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2022 Amarnath Yatra concludes, 300000 pilgrims took part

August 12, 2022 Editor

The Amarnath Yatra concluded on Thursday, with over 300,000 people taking part in the annual pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha said. The annual 43-day yatra commenced on June 30 from the twin base camps — traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and 14-km shorter Baltal in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal. “It is the call of faith, an unflinching faith, that draws Lord Shiva’s devotees to the shrine every year. Deep inside, everyone knows that they may not return home yet they undertake the arduous trek, overcoming all…

Three years after losing autonomy, hopelessness and fear grows across Kashmir Valley

August 5, 2022 Editor

Indian government revoked Kashmir’s constitutional autonomy on Aug. 5, 2019 Press freedom, basic rights have since been restricted in country’s sole Muslim-majority region Terrified to step out from his home in Srinagar, Sanjay Tickoo says he has not felt for decades as unsafe as he is now, three years after the Indian government stripped the Kashmir region of its limited autonomy, promising security and reform. A leader of the minority Hindu community known as Pandits, he remained in Kashmir Valley when most Hindus fled after an armed anti-India rebellion broke…

Stray Dog Menses: Increasing population of canines is taking toll on people

August 1, 2022 Editor

With Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) failing to take measures to check stray dogs menace in the summer capital, increasing population of canines is taking toll on people. Residents of various areas have taken to social media to highlight the stray dog menace and failure of SMC to tackle the issue. Social media is full of videos where people are highlighting presence of overwhelming dog population in their respective localities. Netizens are urging authorities to address the issue as they are unable to venture out amid fear of dog attacks. In…

Sectarian Division: Majlis-e-Ulema reprimands those stoking sectarianism in Kashmir

July 25, 2022 Editor

An emergency and extraordinary meeting of several important and leading members of the Muttahida Majlis Ulema (MMU) headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was held on Sunday, presided over by one of its founding members and renowned religious scholar Moulana Muhammad Rehmatullah Mir Al Qasmi. Among the leading muftis and scholars who participated in the meeting were Mufti Abdul Rasheed Miftahi, Moulana Bashir Ahmad Al Qasimi, Mufti Nisar Ahmad Al Qasimi, Mufti Ijaz Ul Hassan Banday, Mufti Irshad Ahmad Qasmi, Mufti Ghulam Rasool Samoon, Moulana Fayaz Ahmed, Qari Muhammad Aslam…

Amnesty International’s latest human rights report comes down heavily on the Indian government’s clampdown on civil liberties in Kashmir

July 24, 2022 Editor

India has attracted strong criticism in Amnesty International’s latest human rights report, with the Narendra Modi government’s coercive handling of Kashmir getting highlighted. Amnesty International released the report, titled “The State of the World’s Human Rights 2020/2021” on April 7. It looks at the human rights situation in 149 countries. The global human rights watchdog has taken exception to the Indian government’s clampdown on civil liberties in Kashmir besides its iron-fisted handling of the anti-CAA protesters. The report also focussed on the ongoing farmers’ protests and last year’s Delhi riots.…

Srinagar witnessing massive increase in road accidents

July 19, 2022 Editor

Over-speeding coupled with violation of other traffic rules has led to massive increase in road accidents in the summer capital. In various accidents over the past few weeks, many people have lost lives and sustained serious injuries. On Saturday, a man was killed while his wife was critically injured in a road accident at Ahmad Nagar. There have been many cases where pedestrians become prey to speeding vehicles risking lives of pedestrians. In a similar accident Zahid Ahmad Bhat, a 24-year-old motorcyclist hit a 15-year-old pedestrian resulting in their death.…

Kashmiri Pandits welcome first batch of hajj pilgrims at Srinagar Airport

July 17, 2022 Editor

In a moving show of fraternity and religious harmony, local Kashmiri Hindus welcomed pilgrims returning from Hajj — an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia — by doing aarti, singing an Islamic religious song, shaking hands, and giving them rose flowers. Sharing a short video clip purportedly from the Srinagar airport, Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Bin Mukhtar Ansari said Kashmiri Pandits lined up outside the airport and sang ‘Naat’ — poetry in praise of Prophet Muhammad — and congratulated them on their pilgrimage. The video clip shows a…

J&K tops list of unmarried youth in country

July 15, 2022 Editor

The percentage of unmarried youth is on rise in India with J&K topping the list, reveals a report issued by Ministry of statistics and programme implementation. As per the National Youth Policy 2014, persons between the age group 15-29 years are classified as youth. “The percentage of the youth population (15-29 years) who are never married has shown an increasing trend in male population from 20.8 percent in 2011 to 26.1 percent in 2019. Similar trend has been observed in the case of the female population. In 2019, highest percentage…

Advocate Bashir Kakapori wishes Muslim ummah on eid al adha

July 9, 2022 Editor

Advocate Bashir Kakapori eminent Socio-political voice of Kashmir Wishes all the fellow Muslims a peaceful Eid Al Adha. In his eid wishes he said ” I pray that your celebrations are surrounded with love, peace, and joy. Hope this Eid makes your life charming besides he Prayed that May our sacrifices be acceptable. May your all prayers be answered. Best wishes to all Muslim brothers and sisters on this years Eid al Adha. Eid Mubarak .

5 Pilgrims died while over 40000 devotees visit holy cave shrine so far

July 4, 2022 Editor

Five pilgrims have died since the commencement of the Amarnath Yatra this year, even as over 40,000 devotees have so far visited the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Sunday. A pilgrim by the name Virinder Gupta is missing from the yatra’s Chandanwari-Sheshnag route, they said. Of the five deceased, three passed away due to cardiac arrests: Jai Prakash from Delhi died at Chandanwari, Devender Tayal (53) from Bareily collapsed at Lower Cave and Lipo Sharma (40) from Bihar died at Qazigund camp, the officials said.…