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Sunday, December 18, 2016

Bank robberies in Kashmir

Same LeT module behind bank robberies in Kashmir: Police
CCTV footage reveals identity of three militants
·         Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)
·         17 Dec 2016
·         Abhishek Saha abhishek.saha@hindustantimes.com 
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said the armed men who robbed a bank in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, have been identified as militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), from the CCTV footage recovered from the spot.



The militants looted around ₹10 lakh – of which around ₹16,000 was in demonetised notes and the rest in new currency – from a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Ratnipora area.

An internal inquiry report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) says the deceased,identified as Abdullah Haroon from Pakistan,was a LeT militant suspected to be involved in the murder of India's famous cardiologist and former Director of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS),Soura Dr Sheikh Jalal-ud-din in Pampore in July.

The CCTV footage shows the gunmen roughing up people in the bank. Speaking to HT, Pulwama superintendent of police Rayees Mohammad Bhat said, “After analysing the CCTV footage, we have been able to clearly identify the three militants involved in the robbery.”
“It is a module of the LeT and has been active for a year now,” Bhat said. The module comprises three militants: two foreigners— Abu Ali and Abu Ismail — and a local militant, Arif Dar, Bhat added.

In the Ratnipora robbery, police say Abu Ali and Arif Dar had entered the bank while two others waited outside. This was the third incident of bank robbery in the Valley after demonetisation and Bhat said the same LeT module has been behind all of them.

On November 21, suspected militants robbed a bank in Chrar-e-Sharief area of central Kashmir's Budgam district and escaped with nearly ₹14 lakh cash.

Days later, Pulwama police arrested five over-ground workers of the LeT, who had helped the three militants in the robbery. Police had then said, in its press statement, that the conspiracy of robbing was hatched and masterminded by Arif Dar, Abu Ali and Abu Ismail.

On December 8, four militants looted a branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Arihal in Pulwama district and fired several rounds before fleeing with cash. They decamped with nearly ₹14 lakh from the bank.

On repeated attacks on banks in Kashmir after demonetisation, Bhat said, “It is because of the demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1000 notes.” He claimed the militant outfits have been facing a cash crunch after demonetisation, and hence, looting banks to get funds.

After analysing the CCTV footage, we have identified three militants. It is a module of the LeT, which has been active for a year. The module comprises three militants — two foreigners, Abu Ali and Abu Ismail and a local militant Arif Dar. RAYEES MOHAMMAD BHAT , Pulwama SP


Monday, December 12, 2016

Shahrah-e-Aziz pampore,loc trade

Nation demanded that the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road should be named as Shahrah-e-Aziz ( Aziz Highway) as an honour to and acknowledgement of the sacrifices of Shaheed-e-Azemat Sheikh Abdul Aziz, noted pro-movement leader who was martyred in police firing on August 11, while leading a peaceful protest demonstration demanding opening of cross LoC trade at Chahal in Uri.

Sea of humanity bids goodbye to Sheikh AZIZ

Sea of humanity bids goodbye to Sheikh AZIZ
If there was anything visible in this saffron town, it was a sea of people. Kashmir had assembled to pay homage to Baba-i-Askariyat (بابائے عسکریت) Sheikh Abdul Aziz (R.A.)


Sunday, November 20, 2016

Pellet caused blindness hardly stirred eye care NGOs in India


Srinagar, Oct 20: Even as pellets wreaked havoc in Kashmir damaging eyes of almost one thousand people, the prominent Non -Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and societies for eye care in India have turned a blind eye towards the plight of the victims.




More than 850 patients have been admitted in the Srinagar’s SMHS hospitals alone whose eye sight was affected with pellets during last three months of unrest in Kashmir.



So far as many as six persons have been completely rendered blind while more than 15 persons have lost eye sight of their one eye. Majority of the remaining over 800 people too would have very limited vision and are staring at a struggling future.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Chinar saplings sale

Chinar Tree 

Srinagar, Dec 18 (Writer-South Asia) The state government has planned to plant in the Valley 12,000 saplings of the majestic Chinar tree, known for its majestic foliage and longevity that may extend up to over four centuries.

