Author: Yusara Askari

Re-construction of battered wooden footbridge in J&K’s Baramulla all set to complete
15Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Re-construction of battered wooden footbridge in J&K’s Baramulla all set to complete

Jammu and Kashmir’s status change into a Union Territory has proved to be a game changer with many development projects, which were nowhere near completion for years, being finished within months.One of the projects is an extremely important footbridge connecting Old Town and New Town in the Baramulla district of North Kashmir. "Earlier the footbridge connecting Old Town and New Town was made of wood and was in very bad shape. With Jammu and Kashmir getting UT status, the work to construct a proper bridge commenced and now is going to be completed," said Abid Salaam, Corporator of Municipal Council Baramulla.In 2014, the wooden footbridge --- lifeline of the residents of the Old Town --- was damaged due to the floods. People used to travel across by boats as most of the big business establ
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Three terrorist associates arrested in J-K’s Bandipora
15Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Three terrorist associates arrested in J-K’s Bandipora

In Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora, three terrorist associates have been arrested and incriminating material has been seized from their possession, Bandipora Police said on July 29.Identified as Abrar Gulzar, Mohammad Waqar and Muneer Ahmad Sheikh, the trio are residents of Bandipora, Chittay Banday and Quil Muqam Bandipora respectively, police said in a press statement.The three were arrested under various sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and 7/27 IA act.According to police, the trio was involved in various subversive activities besides providing logistic support and assistance to terrorist operating in district Bandipora."Incriminating material has been recovered from the possession of the accused persons and further investigation of the case is going on," the police said.
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Five Pakistan policemen killed in midnight raid in Gilgit-Baltistan
15Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Five Pakistan policemen killed in midnight raid in Gilgit-Baltistan

In an exchange of fire with suspects during a midnight raid, five Pakistani police officers were killed in Diamar's Chilas district in Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan area on July 28.Another five officers from the Gilgit counter-terrorism department sustained injuries. The incident happened in the Chilas area when suspects opened fire on the officers.The investigation into the incident is underway. Caretaker Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister Mir Afzal Khan said that "the suspects were involved in trading weapons, apart from terrorist activities," according to a Pakistani channel.
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Relish in the flavours of authentic Kashmiri dishes
14Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Relish in the flavours of authentic Kashmiri dishes

Kashmir is not just defined by its snow-clad mountains and astonishing beauty, but also its exquisite cuisines that attract food lovers across the world.The food in Kashmir is renowned for burst of flavours which are soothing and yet hits all the taste buds. The rich dishes have evolved through several generations and have two distinct styles -- that of Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits.A signature dish in the Kashmiri cuisine is “rogan josh”, also called “rogan ghosht”. It is a heavenly aromatic curried meat dish of Persian or Kashmiri origin. It is made with red meat, traditionally lamb or goat. The delicacy is coloured and flavoured primarily by alkanet flower or root and Kashmiri chillies.The dish is cooked with onions, garlic and cardamom, and is prepared on special occasions in the Kashmi
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Indian, Chinese troops completed disengagement at most locations: China
14Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Indian, Chinese troops completed disengagement at most locations: China

After being in a standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese government has said that Indian and Chinese frontline troops have completed disengagement at most locations and that preparations are underway to hold the next round of military-level talks."Chinese and Indian border troops on the frontline have disengaged in most locations. The 5th round of commander-level talks is currently under preparation to resolve the remaining issues," Chinese state media Global Times quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin as saying.Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a standoff along the Line of Actual Control since May.On July 24, India and China had held the 17th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) and agreed that early and c...
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LED Street lights installed in Srinagar under ‘Smart Cities’ mission
12Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

LED Street lights installed in Srinagar under ‘Smart Cities’ mission

Taking advantage of the COVID-19 induced lockdown, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken the initiative to install LED street lights in Srinagar under the Smart Cities mission.Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, District Magistrate, Srinagar said the work of installing LED street lights were done for the last five to six months. "The work to install LED street lights was going on in the city for the last five to six months. The old and dysfunctional lights in the market areas across the city were removed and new LED lights have been installed," said Choudhary.Prior to the project completion, locals and business community were facing issues during late hours in the markets. After the installation of the LED lights, locals have now demanded that these lights should be installed in their loca...
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Indian schoolgirls discover asteroid moving toward Earth
12Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Indian schoolgirls discover asteroid moving toward Earth

During a project sponsored by Space India and NASA, two Indian schoolgirls discovered an asteroid slowly shifting its orbit and moving toward Earth.Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya, both 10th grade students, were working on a school project when they discovered the asteroid, which they named HLV2514.Hailing from the city of Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat, both girls had participated in a Space India and NASA project, which allows students to analyze images taken by a telescope positioned at the University of Hawaii.Aakash Dwivedi, senior educator and astronomer at Space India, said that students across India were taught how to spot the celestial bodies using software which analyzes images collected by NASA's PAN Star telescope. Students then searched for moving objects in...
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A year after Article 370, Kashmir valley voter turnout a big number to watch
12Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

A year after Article 370, Kashmir valley voter turnout a big number to watch

Last year, on August 5, the Narendra Modi government in the Center effectively revoked Article 370 that conferred special status on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and bifurcated the state into two Union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.Now, a year has passed and still there is little convergence of views on the move. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues to assert that the decision was in the interest of Kashmir and the nation at large, mainstream political actors in Kashmir continue to oppose it.In an opinion piece, former chief minister Omar Abdullah wrote that unless the central government restores statehood to J&K, he will not participate in elections.In making this threat, Abdullah is raising a metric which has often been seen as the most important measure of de
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Separatist leaders signed ‘good behaviour bond’ before release from detention: J&K Police Chief
11Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Separatist leaders signed ‘good behaviour bond’ before release from detention: J&K Police Chief

Around 504 separatist leaders, who had been detained in light of the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, were released after they signed a 'good behaviour' bond, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police chief Dilbag Singh said.He said that out of 350 separatists who were sent to jail, only 50-60 are still behind bars even as others were released."A total of 504 separatist leaders belonging to Hurriyat Conference and Jamaat-e-Islami (JK) and others have been released so far after they signed good behaviour bond," Singh said.Over 5,500 youth were detained by the security forces on August 5, 2019, after the abrogation of Article 370, but were let off after few days of counselling. “Cases were filed against 1200 for indulging in violent acts,” Singh said."We will review the cases of other 50-60 peopl
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J-K: Huge cache of weapons, drugs recovered from vehicle in Kupwara
8Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

J-K: Huge cache of weapons, drugs recovered from vehicle in Kupwara

The Jammu and Kashmir police and Indian Army seized an enormous cache of weapons and drugs on July 26 when a vehicle was stopped at a joint check post, sources said.According to sources, teams of 7 Rashtriya Rifles and the Kupwara police had stopped a vehicle for checking at Sadna Top, which was being driven by Umar Sheikh, a resident of Hajinagar.On searching the vehicle, the security forces found one AK-56 rifle with two magazines, two pistols along with four magazines, 76 rounds of rifle ammunition and 90 rounds of pistol ammo.Six grenades with Chinese markings, six blue-plastic grenades, and eight OG plastic grenades were also recovered along with approximately 10 kilogram of packets containing narcotics, the sources added.“10 kgs of brown sugar, Ak 47 rifle, 2 pistols, 20 grenades &am
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