The Bhat family rejected the Magisterial Inquiry and demanded that a judicial probe should be ordered. SRINAGAR โ The family of slain civilian Muhammad Altaf Bhat on Friday rejected the Magisterial Inquiry ordered by the Jammu and Kashmir administration and insisted that a judicial probe should be ordered to bring the facts of the military…
โPlease return my Mudasir’s body. One last time, I want to hold him and kiss his cheeks and forehead.โ SRINAGAR โ The families of the two slain civilians, Muhammad Altaf Bhat and Dr Mudasir Gul, killed in Hyderpora military operation on Monday were dragged out of the Srinagarโs press enclave late Wednesday night where they…
Srinagarโs entry into UNESCOโs creative cities network in the category of โFolk Art and Craftโ has once again revived the significance of the heritage city and its landmarks. A swarm of faithful has an outpouring gusto about them as they arrive to participate in Urs of Dastgeer Sahib in Old Cityโs Khanyar area. The hallowed…
โI asked the forces why they killed my father. They laughed shamelessly.โ SRINAGAR โ Nayfa Altaf, 14, was waiting for her father, Altaf Ahmad Bhat, to return home from his shop on Monday evening, when she saw people assembling outside her home, all wailing. The intensity of the moment made her fearful, as prompted by…
In the land of โAdabโ, a venerable versifier is speaking hearts and minds of masses with her mystical verses. In her meditatively-calm room, sheโs murmuring the song of storms. The song is a rendition of her verses woven with mystic musings. Thereโs an apparent throbbing heart in the melody transcending sensory perceptions. It talks about…
Traders lament that the government isn’t serious about the apple trade and that the cosmetic measures will do little to support the industry. SOPORE โ In 2018, Asif Ali, a representative of a Bangladeshi business firm Gareeb Nawaz, visited Sopore fruit Mandi where he was sold apples valued at Rs 2.85 crore by a local…
The leather trade in Kashmir was once a thriving business. Traders blame the governmentโs policies for the looming disaster. SRINAGAR โ The leather industry in Kashmir is at the risk of extinction with traders blaming the government apathy, the politics around animal slaughter and the political turmoil for the looming disaster. The trade has been…
Saba finally bids goodbye to Mogli and leans in for a longer hug than she had expected as if their wombs had aligned and were conversing one last time. Hawkish eyes and hostile gazes are back to make every mortal a suspicious soul in her town. Some flattened symbols and signs are equally making a…
โThe highest unemployment rate manifests the after-effects of deliberately induced economic shocks to J&K’s economy post special status abrogation.โ SRINAGAR โ Despite the governmentโs claims of increased job possibilities following the revocation of Jammu and Kashmirโs special status, a recent poll by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has revealed that the rate of…
Home Minister Amit Shahโs recent statement that the Government of India will only engage with the youth of Kashmir has once again shifted focus to the restive group grappling with plenteous problems at present. Return of the jumble-sale methods has already made fall a chilling winter in the valley. The metaphorical contrast of the withering…