Chinar saplings online
According to official data, there are 38,401 Chinar trees as per census carried out in 2007 in Kashmir valley.
"These include 5,306 Chinar trees which are above the age of 400 years," an official spokesman said today.
The spokesman, however, did not give the timeline for completion of the plantation drive which is likely to begin on March 21, the Arbour Day, next year.
"The Floriculture Department has a proposal to plant 12,000 chinar saplings in the Valley," the spokesman said.
The crimson-coloured leaves of the Chinar are a major tourist attraction towards the end of autumn in Kashmir.
The Forest Department is also planning to plant of 19 lakh saplings of Deodar and Fir trees across the state, he said.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Asgar Samoon yesterday convened a meeting regarding census of Chinar trees in the Valley.
Samoon directed deputy commissioners of all the districts in the Valley and the line officers to update the census of Chinar trees and submit the report to his office.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

angelica herbal plant benefits

angelica seed
Angelica is a plant.The root,seed and fruit are used to make medicine. Angelica  is used for heartburn, intestinal gas (flatulence), loss of appetite (anorexia), arthritis, circulation problems, "runny nose" (respiratory catarrh), nervousness, plague, and trouble sleeping (insomnia).

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Saturday, October 8, 2016

12 year old by hit by pellets, dies at SKIMS

Day 92: Sgr Boy Hit By Pellets, Dies At SKIMS

The twelve year old Srinagar boy who was hit by pellets on Friday has succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura here.


(The news story first appeared in (Kashmir Life.)
Nasir Shafi Qazi was an 12 year old school boy who was attacked with pellets which hit him in his back on September 16, 2016 evening. He was laid to rest a day later in New Theed Harwan after thousands of people bade adieu to the child. (KL Images: Bilal Bahadur)

The boy identified as Junaid Ahmed Akhoon, son of Ghulam Ahmed, resident of Saidapora area of Eidgah sustained grave pellet injuries in his head and chest in the forces’ action yesterday afternoon.

He was rushed to SKIMS Soura in a critical condition where doctors admitted him in the ICU.
Sources in the SKIMS said that he succumbed to his injuries around 2 AM. His body was driven to his home around 6 AM.

“It were the attendants of Junaid and other patients who raised hue and cry outside the ICU after Junaid stopping taking breaths,” sources said. “It was only then that doctors declared him dead otherwise everyone, including doctors, were silent about the kid.”

A school boy, Junaid, was single son of his parents among three children.

With the death of Junaid, the civilian death toll since July 09, 2016 has reached 94. At least 15000 others have been injured while thousands were jailed including 489 those who were booked under draconian Public Safety Act.

 

 

Friday, October 7, 2016

Burhan killed by militants in Sopore

A screensaver on a mobile phone is the last photo that remains of  Burhan. The three-year-old was sitting on his father's lap when two armed men of Hizb broke into their home in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore and opened fire.

Burhan's father, Bashir Ahmed was a former un-armed social worker of Jamat-i-Islami. But it has been 15 years since he gave up the gun and settled as a fruit merchant in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district. He had a wife and two children.

On Friday night, two unknown terrorists men armed with guns and a grenade attacked his home. While the grenade didn't go off, they sprayed Bashir and his son Burhan with bullets. Then they escaped from the scene on a motorcycle.


Bashir died even before reaching the hospital. Burhan survived the night but lost the struggle this morning. He was the youngest among eight people who have been killed by unidentified gunmen since May in the Sopore area.

"This is the real face of so-called jihadi terrorists who are claiming that they are doing jihad for the people of Kashmir. They are killing infants, they are killing women, they are killing innocent doctor,journalist," said Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh.

Burhan had started school just four months ago. His parents had just got him a new school uniform, school bag and lunch box. The incident has sent shockwaves in the region and evoked strong condemnation across the Kashmir valley.
 

