Normal Education Restored In Kashmir
Following the 31-month-long confined routine, there was something to cheer about for Kashmiri students when they finally resumed their normal schooling on March 2.
Edited by Shah Jahan Mughal, Camera & Report by Ubair Bin Shaheen, Khan Waqas
Glum Ghats
As waters of the iconic #Jhelum turned murky over the years, the traditional #shawl-cleaners of the #Kashmir Valley saw their customary cleansing changing. Caught between the mounting muck and mess, one of the few traditionalists of the valley is now on the verge of valediction.
From April 2021, edited by Aijaz Ganai, camera by Arif Bashir Wani
Kashmiris in Kyiv
Kremlin's military offensive on Kyiv has left around 180 Kashmiri students stranded in different parts of Ukraine.
#Ukraine #Kashmir #KashmiriStudents #UkraineNews
‘Better Than English Willow’ — Kashmiri Bat in World Cricket
As a substitute to English willow, Kashmiri #bat finally got approval from the #ICC and international players. The global distinction has fueled the local factories and shifted the game in #Kashmir’s favour.
Edited by Shah Jahan Mughal, Camera & Report by Raqeeb BhAtt
5 Militants Including a Top Commander, Pakistani National Slain in 2 Military Operations
Four among the five militants were slain in Pulwama while another was killed in Budgam district.
Edited by Shah Jahan Mughal, Camera by Raqeeb BhAtt
After Blaze, Howling Over Homelessness at Alia Kadal
Following the raging flames that consumed a homemaker and rendered two families homeless at Srinagar's Aali Kadal area, the concern over rehabilitation has gripped the locality.
Edited by Shah Jahan Mughal, camera by Khan Waqas
Deadeyes of Wasteland
As guns smoked with impunity over the years, the arrival of avian guests considerably decreased in the strife zone making the means-seeking natives as scapegoats for authorities overlooking the policy paralysis, including a free run of drainage, for wasting the valley’s wetlands.
From Dec, 2021, Sibtain Hyder and Is'haq Bhat in:
Brooding Eyes on Bridge
Thirty-two winters later, Ghulam Mohammad Dar still carries the first carnage of militancy-era in his head like a nightmarish strife. Besides changing Kashmir, the bridge butchery altered this erstwhile newsagent forever.
From Jan, 2021, Sibtain Hyder and Is'haq Bhat in:
‘We’re Going Bankrupt’: Why Kashmir’s Existing Unit-Holders Are in Distress?
At a time when the government is signing new investment deals in Dubai, the existing industrial unit-holders of #Kashmir are decrying bureaucratic hurdles and bankruptcy.
Edited by Shah Jahan Mughal
Camera by Mumin Gul
The Making of Kanger
As an inseparable part of #Kashmir life, #Kanger creates a unique bazar buzz with the onset of winters. Apart from its colourful appearance and distinction of being a commoner’s mobile heater, its making is equally fascinating.
From November, 2021.
Edited by Aijaz Ganai
Camera by Arif Bashir Wani
Space for Scribes Shut in Kashmir
Following the dramatic coup, the closure of the Kashmir Press Club has created anguish in Srinagar where scribes are calling for its immediate restoration to its elected members.
Edited by Ibrahim Mussa, Camera by Khan Waqas, Mumin Gul
Kashmir Press Club Locked Even As Major Journalist Bodies Condemn ‘Forcible Take Over’
A day after the Kashmir Press Club was ‘arbitrarily taken over’ by a group of ‘journalists’, the club has been locked by the authorities.
On Sunday, the club gate was locked and no journalist was allowed to enter the premises.
#Kashmir #PressFreedom
Apple of Discord: Ire in Iran-e-Sageer Over Iranian Delicacy
Threatening to consume the market of unsold Kashmiri apple, the cheap Iranian apple entering India via Afghanistan has cast shadows over the Rs. 10,000 crore strong horticulture sector of Kashmir.
Edited by Shah Jahan Mughal, Camera by Ubair ul Hameed
3 Militants Including a Pakistani Slain in Pulwama Military Operation
Three militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad militant outfit were killed in a military operation in Chandgam, Pulwama.
The slain included two locals and a foreigner.
Incriminating material, arms and ammunition including 2 M-4 carbine and 1 AK series rifle” were recovered from the spot of the operation, police said.
Top LeT Commander Among Two Militants Killed in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have killed two militants in two separate military operations in the outskirts of Srinagar city.
Both the military operations were launched in the Shalimar area of the capital city Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir.
Edited by @Shah Jahan Mughal. Camera by Khan Waqas, Rafeeq ul Islam
Jingle Bells in Kashmir
30 years later, Kashmir's oldest church witnessed a festive footfall of faithful. In the run-up to Christmas, the imperial-era sanctum was refurbished and brought back to its vintage glory.
Edited by Shah Jahan Mughal. Camera by Rafeeq ul Islam.
No Friday for Faithful: Why’s Kashmir’s Grand Mosque Still Under Lock?
Even as the signature simmer has thawed due to the offensive doctrine, Kashmir's Jamia Masjid remains a shut sanctum for Friday congregations promoting faithful to call for its immediate revival.
Editor: Shah Jahan Mughal
Camera: Rafeeq ul Islam
Dr Naveed Nazir on ‘Breathless Situation’ in Kashmir
As yet another Covid-19 affected winter is leaving many people breathless in the valley, Kashmir’s top pulmonologist is batting for the strict adherence of the protocol to keep chests clear of the choking congestion.
Editor: Shah Jahan Mughal
Camera: Shah Umar
Surging Strays — Why Barking, Biting Goes Unabated in Kashmir?
As the tribe of canines is growing in #Kashmir, Orwell's “four legs good, two legs bad” echoes loud. The inaction created by the animal rights war-cry has only made K-streets a ‘dogfight’ domain.
Edit and Camera by: Aijaz Ganai
‘We’re Grieving’: Land Eviction Order Has Unsettled This Kashmir Village
In Kashmir’s ‘Pencil Village’, a land eviction order—paving the way to a paramilitary camp—has come as a hard blow for the “illiterate” villagers running from pillar to post to safeguard their “only means of survival”.
Editor: Shah Jahan Mughal
Camera: Rafeeq ul Islam
Read print reportage here: https://mountain-ink.com/kashmirs-pencil-village-fears-losing-paddy-land-to-crpf-colony/
