The former chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Omar Abdullah has said that the recent steps of the Centre have pushed the youth of Kashmir to pick up arms again. In a statement published by ANI, Omar said, "In 2012, 2013, and 2014, there was barely any youth resorting to arms. The number of men, who joined the militancy over a period of 12-13 years, is now being matched in a matter of months these days." The National Conference leader was addressing a public gathering in Jammu. He said that the number of youth joining militancy in one year earlier is similar to those joining in a month now. “They said that by removing Articles 370 and 35A, people, who were distraught with the Indian administration, would completely be assimilated into the rest of the country. But I’d like to say w...

Sajad Hameed The residents of a Dardpora area in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Friday staged a dharna in Srinagar to protest the lack of even basic facilities in their area. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the protesting locals from this Kupwara area said that they have been staging protests against the admin in their area, however the administration has paid no heed to their demands. "We do not have any good roads, electricity, clean water to drink and health care facilities," the residents alleged. They said despite repeated assurances from the local administration, the area has no playground for youth to play games. "We had to travel over 100 km to reach Srinagar to highlight our genuine problems and to draw the attention of the administration since our...

Saifuddin Soz, Senior Congress leaderon Friday alleged that a section of administration is deliberately misleading public opinion on the question of the J&K State’s Special Status and its restoration. According to a press statement, Prof Soz said people of Jammu Kashmir want to retore the rights snatched by New Delhi on Aug, 5 2019. "What the people of the State demand is the restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution of India or its exact statutory equivalent. What a section of Administration in the state speaks of, is the restoration of statehood from Union Territory back to Jammu Kashmir State, which is a deliberate attempt to mislead the people of the State", he said. Congress leader added that it was a folly on the part of the Central Government to have reduced the st...

Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid and Syed Ahmed Naqshbandi popularly known as Imam-e-Hai Friday urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to immediately release Kashmir’s head priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to remain under house detention since August 5, 2019. Addressing a Friday gathering at the historic Jamia Masjid here, Imam-e-Hai in his Friday sermon said that since last year’s August 5, Mirwaiz is under house confinement and not able to venture out of his house so that he could perform his religious duties. “Mirwaiz is not only a political leader but a religious preacher as well. Confining him to the four walls of his house tantamount to direct interference into the religious affairs. By not allowing him to address people on Friday’s and other auspicious days includin...

The president of the National Conference, Farooq Abdullah on Thursday expressed grief over the demise of the mother of ex-MLA Shangus, Abdul Majeed Mir. Farooq called the bereaved family and expressed solidarity with them in hour of grief, and also prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. Meanwhile, the party General Secretary Ali Muhammad expressed grief over demise of Darvesh Ghulam Nabi Tiploo and prayed for peace to his soul and strength to his family to bear the loss.buy viagra generic mexicanpharmacyonlinerx.net over the counter

Mir Junaid The historic Pathar Masjid in Nawa Bazar area of Srinagar was partially damaged in a mid-night fire incident on Friday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that fire broke out in Pathar Masjid in Srinagar in which the pulpit of the masjid got fully damaged, however, the fire could not cause much damage as the Masjid is built of stone. As soon as the news of the fire spread hundreds of locals from the nearby areas flooded the area and attempted to douse the flames along with the Local Police. "Several Fire service vehicles reached the spot well on time and doused the blaze,” an official said. He said that the fire was caused by a short circuit. Built by Mughal Empress Noor Jehan, the wife of emperor Jehangir, Pathar Masjid, Unlike other mosques in the Kashmir valle...