โWeโve built this property from our hard-earned money. It belongs to us. Why would I be asked to pay taxes? Soon theyโll tell us to pay taxes for breathing, because, they may argue, that you live under our jurisdiction.โ SRINAGAR โ Barely three months after state wing of the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party appealed Defense…
The recent strikes followed by the swelling security footfall have once again made Srinagar a bunkered city where the strife clashes have returned to dominate the news. The quick-fire strike in Srinagarโs heartland on November 24 once again catalyzed the capital shift. Those covering โsecurity beatโ in the strife zone from the last three decades…
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…
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…
SRINAGAR โ E-commerce, Food and Grocery Delivery services in Kashmirโs capital city Srinagar are suspended as the Jammu and Kashmir police and paramilitary CRPF have launched a massive crackdown on two-wheelers, ahead of the Union Home Minister Amit Shahโs visit, seizing hundreds of motorcycles. About 4,000 youngsters are employed by over three dozen courier companies…
To kill the time and coop from daily stress, many people have shifted to carp fishing where recreation and reflection revolve around the life and times in the valley. On a seething summer day in Srinagar, Yawar Guroo feels agitated, and decides to move out of his home. He rings his friends to socialize. Most…
Based on the oral history by Kashmirโs ace chronicler, Zareef Ahmad Zareef, the author in this piece narrates the iconic street of Srinagarโs unique brands and characters that made it illustrious for generation to come. Fronting Prime Minister Bakshi Ghulam Mohammadโs MA Road mainstay, the iconic Poloview market literally had a blazing beginning in fiery…
Over the years, Kashmiri firemen have emerged as reckoning crisis and disaster managers fighting the valleyโs fired up situations amid ire and irony. As the tribe of arsonists grew and gutted landmarks in some cindering instances of violence in the valley since 1990, Mohammad Akbar Dar realized that his routine firefighting job has become a…
Before it would become wannabe driversโ training territory, Eidgah had become Kashmirโs signpost of conflict casualties. The sprawling ground for special congregational prayers would shrink once strife made it a war-turf of sorts. Hafeeza strolls every day around Srinagarโs Eidgah area for morning and evening walks from Ael Masjid to the martyrsโ graveyard, Mazaar-e-Shuhada, with…
Selling an early morning delicacy in the city centre, a sweet stall has been serving tastes since the sixties. With times, even as the kiosk has found a new owner, it has retained the old charm in Srinagar. With an icy December dawn, the misty sunrise heralds yet another first-half daily routine for Shahid Pakhtoon…