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‘Khoja Diggar- a popular religious gathering was held on Wednesday at the Naqshbandh Sahab shrine in old Srinagar city. 'Khoja Diggar' is being held on the 3rd Rabbi-ul-Awwal every year in remembrance of the Sufi saint, Hazrat Khawaja Syed Bha-u-Deen Naqsaband Sahab (Rehmatul Lahe Allah). The huge gathering was witnessed at the shrine as the devotes in hundreds including men and women participated in the prayers. Devotees thronged the shrine to pay respect to the Sufi saint, who left for the heavenly abode in the year 1674. "Adequate arrangements were made for the devotees who started thronging the shrine from ‘Zuhar’ (afternoon prayers) today,” said an official to KNT. The congregational prayers at the ‘Asr’ (post afternoon prayers) at this shrine has its own significance ...

In yet another amazing display of humanity, locals from Nusoo area of Bandipora in North Kashmir rescued dozens of CRPF men who met an accident in the area on Friday morning. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that a gypsy of 3 Bn of CRPF met an accident in the wee hours of Friday morning resulting in death of one CRPF man and injuries to three others. As soon as the news of the accident spread in the area, locals from nearby areas in huge numbers reached the spot of the accident and rescued the CRPF troopers from the spot of the accident. Locals also helped the CRPF personnel to reach the hospital and many provided water and first-aid to the injured personnel. This is not the first incident of its type. In the past too, locals from various localities of Kashmir have helped ...

Shabnam Mondal Saffron, the red wisps that weigh their worth in gold in the vales of Kashmir and beyond its boundaries too, are known as Zaffran or Kong. The scientific name of this product that is borne out of purple flowers is Crocus sativus. It is one of the most important cash crops of the region and is a part of the world of Kashmiri horticulture and is almost literally gold in the harvest. It is also called a ‘Badshahi’ crop. Saffron is a rich source of livelihood, culture and family business in Kashmir and in 2010, the year of the last official census, nearly 7.3% of the world’s saffron was produced in Pampore. Process of Cultivating Saffron The seeds are called corum and are planted in soil which in the middle of the season sprouts perennial grass. They yield extremely...

Firdous Qadri Displaying yet another example of brotherhood, Muslims in Kashmir capital Srinagar helped a Hindu woman to get her deceased husband cremated on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that Muslims arranged material needed for cremation, gave shoulder to the bier of Tony Nanda and expressed sympathies with the deceased's elderly wife. Tony Nanda, a resident of Amritsar was living with his wife in a rented house at Balgarden Karan Nagar area of Srinagar. Well-known singer Gulzar Ganaie, who knew the deceased very well, told in conversation with The Kashmiriyat said that Tony was living in Kashmir from the past 30 years. "He was an expert mechanic of musical instruments. Almost all the artists in Kashmir were in touch with him. He lived in Aloochi Bagh area t...

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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