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Growing attacks on Kashmiri students flayed

April 11, 2016 Editor

Rights bodies urged to stop attacks on students The All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, other Hurriyet leaders and High Court Bar Association have denounced growing attacks on Kashmiri students in different parts of India. Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar deplored that the Indian government had not taken any serious step to stop such brutalities. He criticized the puppet authorities for not fulfilling their responsibilities regarding protection of the Kashmiri students. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in his statement pointed out that extremist…

6.8 Magnitude quake hits Valley, people rush for safety

April 11, 2016 Editor

The Kashmir valley was hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake this afternoon. The quake shook houses and buildings in the region and sent panicked residents rushing out for safety. An official of the state Meteorological Department said the tremor was of 6.8 magnitude and its epicentre was located at a depth 190 km in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The earthquake was recorded at 3.38 pm. There was no immediate reports about damage or casualties caused by the tremor. Kashmir has been hit by a series of high-magnitude tremors over…

Omar demonizing Kashmiris by spreading lies on twitter: Parra

April 11, 2016 Editor

Expressing dismay over uploading of misleading pictures by former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on twitter, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Wing President, Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra today said it is unbecoming of a former chief minister to use such contemptible tactics to provoke the situation in Kashmir. “While the civil society and various other political quarters are playing a positive and responsible role to defuse the situation, it is surprising to see the former chief minister acting in such a reckless manner to provoke the situation and trigger passions against Kashmiris outside,”…

Martyrs’ graveyard vandalized at Karimabad, locals blame forces

April 9, 2016 Editor

Protests erupted in Karimabad village in this south Kashmir district on Friday following desecration of a local martyrs’ graveyard by unknown persons during the previous night, witnesses said. According to reports, the residents of Karimabad woke up to see vandalized epitaphs and tombstones of scores of graves of slain militants at Karimabad Martyrs Graveyard. Two local militants were killed in gunfights in the past week and laid to rest at this graveyard following which massive clashes were witnessed in the area. Local residents said they were shocked to see vandalized…

Non-local students safe in NIT, ask them to concentrate on their studies now – Hurriyat (M)

April 9, 2016 Editor

Chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said the outstation students at NIT here are safe and asked them to concentrate on their studies rather than playing into the hands of “opportunists” and “divisive forces”. “Whatever is happening in the NIT for the past few days is unfortunate. Some political parties and majority of Indian electronic media are exaggerating the situation and trying to portray it as an issue between Hindu and Muslims and state versus non-state subjects with an objective to seek shifting of the institute,”…

Local students accuse media of ‘inciting’ violence in NIT Row

April 9, 2016 Editor

A group of local students from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar Friday alleged that some reporters from India based news channels have been ‘inciting’ non-local students for violence. They appealed authorities to force media channels to vacate from the main gate of the Institute. “Some Delhi and Mumbai based reporters call non-local students from their cell phones and ask them to march towards main gate. They do it to show that non-local students continue to protest against local police. Even some non-local students are not happy with the present…

Parachute Journalists covering NIT ROW for New Delhi

April 8, 2016 Editor

Police in J&K believe that media coverage to NIT events is key factor for the campus to remain boiling. A section of the media has been covering the campus with a twist, a police report sent to state government has reportedly suggested. Interestingly, a number of Delhi based news channels have flown journalists specially to cover the happenings. “I’m sitting idle at home as our channel has flown reporters from New Delhi to cover NIT issue,” a reputed correspondent, who wished to remain anonymous, told. J&K police report to state…

Jahangir-chowk, Rambagh road to be closed for traffic

April 8, 2016 Editor

SSP Traffic Issues Diversion Plan Urges civil society, media to aware people about traffic rules Following the collapse of Kolkatta flyover recently in which 24 people lost their lives. Senior Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Srinagar, Thursday said that Jehangir-Chowk, Rambagh road would be closed for vehicular moment. The SSP during a press conference here issued Traffic Diversion Plan and asked for the closure of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover. The decision was taken keeping in view the dangers posed by overhead laying of deck slab on the Flyover and to reduce…

Know how Kashmiri Pandits celebrate their New Year! Navreh

April 8, 2016 Editor

India is a diverse land which prides in being home to multiple cultures while respecting their equally multitudinous traditions. Similarly, the Kashmiri Pandits of Jammu & Kashmir take pride in celebrating their New Year on the first day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra, which falls somewhere between March–April), and it is called Navreh. This year Navreh is on April 8, 2016. Navreh is derived from Sanskrit word ‘Nava-Varsha’, meaning New Year. There is a customary practice of preparing a plate full of unhusked rice with a…