Church seeks to set up eye bank in violence-hit Kashmir



About 800 people suffered eye injuries as government forces made extensive use of pellet guns, considered to be non-lethal

Catholic Church officials in Jammu and Kashmir have sought government permission to start an eye bank to help casualties of recent violence in the Muslim-majority state, where organ donation is eschewed.
Jammu-Srinagar Diocese, which covers the entire state, has submitted a proposal to the state's Directorate of Health Services. "We are hopeful to have the necessary permissions to start soon," said Father Shaiju Chacko, director of diocesan social services.
It is "a priority for the church as hundreds of people are suffering," the priest said. Although Catholics are a minority in the state, the church exists to serve people regardless of "caste, creed and religion," he said.
Some 11,000 people were injured and at least 80 people were killed in protests and security actions, when a demand for freedom from Indian rule turned violent. The violence flared after security forces shot and killed militant commander Burhan Wani on July 8.
An estimated 800 people suffered eye injuries as government forces made extensive use of pellet guns, considered to be non-lethal. When fired, the lead pellets disperse widely and penetrate skin and soft tissue. Eyes are especially vulnerable to severe and sometimes irreversible damage.
Pellets were introduced in Kashmir as a non-lethal alternative to bullets after security forces killed nearly 200 people to crush violent protests against Indian rule from 2008 to 2010.The state government's reasoning was that when fired from a distance, pellets inflict only minor injuries.
However, local media reports quoting doctors say some 250 people have lost their eye sight.
As eye donation could help restore sight to victims of pellet injuries, doctors and members of Kashmir's civil society have started to call for the establishment of an eye bank in Kashmir.
So far the state has not given a license to operate an eye bank, said Shazia Nabi, a civil rights advocate. A misconception exists among people that organ donation is against the basic teachings of Islam. "Being a Muslim majority state, people are reluctant to the idea of organ donation," Nabi explained.
Islamic scholar Mufti Nazir Ahmad said that Islam once looked at organ donation — from a living or dead person — as an immorality. But now it is "permissible and appreciated" provided there is the consent of the donor, no danger to the donor's life and the organs are not being sold, he explained.
Ophthalmologists like Sajad Khanday, a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems, say that if a license for eye transplant is issued, corneas could be transplanted to help restore the sight of many. Only a cornea needs to be transplanted, not the entire eye, said Khanday who is Kashmir's leading ophthalmologist.
He told ucanews.com that eye donation should be seen "as the highest human act of charity" consistent with the tenets of all religions. "However, traditional beliefs are a major stumbling block for eye or organ donation in Kashmir."

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Khanday said media campaigns and awareness programs are necessary to help people understand the necessity of organ donations.

For Asif Ahmad, who lost his sight due to pellets, anyone who donated their eyes for him after death would be "an angel." Asif, a university student, said he felt an electric shock in his head followed by a sudden darkness all around. Doctors who operated on his eyes declared him blind.
"I am waiting for the day when I will be able to see again. Life is nothing without light," sighed Asif as his mother sobbed nearby.
Father Chacko said the church's aim is to help people like Ahmed. Permission to operate an eye bank "will be a dream come true. We hope the government will understand the situation and soon allow us to function," he told ucanews.com ((The report  first appeared in ucanews.com.)


Hazelnut plant

It is the second most expensive nut and needs cold and hilly terrain with a few days of sub-zero temperature. Therefore, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir make the best choice in India. It takes three to five years for hazelnut plants to grow and yield fruit.
Hazenut cultivation in India : Hazel Nut Plantation : The Hazelnut plant propgation centre  near loc Kupwarda of around 13000 trees are planted in Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre's R&D Centre near Sonamarg in North Kashmir . Initial planting began in 1998 and the trees are now well established and producing quality nuts for the worldwide marketplace. More than 30,000 plants are ready for plantation.
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

21 kiiled in Uri attack

Heavily armed militants stormed a army brigade headquarters of the Indian army in North Kashmir's Uri town in the wee hours on Sunday, killing 21 jawans and injuring 32 other personnel in the fresh strike in which four militants were neutralised.Jamiat,Hizb,Al-fatha clamied responsibility.

