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[Awesome]

Is the concern for Kashmir or Kashmiri people or Kashmiri Muslims? If its for Kashmiri Muslims, you can open the flood gates, like how the US did with Cuba in the eighties!? what say yo!? Let the Harassing Indian Army be here in Kashmir. Take the Kashmiri Muslims!

I am not against other Indian muslims here. But I fail to understand where the sympathies of the Pakistanis are! Is it with the Kashmiris? If so, why isnt there an iota of respect for Kashmiri Pundits or for the land ceded to China? Or is it for the Muslim Brethren? If so why isnt there even a hint of mewing for the Chinese Uighurs!

If the issue is for the disputed Land of Kashmir, stop the rhetoric of being the Saviours of Kashmiri Muslims. If the issue is supposedly for the Muslim brothers only in disputed areas, where the vested interest is with the land, make the point clear that this a policy of fomenting trouble by stirring religious sentiments in a disputed area so as to make the other party of the dispute uncomfortable.

While I'm of the argument that Pakistan's doors should remain open to all Indian minorities.

However due to the disputed nature of Kashmir, it would serve India by expelling out Kashmiris. Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris, Pakistan wants to grant the Kashmiris their right to self-determination through a UN administered plebiscite.

From then on, whatever they choose, thats fine with us.

 

[EjazR]

Muslims greet Kashmir's Hindus at temple festival | TwoCircles.net

By IANS,

Srinagar : Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from across the country Saturday thronged the Khirbhawani temple in north Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival. Local Muslims greeted them with sweets as part of a centuries' old practice in the state where the two religions have traditionally lived in harmony.

The temple in Tullamulla village, about 25 km from here, is dedicated to Ragnya Devi, one of the many incarnations of Goddess Durga.

Muslims lined up outside the temple Saturday with 'kheer' (a sweet dish made of milk) in earthen pots for their Hindu brethren.

Legend has it that Lord Rama worshipped Ragnya during his entire 14-year exile. When this ended, Lord Rama asked Hanuman to relocate the shrine of the goddess. Hanuman relocated it to Shadipora in Kashmir. But the deity appeared in a local priest's dream asking him to relocate the shrine at its present location.

Devotees of all ages throng the shrine each year and engage in prayers and meditation to seek the blessings of the deity.

The spring water inside the temple complex bears special significance as it is believed that the colour of water on the festival day foretells the year's future for the state.

"The colour of the spring water is milky white which foretells a prosperous year for the state," said Radhakrishan Bhan, 56, who came here all the way from Pune.

After majority of the Hindus migrated out of the state in the 1990s in the wake of separatist violence here, hundreds of them have been reaching here each year this day from different parts of the country.

"We look forward to the time when we can return back to our roots in Kashmir," said Shiban Krishen, 47, who came from the Jammu to pray at the temple.

Tight security arrangement was put in place in and around the temple.

State Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand had also visited the temple Friday to take stock of the arrangements made for the devotees.

 

[garibnawaz]

'Will agitate if Amarnath yatra is extended': Rediff.com India News

The hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani [ Images ] on Friday threatened agitation 'in case the annual Amarnath yatra [ Images ] is not restricted to the original 15 day schedule.'
Addressing a Friday congregation before staging a sit-in along with his supporters in the heart of summer capital Srinagar [ Images ], Geelani said, "We are not against the yatra. But, the extended duration of the yatra and its impact on our environment and ecology forces me to issue this call."

Citing the examples of Uttarakhand [ Images ], Geelani said that 'the government of Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] should emulate the example of that state and restrict the yatra to its original period of only 15 days to minimise ecological and environmental damages to the area.'

The annual yatra begins on July 1 this year and already thousands have registered themselves for this year's pilgrimage.

Geelani also demanded the immediate release of all the youth arrested by the police on charges of stone pelting by the coming Monday, failing which he threatened mass agitation.

He also advised the parents of the arrested youth not to pay bribes to anyone for their release. "In the ongoing freedom struggle, it is our duty to fight for the release of all the arrested youth," he said.

