Several love stories In Kashmir met with a “tragic end” during the unrest When Kashmir erupted in the wake of killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani on July 8, Sameer (name changed), a budding businessman, received a phone call from his girlfriend, who asked him to stay indoors as she was “very concerned” about him. Before the lovebirds finished talking, the mobile communication and internet services were suspended abruptly. Within hours, amid massive protests, curfew was clamped in the Valley. Besieged, with no means of communication with his beloved…
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Friday following Eid-E-Milad observed across Kashmir Valley
Thousands throng Hazratbal to have glimpse of holy relic Thousands of devotees from across Kashmir thronged the Hazratbal Shrine on Friday following Eid-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) to have a glimpse of the holy relic. Thousands of devotees including men, women and children visited the Hazratbal shrine to offer prayers and have glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), which was displayed after every congregational prayer. More than 50000 people offer Friday prayers at the shrine to have glimpse of the holy relic. The religious congregations were held at different shrines…
Read MoreHow the Kashmir unrest unfolded: Flashback 2016
Details of how the Kashmir unrest unfolded in 2016 and different aspects associated with it. The Kashmir Valley, where the situation has been relatively normal since 2010, saw violent protests this year, following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani by the security forces in July . Such was the situation that valley remained under 53 days of consecutive curfew, with the government having to rush in additional forces to contain the agitation. The unrest, which went on for months, resulted in the deaths of more than 85 civilians and…
Read MoreBasit fourth engineering student to turn militant, killed in gunfight
Massive protests in South Kashmir against 21-yr-old militant’s death Basit Rasool Dar, Zakir Rashid, Masiullah Khan and Saifullah Ahangar had two common connections that define them: they were engineering students-turned-militants — one of them still is. It is these young men, and others like them, who are serving as the local face of Kashmir’s militancy that in recent years has gained several hundred recruits. On a foggy morning today, Dar became the latest name on the list of militants killed in gunfights with security forces. He was killed near Bijbehara…
Read More‘Best Film Award’ grabbed by Kashmiri Students
Two young Kashmiri students Purtaas and Zameen Jalal won the best Film Award in Category B for their filom Noori-the light. Thirteen-year-old Purtas and 10-year-old Zameen Jalal both studying in Linton Hall School Rajbagh respectively in 8th and 5th class directed and produced the award winning film on worlds’ first Pashmina Clone Goat. The award ceremony was held at National Physical Laboratory Auditorium. Another documentary film Saving the Saviour on Wular Lake Kashmir directed and produced by Jalal-ud-din Baba won Best Film Award at India International Science Film Festival 2016.…
Read MoreResistance working on transition from short-term agitation to long-term protest: Mirwaiz
Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the united resistance leadership is working on a transition from short-term agitation to a long-term protest, a media report said today. In an interview with The Economic Times, the Mirwaiz has talked about the New Delhi’s Kashmir policy, ongoing protests and US President-elect Donald Trump. Asked to analyse five months of protests in Kashmir, Mirwaiz said that Kashmiris couldn’t always be in a sprint mode. “Every agitation or movement has a lifespan. Some people here are wrongly creating an impression that…
Read MoreKashmir consumers deprived of LPG subsidy for last 4 months
Domestic LPG consumers from Kashmir have been deprived of their due gas subsidy for last four months due to the negligence of the oil marketing companies (OMCs). Informed sources said that the denial has happened as the OMCs operating in Kashmir have failed to forward the details to National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) for transferring subsidies to the linked bank accounts of LPG consumers in Kashmir. The government of India transfers subsidy on domestic gas consumption to the bank accounts of consumers after they purchase the LPG cylinders from…
Read MoreNaeem Zaffar, Geelani’s son denied entry into Tehreek-e-Hurriyat
Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Geelani’s attempt to keep the separatist leadership within his family has suffered a setback as his eldest son’s attempt to seek the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) membership has been rejected. Naeem Zaffar, Geelani’s eldest son, who is emerging as the successor to his father, had applied for the membership of the TeH — Geelani’s parent organisation and a constituent party of his Hurriyat Conference (G) — which was rejected on procedural grounds. Zaffar’s application was rejected by Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, TeH general secretary and Geelani’s long-time…
Read MoreJawahar Tunnel set to get new look
The Project Beacon has taken up modernisation of the Jawahar Tunnel that connects the Jammu region with Kashmir on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. “The modernisation is mainly aimed at making it safer for road users,” Chief Engineer, Project Beacon, Brig AK Das said. The Project Beacon has been entrusted with the responsibility of the maintenance and upkeep of the 2.9 km-long Jawahar Tunnel. The Project Beacon has taken up many steps by using advance technology required in the modernisation of the over 60-year-old tunnel. Brig Das said the tunnel was…
Read More‘High profile dignitaries from posh areas guilty of major power theft’
Most of the power stolen by domestic consumers in Srinagar city occurs in the metered posh areas, sources in PDD said.. They said it was shocking to know that those who resort to hooking mostly were from well-off families and even some high profile dignitaries in the Srinagar city were guilty of power theft.. “We have collected ample evidence against power thieves. If they won’t stop, we will be compelled to make their names public,” a source in PDD said instead not to be named. Amid public outcry over long…
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