| Xavier Institute of Communications honors Alumni Tawqeer Hussain The Public Relations batch of Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) , Mumbai on Friday last week, hosted Magnum Opus, a one-of-a-kind networking opportunity and entertainment night to honor several alumni for their outstanding contribution to the communication industry. Famous professionals like Anil Nair (CEO, Law & Kenneth India) and Rajeev Masand were honored at the event by Noted Bollywood director Imtiyaz ali , who was the guest of honor of the event. Sponsored by Birla Sun Life, ONGC, Kukikan the programme was styled by Spykar, featuring gift hampers by the Gitanjali group, Eaternal Health & Organic Foods, and band equipment from Furtados the event showcased the best of talents from XIC, which competed each other to bag awards for their best performances. The event witnessed face-off performances in dancing and singing, photography and short film competitions. The night was enthralled by the enthuastic performance of the sufi-rock band Wasabi. Speaking on the occasion, Bollywood Director, Imtiyaz Ali shared his rich experience with the audience and praised the efforts the XIC put in to make it best in India. "Today it feels like home coming, I thank all for providing such warmth and honor especially from the people at XIC" said Imtiyaz Ali, who later presented the awards to the winners. Besides Students, professionals, Ex-Miss India Contestant Vaishali Desai also graced the event.(The story was first carried by American Chronicle http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/269577 ) | |
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Delhi Auto Expo ended at High Note, Red Digital explored social Networking
Tawqeer Hussain
New Delhi Jan 13: Unrevealing the best of Automotive technologies round the world, The Auto Expo 2012 at New Delhi´s Pragati Maidan ended at high note on Wednesday. The expo received a good response from both the visitors and the sponsors. People in lakhs thrive to this expo to have the first hand experience of the world of technologies. "There has been quite a success with this edition of the auto expo," Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath told reporters after his valedictory address.
The launch of new cars by the top brand companies received immense response at the expo. German luxury carmaker BMW got about 100 initial bookings for its newly launched MINI. The car is expected to hit the market next fiscal. "We had tremendous interest from potential customers and are sold out for the first few months," said the spokesperson for BMW India.
Visitors were seen also craning their necks at the stalls of Maruti, Hyundai and Tata Motors. Maruti unveiled its MUV Ertiga; Hyundai its new Sonata while Tata Motors-owned JLR showcased two new concepts - CX16 & CX75.
"It's the largest auto show for Asia's second-fastest growing market and the interest in new cars and products is bound to bring hordes of people to the venue and our stall," Maruti Suzuki MD and CEO S Nakanishi said, adding, "The Indian auto expo is rated as one of the top events in Suzuki's global calendar and we would continue to make global launches in future too."
Although the expo was for cars , but at BMW Exhibit centre visitors had something also to cheer about. The unique experience of directly sharing your pics to facebook wall made visitors to throng it more as compared to the other ones.
Red Digital´s Midas brought the world of social media into the real world of BMW by creating an innovative and real time social sharing experience helping BMW fans to share their offline experience directly with their online friends.
Visitors at the BMW exhibit hall were provided with BMW Connect Cards, which activates Midas once the visitor login to his facebook account. With a gentle tap either on the iPad stationed at the registration kiosk. Midas empowers visitors to share their BMW experience online, with their friends on Facebook.
The Midas also provided the visitors to like the cars in the hall just by tapping their BMW connect cars with an iPad carried over by the BMW promoter.
"The Use of this services received tremendous response and people are happily using this innovative service to remain connected with their online friends´ said Yashraj Vakil, Chief Operating officer at the Red Digital, a digital ideation and services company who used facebook in an innovative way, Yasraj adds that the company Red digital will be soon exploring this concept for other services like restaurants, events and retail market also.
The expo winded with huge potential and the thorough analysis of the services provided. The Red Digital´s Midas services impressed the people and make them understand how creativity can be harnessed and used to create niche.
(The article was first published in American Chronicle, http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/265354 )
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Agony of past
Tawqeer Hussain
Time is the best healer, these words always echo my ears and heart and I Always feel that this is true, although practically I never applied this theory and don’t know what others have to say about this. But surely during the practice of journalism, I met hundreds of people whose emotions and memories of their past fail out this sentence, and Kashmir is the practical example of such antagonistic clichés.
From past 65 years of conflict in Kashmir, I have witnessed and heard several stories who still haunt me and for those who are directly related to such incidents, life has came to a standstill for them.
In these thousands of stories of killings, disappearances, wailings, Kashmir have witnessed a mass migration in the early nineties where in thousands of members of Pandit community left their belongings and migrated to the other part of the state in a hurry with all their belongings left at their ancestral places hoping that soon they will back to the respective homes, which never happened. These people still have a desire to be back to their mother land. Although decades have passed this black episode in the conflict history of Kashmir still haunts them. They have the memories of their charmful past in this paradise, which they believe has now turned into the hell.
As many as 300,000 people fled their home and hearth, reduced to living the lives of refugees outside Kashmir. In what appears to be a flicker of a moment, they lost almost everything that their lives were based on: their roots, identity, homes, possessions and, most painful, their sense of belonging. Even their memories were full of the trauma and tragedy of being uprooted.
Meenakshi, a Pandit girl who was just few months old although have no personal memories but the tales she have heard from her parents are enough to bring tears in her eyes with the hope that one day they will be back to their motherland –Kashmir.
While narrating the event which made them to left the Kashmir and migrate to the other part of the State, Meenakshi said “ We were forced to leave, to leave our mother land, to leave a place where my grand parents desire to die, where memories of past still have the attraction of hope, a place which always remain in our minds and hearts and whenever we talk or think of that, a ray of charm and sadness fill our hearts, to leave such places which we called home, where my ancestors were born and died”
The migration have not only affected their minds and souls but have left them in the state of quandary where in they have many unanswered questions like Why Muslims didn’t help them to stay their? What happened to the Kashmir identity which they were proud of? How long they have to suffer? How long they will face the identity crisis?
The fallout of this has been highly detrimental to the collective psyche of people across Kashmir leading to wide-spread stress-related disorders. For the community of Kashmiri Pandits, however, this has been compounded by the fact that they have been rendered homeless and rootless. Now, living in Jammu , they still carry the scars.
