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Shah Hilal In the remote village of Mowera, Pahalgam, a quiet transformation is taking place. Mehreen Jan, a local woman, is helping women in her community gain financial independence by involving them in handicrafts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=sqyfIFKpEOM Having studied only up to the 10th standard, Mehreen saw many women in her village sitting idle at home, with no means to support themselves. Determined to make a difference, she started teaching them embroidery and other crafts, creating new livelihood opportunities. “I started giving work to the ladies who sit idle at home and are illiterate. Even I have not studied much, but I wanted to support my family and help others secure their future,” Mehreen said while speaking to The Kashmiriyat. Her ...

Saqlain Ashraf A prolonged dry spell in the Kashmir Valley has led to the drying up of the famous Aripal Spring in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, triggering a severe water crisis in the region. The spring, which has been a lifeline for nearly 48 hamlets of Sub-district Tral, has drastically receded, leaving thousands of residents struggling for drinking water. https://youtu.be/rBbsA05naJk?feature=shared In addition to Aripal Spring, the water level in Dilnag Tral—another major water source—has also declined to an alarming level, further worsening the situation. The extreme dry conditions and lack of rainfall have been identified as the primary reasons behind the depletion of these essential springs. As the dry spell continues, fears grow that more natural water sources in Ka...

Danishwar Hameed The Kulgam district of south Kashmir witnessed significant damage to its apple orchards following a severe hailstorm accompanied by gusty winds on Monday afternoon. The agriculture sector in the region, which contributes approximately 18,000 crores annually to Jammu Kashmir's GDP, has been reeling from losses for the past five years. This latest calamity has left many farmers in despair, with some describing the storm as a "sight of hell." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYpAPDIDt4M According to a report compiled by officials and confirmed to The Kashmiriyat, at least 29 villages involving the areas of Arreh, Kadder, and Qazigund zones of Kulgam were particularly hard-hit. The damage to fruit crops ranges from 5% to 25%, with several areas, including Kadder,...

A remarkable Kashmiri boy, aged 11, has innovated another multi-tasking machine capable of dealing with fire incidents and gas leakages and providing power supply, simultaneously. https://youtu.be/aEPOd_8EqFI?feature=shared Moomin Ishaq Teeli, a resident of Gofbal, in Quimoh area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district has once again astounded people with his creation. His latest machine is designed particularly to address incidents of fire amid the raising cases of fire incidents across the Kashmir valley. Earlier, he created a low-cost incubator and a versatile 4-in-1 machine which could be used as a freezer, cooler, heater among other things. “Since fire incidents are very common in Kashmir, this machine will act as a fire alarm and also detect smoke. The machine has a pipe th...

Suhail Dar The residents of Panzath village in Qazigund located in south Kashmir's Anantnag district staged a protest against government plan to lay control over the sole source of water, irrigating hundreds of kanals of land. Watch video  https://youtu.be/5O9PiMD4ptc?feature=shared Previously, the department had launched two pipeline projects that have not succeeded, locals told The Kashmiriyat. The local residents rejecting the new pipeline project said that it is an unjust interference while suggesting that without prolonging the dispute, the department must spare the spring and work out ways to supply water from the nearby defunct dam. Residents said that they rely on spring for usage and fear for a complete shortage of water, especially during winters, as the spring ...

Kashmir's Sufi sensation, Abdul Rashid Hafiz, along with Bollywood's renowned music directors Salim-Sulaiman and Mithoon, is causing a sensation on the internet with their latest song, "Meri Jaan," performed in both Hindi and Kashmiri. https://youtu.be/_Ks81E7kLLY?feature=shared   This musical collaboration features Abdul Rashid Hafiz and Asees Kaur, a Bollywood playback singer, who lends her voice to the Hindi portion of the song. The track begins with verses by poet Abdul Ahad Nizam, followed by Asees Kaur's rendition. The highlight of the song is when Hafiz performs his popular "Ya tuli khanjar to maarey, nat'e saan'i shaba roozay," adding a unique charm to the composition. Salim-Sulaiman, known for bridging folk and modern music through their musical journey "Bhoomi...

Suhail Dar A Kashmiri Muslim died after he fell down while repairing a water tank for Amarnath Yatris in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir. Watch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8EyEiTzMw Locals told The Kashmiriyat that on Wednesday morning, Bashir Ahmed was repairing a water tank for Amarnath Yatra at Harnag in Anantnag when he fell down from the rooftop of a three-storied Government building. The 55-year-old, a resident of Harnag was rushed to the Government Medical College in Anantnag from where the doctors rushed him to a hospital in Srinagar. On Thursday morning, however, Bashir, also working as a causal labourer with the Public Health Department of Jammu Kashmir, succumbed to his injuries, the locals said. Hundreds of people reached Khandipora area ...

In an age, when trees are being cut down for human comfort, sometime in the name of development and at times in the name of firewood, Abdul Ahad Khan, a 36-year-old a resident of north Kashmir, has been planting Chinar trees for the past fifteen years. He has been given the honorary title of "Chinar Man" of Kashmir for his dedicated work. WATCH VIDEO https://youtu.be/-P0qDU2yq0A Khan, a labourer, is from a remote village in Jammu Kashmir's frontier district of Kupwara. Up till now, he has planted a huge number of Chinar trees. Plantation of the Chinar tree was a natural idea that came to Khan's mind. Chinar has been an important part of Kashmiri tradition. The Chinar, the Oriental (Eastern) Plane tree, (Platanus orientalis), or Buen and Booyn in Kashmiri language, is a li...

Kounsar Bashir A Kashmiri youth who was working in Punjab's Ludhiana has been missing since February 17, 2023, his family said. On Thursday, his family staged a protest to demand the Government's intervention to find Peer Firdous Ahmed, a resident of Kralpora Kupwara. Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj3vBvO7xas Talking to The Kashmiriyat, a sister of the Firdous Ahmed said that their elder brother has been missing for the last one month and seventeen days. Protesting relatives said that last time when he was seen in Punjab, he had his head injured and arm fractured. "He was working in Ludhiana in a private firm. The last time we contacted him, he told his mother to take care of herself and he was going to be fine, then he disconnected the call," a relati...

Danishwar Hameed Momin Ishaq Teeli, a 10-year-old boy from the Munad Guffan area of south Kashmir’s kulgam district has developed a low-cost portable egg incubator to benefit the poultry sector in the area. Momin, a class 2nd student at Government High School Munad, was inquisitive since childhood to know why scores of colored chicks were available in the market. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcyAerpDlRo It is pertinent to mention here that an Incubator houses eggs in a warm temperature when a hen starts brooding. The incubators are is usually expensive and large in size but Teeli's incubator is portable and cost’s very low. The incubator can hatch about 50 eggs at one time. It provides a suitable temperature of 37.5 degrees required for hatching and takes 18 days for the ...