January 4, 2024 | Kashmir POST

The Siren Song of Screens: Mobile Addiction Grips Kashmir, from Toddlers to Moribund

January 4, 2024 Editor

The Captivating Cage: How Mobile Addiction Imprisons Kashmir, One Scroll at a Time By: Javid Amin The majestic peaks of Kashmir, once a refuge for serenity, now echo with the silent whirring of captive souls. Not shackled by iron bars, but by a far more insidious and pervasive force: mobile phone addiction. This digital devil, disguised as a sleek device, has woven its tendrils around the very fabric of Kashmiri society, trapping individuals of all ages in its mesmerizing glow. From toddlers glued to pixelated worlds to elders seeking solace…

The Like Trap: How a Pune Engineer Lost Rs 20 Lakh in a Social Media Scam

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 Editor

Behind the Curtain: How Online Predators Lure Victims with Easy Money Promises By: Javid Amin The Looming Shadow of Cyber Fraud: As we embark on 2024, the echoes of online scams from 2023 ring loud and clear. These digital wolves prowl the internet, weaving webs of deceit that entrap unsuspecting victims. A recent case in Pune, India, paints a chilling portrait of this digital danger, where a techie fell prey to a social media scam, losing a staggering Rs 20.32 lakh. A Desperate Hope Meets Deceptive Charm: Avinash Krishnanakutti Kunnubaram,…

Tribute and Reflection: PDP To Host Public Event in Srinagar to Mark Party Founder’s Anniversary

January 4, 2024 Editor

Sources within the PDP claim that over a dozen big leaders could join the party in coming weeks; district president Baramulla Peer Jaluludin said this year, the party is organising big show at Bijbhera To mark the eight death anniversary of J&K chief minister and People’s Democratic Party founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the party will be holding a power show in south Kashmir’s Bijbhera town, where Mufti is buried at the historical Dara Shoka Park, on January 7. The party workers and leaders from across J&K will be attending the…

Mercury Dips, Hopes Fizzle: Kashmir Endures Harsh Cold Wave, Daily Life Disrupted

January 4, 2024 Editor

A thin layer of ice had formed over the surface of the Dal Lake as Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.8 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive night, officials said. There was no relief from the intense dry and cold wave conditions in Kashmir on Wednesday as the minimum temperatures stayed several degrees below the freezing point, officials said. Anantnag town was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night as the mercury plunged more than seven degrees below the freezing point, they said. A…

Traditions meet travelers: Gurez Valley prepares for cultural exchange in Kashmir’s tourism boom

January 4, 2024 Editor

As more and more tourists troop in, the remote valley is poised for a cultural and commercial transformation The evergreen fever dream of Kashmir as the subcontinent’s enchanted Eden might have its antecedents in older travel musings of European raconteurs—often mountaineers, preachers, doctors, and high-ranking officers of the British Empire. These men drew eloquent comparisons between this unheralded wonderland and familiar delights back home. The English rock climber Oscar Eckenstein recalled London’s Hampstead Heath upon seeing a blooming garden in Srinagar, while the adventurer Dermot Norris’ 1932 guide was titled…

Gateway to Kashmir valley under scrutiny: Railway security inspects Banihal-Khari track

January 4, 2024 Editor

The CRS, who was accompanied by a team of senior officials from Northern Railways, IRCON and construction companies, first inspected the track, tunnels and bridges and then followed it up with a high speed electric train, said officials. The commissioner of railway safety (CRS), Dinesh Chand Deshwal, on Wednesday evening, inspected 14.869 km long Banihal-Khari rail track, part of the prestigious Udhampur-SrinagarBaramulla rail link (USBRL) project, said officials. The CRS, who was accompanied by a team of senior officials from Northern Railways, IRCON and construction companies, first inspected the track,…