As Meenakshi says, “we are neither Jammuites nor Kashmiries, Kashmir-we were forced to leave and Jammu-they never accepted us by heart, our condition is like the Muhajirs of Pakistan who are still in search of identity”
While sharing her opinion and discussing the place which they actually belong, the visibly disturbed and sag girl whose eyes were ready to shower tears but her mind were trying to control them have a good regard of her mother land in Kashmir,
“we were landloard and were having many domestic animals, the migration made us to loose everything in hurry” said Meenakshi adding that after migration the initial life was very hard in the camps at Jammu which still comes as night mare for many Pandits “Even after 21 years of migration, majority of the Kashmiri Pandits are living in squalid camps in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi with families of five to six people often huddled into a small room. Living in abysmal conditions in camps, they face spiraling health and economic problems. Sometimes, a single room is shared by three generations. At other places, sometimes, six families lived in one hall separated by partitions of blankets or bedsheets. For those who lived in the idyllic environs of the Kashmir valley, this degeneration of life has been unbearable.”
After the exodus of 1990, most Kashmiri Pandits were hopeful that they would one day return to their homes in the Valley with same honour and dignity they once had. But, the months stretched into years, and, now the years have stretched into a decade-and-a-half of exile. The end is nowhere in sight. The yearning for their homeland is still confined to the dreams of Meenakshi and her family, they like to cherish once again seeing their precious Chinar trees and apple orchards in the Kashmir valley.
Friday, June 3, 2011
KASHMIRI YOUTH DR ZULFQARUL HAQ CLAIMS INVENTION OF WORLD’S FIRST METHANE COLLECTING DAIRY FARM, REVEALS SHEIKH TAWQEER HUSSAINClaiming that he has made the world first methane collecting Dairy farm, Dr. Zulfqarul Haq is all set to reap the harvest of his endeavor. He has applied for patent license for the same. This young man is all set to give an international recognition to the Kashmir, which is in limelight for its turmoil part mostly. At the same time, experts believe that his research will be fruitful in terms of bringing the green peace and reducing the green house gasses from environment, not only in Kashmir, but also in the entire world.
Born in the Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital-Srinagar, Dr. Zulfqarul Haq is a Kashmiri Veterinary doctor presently undergoing Masters Degree in Veterinary Science in Animal Nutrition from College of Veterinary Science Mhow, Indore (MP) and is an alumnus of Tyndale Bisco Srinagar and claims to be first scientist to propose Methane collection in dairy farms to contain global warming.
According to the Dr Haq, the journey to make this plan was not easy, he undertake this work some six months back and today he claims, he is ready with the world’s first methane collecting dairy farm.
“Every body talks of talks of methane and its components for the cause of global warming, and at so many seminars, I heard scientists are working on the process to contain the green house effect, but have achieved little success so far, so I tried to work on it.”
Dr Haq believes that the initial process was very difficult; with lot of failed experiments and continuous research this thing became possible.
“When I started the process, I don’t have any idea from where to start. For continuous five months I read lot of books on the methane, studied its chemical properties” said Dr Haq adding that after hundreds of failed room experiments, I got success and today I can claim that I have made the world’s first Methane collecting dairy farm”.
According to Dr Zulfqarul Haq, who sent a brief description of his proposed layout plan of the world’s first methane collecting unit and talked on length how his invention might revolutionize the efforts to contain global warming. His proposal was widely welcomed at a symposium at Jaipur where he was also awarded for his paper on the project.
Giving details about the layout plan Dr Haq said, “Methane is one of the most potent and influential greenhouse gases on Earth. It is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping atmospheric heat. Each cattle can produce 250 to 500 litres of methane per day, which is the cause of worry as far as global warming is concerned. The heat-trapping gas thus can dramatically accelerate global warming which is a big threat. As the number of cattle in India is highest in the world, the western world blames India for being responsible for global warming.The layout has been proposed to collect methane gas burped by cattle. The dairy farm will have two phases, closed and open. It is closed when methane production is at peak level (2-3 hours after feeding) and animals respire through specially designed Tobin tubes which open at their manger. Rest dairy farm is kept open like normal. Methane is lighter than air so it rises up and gets accumulated under roof ridge from where it is sucked by pump connected to a continuous pipe into methane collecting chamber. This camber would be double walled and would be filled with liquid Nitrogen. Liquid Nitrogen provides critical temperature for methane and critical pressures of 45.4 atm would be applied. During suction of methane from roof ridge other gases like Air, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Oxygen will also accumulate in methane chamber. But these gases will not liquefy except methane as their critical temperature and pressure are not attained. Liquid methane could be used as fuel in vehicles, as cooking gas etc and to reduce green house effect”.This hypothesis was presented in the Annual Conference and National Symposium of IAAVR held at Jaipur where Dr Haq received certificate of merit for best innovative idea and his paper has also been accepted for publication in Research Journal.
Experts believe that his innovation if scientifically proven could lead to contain the global level at large level and can control the energy crises round the world.
Prof Shakil Ahmad an environmentalist at the Kashmir university believes that this machine could be useful to contain the Green house gasses.
“Among all green house gasses methane is the lethal one and a machine that can trap it and convert it into the means of useful energy is surely a success for whole of the world and Dr Haq in particular.” He is of the opinion that this machine should be affordable to all, “we have to first ascertain that a farmer should afford this machine for their traditional stables”, said Prof Shakil Ahmad who teaches Environmental science at the University of Kashmir.
Talking to Times of India, Dr G. M. Bhat, chairman Grass Root Innovations and Augmentations (GIAN) cell, University of Kashmir, who funds such new innovations here in Valley, appreciated the task done by Dr Zulfqarul Haq.
“The technology for collecting Methane as proposed by Dr. Zulfqarul Haq appears to be innovative and simple compared to other popular methods worked out by scientists round the world” said Dr Bhat adding that “However, the efficacy of the proposed method is to be investigated”.
Dr Bhat is of the opinion that the technology if successful shall help greatly in containing global warming. “Methane gas collected as such plan can be used as fuel and thus can also help to control the increasing energy crises as well”
Dr Bhat Claims that University of Kashmir is all set to help such innovators and for Dr Haq, our doors will be open.
