Kashmir
The dying art: Kashmir’s traditional mat ‘Wagoo’...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | March 10: Do you know about the Wagoo, the traditional, eco-friendly mat of Kashmir? Wagoo is a customary reed mat that has lost its place in Kashmiri households. The neighbourhood reed mat, which was once present in each and every family living in Kashmir, is battling for its presence. The traditional reed mat popularly Known as ‘Wagoo’ which was once a household name in Kashmir is fading from public memory. The traditional eco-friendly mat, according to people associated...
Minority Killings in Kashmir `a catastrophe in the Resurrect...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | March 01: Expressing his anger and sorrow over the killing of Sanjay Sharma from Kashmiri Pandit community who was working as a bank security guard at Achan Pulwama , J&K based Islamic scholar Moulana Waseem Reza Qomi Al-Kashmiri termed the act as inhuman and most heinous. In a statement reaching here, Kashmiri dwelled Islamic Scholar studying in Jamia Al-Mustafa (S) Al-Alamiya of Howza Elmia Qom Iran, Waseem Reza condemned the Pulwama incident in strong terms and expressed...
On International Mother Language Day: Experts say Kashmiri i...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Feb 28: : Language is congenital to the interpretation of culture. It is the medium through which people communicate values, ideas, beliefs and customs thus it has an important social function and cultivates feelings of group identity and solidarity among the different communities, experts said on Tuesday. Experts said that there is nothing wrong in learning other languages but we should not feel shy in speaking our own language and should teach it first to the children. Noted historian...
Dishonoring of The Holy Qur’an staggeringly deplorable: Ma...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Jan 31:Strongly condemned act of desecration of the Holy Quran by a right-wing extremist in Sweden and Netherlands, Maulana Waseem Reza Kashmiri, an Islamic scholar of Jammu and Kashmir, said that carrying out such acts under the banner of freedom of expression is a clear sign of Islamophobia & extremism. In his condemning statement reaching here, Kashmiri dwelled Islamic Scholar studying in Jamiat Al-Mustafa (S) Al-Alamiya of Howza Elmia Qom Iran, Waseem Reza, termed dishonouring...
Nobody is happy in J&K, Rahul Gandhi hosts Tricolor at ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Jan 29: Congress leader and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that there has been no change in the security situation in Jammu & Kashmir given the targeted killings and bomb blasts here. He, however, stated he would not go back to past, but would look forward to the best in the Union Territory. Addressing a press conference in Taj Vivanta Hotel in Srinagar, Rahul Gandhi said he was not happy to what he saw in Jammu and Kashmir. “In fact, I was saddened when...
Cowardly attack on innocent people in Rajouri is open terror...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Jan 03:Strongly condemning the barbaric attack on civilians in Dhangri village of Rajouri which killed a half dozen of innocent people and left others on the mercy of Survival , the young Seminary scholar Waseem Reza Kashmiri demands stern action to crush terrorism and expose those invisible hands which have dotted the history of Kashmir with blood. He offered his sincere condolences and prayed for the strength to be with the families where terror left its havoc. In a statement,...
Mirwaiz led APHC strongly condemns Rajouri Killings...
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Srinagar | WTNS | Jan 03:All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by the incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house arrest since August 2019, has expressed concern while condemning the killing of four innocent people and seriously injuring half a dozen others, and later the death of two young children in a mine blast in Rajouri district . APHC said it is in principle against all forms of killings and violence. Expressing sympathy and solidarity with the families of the...
Man-Animal Conflict: 241 people die, around 3000 injured si...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Dec 10:Kashmir’s human-wildlife conflict has become extremely ghastly and gruesome with Himalayan black bears and leopards increasingly preying on young children and elderly especially in Northern districts. The man-animal conflict has seen a steep rise with more cases being reported from across the valley with each passing day and several persons, mainly children have lost their lives in this conflict. As per the official data, from 2006 till ending July 2022, 241 persons have...
Top heritage Sites in Srinagar decline from 349 in 2003 to 3...
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Srinagar | WTNS | Nov 27: The Srinagar City is surrounded with the heritage sites, but the non-implementation of the law to preserve these sites have resulted in reduction of such places in the past two decades as the survey conducted by INTACH, J&K Chapter has revealed progressive loss of heritage sites in the City. “In the past two decades, a total of 12 per cent of the heritage sites or buildings have been dismantled completely while six per cent are either in danger of disappearance or...
Situation in J&K stabilised a lot in past three years: ...
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Srinagar | WTNS | Nov 26: Senior Politician and former Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig said that situation in J&K stabilized a lot in past three years and hoped it will be improved further in times to come. “Though many are contesting the claims of normalcy but the fact is the situation in J&K has stabilized a lot in past three years”, former DyCM Muzaffar Hussain Baig He said the situation in J&K has widely improved and we are hopeful it will get improved further...