Monday, September 5, 2016

benefits of ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba has a medicinal reputation spanning thousands of years. Several research has show that ginkgo biloba can sharpen memory. This is especially beneficial among older adults.

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Did you know that ginkgo biloba is the the oldest living species of tree in the world? It's like a living fossil. Close relative of ginkgo biloba tree are all extinct. The ginkgo species dates back to over 200 million years ago.

It enhances the memory and increases attention span by improving blood circulation to the brain. Gingko biloba also improves the brain's utilization of energy source "glucose." It has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory property which fights off damaging free radicals to prevent pre-mature aging.

Gingko biloba has been studied among university students and has been shown to improve performance on tests of attention and memory.

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Stress bears a significant impact to the mind which can lead to cognitive impairment and learning problems. Ginkgo biloba extract has been shown as an effective natural medicine, normalizing cognitive deficits.

Ginkgo biloba is a popular food supplement and herbal tea product to battle the demands of modern life.
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Consuming ginkgo biloba has also been shown to slow down the progression of  memory loss in people with progressive memory loss like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It's effect of improving circulation to the brain is beneficial especially to the older population.

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Ginkgo biloba can also be taken by those with migraine to decrease their headache's frequency and duration.

Reference:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15739076
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15886416
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20459350
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19415441


Sunday, September 4, 2016

pellet gun use in kashmir


On the day an all-party parliamentary delegation (APD) visited Kashmir, at least 900 people sustained injuries in day-long clashes in several areas of the region on Sunday, with over 700 of them receiving pellet and tear-gas shell wounds in South Kashmir areas alone, witnesses and reports said.

Mr Raj Nath said the government of India keeps on repeating Vajpayee’s statement of ‘JKI-Jamhooriyat, Kashmiriyat and Insaniyat’ but “forgot the steps taken by the former prime Minister along with the slogan like unilateral ceasefire during Ramzan and talks with Militants. (The then) Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani himself held number of meetings with militant  leaders.”


On Aug. 12, 2008 over 1.7+ million people assembled at Eidgah Srinagar for Nimaz-e-jinaza. About 2.3 millon people joined the march to Pampore to the home town of Sheikh Abdul Aziz who was shot dead by Indian forces near Uri. All the resistance leaders, barring ailing humble self, including senior leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Moulvi AbbasAnsari, Fazal Haq Qureshi,Shabir Ahmad Shah,Aga Sayed Budgami,Prof Bhat, Yaseen Malik, Javid Mir.. Not only Muslims, a large number of Sikhs,Hindus also visited Sheikh's home and the Eidgah. were present and paid tribute to the slain leader. Sheikh Aziz was martyred on Monday- Sheikh AZIZ has generated a Tsunami which may ultimately engulf the entire sub-continent.

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1000 fps pellet gun damage
pellet gun images

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Grievance Cell @ 011-23092923 Set Up For Kashmiris In J&K, Outside

A 24×7grievance redressal helpline was on Tuesday set-up for Jammu and Kashmir people, particularly students residing out of the state.
The Union Home Ministry has nominated Sanjay Roy, Director (Media), as the nodal officer for grievances relating to Jammu and Kashmir persons, particularly students residing outside the state, a government release said.
The nodal officer will receive complaints from Kashmiri people and youths facing harassmentin different parts of India. He will also coordinate with states for an early disposal of such cases.
The announcement for appointing such an officer was made by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his two-day visit to Kashmir Valley recently during which several political parties had raised the issue of harassment of Kashmiri youths in various parts of India.
During the recent uprising in the Valley, reports of alleged harassment of Kashmiri youths were received from states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

(This is an abridged news item which first appeared in The Indian Express.)