“The innovator can approach us for financial or technical support to form a prototype of the same and to carry out experiment of his technology” Said Dr G.M Bhat, adding that “We will be glad to render him all the support he needs to prove his concept”.
(http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/236419)
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
PASSION OF COLLECTING HERBS
TURNS INTO FULL TIME WORK FOR THIS VERINAG GIRL.
TAWQEER HUSSAIN
Hailing from south Kashmir’s Verinag area, Tabasum Jan 21 gave herbal remedy to increase the memory power. Her herbal treatment has made her the recipient of the prestigious Sristi Samaan award from National Innovation Foundation (NIF) of India in 2007, only girl in valley till date to hold this award. She is also the only female collaborator working with Grass Root Innovations and Augumentation Network (GIAN) Cell, University of Kashmir.
Eighteen years old Tabasum discontinued her studies after class tenth to help her mother in her day to day work. In childhood, she developed an interest in embroidery and started devoting her time in it. Along with it she also started learning traditional herbal practices from her Grandmother. She has good knowledge about herbs and their medicinal uses. She gives herbal medicines for anaemia, memory loss, stomach ache, ear pain and other ailments.
“My Grand mother although illiterate had high knowledge of these herbs. She used to give this herbal Medicare to the entire village for dozens of ailments. People always throng to our house for prescription” recalled Tabasum.
With the death of her Grandmother, people still came to our house only to go back empty hands, as there was no one to follow the Grandmother’s footsteps. This thing always pinches me and soon i thought of giving life to this herbal practice again. Also With the passage of time, people became relying mostly on the English medicines and this traditional herbal practice was put in to the darkness.
Keeping this practice alive Tabasum’s first patient was her own father Abdul Gani Ganie who was suffering from the memory loss.
“My father always used to double check the power switch. He was mot sure whether he had turned off the switch or not. He would at times come out of bed during night to checkwhether the power has been switched off or not. I became eager to check this disturbing situation and i came yo know that my father is suffering from memory loss” says the young innovator.
Once I took out the courage and gave my father couple of doses of “Ded” (Read dead ) herb and after couple of days i found positive results and soon i gave it to some of my friends who were also satisfied with its result.
I became very happy and thought of distributing this knowledge among others so that everybody will get benefit from it, but due to the limited resources i could not make it.
One day while sitting at my home I found some persons from the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) of India and outside my house enquiring about my herbal practices. They asked several questions to me about the Ded herb and its use. They told me that they want to share my practice to the entire country. Initially I hesitated but later Anil K Gupta, Chairman of the NIF explained me the work of NIF and at that time I submitted my herbal practice to them.
I explained them the whole process and also told them that the Herb Ded is used to increase the memory power and irrespective of the available memory increasing agents in market, this herb is from any side effects. The same thing as later proved by the researches done by NIF and my herb was approved as the memory increasing agent.
After six months, I received a communiqué from the NIF about being selected for the Sristi Samaan award.
In the year 2007, i went to the Ahmadabad to receive the honour. This honour boosted my morale and soon I started devoting my entire time in searching the new herbs. Some girls also joined me in the process and today we are a group of 20 girls carving out this hidden herbal Medicare.
This girl of high morale and honour was ignored by the GIAN cell, until this reporter called them.
“ i worked hard and collected some unique herbs but the people from the GIAN cell always ignored me with” rued Tabasum.
Talking to this reporter, Chairman GIAN Cell, university of Kashmir accepted that the girl was ignored because of the mis-understanding and communication gap, but he adds that she will join us as the collaborator in the coming month.
“Initially due to the communication gap, Tabasum was ignored only because we don’t know about her, but recently when i came to know about her innovation, i sent a team headed by Dr Shabir Ahmad and motivated her to come here. Today she is our only female collaborator in the valley” said Dr. Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, Chairman GIAN Cell, university of Kashmir.
Friday, September 17, 2010
BLOODBATH CONTINUES IN VALLEY:
17 killed, 100s injured in 12 hours; Toll 88
Sept 13: Kashmiris soil was once again soaked with the innocent blood as Kashmir witnessed one of its bloodiest days on Monday in past two decades of conflict as 17 persons were killed and over 200 others injured in police and CRPF action in various parts of the valley. Kashmiris were protesting against the alleged desecration of Quran in United States, but unlike other countries, had to face bullets. With today’s killings death toll in the ongoing Kashmir unrest has mounted to 88.
BUDGAM
At least seven persons including district president JKLF (R) and a woman were killed in violent clashes in Budgam while over 60 people were injured 23 of them critically.
While a 7th class student, Danish Nabi son of Ghulam Nabi Kumar, of Charar-i-Sharief was killed in CRPF firing at a group of youth who had engaged the paramilitary troopers in clashes near Hanwari in Char town, five persons were killed in police and CRPF firing at different places in Budgam.
Shouting pro-Islam and anti-US slogans, thousands of people took to streets in various areas here. However, police and troopers swung into action firing teargas canisters and bullets to disperse the protesters.
Atleast four persons including women were killed when the troopers and police opened indiscriminate fire on protesters at Humhama here. Witnesses said thousands of people including women from different villages of Budgam were marching peacefully towards Srinagar to protest against the desecration. However, as soon as the procession reached near Humhama, it was intercepted by a large contingent of police and CRPF.
“We assured the police and troopers that the march will remain peaceful and they allowed us to proceed. However as the procession moved forward, the troopers and cops without any provocation opened indiscriminate fire on us. Four person were killed on the spot,” said one of the injured undergoing treatment at the district hospital Budgam.
The victims were identified Javaid Ahmad, Nissar Ahmad Kuchay, 22, Ghulam Rasool Ahanger—all residents of Humhama while a woman Rafeeqa, hails from Ompora Budgam.
Doctors at the Budgam and Srinagar hospitals told Greater Kashmir that those who succumbed to the injuries had bullet injuries above their waists.
“It is a clear indication of target firing,” said a senior doctor at Budgam hospital, adding the hospital received more than 40 bullet injury cases. Fifteen of them who had bullet injuries above waist and were critical. They were referred to Srinagar for treatment,” the doctor said.
Another doctor said of the 10 bullet injury cases received at Ompora medical institute, eight were referred to Srinagar in critical condition. Two more persons from Chattergam, Budgam, were critically injured in teargas shelling at a procession, doctors said.
