Year: 2015

Eid-e-Milad celebrations start in Valley

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Eid-e-Milad celebrations started in Kashmir valley today with the beginning of ‘Rabi-ul-Awwal’ month of the Islamic calendar. While Eid-e-Milad, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, is observed on the 12th Rabiul-Awwal, devotees regularly throng the Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of the Dal Lake for 12 consecutive days from today. Supplications are also held at several other shrines during these 12 days as part of distinct Milad celebrations in the Valley. During the Milad days, religious groups also take out processions while several programmes are held across the Valley throwing…

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Youth ‘lynched’ in Katra village, another struggling for life

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Three persons arrested, one still at large: Police A youth was allegedly lynched in a village of Katra allegedly by the family members and neighbours of a girl, to whom the victim along with his friend had gone to meet during the intervening night. Quoting investigation, a senior police officer wishing anonymity, told that Rahul (21) son of Sham Lal of Mara Morh in Udhampur and his friend Abhishek (21) son of Prithvi Raj of Udhampur went to a village Bhagta in Katra. “They allegedly entered into the house of…

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‘Dangal’ experience changed my life: Kashmiri actor Zaira Wasim

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Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native Kashmir after landing a role in superstar Aamir Khan’s upcoming movie Dangal. Competing with a thousand girls, Zaira never thought she would ever get a chance to land a role in the film. But luck was on her side, as she bagged the role of wrestler Geeta Phogat and got the chance to share screen space with Aamir. After completing shooting for six months in Mumbai, Zaira is now back in Srinagar. “I…

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Hurriyat (G) slams obscene BSNL SMSs

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Warns telecom company to desist or face service boycott  Taking strong notice of the obscene and dirty SMSs continuously sent to the subscribers, Hurriyat Conference (G) has warned government telecom company BSNL to stop such messages failing which it would appeal people to boycott its services. In a statement, Hurriyat Conference (G) said that Jammu & Kashmir has rich cultural and moral values. “Government institutions under the agenda of cultural aggression want to eliminate these values of the state on different fronts,” it said in the statement. Hurriyat (G) spokesman…

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Geelani is my leader

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Dawood Nabi I believe in action not in reaction. But the reaction to Syed Ali Geelani’s recent interview prompting me up to write few lines. This is a letter that is prompted by recent “response drama” to one of the bravest and the most prominent Hurriyat leaders who did everything what was in his ambit for the aspiration of the Kashmiris. Criticism is good but only when it is constructive. Geelani Sahab remains Kashmir’s most beloved and heroic figure despite vindictive criticism. He is an ideology and idea which cannot be…

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Not Art 370, PDP-BJP Govt cancerous for JK: Congress

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Terming the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the rightwing Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) coalition government as cancerous for the State, Congress Saturday said the PDP MPs behaved like silent spectators in the Parliament while BJP MPs promised to abrogate Article 370 from Jammu Kashmir stating that Parliament has powers to do away with the article which is cancerous for the Indian constitution. Talking to us, State Congress Vice President and MLA Sopore, Abdul Rashid Dar said it was unfortunate that PDP MPs acted like silent spectators in the Parliament…

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School girls face online flak for army-sponsored tour

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Thirty girl students from various city schools, currently on an army-sponsored National Integration Tour, are facing online flak for taking part in the programme.” See our gals (sic) on army tour.. Salute to their parents. Boys of kashmir giving blood and gals (sic) selling blood,” a Facebook user wrote in one of his post. He also posted a group picture of the girls currently on the tour along with another picture of a boy’s funeral. Another user commented in Kashmiri: “Baya yeli yeman ti gharrr manz mar na kanhh teli…

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Detention of youth sparks protest: ‘Juveniles directed to report at police station’

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Three minors who were arrested by police on charges of ‘carrying’ Pakistani flag and had been lodged in juvenile Home were bailed out by the court on Saturday, however the family members and relatives of these youth staged a protest here alleging that police have directed them to present these minors in police station Zadibal as they are involved in another subversive case. The protesting family members who assembled in Press Enclave Srinagar told CNS that on 4 December this month, a police party from Pantha Chowk Police Station dragged…

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Massive construction going on in Gulmarg, tweets Omar

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Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today alleged that massive construction under the guise of “minor repairs” was being carried out in Gulmarg. “It’s terrible to see that under the guise of ‘minor repairs’ massive constructions are being carried out in Gulmarg,” Omar wrote on Twitter. Omar, who is the working president of the opposition National Conference, also accused the authorities of being “complicit” in allowing the constructions. Hotel and other private property owners had sought permission from the Gulmarg Development Authority earlier this year to carry out repairs of their…

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Kashmir belonging to Kashmiris: Yasin Malik

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Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik has said that Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris and only they will decide about its future. Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued in Srinagar was reacting to recent remarks made by A S Dulat, the former Chief of Indian secret agency, RAW, who had said that Yasin Malik should leave Kashmir and start living in Pakistan.He said that Kashmiris had rendered unparalleled sacrifices for their freedom and would face every hardship and oppression but would never compromise on their freedom,…

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