women’s commission chief Nayeema Mehjoor has lashed out at news channels saying you don’t need enemy country, army or nuclear bomb to destroy the valley but media’s venom is enough to destroy the whole subcontinent. Taking herself to Twitter, Mehjoor, a former journalist who had served various media organisations including the BBC, said, “News channels….u don’t need enemy country, army or nuclear bomb to destroy kashmir, ur venom is enough to detonate it to the extent that it will also engulf whole subcontinent into destruction…..” She was…

NC says arrest soldiers involved in Shopian shotout, BJP wants FIR withdrawn

January 29, 2018 Editor

The National Conference (NC) on Monday demanded the arrest of soldiers named in an FIR in the killing of two civilians in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, while the ruling BJP demanded withdrawal of the FIR. “Politics apart, this cycle of killings must end. We all have to end this bloodshed,” former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in the state assembly. “As per news reports soldiers, including a Major, have been named in the FIR. “Bullets have been fired at chest height, which means the forces were…

‘Drunken Banter’ – Video of an army officer boasting of bloodshed goes viral

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Editor

The video shows the man in military uniform in a hilly place much like Kashmir in winter saying he is not satisfied till there is bloodshed, and how people should worship weapons and not gods. A video showing a man in military uniform boasting about bloodshed and worship of weapons was widely shared on social media in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday when tension was already running high over the killing of two men by security forces. The authenticity of the clipping could not be independently verified and the officer…

Drugs, Sex, Stress: Why Kota may be a bad place for your child

January 29, 2018 Editor

Self-harm, substance abuse, bullying, sexual experimentation and the possibility of pregnancy, sleep-related issues, loneliness, weight loss, acidity and anxiety are common among students in Kota, the coaching class capital of Rajasthan famous for offering preparatory courses to IIT hopefuls, a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences has said. The report, submitted recently to the Kota district administration which had commissioned a study to find out reasons for student suicides, has a crucial suggestion for parents who aspire to send their children there: “Do an initial recce, if possible,…

Civilian killings in Shopian rocks J&K Assembly

January 29, 2018 Editor

Civilian killings in Shopian of South Kashmir rocked the J&K Assembly here on Monday. Opposition parties moved an adjournment motion and pressed for adjournment of the House business. They created uproar and raised slogans. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti intervened and urged Speaker Kavinder Gupta to allow discussion in the House. Later, the Speaker allowed the discussion. No question was taken in the Assembly. NC’s legislator Ali Mohammad Sagar started the discussion.

Kashmir hails Manzoor Dar entry in IPL 2018, Parvez Rasool, Umar Nazir miss out

January 28, 2018 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir’s hard-hitting batsman Manzoor Dar also known as Pandav bagged his maiden IPL deal of Rs 20 lakh from Kings XI Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir’s best cricketer Parvez Rasool and medium pacer Umar Nazir went unsold but hard-hitting batsman Manzoor Dar also known as Pandav bagged his maiden IPL deal of Rs 20 lakh from Kings XI Punjab. “Congratulations & all the best for the tournament. Look forward to watching you play,” former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah wrote on his twitter page after the franchise from…