Eyewitnesses said 13 year old Danish was shot at his chest from a close range during protests at Hariwari here. Though he was rushed to the local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries. They said Shakeel Ahmad and Mudasir Mushtaq, were critically injured when they received bullets in their abdomen,
Eyewitnesses told Greater Kashmir that after being hit by bullets, Danish and Shakeel were allegedly dragged by the CRPF troopers towards their camp and beaten severely. ”“We saw troopers dragging them and kicking their chests” said an eyewitness, Mushtaq Ahmad.
Soon after the incident, thousands of people came out on the roads to protest against the killing. Women could not control their emotions on seeing the duo in a pool of blood.
Furious over the killing people burnt two vehicles and two motor bikes in the main bus stand reportedly belonging to police, and armed police which is stationed near the shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani (RA).
People also raised the bunker of the armed police in the bus stand. In retaliation the troopers of armed police resorted to aerial firing which continued for more than 30 minutes. However locals alleged the firing was unprovoked.
Thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of Danish who was later laid to rest at the martyrs’ graveyard. The protests were going on late in the evening.
The district president JKLF (R), Showkat Ahmad Mir, was killed in firing by CRPF and police in the main town Budgam when he was leading a procession.
At main town Budgam, a policeman identified as Ravinder Singh, was killed after being run over by a vehicle that was reportedly carrying injured to Srinagar hospital.
South Kashmir
Four persons were killed and at least 100 injured when police and CRPF men opened fire and resorted to intense teargas shelling on the protestors at various places in south Kashmir today. Meanwhile a teenager went missing after he jumped in river Jehlum while being chased away by the forces.
Strict curfew was clamped in Islamabad, Pulwama, Kulgam, Bijbehara and Kakpora while severe restrictions were enforced in other major and small towns of the region.
Eyewitnesses said that hundreds of people from different localities of Pampore defied the restrictions, took to roads and staged pro-freedom and anti-India protests. They said that the protestors entered into clashes with government forces and tried to block the Srinagar-Jammu Highway at Kadalbal. As the protesters after being dispersed were running for safety, the police and CRPF chased them and resorted to firing and heavy teargas shelling in the interiors of the town killing one person on spot and resulting in the injuries to 50 others, witnesses said.
Two critically injured were shifted to Srinagar hospital where they succumbed to injuries. The deceased have been identified as Riyaz Ahmad Shiekh S/o Ghulam Muhammad Shiekh (28 ) of Tengan, Pampore, Ajaz Ahmad Wagay,(26) of Kadalbal and Javaid Ahmad Rather of Kadalbal. At least 20 persons sustained bullet injuries. The injured have been admitted in different hospitals while the condition of three critically injured youth
Bilal Hussain Mir, Muzzafar Ahmad Mir and Riyaz Ahmad who have been shifted to Srinagar is stated to be critical.
A 14 year boy was killed and two others injured after the forces and police resorted to unprovoked' firing in Islamabad. Witnesses said the police and CRPF men without any provocation opened fire at Sarnal near the house of Member of parliament and senior NC leader Dr. Mehboob Beg in the evening killing a 14 year old boy Aqib Ahmad Wagay S/O Gulzar Ahmad Wagay on spot and injuring two others. The injured were shifted to district hospital, Islamabad and
later Firdous Ahmad S/O Ghulam Qadir who was hit by a bullet in chest, was referred to Srinagar in a critical condition.
Reports said as the news about the death of the boy spread , thousands of people including women defying the restrictions, took to streets and staged protests. The massive protests and fierce clashes between forces and youth, were going on in many areas of the town till late
night.
Eyewitnesses said the Ikhwanis turned SOG persons of Kadipora SOG camp also fired on the funeral procession of
the deceased near Mattan chowk.
" When we reached with the body near Kadipora SOG camp at Mattan Chowk, the Ikhwanis camping there, fired at us.
They even did not even spare the dead and fired a volley of bullets on his coffin" said Basheer Ahmad who was a part of the procession
Earlier, in the afternoon in Khanabal area of the township another teenager went missing after he jumped into the river Jehlum while being chased away by the government forces near Khanabal bridge.
Eyewitnesses said that dozens of youth in the morning defying the curfew took to roads and clashed with the police and forces at Khanabal Chowk. They said that the forces resorted to intense teargas shelling to chase away the youth. " While being chased away by the forces, three youth jumped into the Jehlum out of whom of two were rescued while the another went missing" locals said.
He has been identified as Raju Nath S/O Mukhtar Ahmad Nath, 17, of Nathpora Khanabal. Locals alleged that the forces fired teargas canisters and threw bricks on the youth after they jumped into the river as one of the
bricks hit Rajoo.
After the incident hundreds of people defying the restrictions assembled at Khanabal chowk to rescue him. However when reports last came in, the search was going on.
Earlier, in the morning several police and CRPF personals were injured when the youth defied restrictions in volatile area of Malakhnag in old town and hurled stones on the forces deployed there. At least 15 people were injured when cops and forces resorted to firing and teargas shelling at protestors at Sangam on the Srinagar-Jammu highway.
Eyewitness said that thousands of people from the peripheries of Sangam like Mazgam, Litter and Naina took out a procession and marched towards Sangam this afternoon.
As the protesters reached near Sangam Chowk and tried to block the highway, the forces opened fire and lobbed teargas canisters on them triggering clashes. At least fifteen protestors sustained injuries. One of the critically injured Shabir
Ahmad who received the bullet injuries was shifted to Naina hospital where from he was referred to Srinagar.
In Shopian at least 40 people were injured some of them critically during the day long clashes between them and the forces.
Reports said that groups of youth in many localities of the town took to roads and clashed with the police and forces since morning. They said that the youth attacked the police station and Deputy Commissioners' office with bricks and stones triggering violent clashes between the two sides. The police and the CRPF men deployed there fired rubber bullets and resorted to intense teargas shelling and aerial firing to quell the angry youth.
During the clashes, eyewitnesses said, at least 40 persons and six police men were injured. Three youth, reports said, received rubber bullets in their eyes and were shifted to Srinagar hospital. Reports of violent protests and clashes with several injured were also received from Kulgam, Qaimoh, Qazigund, Pulwama, Awantipora, and Bijbehara townships
while massive pro-freedom demonstrations rocked Tral. More than twenty thousand people from the adjoining villages and Tral staged protests in the main town.
