June 8, 2022 | Kashmir POST

Kheer Bhawani: Majority of Kashmiri Pandits miss mela amid panic over targeted killings

June 8, 2022 Editor

Less footfall was observed at the Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Kashmir as many Kashmiri Pandits have boycotted this year’s Kheer Bhawani festival. The festival, which was organised after a hiatus of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, witnessed a thin attendance because of the recent killings of the Kashmiri Pandits in the city. For the unversed, the Mata Kheer Bhawani festival is one of the largest gatherings of pilgrims in Kashmir following the Amarnath pilgrimage. The Kheer Bhawani temple is situated at Tullamulla village in the Ganderbal district…

Over 76% population own a house and 24% own a car in J&K: Survey

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Editor

Over 76% own a house and 24% own a car in J&K: Survey

Over 76 percent households in Jammu and Kashmir have their own houses while around 24 percent households own a car, the National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) has reported. Official data said that around 18.3 percent households in J&K possess bicycles, 30.3 percent households possess motorcycles or scooters and 4.1 percent households possess animal drawn carts. It said that 23.7 percent households possess a car, however, 46.1 percent households neither have bicycle, car, scooter or animal drawn cart. Furthermore, 37.6 percent households have no agriculture land while 37.8 percent have…

#BoycottIndiaProducts: Condemning controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed (SA) boycott call growing across Gulf Nations

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Editor

The remarks by Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal drew international condemnation with some Islamic countries demanding an apology. While Malaysia, Iraq and Libya joined more than a dozen Muslim nations in condemning the controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and now-expelled leader Naveen Kumar Jindal, online campaigns such as #BoycottIndiaProducts and #Stopinsulting_ProphetMuhammad are trending on Twitter and Facebook in several Gulf countries, reported Bloomberg. The remarks drew international condemnation with some Islamic countries demanding an apology. The Congress has asked why the country should…

Every single Pandit who goes back, I consider it my personal failure: Omar Abdullah

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Editor

Referring to the recent spate of civilian killings in the Kashmir Valley, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that he considers the failure of the Prime Minister’s employment package for migrant Kashmiri Pandits a personal failure. He also told The Indian Express in an interview that though the current security situation might give him a short-term political handle “with which to beat the BJP”, not everything in J&K should be weighed in terms of its “political benefits and costs”. “There are some things that are far…

Security in Kashmir deteriorated since abrogation of Article 370: Congress

June 8, 2022 Editor

The attack has come amid BJP’s social media campaign counting achievements of the Modi government on the completion of 8 years. Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Central government saying that the security scenario in Kashmir has deteriorated since the abrogation of Article 370. The grand old party further claimed that Kashmiri Pandits and non-locals have become more vulnerable and unsafe in Kashmir under the BJP-led central rule. The attack has come amid BJP’s social media campaign counting achievements of the Modi government on the completion of 8 years. Meanwhile,…