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Communication gag compounds miseries of Injured, Patients

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The trauma of injured and their families is multiplying manifold with communication embargo enforced in Kashmir for the past 11 days making treatment seeking, logistic arrangement difficult and even creating impediments in hospital functioning. On Wednesday, a young man from a village ’25 km off Kupwara’ with pellet injury in eye pleaded before another getting discharged from the hospital: “Please stop your vehicle at my village and whosoever you meet on road, give them this letter.” “The villagers will in turn hand this letter to my family,” the young man…

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Oil Supply to Valley, Ladakh remains suspended for 8th day

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200 tankers damaged; 1,800 remain off road; 10 drivers injured Even as the supply of petroleum products to Kashmir and Ladakh remained suspended on the eighth consecutive day today, tanker owners have claimed that around 200 oil tankers have been damaged by the protesters at various places in the Kashmir valley. They also claimed that at least 10 tanker drivers have suffered injuries after they were allegedly assaulted by violent protesters. In the prevailing volatile situation, oil tanker owners have refused to restore petrol and diesel supply to the Kashmir…

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Markets set own clock as Valley Simmers

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A carefully set timetable to open and close markets amid the ongoing unrest in the region is helping maintain a steady supply of essentials and daily use commodities to the residents. The markets in the city neighbourhoods here open twice a day: for a few hours at dawn and after dusk prayers. During the day, the markets remain closed across the region as shutdown and curfew continue for a ninth day across the Kashmir valley. The unrest was triggered by the killing of a militant commander on July 8 and…

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Four Amarnath pilgrims die of heart attack enroute holy cave

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Four Amarnath pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest en route to the cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas over the past three days, taking the death toll in this year’s pilgrimage to 15, officials said here on Sunday. Rajinder Singh, a 35-year-old pilgrim from Punjab, died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district, a police official said. He said 58-year-old R C Bose from West Bengal also died due to heart attack at Baltal base camp. Mohan Lal (65), hailing from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, died due…

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Tourists flee Valley but many vow to return

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“We were stranded for four days. We came to Srinagar on Tuesday as we had bookings. We took the risk and came,” said one tourist to IANS. Thousands of tourists who were caught up in the turmoil in the Kashmir Valley have left, dealing huge blows to the tourism industry. But some of the tourists said they will be back. On Saturday, the ninth day of unrest in the valley following the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani, the otherwise busy markets and roads in the Dal Lake area were…

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Tourism in valley down by 90%

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50000 tourists have left Valley: Director Tourism Kashmir tourism has been hard hit by the ongoing civil unrest with around 50000 tourists leaving the valley, according to officials, in the last week and many more cancelling their trips. Speaking to Kashmir Post, Director Tourism, Mehmood Shah said: “The tourism has come down drastically by 90 percent in six days. Around 50,000 tourists have left Kashmir and the arrival is almost equal to zero.” Shah said the department of tourism has made arrangements for safe departure of tourists from the valley.…

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Oil suppliers threaten to quit state

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On the second consecutive day, operators of petrol tankers today staged a demonstration against attacks on their vehicles and drivers in different areas of the Kashmir valley. Petrol tank operators, who have stopped supply of oil to the Valley, today warned that they would stop local supply also if action was not taken against the attackers. President of the All-J&K Oil Tankers Drivers’ Association Kharudin Wani said the attacks on operators were going on unabated in Kashmir but no action had been taken against protesters. He said in the last…

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Business Community to follow joint programme of resistance camp

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• Mehbooba not in control, should leave chair • Burhan not the first one, surely not the last The business community of Kashmir Tuesday said Kashmir is a dispute and it was never a part of India and shall never be so. They also said the slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was their ‘child’ and the ‘darling’ of Kashmir. Chairman of Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), Muhammad Yasin Khan, President of Federation of Commerce and Industry Kashmir (FCIK) Ashraf Mir and the representatives of the Civil Society Kashmir while addressing…

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‘Business can wait, dead can’t come back’

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Govt carrying genocide of Kashmiri Muslims: KEA SOP not being followed, most injuries above waist: KCCI Valley’s business community feels that when their ‘kith and kin’ are being killed left right and centre, business doesn’t remain a priority. The business leaders also accused the state government of carrying out ‘genocide’ of Kashmiri Muslims. President of Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashmir (CCIK) Zahoor Tramboo said that business surely takes a back seat but it doesn’t remain a priority in such situations. “We are also a part of the general…

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Airlines waive off rebooking, cancellation charges during disturbance in Valley

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In wake of the serious disturbance in Srinagar, airlines have begun waiving off rebooking charges for passengers supposed to fly to and from the city. Officials say passengers supposed to fly out of Srinagar are the worst hit as they are unable to reach the airport. Holidayers, who had planned trips to Kashmir in coming days, are cancelling their trips. An Air India official said, “We have waived off penalties for re-issuance, date change, no-show, cancellation and refund charges for travel to and from Srinagar for both domestic and international…

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