Later in the evening, police ransacked the house of Bar President Islamabad Fayaz Ahmad Saudagar. The family accused the police of looting cash and jewelery from the house besides thrashing them. Pertinently Saudagar is the district president of Democratic Freedom Party
Tangamarg
Atleast five people were killed and 65 others injured, when police and the CRPF personals opened fire on the protesters in the Tangmarg area of north Kashmir.
Reports said that thousands of people from Tangmarg and the adjoining areas assembled during the wee hours of Monday to take part in the protests against the alleged desecration.
As the protesters according to reports gathered in the main chowk of the tangmarg, a group of protesters moved towards the Bisco school situated in the area. The protesters after setting the newly constructed missionary school on fire, set ablaze other Government buildings including Fisheries department, Social welfare department, Block office, Tehsil Office, Court office, Treasury, Mechanical Division office, Sheep Husbandry office and the Municipal office.
However the troopers and cops swung into action and opened indiscriminate fire on the protesters killing three persons on the spot and injuring 65 others. The deceased were identified as Mudassir Ahmad Parrey S/O Gh. Rasool Parrey R/O Krishama Tangmarg, Tariq Ahmad Ganaie r/o Tillegam and Qayoom Ahmad Wani of Waniloo Tangmarg., Iqbal Ahmad Malik s/o Bashir Ahmad Malik of Tumberhama village.
Out of the 65 injured, 55 have bullet injuries and have been shifted to the Srinagar for specialized treatment.
Witnesses said after the shootout, police continued the firing hampering the rescue operation resulting in four deaths due to loss of blood. Many youth were reported to be missing following the shootout. People fear that the police might have dumped the bodies in Shajamarg forests in Tangamarg as the locals were not allowed to search for the missing there.
In the evening, people attacked the houses of cops in Tilgam and its adjoining areas. Reports said 40 youth have been taken into custody.
Meanwhile clashes broke out in different parts of Varmul district over the killings. In Pattan area, police opened fire, after a group of protesters attacked the police station. In the ensuing clashes three persons were injured.
Violent clashes were also held at Sangrama and Azad Gunj.
Bandipore
One person was killed and 30 others were injured as police and CRPF open fire at several places here in North Kashmir district of Bandipora.
Nissar Ahmad Bhat (22) was killed and three others were injured when personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly opened fire on peaceful protesters in Ajas township of Bandipora on Monday morning.
Eyewitness told Greater Kashmir that a group of youth were protesting against the desecration on Srinagar-Bandipora road at Ajas on Monday morning who were fired open by the BSF personnel after they (BSF) unprovoked beat them mercilessly.
“When the elders interrupted they (BSF) open direct fire and killed Nissar Ahmad on spot. He was not the part of protests during the incident” the witnesses said.
Locals in the alleged BSF, CRPF and Police of beating injured persons who were referred to Srinagar. “We are beaten and not allowed to move towards Srinagar. They (CRPF) forcef us to go Hajin along with Injured for treatment” said a local.
“They didn’t allow us to use Hospital ambulance in order keep the incident hidden” he said. Six persons sustained injured in Ajas after funeral procession of Nissar when people attacked cavalcade of Superintendent of Police
Junaid Mehmood.
Nine people injured in Saderkoot village of Bandipora when forces allegedly opened fire to chase away people who were protesting against the Ajas killing near Saderkoot, four of them were referred to Srinagar.
During the daylong clashes eight persons were injured including two women when Police and CRPF lobbed teargas shells to disperse the protesters in various wards of Bandipora.
People defy curfew early in the morning when police allegedly barged into houses and beat a 38-year-old Rukhasana Begun and his son Mudasir. This infuriated the residents who staged protests and pelted stone on cops deployed in the main Market Bandipora, three persons were injured in Nadihal, Hajin, Kaloosa and Sheikh Mohall Bandipora during the day long clashes.
Dozens of youths have been arrested from various localities of Bandipora like Kaloosa, Saderkoot, Main town and Sheikh Mohalla.
Reports of protests and clashes incidents were also reported from several other places, including Aloosa, Ashtangoo, Nathpora, Ajar, Papcahan, Lawadara and Bhag Bandipora. Police used batons, lobbed teargas shells and fired warning shots to disperse the protestors but there was no report of any casualty in these areas, they added.
11 Injured in Srinagar clashes
For the second day running, a strict curfew was imposed across the summer capital here to check the protests even as people defied curfew at a few places including Soura and Parimpora. At least 11 persons were injured in police action against protesters during clashes.
Witnesses said protesters defied curfew and staged pro-freedom demonstrations near Sabzi Mandi, Soura. They clashed with police and CRPF men and pelted them with stones as they tried to disperse them. The forces caned protesters, lobbed teargas shells and opened fire injuring at least eight of the protesters, witnesses said.The injured were shifted to the nearby SKIMS for treatment where doctors said all of them were stable. Intermittent clashes continued throughout the day in the locality.
Earlier near Parimpora, on the Srinagar-Varmul highway in city outskirts, three persons were wounded when police opened fire to disperse protesters demonstrating against the alleged desecration of holy Qur’an in US. Witnesses said a procession, comprising of people from several localities including Sumbal, Narbal, Mujgung and other localities, was on its way to Srinagar. The protesters, they said, clashed with police at Parimpora.
They pelted policemen with stones and attacked the Parimpora police station. The cops lobbed tear smoke shells and opened fire to disperse them injuring three of them.
The injured were identified as Zahoor Ahmad son of Bashir Ahmad of Mujgund, Muzaffar Ahmad son of Abdul Rahim of Mujgund and Bilal Ahmad Tantray son of Abdul Rashid Tantray of Panznair. They were shifted to JVC Hospital Bemina.
In several localities including Gow Kadal, Mandar Bagh and Khnyar, several youth attempted to take out protest processions after news about fresh killings broke out.
Police and CRPF chased away youth and beat several of them
Locals of Basant Bagh and Khanyar said that CRPF men had unleashed terror in the localities and aren’t even allowing them to peep out of windows.
“Whosoever even attempts to open door is being yelled at. They attack our houses and smash windows by canes and stones,” they said.
