November 15, 2021 | Kashmir POST

Autumn In Kashmir; Season to walk over the Chinar Leaves

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Editor

Enter Chinar garden at Dal Lake in Srinagar. At one side of the garden, children were playing cricket on fallen Chinar leaves. Naseer Ganai “Jis khaak ke zamir mein ho aatish-e-chinar Mumkin nahien ke sard ho wok hake arajmand” (The spark that has in its conscience the fire of Chinar trees, The spark, celestial dust, will never become cold) – Sir Muhammad Iqbal For centuries the Chinar tree has attracted and inspired Kashmiri poets. And Iqbal’s couplet is on everyone’s lips. Enter Chinar garden at Dal Lake in Srinagar. At…

Harissa to HokhGaed: Some mouthwatering Kashmiri delicacies you should try this winter

November 15, 2021 Editor

Winter s here, so are the delicacies that will rule your kitchen for the next four months. Winter in Kashmir is harsh as bone-chilling and heavy snowfall remain the order of the day. In Kashmir which usually remains cut-off from the rest of the country, the preparation for winter begins in autumn when people stockpile essentials from food to fuel. Under such circumstances, people usually remain indoors, hence a chance to savor winter delicacies both as meals and snacks. Here in this article, we will discuss the delicacies, which remain…

COVID19: J&K registered 181 cases with 155 from Kashmir

November 15, 2021 Editor

Srinagar continues to report the highest cases Srinagar: One hundred and eighty-one new positive cases COVID-19, 26 from Jammu division and 155 from Kashmir division, were reported on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir, an official bulletin said. Moreover, 95 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 15 from Jammu Division and 80 from Kashmir Division. Providing district-wise breakup for positive cases, the bulletin said that Srinagar reported 44 cases, Baramulla reported 43 cases, Budgam reported 23 cases, Pulwama reported 02cases, Kupwara reported 17cases, Anantnag reported…

Locals in Pulwama up in arms over transfer of 100 kanals of land to armed forces

November 15, 2021 Editor

A protest was held in Okho Kakapura area in Pulwama district today over the transfer of land to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). People were demanding that the government should reconsider the decision. Hundreds of people in Okho Kakapura of Pulwama today chanted slogans of “Give justice, take back the decision” and strongly demanded the government to take back this decision. Locals said that earlier, the administration had identified about 100 Kanals of land in the area for the purpose of it being transferred to the paramilitary. They said…

Demonetization, Kashmir; How the process left the valley untouched

November 15, 2021 Editor

Many of us thought land prices in J&K will go down. But seven years down the line land prices are going up and up and people are unable to afford to buy land. Even after demonetization, Kashmir valley behaved as if the demonetization had happened somewhere else and they have nothing to do with it. There was the complete absence of chaos in the streets of Srinagar that was so visible in other parts of the country. No long queues were seen outside any ATM. And people were not complaining…