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Kashmir dispute turns lives of 15 million people hell

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JNU professor says India illegally occupying Kashmir The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani has said that the lives of over 15 million people of Kashmir have been made a hell due to the lingering Kashmir dispute. Syed Ali Gilani was reacting to the statement of British Foreign Secretary, Phillip Hammond. Hammond while addressing a press conference in Islamabad, yesterday, advised Pakistan against making Kashmir dispute a precondition for resumption of Pak-India talks. Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar, today, said that Kashmir was…

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Wazwan is famous, but bakery products hold their own in Kashmir (Foodie Trail – Srinagar)

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Any reference to the Kashmir Valley’s cuisine will invariably bring to mind Wazwan. But as connoisseurs of good food are aware, there’s a mind-boggling variety of traditional bakery products available in the state. Very few outsiders would know that the Valley bakes products, known for their unique taste, prepared in a traditional tandoor by bakers called “kandhurs”. These professional bakers are in the trade for generations. For instance, there is choatt, flatbread with thick edges and furrowed surfaces, and lavaasa, a lighter variation of pita bread which the locals enjoy…

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City reels under garbage heaps

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Heaps of garbage is littered on the streets of summer capital due to standoff between the residents of Achan and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) over dumping of garbage of the city there. People faced immense problems due to overflowing and stinking garbage dumpers across the summer capital. Piles of garbage could be seen at Bab Demb, Nowpora, Lal Chowk, Karan Nagar, Khanyar, Residency Road, Gupkar Road, Batamaloo, Natipora, Hyderpora, Soura and Bemina. Pertinently, Achan is the lone dumping place in the summer capital. On an average 400 metric tons of…

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Kulgam areas shut for 2nd day to mourn killing of Hizb militant

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Complete shutdown was observed in Kaimoh and adjoining areas of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday to pay homage to Hizb ul Mujahideen militant Dawood Ahmad Sheikh. Violent clashes also broke out in the area resulting in injuries to several people. Sheikh died in a brief gunfight with government forces in Buchroo village of Kulgam on Sunday night. Shops remained closed for the second consecutive day in Kaimoh, Khudwani, Redwani, Frisal, Yaripora and adjoining areas while traffic was also off the roads. Witnesses said that police and paramilitary forces wearing…

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Half widows of Kashmir left to grapple with uncertainty

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On International Women’s Day, observed every year on March 8, Kashmiri women on Tuesday swarmed Press Enclave Srinagar to raise their voice against social crimes, atrocities that are prevalent in the society. Wearing white head bands with “Association of Parents of Disappeared persons” written in black, a group of women staged protest to draw attention of authorities and to seek information about their loved ones, who have vanished, presumed dead or imprisoned without trial or record. Many among these women who husbands have disappeared are called half-widows. “We want the…

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Two youth injured as Army opens fire on protesters in Ashmuqam

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Two youth were injured on Tuesday after Army opened fire on civilians in Aishmuqam area of this South Kashmir district, witnesses said. The firing took place at around 8:30 am in Tantray Mohalla area near Jamia Masjid Ashmuqam. The injured were identified as Javaid Ajmad Wani, 23, and Aamir Ahmad Sheikh, 21. Wani received a bullet in his neck and was referred to SK Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura Srinagar in a critical condition while Sheikh—who was hit by a bullet in arm—is being treated at District Hospital Anantnag,…

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Dishonest, fraudulent SKIMS, revenue officials ‘mutilate’ records: Vigilance

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‘SKIMS Land Scam’ Case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act Vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) Tuesday registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act against Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and Department of Revenue officials. The case was registered in connection with embezzlement complaint, based on a letter from Estates officer of SKIMS. On a complaint lodged by the Estate Officer SKIMS with the Commission against successors/legal heirs of late Malla Sultan R/O Bohlichipora, Soura, Srinagar, who allegedly obtained compensation twice for same portion of land bearing Khasra No. 435…

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Work on Baramulla highway at snail’s pace

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Even as the High Court has sought fortnightly periodical progress reports from Beacon, the work on the widening of the 7.5-km stretch of the Srinagar-Baramulla highway is going on at a snail’s pace. Though the executing agency has set the deadline of May 31 this year to complete the works and open the highway stretch for vehicular traffic, the Beacon authorities said blacktopping of the stretch would commence from the second week of March. The work on the four-laning of the 7.5-km-long stretch from Parimpora to Narbal was allotted to…

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Ahead of Darbar Move, facilities reviewed

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Ahead of the biannual Durbar Move exercise, Director, Estates, Dr GN Itoo today visited various Estates colonies in and around Srinagar city to take stock of facilities for government employees. During his visit to the newly constructed Estates flats at Pampore, Itoo as per an official statement asked the officials concerned to expedite pending works and complete the same within a fortnight so that the process of allotment of the quarters was undertaken well before the ensuing Durbar Move. He also asked the PHE Department and the PDD to supply…

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First Kashmiri woman to pursue doctorate in commerce

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Zeenat Ara (63) became the first woman in Kashmir to pursue a doctorate in Commerce from the University of Kashmir. In the 1980s, achieving the feat in a male-dominated society was a challenging task, but despite odds she is among the few to lay the foundation of women education in the Valley. A resident of Srinagar’s Sanat Nagar locality, Ara is a member of the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) from Kashmir. She pursued her career in commerce and has more than 30 years of teaching experience to her…

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