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Two non-Kashmiri youth try to unfurl flag on clock tower

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 Editor

Witnesses said that two youths were surrounded by a crowd while they were trying to unfurl flag at the clock tower in Lal Chowk. The flags of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday appeared in Lal Chowk and adjacent Maisuma area on a day Yasin Malik-led JKLF is planning a sit-in protest in the area. Witnesses said that two youths were surrounded by a crowd while they were trying to unfurl flag at the clock tower in Lal Chowk. One of the youth, identified as Sachin, is a resident of RS…

Man booked, JCB seized for digging newly macadamized road

October 9, 2015 Editor

In a quick action, the authorities last evening booked a JCB driver and seized the machine for digging the recently macadamized road at LD Colony Hyderpora here. Officials said the areas inhabitants informed the R&B Chief Engineer SK Razdan that the recently macadamized road was being torn apart by a JCB. “Instantly a team of R&B officials lead by Chief Engineer and police escort rushed to the spot,” the officials said. They said the JCB driver was detained by Police Station Budgam whereas the machine was seized. A spokesman of…

Dog-bite cases down by 35% in Srinagar

October 9, 2015 Editor

The government today said dog bite cases reported at a anti-rabies clinic of the SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, had come down by 35 per cent last year even as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has already claimed of decrease of stray dog population by 50 per cent. In a written reply presented during the question hour of the Legislative Council here today, the government said 5,704 dog bite cases had been recorded in 2013 whereas only 3,701 such cases were recorded in 2014. The reply to the question asked by Congress…

Mahrajganj loses sheen, traders pin hopes on tourism

October 6, 2015 Editor

Mahrajganj, first wholesale market of Kashmir, has lost its sheen to government’s negligence. Ignored by successive government, this old market has started losing its pivotal position in Kashmir’s economy. It was developed in 1864 AD by Maharaja Ranbir Singh, on the bank of river Jhelum in Downtown Srinagar. Traders from Punjab locally known that time as Khaetris would visit this place for business dealings. “Before 1947, the businessmen of this market had trade relation till Tibet in the Eastern side and Yarkand (in Afganistan) on its western side. Most of…

Forest food festival attracts youth

October 5, 2015 Editor

The Forest Food Festival on the banks of the Jhelum attracted a lot of youngsters who showed a keen interest to know more about local herbs that were served to visitors. While youngsters were served snacks, cookies and beverages during the day-long festival at the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Rajbagh, elderly people were keen to know as to where they could get these herbs. A group of youngsters from city tasted a cake made up of local herb haend (taraxacum officinale) at a stall installed by the Department of…

Death of woman who set herself ablaze sparks protest

September 29, 2015 Editor

The cases of domestic violence are becoming alarming in Kashmir as a woman succumbed to her burn injuries at a Srinagar hospital today taking the toll of self-immolation by woman to three from May this year. A 34-year-old, mother of two, set herself ablaze at the Old City Srinagar on Friday after “harassment” by her in-laws. After the neighbors found the woman in a critical condition, they took her to the hospital where she died today. She had received 90 per cent burn injuries. “The woman was rushed to hospital…

Khanqah Maulla: a tale of neglect, apathy

September 28, 2015 Editor

Yaniye Baniye Musalmaani, Mir Syed Ali Hamdani- reverberates in his Khanqah here where he laid the foundation of Islam in Kashmir 700 years ago. In 21st century Muslim Jammu and Kashmir, his Khanqah, from where he preached and guided his disciples to spread Islam far and wide in Kashmir, is in shambles. As one enters Khanqah Mualla in downtown Srinagar, the “cheap” buntings during Urs placed by Waqf management to hide their failure cast a shadow on the majestic view of this historical place. To make it bit attractive, two…

Ahead of Eid, waterlogging brings Valley traffic to a halt

September 23, 2015 Editor

With just three days to go for Eid-ul-Adha in Kashmir, people had to face hard time as most parts of the commercial hub remained inundated due to continuous rain since early morning. People in most parts of Srinagar who thronged city’s Lal Chowk for buying essentials for the festive occasion complained of waterlogging which caused great inconvenience. “This is one of the biggest festive occasions for us, but the government has failed to dewater the commercial places in the city which has made travelling difficult,” said Nazir Ahmad, a city…

Massive Traffic Jams Hit Srinagar City

September 22, 2015 Editor

The traffic situation has worsened across Srinagar city in the run up to the Eid ul Adha. A beeline of vehicles was stranded at many places across the city resulting in tiresome snarls. “MA Road and Bemina route remained worst affected due to traffic pressure,” officials told. The traffic moved at snail’s pace at areas like Pantha Chowk, Batamaloo and RR Road. Several small roads within the city were also choked due to massive traffic inflow. Commuters complained to having to endure the jams for hours together. “It took me…

Temple land encroached upon with help of PDP MLC, claims Pandit body

September 22, 2015 Editor

A Kashmir Pandit activist has written to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, claiming that the land belonging to a temple in Srinagar has been encroached upon by goons and alleged that they were being supported by a councillor of the ruling party and a police officer. Sanjay Tickoo, president of the Kashmiri Pandit Sangarash Samiti, has written an open letter to the Chief Minister, in which he has claimed that a “commercially high valued” piece of land belonging to a temple in the Bonamsar area of Sonwar locality in the…