In the next two immediate days, much of the talk revolved around disaster management and incorrect weather predictions and the lacunae thereof. However, there was hardly any talk about restricting the number of pilgrims into the high altitude pilgrimage destinations such as Amarnath Cave shrine (Approximately 14,000 feet). New Delhi, July 17: Little more than a week after the tragic death of 16 pilgrims near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on July 8, hundreds of devotees continue to trudge up the arduous treks from Pahalgam and Baltal side fighting…
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CRPF ASI killed in Pulwama militant attack
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ASI was killed after a joint party of security forces was fired upon by terrorists at Gangoo crossing in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. Terrorists fired upon Naka party at Gangoo Crossing Pulwama from nearby Apple orchard. In this terror incident 01 CRPF personnel ASI Vinod Kumar got seriously injured. He was shifted to hospital for treatment where he attained martyrdom. Area cordoned off. Search in progress, ” a police spokesman said. The whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers…
Read MoreStefan & Theresa; World touring couple finds Kashmir Safe, Beautiful with Hospitable People
Travelling around the globe, Stefan Ublinger and his wife, Theresa are currently in Kashmir and the couple say that the place is safe for visitors. Using eco-friendly travelling mode, bicycles, the couple is on a whirlwind tour of the world. Ublinger and his wife put up a short film on YouTube in which they talk about Kashmir, its beautiful places and its hospitable people. “We are happy to be here because the landscape is so amazing and the people are so nice and hospitable.” “We did not know till we…
Read MoreAmarnath Yatra 2022: Six Yatris, One Pony walla died in last 36 hours
Six pilgrims and one pony driver died of natural causes during the Amarnath Yatra in the last 36 hours, taking the overall death toll in the ongoing pilgrimage to 49, officials said on Saturday. The death toll includes 15 yatris who lost their life in the July 8 flash flood. So far, 47 yatris and two pony drivers have lost their life during the pilgrimage which started on June 30. One pony driver had died after he fell from his horse into a deep gorge in Pahalgam. In the July…
Read MoreSmartphone Addiction its Social and Health Impact
By: Haroon Rashid Bhat As the rapid advancement of science and technology accelerates, humans are not content to live only in the real world. We find ourselves traveling from the real to the virtual world frequently more than ever. The virtual world has already become part of our daily routine. Modern man coined the term “Digital World” to identify this human progression. No doubt, these inventions make our life comfortable to great extent but the excessive use of modern gadgets like smartphones, laptops, etc imbalanced the whole social environment of…
Read MoreKashmiri Pandits welcome first batch of hajj pilgrims at Srinagar Airport
In a moving show of fraternity and religious harmony, local Kashmiri Hindus welcomed pilgrims returning from Hajj — an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia — by doing aarti, singing an Islamic religious song, shaking hands, and giving them rose flowers. Sharing a short video clip purportedly from the Srinagar airport, Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Bin Mukhtar Ansari said Kashmiri Pandits lined up outside the airport and sang ‘Naat’ — poetry in praise of Prophet Muhammad — and congratulated them on their pilgrimage. The video clip shows a…
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