โRelease my son, if he has committed a mistake, I apologize on his behalf,โ says the mother of one of the students. SHAHGUND (BANDIPORA) โ With a wrinkled face, Hafeeza Begum, 44, appears older than age. She is inconsolable and calls for her son repeatedly. She folds her hand in front of everyone visiting her…
The family of the slain Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo claim that he was arrested by the army and killed in a โfake encounterโ. SHAHGUND (BANDIPORA) โย The family of the slain Shahgund boy, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo, Monday contested the police claim saying that their “innocent son” was passed as a militant and killed in the Bandipora โencounterโ.…
Knocking the doors, talking to people, explaining the same thing over and again, convincing them, registering them for the drive, is what the couple has been doing for months now.ย In a bid to boost the battle against the brutal bug, Naziya Hurra braved brouhaha in the form of street sneers and smirks trying to…
With the Taliban takeover once again making analysts predict a speculative storm, a bygone Afghan arrival had only touched countless lives in Kashmir. At the foothills of the Chinar-dotted postcard peak in Bandiporaโs Chekreshpora village, a saintโs school, sanctum, seminary and shrine are speaking about Kashmirโs spiritual Afghan legacy.ย The sacred signposts defy the treacherous…
โWhenever I go to Badwan, I sit on the bank of Dam and keep looking towards the gushing waters. I see how the dam took away my home and my fields from me.โ Amir Lone, 26, often disappears from the bustling town of Bandipora and returns home with some refreshing tales. But whenever he walks…
Even as autumn is gradually paving the way to winter in Kashmir, Wular Lake in Bandipora is witnessing persistent woman efforts for maintaining the seasonal chestnut supplies in Kashmir markets. The sun was shining and the azure blue sky had only wisps of clouds in it, as Fancy rowed her boat in the Wular Lake…