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Grave of Haidar Dulati 16th century Kazakh Politician, Historian restored in Kashmir

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The grave of a 16th century Kazakh-origin military commander, politician and historian, Muhammad Haidar Dulati, who served under Mughal Emperor Humayun, has been restored by the Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The site of the restored grave was opened to the general public following a formal ceremony that included offering of prayers by a number of dignitaries, including Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev, and others. Dulati was an outstanding son of the Kazakh Steppes, a representative of the ancient Kazakh tribe of Dulat, a…

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Kashmir’s unwanted babies, Three abandoned neonates cradle for life at LD Hospital

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Three abandoned neonates, two among them females have been taken into custody by Lal Ded hospital in the past 10 days – enraging a debate in the institute as well on social media. A one-day-old baby boy was found abandoned in the premises of the hospital during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. “The male baby was found wrapped in a polythene bag in the backyards of the hospital and it came to light after a laboratory assistant heard the newborn’s cries. It attracted his attention,” an employee at LD who…

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Class 11 girl from Pune suspected to be ISIS suicide bomber detained in Kashmir

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Official sources said she is the same woman who was questioned by the Pune Anti-Terrorism Squad in 2015. Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday night detained a Pune-based girl, alleged to be an ISIS suicide bomber, from south Kashmir, officials said. “We had an input about a suspect. Fortunately, after working on all the leads, we were able to apprehend the suspect late last night,” Additional Director General of Police Munir Khan said. Refusing to give any further details, Khan, who is also holding the post of Inspector General of…

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‘Disaster’ near Disaster Management minister’s house at Lasjan

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Raising question marks over state government’s flood mitigation measures, a large stretch of embankment of river Jhelum crumbed near Lasjan here on Wednesday. Coincidentally, the house of Disaster Management minister Javid Mustafa Mir is near the spot. Panic gripped the area on Wednesday afternoon after more than 200-meter portion of embankment at Lasjan crumbed alongwith boundary walls of several houses. Witnesses said several people had narrow escape as the embankment suddenly crumbled into Jhelum. “We were shocked to see vast portion of embankment crumbling into the river. There was panic…

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Students from Kashmir bowled over by Delhi University

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Delhi University played host to more than 350 schoolchildren from Kashmir on Tuesday as part of the MHRD’s student exchange programme — ‘Maitreyi Yatra’. The students, studying in classes IX to XII, were told about the colleges, courses and the procedure for admissions. The students showed keen interest in the university and asked a number of questions on getting admissions. The screening of student films and the opportunity to showcase their talents when allowed to sing hit Bollywood numbers added an extra charm to the occasion. Mohammad Ayub, principal of…

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Vehicle number across Kashmir Division goes up by 26% in past 15 years

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The number of vehicle in Kashmir division has increased during last 15 years by 26 per cent. According to the official data there is an increase of 26.25 percent in vehicle registrations from 2004 to 2017 in Kashmir. From the year 1971 to 31 March 2004 there were 154227 vehicles registered in regional transport office (RTO), Kashmir and the registrations have increased to 587697 vehicles as of 2016-2017. In the year 2004-05 vehicles registered were 16953, followed by slight decrease in 2005-06 with 16395 registrations. In 2006-07 and 2007-08 there…

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Rape and murder of Asifa Bano has shaken conscience of Kashmiris: Geelani

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Saying that the “rape” and murder of a minor girl in Kathua has shaken the conscience of Kashmiris, Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday condemned the arrest of a Gujjar leader protesting against the ‘gruesome’ incident. In a statement, Geelani said that the instead of arresting the culprits, the government arrested the Gujjar leader Talib Hussain. While expressing sympathies with the family of the minor, Geelani termed police action on the mourners as ‘unjustified’. Geelani in his statement also questioned silence of some electronic channels over the…

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Apprehending fidayeen attacks, coaching centers closed till January 27

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Amid looming threats of fidayeen attacks by militants ahead of Republic Day, the J&K Government has shut private coaching centers in Srinagar. “We have been asked to stay closed till January 27,” said an employee of a private coaching centre at Parraypora in Srinagar. He said the coaching center administration had asked the authorities to allow them to run the classes for pre-medical National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and engineering entrance examinations but to no avail. “Engineering examinations are scheduled in March and NEET is scheduled in May. It is unfortunate…

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Famed Kashmir’s traditional wicker craft struggles to survive

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Passionate about music, 26-year-old Shabir Ahmad Bhat of Kanil Mohalla, Chrar-e-Sharief always wanted to become a singer. But “fate did not support” him for that. Soon after completing his secondary education, Shabir has to leave his studies and start traditional family profession of kanil kaem (wickerwork) to provide some help to his economically distressed family. Now for more than 10 years into the profession, Shabir says, the demand for wicker craft has so much dwindled that he is hardly able to make his ends meet. A master craftsman, Shabir not…

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Kangris still first choice to keep Kashmir warm

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With electricity supply erratic this winter, kangri — the traditional earthen firepot woven in wicker — has emerged as an useful means to fight subzero temperatures in Kashmir. Sales of kangri have almost doubled this winter compared to last year, people associated with this trade claimed and attributed it mainly to the erratic power supply. The capping of subsidised LPG cylinders per household over the years and soaring prices of wood were listed as other factors that have forced the people to revert to use of kangris to keep themselves…

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