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Villagers living near LoC face death and destruction as escalation reaches three-year high

January 28, 2018 Editor

Fozia Bi ran frantically between what would have been a cluster of houses in the Jora Farm village, searching for her lost goat. The sudden escalation at the border last week forced the family to abandon their house and their livestock. The guns are comparably silent as she forces her husband to join the search. The road leading to the village is deserted. Only the clip-clop of horseshoes ringing against the road breaks the eerie silence. Few kilometers ahead, a group of village children are celebrating the Republic Day. One…

Have no faith in Govt ordered probe, A justice-delaying exercise

January 28, 2018 Editor

Day after the government ordered a magisterial enquiry into the killing of two civilians in army firing at Gawanpora village of Shopian district, the families of the slain civilians today said they “have no faith” in such probe. “When the like probes have yielded nothing in the past, how could they yield any fair result now,” the families of slain civilians asked. Talking to Kashmir Post, Abdul Rashid Bhat father of Javed Ahmed Bhat, said: “It is useless to wait for the government report which is expected to come within…

From Pune to Kashmir, ‘Mystery Jihadi’ woman’s unexplained journey

January 28, 2018 Editor

On the eve of Republic Day, a wireless message started circulating on Whatsapp across J&K about the arrival in the Jammu and Kashmir of a woman suicide bomber from Pune. The message said she “may cause suicide bomb (sic.) explosion near or inside the Republic Day venue”. All district police heads were, therefore, “directed to please ensure that frisking of ladies is done meticulously and with utmost caution so as to thwart the nefarious designs of ANEs (anti-national elements)”. On Republic Day itself, the Assistant Director General of Police Muneer…

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

January 27, 2018 Editor

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…

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

January 27, 2018 Editor

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…

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

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Editor

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…

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

January 25, 2018 Editor

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…

Students from Kashmir bowled over by Delhi University

January 25, 2018 Editor

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…

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

January 24, 2018 Editor

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…