“Since Eid we aren’t allowed to offer prayers in Masjids. It’s interference in religious affaris,” they said.
Elsewhere, police and CRPF remained deployed in large numbers imposing curfew. The forces didn’t allow anyone to step out of their homes. Witnesses said they even hindered the free movement of the essential service vehicles including hospital ambulances which were ferrying the injured from other distracts to the Srinagar hospitals.
The forces didn’t honour the curfew passes issued by the district administration and prevented media persons from performing their duties.
In downtown of city, police and CRPF vehicles made rounds of localities asking people not to defy curfew.
Ganderbal
Over two dozen persons including several policemen were injured after intense clashes broke out between police and
protestors at several places across this district on Monday.
Raising anti-America and pro- Islam slogans people from Batwina, Baroosa, Ahan, Wakura, Kurhama, Dangerpora, Waheedpora, Gangerhama and the adjoining areas took out a massive protest procession and were
heading towards the district head quarter. However police and CRPF intercepted and resorted to aerial firing, smoke shelling and lathicharge in which dozens were injured witness said.
Meanwhile a massive protest demonstrations were also reported from Saloora, Malshahibagh, Duderhama and Manigam where several protestors including some policemen were reportedly injured.
Police has also detained several youth across this district.
Meanwhile, people tried to defy the curfew in Kangan town. Clashes broke out between police, CRPF and
protesters on Monday afternoon. People from Chatergul, Goripora, Preng , Barwula, Wusan and other
adjoining villages assembled at Srinagar- Leh Highway near Preng. However, Police and CRPF intercepted them
near Kijpora triggering clashes, police fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters .
Kupwara
Protests also broke out in Trehgam, Kralpora, Kupwara, Handwara, Langate,Kralgund, and Wadipora areas of Kupwara. People took to streets and staged sit-ins in various rural areas of the district including Harai, Punzwa,Punzgam, Halmatpora, and Lolab.
17 killed, 100s injured in 12 hours; Toll 88
Sept 13: Kashmiris soil was once again soaked with the innocent blood as Kashmir witnessed one of its bloodiest days on Monday in past two decades of conflict as 17 persons were killed and over 200 others injured in police and CRPF action in various parts of the valley. Kashmiris were protesting against the alleged desecration of Quran in United States, but unlike other countries, had to face bullets. With today’s killings death toll in the ongoing Kashmir unrest has mounted to 88.
BUDGAM
At least seven persons including district president JKLF (R) and a woman were killed in violent clashes in Budgam while over 60 people were injured 23 of them critically.
While a 7th class student, Danish Nabi son of Ghulam Nabi Kumar, of Charar-i-Sharief was killed in CRPF firing at a group of youth who had engaged the paramilitary troopers in clashes near Hanwari in Char town, five persons were killed in police and CRPF firing at different places in Budgam.
Shouting pro-Islam and anti-US slogans, thousands of people took to streets in various areas here. However, police and troopers swung into action firing teargas canisters and bullets to disperse the protesters.
Atleast four persons including women were killed when the troopers and police opened indiscriminate fire on protesters at Humhama here. Witnesses said thousands of people including women from different villages of Budgam were marching peacefully towards Srinagar to protest against the desecration. However, as soon as the procession reached near Humhama, it was intercepted by a large contingent of police and CRPF.
“We assured the police and troopers that the march will remain peaceful and they allowed us to proceed. However as the procession moved forward, the troopers and cops without any provocation opened indiscriminate fire on us. Four person were killed on the spot,” said one of the injured undergoing treatment at the district hospital Budgam.
The victims were identified Javaid Ahmad, Nissar Ahmad Kuchay, 22, Ghulam Rasool Ahanger—all residents of Humhama while a woman Rafeeqa, hails from Ompora Budgam.
Doctors at the Budgam and Srinagar hospitals told Greater Kashmir that those who succumbed to the injuries had bullet injuries above their waists.
“It is a clear indication of target firing,” said a senior doctor at Budgam hospital, adding the hospital received more than 40 bullet injury cases. Fifteen of them who had bullet injuries above waist and were critical. They were referred to Srinagar for treatment,” the doctor said.
Another doctor said of the 10 bullet injury cases received at Ompora medical institute, eight were referred to Srinagar in critical condition. Two more persons from Chattergam, Budgam, were critically injured in teargas shelling at a procession, doctors said.
Eyewitnesses said 13 year old Danish was shot at his chest from a close range during protests at Hariwari here. Though he was rushed to the local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries. They said Shakeel Ahmad and Mudasir Mushtaq, were critically injured when they received bullets in their abdomen,
Eyewitnesses told Greater Kashmir that after being hit by bullets, Danish and Shakeel were allegedly dragged by the CRPF troopers towards their camp and beaten severely. ”“We saw troopers dragging them and kicking their chests” said an eyewitness, Mushtaq Ahmad.
Soon after the incident, thousands of people came out on the roads to protest against the killing. Women could not control their emotions on seeing the duo in a pool of blood.
Furious over the killing people burnt two vehicles and two motor bikes in the main bus stand reportedly belonging to police, and armed police which is stationed near the shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani (RA).
People also raised the bunker of the armed police in the bus stand. In retaliation the troopers of armed police resorted to aerial firing which continued for more than 30 minutes. However locals alleged the firing was unprovoked.
Thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of Danish who was later laid to rest at the martyrs’ graveyard. The protests were going on late in the evening.
The district president JKLF (R), Showkat Ahmad Mir, was killed in firing by CRPF and police in the main town Budgam when he was leading a procession.
At main town Budgam, a policeman identified as Ravinder Singh, was killed after being run over by a vehicle that was reportedly carrying injured to Srinagar hospital.
South Kashmir
Four persons were killed and at least 100 injured when police and CRPF men opened fire and resorted to intense teargas shelling on the protestors at various places in south Kashmir today. Meanwhile a teenager went missing after he jumped in river Jehlum while being chased away by the forces.
Strict curfew was clamped in Islamabad, Pulwama, Kulgam, Bijbehara and Kakpora while severe restrictions were enforced in other major and small towns of the region.
