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Pashmina Shawls- Surviving Decades of onslaughts Against Traditional Arts & crafts

CULTURE

Maheen Bashir The World images Kashmir as an abode of red apples and fine handicrafts, one of main local occupations in the valley, an inherent part of Kashmir, since ages- Pashmina, has been one of the most dominant part of the Kashmir handicrafts, having often become a part of television advertisements and movies. The word “Pashmina” came from a Persian word called Pashm. It is locally known as Pashmina. While in US and other countries it is recognized as cashmere wool, which refers to the underneath flee of the Himalayan mountain goat, as chyangra (Capra Hircus) lives in the excessive altitude of 12,000 ft in the Himalayan area of Nepal where the temperature drops beneath -40. One Pashm goat yields 3 to 8 ounces for fiber a year. It also comes from the naturally shedding hair of p...

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‘Thank God, I have Joined Militants, Do not Worry About My Safety’- Kokernag Youth Issues Audio Message for Family

ISLAMABAD

Ilyas Ahmed Dar, who had gone missing the last month has issued a fresh audio announcing that he has joined the Militancy in Kashmir. A resident of Dandweth pora in the Kokernag belt of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) area, Ilyas Ahmed, had gone missing on Juky 23, when he left his home for some work. A Security official confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that Ilyas had joined the Militant ranks shortly after he went missing. Earlier speaking to The Kashmiriyat the family of Ilyas Ahmad Dar, had urged him to return. The family has also appealed to the Government to trace their 23-year-old son. Talking to The Kashmiriyat his relatives said, “We contacted all relatives and his friends but no one was able to provide any clue about him and later we lodged a missing report at the conce...

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14-Year-Old Boy Drowns While Taking Bath in Ganderbal Despite Ban

REGIONAL

Shah Basit/ Rayees Shah A teenager boy drowned in the power canal in Hari Ganiwan area of Kangan in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Tuesday afternoon. Bathing in Nallah e Sindh had been recently banned by the district administration in Ganderbal, as per an official order, issued the last month, after two boys drowned to death. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a 14-year-old boy identified as Asif Ahmad Kasana, son of Muhammad Lateef Kassana of HariGaniwan drowned while he was taking bath near the power canal in Nallah Sindh in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir. As soon as the news of the spread a rescue operation was launched by locals, SDRF and police to retrieve the body, a Police official said. "Efforts are on to retrieve the body," the POlice official told The Kashmi...

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Authorities Fail to Macadamize 500 Meter Road in Main Town Tral

PULWAMA, SOUTH KASHMIR

Mohammad Mufeez A patch of road, around 500 meters, has been left without macadamisation in Mukdam Mohalla, Main Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. The locals, talking to The Kashmiriyat, said that the dusty patch creates a lot of inconvenience for them. The Shopkeepers on Mukdam Mohalla road complained that whenever vehicles pass through, the dust accumulates in their shops which makes it difficult to carry their routine business. They futher said that despite many requests the R&B Department has payed no attention to their genuine plea . Locals have decided to approach Deputy Commissioner Pulwama for the redressal of their grievance so that the locals and shopkeepers at Mokdam Mohalla can heave a sigh of relief.

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Annual Yatra to Gangbal Lake in Ganderbal starts

REGIONAL

Shah Basit/ Rayees Shah The Annual yatra to Gangbal lake in Central Kashmir's Budgam district which is considered the abode of Lord Shiva, has started on Tuesday. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that the pilgrims have started the yatra and this year due to COVID no flagging off of the Yatra from Naranag took place, The Yatra size was also curtailed due to ongoing pandemic. “The Team members of HGGT and Team APMCC have set out for the yatra after the puja at Naranag. Members will trek to Gangabal lake, which is located around 14,500 feet above sea level in the Harmukh mountain range. The lake is also known as Harmakut Ganga, The Kailash of Kashmir", officials said.buy prednisone generic buy prednisone generic Adding further, they said, "the Team members of HGGT and Team APMCC wi...

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Contractual Employees Working under MGNREGA in Shopian Stage Protest Demanding Regularization of their Services.

REGIONAL, SHOPIAN

Meer Irfan The employees held a protest at block headquarters in Shopian and raised slogans against the government for the callous approach regarding their demands. The protesting employees belonged to Shopian and other blocks of the district and said "we have been working in Rural Development Department (RDD) for the last 12 years and have been completely neglected by the government." "The authorities are yet to regularize our services and ensure implementation of the 'equal pay for equal work' policy" said a protester. He said highly educated youth have been working under MGNREGA with full dedication for years on a meager honorarium which is not enough to support their families. Another protester threatened that if their demands were not met at the earliest they will hit t...

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Indian Goes on Trial for Spying on Kashmiris and Sikhs in Germany

INTERNATIONAL

An Indian national accused of spying on Sikh and Kashmiri communities in Germany went on trial in Frankfurt on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as 54-year-old Balvir S, is accused of working for the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's foreign intelligence agency, from at least January 2015. Prosecutors say he "obtained information about figures in the Sikh opposition scene and the Kashmiri movement and their relatives in Germany, and passed this on to his handlers who were working at the Indian consulate general in Frankfurt". A total of 10 hearings before the regional superior court are scheduled, with the trial due to conclude on October 29. The same Frankfurt court convicted an Indian couple for spying on the same communities last December. The husband was handed a sus...

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15 Injured In Fatal Bus Accident In Handwara

REGIONAL

More than a dozen persons, including women and children, were injured when a bus turned turtle in Batpora area of Magam in Handwara. On Tuesday, at least fifteen persons were injured when a minibus they were travelling in, turned turtle in the Batpora Magam area of Handwara Sources told The Kashmiriyat that the bus (JK09 0557) was coming to Magam from Handwara. There were nearly 30 passengers on the bus and the driver lost the control of the bus resulting in the injuries to several people. This is a developing story, refresh the page for latest updates.

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Articles 370 and 35A Must be Restored, Says Former BJP Minister Yashwant Sinha

INDIA

Former Finance Minister of India and a Political stalwart and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Yashwant Sinha on Monday said that Jammu Kashmir must get the statehood again and Article 370 and 35-A that was scrapped on August 5 last year, should be brought back. In his twitter post, the former Minister of Finance and External Affairs, Government of India, who is also the member of the Concerned Group of Citizens (CGC), welcomed the resolution of the local political parties in Jammu Kashmir to insist on the restoration of the status quo ante. https://twitter.com/YashwantSinha/status/1297881614312120320 He stated that he stands with the people of Jammu Kashmir and the erstwhile state must get Statehood again. The Articles 370 and 35-A must be brought back and in fact, become ...

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Nobody Trusts New Delhi in Kashmir, Says Farooq Abdullah

REGIONAL

The president of National Conference, Farooq Abdullah has yet again critisized the BJP Government in New Delhi in an exclusive interview with the Hindu and said that the revocation of the special status granted to Jammu Kashmir proves that the BJP Government does not believe in the Indian Constiution. He said Mehbooba Mufti the former chief minister of the state, is under detention because she did not cooperate with the BJp Government on the revocation of the Articles 370 and 35A. “The people governing Delhi believe in no Constitution,” he told the Hindu.buy Glucophage generic buy Glucophage generic “I am sure one day if they have their way, they will throw the Constitution into [the] Ganga or Jamuna. There is every possibility. These fascists can do anything.” Abdullah repeated...