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The month of January is often referred to as the month of massacres in the Kashmir valley. Gaw Kadal, Sopore, Handwara, Wandhama massacres all happened in the month of January. More than two decades ago, on an ill-fated day of 26th of January in 1998, 23 non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits were killed mercilessly by uniformed unidentified gunmen in Wandhama village of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. According to the locals, the massacre has left a deep scar and shall forever remind them of the loss of their Pandit brothers. A majority of this community had migrated to Jammu in the wake of militancy and exodus in Kashmir. The locals said that they were inside a local Mosque offering special prayers on that night as it was Shab -I- Qadr, when they heard some gunshots and cries. ...

Militant groups and their handlers are switching from Whatsapp and Facebook messenger to other applications to communicate with each other, Amid a raging debate over privacy offered by these messaging platforms, according to a report published on PTI. Government forces have said that the groups are using three new applications which has come to light during the recent encounters, the names of these messaging apps have been withheld for security reasons. They said that out of three applications, one is developed by a Turkish company and is used most by the Militant outfits operating in the valley. These applications are said to have the ability to work fine with the slowest (2G) internet connections as the Government has suspended internet across Jammu Kashmir after the abrogation ...

The Indian Army is engaging the youth of the Kashmir valley through Musical events and sports tournaments, which have seen a rise in the recent past. According to a report published by The print, the aim of the activities which have risen sharply in the recent past are merely aimed to keep a check on the Militant recruitment in the Kashmir valley. As reported by The Kashmiriyat earlier, the recruitment of local youth into militant groups has grown sharply since the BJP has come into power. Quoting an unnamed official in south Kashmir, the report said “We have increased our outreach programs. There is regular interaction with the youth now which includes music festivals, sports tournaments and even visits to Army establishments.” Data available to The Kashmiriyat reveals that th...

The editor of the once most popular newspaper from the Kashmir valley, Wadi Ki Awaaz, Ghulam Nabi Shaida has passed away. Yusuf Jameel, a senior journalist from the Kashmir valley shared the news of his sad demise on Twitter and wrote, "A sad news. Our senior colleague Ghulam Nabi Shaida Sahab (editor and owner of Urdu daily 'Wadi ki Awaaz')breathed his last at his Srinagar residence overnight. He would be, as per his will, laid to rest in the ancestral graveyard in Goripora village of Pulwama district shortly." https://twitter.com/jameelyusuf/status/1351369560486764548   Shaida, who had been unwell for the last few years was a journalist and writer, he also was the editor of the daily newspaper Waadi Ki Awaz. Ghulam Nabi Shaida (Wadi Ki Awaz) faced criminal cases in th...

The department of information and public relations, Jammu and Kashmir has dis-impaneled around 10 newspapers in Kashmir for not following the proper “rules and regulations” of newspaper publication. Joint Director Information said that there were many “complaints received” by the Directorate of Information against some newspapers published both in Jammu Kashmir divisions. He said that the complaints were regarding the content being carried, publication issues, advertisement policies and media policy, and more importantly the availability of newspapers. “Some of the newspapers had made the mockery of publication, in this regard an empanelment committee met last month, where these issues were discussed,” he said. He informed that in the Kashmir division there are around 18 Newspa...

The Controversial TV Anchor, who is known for his extra nationalist stance is caught in another controversy and this time a serious one after his alleged chats of were leaked on social media. The leaked chats are a part of the ongoing TRP scam case against the Republic TV Chief from a 500-page document of chats of Arnab Goswami. The alleged chats reveal damning information related to Goswami's proximity with people from the Government including the Prime Minister's office. These chats also reveal how Arnab Goswami discussed and manipulated BARC CEO Parto Desgupta regarding a variety of issues including politicians, actors and fellow journalists. In one of these alleged chats of February 14, 2019, when the Pulwama attack was carried out by a suicide bomber killing at least 40 India...

Irshad Hussain Parihaspora is an old town situated near north Kashmir's Baramullah district. It was found in the 8th century AD, by the king of Kashmir Lalityaditya Muktapid. The town was the capital of Kashmir during King Shankervarman's regime. The word Parihaspora means "Laughing City" locals called this "Kani Shahr" means the city of stones. According to several sources, The King built his residence and four temples in the area and among them, there was a great statue of Vishnu made of gold.buy flagyl online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/flagyl.html no prescription This capital lost its glory and relevance when the king shifted the capital, iI is also said that the course of the river Jhelum was changed by human intervention. This proved deva...

More than 270 Militants are currently active in Jammu Kashmir, which is less than the 2019 and 2020 figures, official sources have said. Jammu Kashmir, as per the Home Ministry of India, has seen a decrease in Militancy related incidents, infiltration, and civilian killings in 2020, while the Government forces carried out more than 100 "successful" counter-insurgency operations killing 225 Militants. There are over 270 Militants active in Jammu Kashmir currently, of whom 205 are in Kashmir Valley, they said, There were 421 active Militants in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 and over 300 in 2020. A total of 225 Militants were killed in 2020. As many as 160 Militants were killed in 2019 and 257 in 2018, they said. Jammu Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh had earlier said that "As many a...

The Government has now curtailed rice and wheat quota for Kashmir Valley. Sources said that over 120371.62 quintals of food-grains (rice and wheat) have been curtailed. Store Keepers and Fair Price Shop dealers have virtually locked their stores demanding supply of rice as per the desired quota. Official said under National Food Security Act (NFSA), Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir has allocated 210849.89 quintals of food-grains for the month of January 2021. Last year in October, 331221.51 quintals of food-grains had been allocated for Valley. “This is a deficit of 120371.62 quintals of food-grains and it is a huge margin that will affect people badly,” said an official on condition of anonymity. For the month of Janua...

Recently, incidents of public smoking and drinking triggered anguish and anger across the Kashmir valley. In photos and videos that went viral on Social media, a traveler from India dance-drunk openly on the streets of Srinagar, another photo, clicked by a Kashmiri photographer, Basit Zargar showed a woman puffing Hookah on a snow-covered street in Srinagar, both the incident angered people, as they were seen as an insult to the local culture and the social fabric. https://twitter.com/jazmehraj07/status/1345746806357909505 Though smoking publicly has been banned in many places, such photos is an open 'glorification' of smoking, and must not at all be appreciated. Regardless of where you live on this great, big Earth, chances are you will eventually interact in some way with a culture...