Eyewitnesses said that hundreds of people from different localities of Pampore defied the restrictions, took to roads and staged pro-freedom and anti-India protests. They said that the protestors entered into clashes with government forces and tried to block the Srinagar-Jammu Highway at Kadalbal. As the protesters after being dispersed were running for safety, the police and CRPF chased them and resorted to firing and heavy teargas shelling in the interiors of the town killing one person on spot and resulting in the injuries to 50 others, witnesses said.
Two critically injured were shifted to Srinagar hospital where they succumbed to injuries. The deceased have been identified as Riyaz Ahmad Shiekh S/o Ghulam Muhammad Shiekh (28 ) of Tengan, Pampore, Ajaz Ahmad Wagay,(26) of Kadalbal and Javaid Ahmad Rather of Kadalbal. At least 20 persons sustained bullet injuries. The injured have been admitted in different hospitals while the condition of three critically injured youth
Bilal Hussain Mir, Muzzafar Ahmad Mir and Riyaz Ahmad who have been shifted to Srinagar is stated to be critical.
A 14 year boy was killed and two others injured after the forces and police resorted to unprovoked' firing in Islamabad. Witnesses said the police and CRPF men without any provocation opened fire at Sarnal near the house of Member of parliament and senior NC leader Dr. Mehboob Beg in the evening killing a 14 year old boy Aqib Ahmad Wagay S/O Gulzar Ahmad Wagay on spot and injuring two others. The injured were shifted to district hospital, Islamabad and
later Firdous Ahmad S/O Ghulam Qadir who was hit by a bullet in chest, was referred to Srinagar in a critical condition.
Reports said as the news about the death of the boy spread , thousands of people including women defying the restrictions, took to streets and staged protests. The massive protests and fierce clashes between forces and youth, were going on in many areas of the town till late
night.
Eyewitnesses said the Ikhwanis turned SOG persons of Kadipora SOG camp also fired on the funeral procession of
the deceased near Mattan chowk.
" When we reached with the body near Kadipora SOG camp at Mattan Chowk, the Ikhwanis camping there, fired at us.
They even did not even spare the dead and fired a volley of bullets on his coffin" said Basheer Ahmad who was a part of the procession
Earlier, in the afternoon in Khanabal area of the township another teenager went missing after he jumped into the river Jehlum while being chased away by the government forces near Khanabal bridge.
Eyewitnesses said that dozens of youth in the morning defying the curfew took to roads and clashed with the police and forces at Khanabal Chowk. They said that the forces resorted to intense teargas shelling to chase away the youth. " While being chased away by the forces, three youth jumped into the Jehlum out of whom of two were rescued while the another went missing" locals said.
He has been identified as Raju Nath S/O Mukhtar Ahmad Nath, 17, of Nathpora Khanabal. Locals alleged that the forces fired teargas canisters and threw bricks on the youth after they jumped into the river as one of the
bricks hit Rajoo.
After the incident hundreds of people defying the restrictions assembled at Khanabal chowk to rescue him. However when reports last came in, the search was going on.
Earlier, in the morning several police and CRPF personals were injured when the youth defied restrictions in volatile area of Malakhnag in old town and hurled stones on the forces deployed there. At least 15 people were injured when cops and forces resorted to firing and teargas shelling at protestors at Sangam on the Srinagar-Jammu highway.
Eyewitness said that thousands of people from the peripheries of Sangam like Mazgam, Litter and Naina took out a procession and marched towards Sangam this afternoon.
As the protesters reached near Sangam Chowk and tried to block the highway, the forces opened fire and lobbed teargas canisters on them triggering clashes. At least fifteen protestors sustained injuries. One of the critically injured Shabir
Ahmad who received the bullet injuries was shifted to Naina hospital where from he was referred to Srinagar.
In Shopian at least 40 people were injured some of them critically during the day long clashes between them and the forces.
Reports said that groups of youth in many localities of the town took to roads and clashed with the police and forces since morning. They said that the youth attacked the police station and Deputy Commissioners' office with bricks and stones triggering violent clashes between the two sides. The police and the CRPF men deployed there fired rubber bullets and resorted to intense teargas shelling and aerial firing to quell the angry youth.
During the clashes, eyewitnesses said, at least 40 persons and six police men were injured. Three youth, reports said, received rubber bullets in their eyes and were shifted to Srinagar hospital. Reports of violent protests and clashes with several injured were also received from Kulgam, Qaimoh, Qazigund, Pulwama, Awantipora, and Bijbehara townships
while massive pro-freedom demonstrations rocked Tral. More than twenty thousand people from the adjoining villages and Tral staged protests in the main town.
Later in the evening, police ransacked the house of Bar President Islamabad Fayaz Ahmad Saudagar. The family accused the police of looting cash and jewelery from the house besides thrashing them. Pertinently Saudagar is the district president of Democratic Freedom Party
Tangamarg
Atleast five people were killed and 65 others injured, when police and the CRPF personals opened fire on the protesters in the Tangmarg area of north Kashmir.
Reports said that thousands of people from Tangmarg and the adjoining areas assembled during the wee hours of Monday to take part in the protests against the alleged desecration.
As the protesters according to reports gathered in the main chowk of the tangmarg, a group of protesters moved towards the Bisco school situated in the area. The protesters after setting the newly constructed missionary school on fire, set ablaze other Government buildings including Fisheries department, Social welfare department, Block office, Tehsil Office, Court office, Treasury, Mechanical Division office, Sheep Husbandry office and the Municipal office.
However the troopers and cops swung into action and opened indiscriminate fire on the protesters killing three persons on the spot and injuring 65 others. The deceased were identified as Mudassir Ahmad Parrey S/O Gh. Rasool Parrey R/O Krishama Tangmarg, Tariq Ahmad Ganaie r/o Tillegam and Qayoom Ahmad Wani of Waniloo Tangmarg., Iqbal Ahmad Malik s/o Bashir Ahmad Malik of Tumberhama village.
Out of the 65 injured, 55 have bullet injuries and have been shifted to the Srinagar for specialized treatment.
Witnesses said after the shootout, police continued the firing hampering the rescue operation resulting in four deaths due to loss of blood. Many youth were reported to be missing following the shootout. People fear that the police might have dumped the bodies in Shajamarg forests in Tangamarg as the locals were not allowed to search for the missing there.
