Category: Community

Choose Books, Laptops to end violence: Army Chief to Kashmiri Students

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Stressing that generations have been destroyed due to unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat on Tuesday exhorted students in the state to choose laptops and books to help end the cycle of violence. Addressing a group of Kashmiri students who were supported by the Army and have cleared the IIT entrance examination, he said their success was not an easy feat and they have now become a shining example for the youth in the Valley. Referring to his stints in Jammu and Kashmir, which has in…

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Lack of fear among young Kashmiris exacerbates situation in the Valley

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The confrontation between civilians and Indian Army in Kashmir is reaching a tipping point. Almost every other day, men, women and even children, especially in south Kashmir, scuttle the cordon and search operations of security forces. It is a dangerous proposition fraught with life risk, but at the centre of these theatrics is the absence of fear among people. It is also the right time to ponder why we are where we are today. During the 2008 and 2010 unrest in the Kashmir Valley, and many short-lived agitations before that,…

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Treasure trove for art lovers, history enthusiasts : SPS Museum

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Kashmir’s lone Shri Pratap Singh museum is a treasure trove for art lovers, history enthusiasts and curious minds as it houses rare artifacts and items of historical significance, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the state. Situated on the banks of river Jhelum in Lal Mandi area of the summer capital here, the museum was established in 1898 AD by then Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Pratap Singh, in his summer guest house, largely based on collections transferred from the state ‘Toshkhana’ (palace treasury). A century later, the…

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66 Medical Camps being set up along Amarnath yatra routes

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Governor NN Vohra, who is also the chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, (SASB) has reiterated the need for setting up medical camps at every vulnerable stretch of the yatra routes so as to provide medicare to the pilgrims. A total of 66 medical camps are being set up by the Health Department, Army, paramilitary forces, J&K Police and NGOs at identified locations along the yatra routes. The yatra will commence via the traditional Pahalgam route and the shortest Baltal route on June 29. At a review meeting here…

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Army expels Kashmiri teacher from its school for calling slain militant ‘Shaheed’

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40 teachers resign in protest, parents told to take out students who wrote Azadi slogans on blackboard A Kashmiri teacher has been expelled from the Army Goodwill School at Sharifabad garrison for calling a slain militant ‘martyr’. After the expulsion, 40 teachers of the school have resigned in protest. Principal of the school Shaista Khan confirmed the expulsion of the teacher, Mudasir Abdullah. Two days after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat was killed in Tral on May 27, Class 9 students wrote “Azadi” slogans on the board of their classroom,…

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No one Sleeps on footpaths Or looks for Food in dustbins in Kashmir: Dukhtaran-e-Millat

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Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) on Tuesday said that arbitrary raids by India’s ‘National Investigation Agency’ (NIA) on the resistance leadership and the businessmen in Kashmir and keeping the schools and colleges shut are the acts done to malign the image, harm the economy and education of Kashmiris. In a statement, the DeM general secretary, Nahida Nasreen, said that India and its puppets in Kashmir are frustrated as this movement has passed onto the fourth generation of Kashmiris and has become a people’s movement. “Everyone including young, elders, men, women and students are…

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Medical fitness, Age certificates compulsory for Amarnath Yatra

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Only those with medical fitness and age certificates will be allowed to undertake this year’s pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam district, it was announced on Tuesday. Only those with medical fitness and age certificates will be allowed to undertake this year’s pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam district, it was announced on Tuesday. An advisory issued by Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) on Tuesday said: “Pilgrims intending to visit the cave shrine of Amarnath in…

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Valley families fast-track their weddings, as uncertainty wary of Burhan Wani anniversary

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Faisal Raheem, a government official who is 29 years old, told Kashmir Post that he plans to get married on July 1. And at least eight in his extended family are getting married between June 28 and July 7. Summer is wedding season in Kashmir, that time of the year when people laze in the sun, drum fingers on tables as the tumbaknaer plays in the background while a feast is laid out. But this year, there’s an air of urgency as families, witness to the turmoil on the streets and…

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Panic at NIT as Pak group hacks institute website

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A day after Pakistan’s defeat in the ICC Champion’s Trophy against India, Pak Cyber Skullz, a Pakistan-based hacker group, today hacked the official website of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar. Students of the NIT said the official website was hacked in frustration as Pakistan lost the ICC champion’s Trophy match against India on Sunday. The hacker group has mentioned on the home page that it hacked the website to “free Kashmir from India.” The official NIT website www.nitsri.ac.in was hacked around 3:30 pm today, creating panic among students…

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Despite alarm clocks, Sahar Khan remains relevant to wake believers up for Suhoor

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During the holy month of Ramadan, when the believers fall asleep in the wee hours after staying up late praying, the reverberating drums of the Sahar Khan have long traditionally been useful to help people to get up for eating the pre-dawn meal, the Suhoor. Sehar Khan, the traditional human alarm clock chants the hymns and rouses people for Waqt-e-Sahar (pre-dawn meal) while beating a drum to wake the believers up. Abdul Gani, the Sahar Khan, while beating his drum loud and fast in the lanes and by-lanes of Pulwama…

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