Category: Community

Stop goods supply to Kashmir: Ram Sena to Jammu traders

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The right wing Shri Ram Sena (SRS) has advised Jammu based business community to stop the supply of goods to Kashmir for a week, so that political parties and traders there evolve consensus on implementation of GST. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, state president, Shri Ram Sena, Rajiv Mahajan said, “Once goods supply to Kashmir Valley would be suspended the traders in Valley will face huge loss and will change their mindset and prefer implementation of GST in the state.” Rajiv also asked the business community from Valley to…

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Amarnath Yatra 2017 : Two more pilgrims die, toll reaches to six

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Two pilgrims died today after paying obeisance at the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to six, officials said. Chander Shakher (73), resident of Karnataka, fell unconscious after performing ‘darshan’ near the cave shrine around 11.35 AM. He was rushed to base camp hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead, they said. His body was handed over to his relatives for last rites, the officials said. Shiva Kanth Mishra (59), resident of Uttar Pradesh, suffered cardiac arrest…

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With no Permanent Resident Certificate, Orphans ineligible for govt jobs

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Children orphaned due to militancy or any other reasons taking shelter in various charitable homes in the state stand at a loss of not getting government jobs despite being top position holders in academics. The reason is that none of them have a permanent resident certificate (PRC), which is mandatory to apply for a government job. Balgran, a charitable home for the destitute at Channi Rama Jammu, is one such example where 112 children affected by militancy, earthquake and floods are living. They have excelled in academics, but are at…

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JK Police foiled attempts of 54 youths to join militancy in the past few months

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The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said 54 youth were arrested over the past “few months” in different parts of the valley, foiling their attempts to join militant ranks. The arrested youth included four boys who attempted to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district last month, it said. “As many as 54 youth have been arrested from different districts of Kashmir over the past few months. The arrests foiled their attempts to join militancy, thereby saving 54 families getting adversely affected by the militancy,” a police…

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Amarnath Yatra 2017 – Update (01 July 2017)

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Amarnath pilgrim from Bengal dies of cardiac arrest in Kashmir A 72-year-old pilgrim from West Bengal died today due to cardiac arrest en route for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to three. A K Mukherji, a resident of Howrah, died due to cardiac arrest at Poshpathri this morning, a police official said. With this, the death toll in this year’s yatra has risen to three. A pilgrim from Jammu was killed by a shooting stone at Brarimarg on June…

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Fear, Insecurity create a new minority in Kashmir

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A new microscopic minority has come up in the radicalised Kashmir – those who believe in violence-free society and the capabilities of moderate voices. These people drawn from various walks of life are practically living in dread of their own shadows – they are having hallucinations about the radicalised lot amidst them. “I came out of my house and I saw three long-bearded men with short trousers and slippers standing outside my house. I was so scared that I stood frozen at my gate. I became unsure of myself,” a…

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Amarnath Yatra 2017 – Update

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Amarnath yatra suspended due to heavy rains Amarnath yatra from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal was suspended on Friday following heavy rainfall, just a day after the annual yatra to the holy shrine of Amarnath began, an official said. “The yatra has been suspended temporarily in view of the rains that lashed the twin routes early in the morning, ” an official of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) told PTI. He said the rains have rendered the tracks slippery at some places. “The pilgrims headed for base…

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Glass-topped trains to chug in valley soon

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Railway Minister, CM inaugurate five halt points on Baramulla-Banihal section Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today promised introduction of glass-topped coaches on the Baramulla-Banihal track so that tourists could explore and enjoy the beauty of Kashmir. Saying the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd had been told to include Kashmiri cuisine on its menu for the trains, Prabhu said Kashmiri handicrafts and artefacts would also be put on display at all railway stations across the country. Prabhu said his ministry was committed to the people for promoting and linking its…

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Taliban-e-Kashmir leader Zakir Musa boasts of revealing information to Indian army that led to rival jihadi group deaths

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A rift between terrorist groups in the Valley is out in the open with Taliban-e-Kashmir leader Zakir Musa claiming that he provided specific information to security forces about half a dozen jihadis who were killed by the Army in the last seven days. All the six militants killed in the two operations belonged to the Lashkar-e-Taiba and included dreaded names such as Junaid Mattoo and Nisar Ahmed. In a video message purportedly issued by Musa’s group, the newly raised terror outfit claimed that it had provided information to government forces…

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Ahead of Burhan Wani’s death anniversary, security forces take steps to prevent attacks by resistance

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Ahead of the last Friday prayer of the Ramzan and the death anniversary of slain terrorist Burhan Wani, security forces have beefed up their presence along national highways and the hinterland. Expecting a turbulent fortnight starting with the last Friday prayer of the Ramzan up to the death anniversary of slain terrorist Burhan Wani in Kashmir on July 8, the security forces have beefed up their presence along national highways and the hinterland to prevent separatists from carrying out attacks in the state. “There will be a spurt in attempts…

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