In the evening, people attacked the houses of cops in Tilgam and its adjoining areas. Reports said 40 youth have been taken into custody.
Meanwhile clashes broke out in different parts of Varmul district over the killings. In Pattan area, police opened fire, after a group of protesters attacked the police station. In the ensuing clashes three persons were injured.
Violent clashes were also held at Sangrama and Azad Gunj.
Bandipore
One person was killed and 30 others were injured as police and CRPF open fire at several places here in North Kashmir district of Bandipora.
Nissar Ahmad Bhat (22) was killed and three others were injured when personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly opened fire on peaceful protesters in Ajas township of Bandipora on Monday morning.
Eyewitness told Greater Kashmir that a group of youth were protesting against the desecration on Srinagar-Bandipora road at Ajas on Monday morning who were fired open by the BSF personnel after they (BSF) unprovoked beat them mercilessly.
“When the elders interrupted they (BSF) open direct fire and killed Nissar Ahmad on spot. He was not the part of protests during the incident” the witnesses said.
Locals in the alleged BSF, CRPF and Police of beating injured persons who were referred to Srinagar. “We are beaten and not allowed to move towards Srinagar. They (CRPF) forcef us to go Hajin along with Injured for treatment” said a local.
“They didn’t allow us to use Hospital ambulance in order keep the incident hidden” he said. Six persons sustained injured in Ajas after funeral procession of Nissar when people attacked cavalcade of Superintendent of Police
Junaid Mehmood.
Nine people injured in Saderkoot village of Bandipora when forces allegedly opened fire to chase away people who were protesting against the Ajas killing near Saderkoot, four of them were referred to Srinagar.
During the daylong clashes eight persons were injured including two women when Police and CRPF lobbed teargas shells to disperse the protesters in various wards of Bandipora.
People defy curfew early in the morning when police allegedly barged into houses and beat a 38-year-old Rukhasana Begun and his son Mudasir. This infuriated the residents who staged protests and pelted stone on cops deployed in the main Market Bandipora, three persons were injured in Nadihal, Hajin, Kaloosa and Sheikh Mohall Bandipora during the day long clashes.
Dozens of youths have been arrested from various localities of Bandipora like Kaloosa, Saderkoot, Main town and Sheikh Mohalla.
Reports of protests and clashes incidents were also reported from several other places, including Aloosa, Ashtangoo, Nathpora, Ajar, Papcahan, Lawadara and Bhag Bandipora. Police used batons, lobbed teargas shells and fired warning shots to disperse the protestors but there was no report of any casualty in these areas, they added.
11 Injured in Srinagar clashes
For the second day running, a strict curfew was imposed across the summer capital here to check the protests even as people defied curfew at a few places including Soura and Parimpora. At least 11 persons were injured in police action against protesters during clashes.
Witnesses said protesters defied curfew and staged pro-freedom demonstrations near Sabzi Mandi, Soura. They clashed with police and CRPF men and pelted them with stones as they tried to disperse them. The forces caned protesters, lobbed teargas shells and opened fire injuring at least eight of the protesters, witnesses said.The injured were shifted to the nearby SKIMS for treatment where doctors said all of them were stable. Intermittent clashes continued throughout the day in the locality.
Earlier near Parimpora, on the Srinagar-Varmul highway in city outskirts, three persons were wounded when police opened fire to disperse protesters demonstrating against the alleged desecration of holy Qur’an in US. Witnesses said a procession, comprising of people from several localities including Sumbal, Narbal, Mujgung and other localities, was on its way to Srinagar. The protesters, they said, clashed with police at Parimpora.
They pelted policemen with stones and attacked the Parimpora police station. The cops lobbed tear smoke shells and opened fire to disperse them injuring three of them.
The injured were identified as Zahoor Ahmad son of Bashir Ahmad of Mujgund, Muzaffar Ahmad son of Abdul Rahim of Mujgund and Bilal Ahmad Tantray son of Abdul Rashid Tantray of Panznair. They were shifted to JVC Hospital Bemina.
In several localities including Gow Kadal, Mandar Bagh and Khnyar, several youth attempted to take out protest processions after news about fresh killings broke out.
Police and CRPF chased away youth and beat several of them
Locals of Basant Bagh and Khanyar said that CRPF men had unleashed terror in the localities and aren’t even allowing them to peep out of windows.
“Whosoever even attempts to open door is being yelled at. They attack our houses and smash windows by canes and stones,” they said.
“Since Eid we aren’t allowed to offer prayers in Masjids. It’s interference in religious affaris,” they said.
Elsewhere, police and CRPF remained deployed in large numbers imposing curfew. The forces didn’t allow anyone to step out of their homes. Witnesses said they even hindered the free movement of the essential service vehicles including hospital ambulances which were ferrying the injured from other distracts to the Srinagar hospitals.
The forces didn’t honour the curfew passes issued by the district administration and prevented media persons from performing their duties.
In downtown of city, police and CRPF vehicles made rounds of localities asking people not to defy curfew.
Ganderbal
Over two dozen persons including several policemen were injured after intense clashes broke out between police and
protestors at several places across this district on Monday.
Raising anti-America and pro- Islam slogans people from Batwina, Baroosa, Ahan, Wakura, Kurhama, Dangerpora, Waheedpora, Gangerhama and the adjoining areas took out a massive protest procession and were
heading towards the district head quarter. However police and CRPF intercepted and resorted to aerial firing, smoke shelling and lathicharge in which dozens were injured witness said.
Meanwhile a massive protest demonstrations were also reported from Saloora, Malshahibagh, Duderhama and Manigam where several protestors including some policemen were reportedly injured.
Police has also detained several youth across this district.
Meanwhile, people tried to defy the curfew in Kangan town. Clashes broke out between police, CRPF and
protesters on Monday afternoon. People from Chatergul, Goripora, Preng , Barwula, Wusan and other
adjoining villages assembled at Srinagar- Leh Highway near Preng. However, Police and CRPF intercepted them
near Kijpora triggering clashes, police fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters .
Kupwara
Protests also broke out in Trehgam, Kralpora, Kupwara, Handwara, Langate,Kralgund, and Wadipora areas of Kupwara. People took to streets and staged sit-ins in various rural areas of the district including Harai, Punzwa,Punzgam, Halmatpora, and Lolab.
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