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‘Line through our hearts’: Teetwal a Kashmir village post 75 years partition

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 Editor

'Line through our hearts': Teetwal a Kashmir village, 75 years after partition

By: Fayaz Bukhari & Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam A roaring Himalayan river and one of the world’s most militarised borders separate the Khokhar family in Kashmir, a mountainous region divided between India and Pakistan – arch rivals that gained independence from Britain 75 years ago. Abdul Rashid Khokhar lives on the Indian side, in the village of Teetwal. Across the fast-flowing waters of the Neelum River, also known as the Kishanganga, his nephews – Javed Iqbal Khokhar and Muneer Hussain Khokhar – run small stores in the hamlet of Chilehana in…

Timeline: 75 years of partition and India-Pakistan tensions

August 13, 2022 Editor

India and Pakistan were born 75 years ago out of a bloody division of the Indian subcontinent by the colonial British. India and Pakistan were born 75 years ago out of a bloody division of the subcontinent by the colonial British, an event commonly referred to as partition. Today, the two nuclear powers are deeply troubled neighbours, at odds mainly over the disputed territory of Kashmir. Here are key dates in the fraught relations of the nuclear-armed rivals: 1947: Partition of India Overnight on August 14-15, 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten,…

Policeman injured when militants strike at police party in Bijbehara

August 13, 2022 Editor

In the latest attack ahead of the Independence Day, militants on Friday afternoon fired at a police party in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. A policeman identified as Ghulam Qadir was injured in the firiing. Militants fired upon the joint naka party of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Bijbehara, according to police. “In this terror incident, one police personnel got injured. He was evacuated immediately to a hospital for treatment,” said the police. It added that the area has been cordoned off and…

Unknown gunmen killed migrant labourer in Sumbal Bandipore

August 12, 2022 Editor

A migrant labourer from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipore, police said today. The attack took place around midnight at Soadnara Sumbal in Bandipore. After being shot, Mohd Amrez, a resident of Bihar’s Madhepura, was rushed to the hospital where the doctors declared him dead on arrival. “During intervening night, terrorists fired upon & injured one migrant labourer Mohd Amrez, r/o Madhepura, Besarh, Bihar at Soadnara Sumbal, Bandipora. He was shifted to hospital for treatment where he succumbed,” tweeted Kashmir Zone police. This comes a…

2022 Amarnath Yatra concludes, 300000 pilgrims took part

August 12, 2022 Editor

The Amarnath Yatra concluded on Thursday, with over 300,000 people taking part in the annual pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha said. The annual 43-day yatra commenced on June 30 from the twin base camps — traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and 14-km shorter Baltal in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal. “It is the call of faith, an unflinching faith, that draws Lord Shiva’s devotees to the shrine every year. Deep inside, everyone knows that they may not return home yet they undertake the arduous trek, overcoming all…

JCO among 4 Soldiers, 2 Militants killed during rebel attack in Rajouri

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Editor

JCO among 4 Soldiers, 2 Militants killed during army camp attach in Darhal area of Rajouri

Two terrorists, believed to be foreigners, were killed while one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and three riflemen also died in a heavy exchange of fire as terrorists made a bid to enter an Army camp in the Darhal area of Rajouri district on Thursday morning. Two soldiers, including a Major, also sustained injuries in the gunfight. However, the Army and Police officials said that the terror attack was foiled by the alert troops. Officials told that at around 3 am on Thursday, two heavily-armed terrorists came near the fence of…

BJP politicising national flag: Mehbooba Mufti

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Editor

Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for ‘politicising’ the national flag and accused it of using coercive measures to force people to buy and hoist the Tricolour. The BJP has taken out various rallies along with the national flag across Jammu and Kashmir which were joined by local leaders of the party. “Tricolour isn’t just a flag, but a symbol of struggle and sacrifices made by Indians, including the Congress, to earn this freedom. But, the BJP hasn’t just politicised but also…

Education Department likely to shift the academic session to March

August 8, 2022 Editor

The School Education Department (SED) is likely to shift the academic session to March from next year. The move comes in the wake of high-level deliberations held by the Administrative Department and the “operational mechanism” suggested by an expert committee earlier this year. A top official privy to the developments told that the School Education Department (SED) was likely to make an official announcement about shifting to the March session of examination. “The department has decided that it will switch to the March session from the current year and the…

Muharram processions foiled curbs imposed

August 7, 2022 Editor

Severe restrictions were imposed in eight Police Stations of Srinagar on Sunday to prevent congregations of Shia mourners on the eighth of Muharram. Police regretted the inconvenience caused to the public and said, “Unlike last year no case was registered as the overall situation remained completely peaceful.” The administration had on Saturday decided not to allow Muharram processions in and around Srinagar. Restrictions were imposed in and around Lal Chowk with concertina wires and barricades at several stretches to prevent Shia congregations. Shia mourners would traditionally organise processions on the…

Melting Glaciers to Cloudbursts, How climate change is impacting Kashmir

August 7, 2022 Editor

By: Syed Shadaab Gillani In its first meeting last week, the Reconstituted Committee of Climate Change Program of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) held a dialogue on climate change at the University of Kashmir in which top scientists from DST and other reputed institutions participated. The Committee aims to develop strategic knowledge on issues of climate change in view of its growing challenges. The expert-level deliberations indicate concerns underscored by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report of 2022 stating that the impact of climate change…