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Kashmiri Politicians Stand Up for Peaceful Coexistence, Respond to NIA Plea against Yasin Malik

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 Editor

A day after National Investigation Agency of India moved to the High Court with a plea seeking death penalty for Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Mohammed Yasin Malik, politicians from Kashmir have strongly responded to the plea. The JKLF chairman is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted by a Delhi court in a militancy funding case in May ’23. Malik is currently lodged in the Tihar jail of New Delhi. NIA’s plea that the court has listed for May 29 has evoked strong response from political circles across…

Earthquake Tremors Rock Several Parts of Punjab, Haryana, and J&K

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 Editor

5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, tremors felt in north India An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred 70 km southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan, at around 10.19 am, reported EMSC. Tremors were also felt in Srinagar, Poonch in J&K, along with many parts of Punjab and Haryana. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Mela Kheer Bhawani draws hundreds of devotees to Tulmulla Ganderbal

May 28, 2023 Editor

Hundreds of devotees Saturday reached Kheer Bhawani Temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal where they would be joined by thousands of devotees to celebrate the annual festival of Mela Kheer Bhawani on Sunday. Nestled in the shade of mammoth Chinar trees, the temple witnessed a good rush of devotees, most of them Kashmiri Pandits. The locals and the administration welcomed the devotees. The devotees were enthusiastic and seemed happy to be visiting the place. “I am so happy to be here. I am glad to see young boys, both Muslims and Hindus, making arrangements…

Tourists seek respite from scorching Summer Heat in Picturesque Kashmir

May 28, 2023 Editor

While most parts of the country are reeling under heat wave conditions, tourists are enjoying the pleasant weather in Kashmir as the Valley has witnessed rains over the past few days, leading to a drop in the mercury. The maximum temperature in the Valley, over the last few days, hovered around 20 degrees Celsius and most of the days, the weather has remained cloudy while some areas witnessed rainfall. The pleasant weather has brought cheer to the tourists. “I feel very good, the weather here is very pleasant. We are feeling…

Tragic Incident: Three Brothers lose their lives as House Collapses in Kishtwar, Police

May 27, 2023 Editor

Three brothers were killed when their house collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, police said. The house collapsed at night in the mountainous hamlet of Puller in Nagseni tehsil, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khalil Poswal told PTI. Three brothers — identified as Rajesh, Sajan and Papu — were killed in the incident, police said. The other members of the family are safe, police added.

Mirwaiz continues ‘illegal and arbitrary detention’, Prevented in leading 196th consecutive Friday Prayer

May 27, 2023 Editor

Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed strong resentment against the continuous “illegal and arbitrary detention” of its head Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq who has been under house arrest for nearly four years. In a statement, the Auqaf said that today is the 196th consecutive Friday when Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir was neither allowed to perform the important duty of Friday prayer nor carry out his religious duties, which is extremely sad and condemnable. Due to his continued detention, the centuries-old pulpit and mihraab of the historic Central Jama Masjid Srinagar…

Deteriorating road conditions pose challenges for commuters in Downtown

May 27, 2023 Editor

Commuters have expressed resentment against dilapidated condition of roads in Downtown saying this leads to traffic jams. They said after completion of drainage and other projects, many roads in Downtown and its adjacent areas have been left in dilapidated condition. We received complaints from Downtown areas including Khanyar, Bohri Kadal, Munwarabad, Khayam, Nowpora, Gojwara, Nowhatta, Maharaj Bazar, Baba Demb, and adjacent areas about the bad condition of roads. The commuters traveling through these areas said it is taking a toll on them. They said unless macadamisation is done on a priority…

NIA Appeals for Death Penalty for JKLF Chief Yasin Malik, Files Petition in Delhi High Court

May 27, 2023 Editor

The National Investigation Agency moved to Delhi High Court on Friday seeking death penalty, capital punishment for Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik. Last year, the Trial Court awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. In its appeal, NIA stated that India lost its most valued soldiers due to the crime committed by such terrorists and that their ‘act of war’ gave the entire nation unrepairable grief. NIA further added that the accused, over the years, has been leading terrorist activities in Kashmir along…

Facebook pages exploit Kashmiri Women with morphed images in quest for Popularity

May 26, 2023 Editor

Posting your personal and private pictures on social media is never a good idea, as thousands of social media users including some Facebook page owners are taking the shortest possible route to gain followers and popularity on social media, by using morphed pictures of women, especially young girls on their timelines. Diving a little deeper into the dark net of Facebook pages and chat groups in Kashmir, the story gets murkier with hundreds of Facebook profiles, pages and chat groups using pictures of kashmiri women, especially social media influencers and…

MeT Predicts further rainfall as temperature plummets below average in J&K

May 26, 2023 Editor

Weather department on Friday forecast “fairly widespread to widespread intermittent light to moderate rain, thunder and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds” during next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told that intermittent light rain, thunder and lightning was expected at a few places during May 27-28. From May 29-30t, the MeT department forecast “fairly widespread intermittent light to moderate rain, thunder and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places.” The MeT department also urged farmers to suspend…