GB

 

[Trichy]

This the reality any ware in India, but some babus and leaders will tempet them and make some roit and kill several, first find them and kill on street corners

 

[PracticalGuy]

Muslims greet Kashmir's Hindus at temple festival | TwoCircles.net

By IANS,

Srinagar : Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from across the country Saturday thronged the Khirbhawani temple in north Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival. Local Muslims greeted them with sweets as part of a centuries' old practice in the state where the two religions have traditionally lived in harmony.

The temple in Tullamulla village, about 25 km from here, is dedicated to Ragnya Devi, one of the many incarnations of Goddess Durga.

Muslims lined up outside the temple Saturday with 'kheer' (a sweet dish made of milk) in earthen pots for their Hindu brethren.

Legend has it that Lord Rama worshipped Ragnya during his entire 14-year exile. When this ended, Lord Rama asked Hanuman to relocate the shrine of the goddess. Hanuman relocated it to Shadipora in Kashmir. But the deity appeared in a local priest's dream asking him to relocate the shrine at its present location.

Devotees of all ages throng the shrine each year and engage in prayers and meditation to seek the blessings of the deity.

The spring water inside the temple complex bears special significance as it is believed that the colour of water on the festival day foretells the year's future for the state.

"The colour of the spring water is milky white which foretells a prosperous year for the state," said Radhakrishan Bhan, 56, who came here all the way from Pune.

After majority of the Hindus migrated out of the state in the 1990s in the wake of separatist violence here, hundreds of them have been reaching here each year this day from different parts of the country.

"We look forward to the time when we can return back to our roots in Kashmir," said Shiban Krishen, 47, who came from the Jammu to pray at the temple.

Tight security arrangement was put in place in and around the temple.

State Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand had also visited the temple Friday to take stock of the arrangements made for the devotees.

Finally Kashmir is limping back to its old self once again..

 

[chachachoudhary]

After the maoists, I think govt should deal with these separatist bastards with full force. They have been treated too leniently so far and now its time for some spanking.

 

[PracticalGuy]

After the maoists, I think govt should deal with these separatist bastards with full force. They have been treated too leniently so far and now its time for some spanking.

I think in this matter GOI is doing a fair job in ignoring these people.. and I think this helped a lot in the valley in recent times.. we were successful in breaking up the Hurriyat into two factions..one moderate and other the usual hurriyat.. the only one left is the geelani who is almost on his death bed..it's better to ignore him for some more time rather than adding fuel to the fire... as you know this issue has a religious tone and if GOI tries to be hard on them.. it might snowball into a huge mayhem on the religious lines and we would end up giving new life to these about to die separatists..

 

[notsuperstitious]

'Will agitate if Amarnath yatra is extended': Rediff.com India News

The hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani [ Images ] on Friday threatened agitation 'in case the annual Amarnath yatra [ Images ] is not restricted to the original 15 day schedule.'
Addressing a Friday congregation before staging a sit-in along with his supporters in the heart of summer capital Srinagar [ Images ], Geelani said, "We are not against the yatra. But, the extended duration of the yatra and its impact on our environment and ecology forces me to issue this call."


GB

The paid humanitarian Geelani is now an environmentalist too!!! Excellent!

Huanitarian, human rights advocate, social worker running a charity and now an environmentalist, all hail this wonderful human being

 

[chachachoudhary]

I think in this matter GOI is doing a fair job in ignoring these people.. and I think this helped a lot in the valley in recent times.. we were successful in breaking up the Hurriyat into two factions..one moderate and other the usual hurriyat.. the only one left is the geelani who is almost on his death bed..it's better to ignore him for some more time rather than adding fuel to the fire... as you know this issue has a religious tone and if GOI tries to be hard on them.. it might snowball into a huge mayhem on the religious lines and we would end up giving new life to these about to die separatists..

I disagree. We should not forget that some elements in these separatist organizations actually function as sleeper cells for terrorists and ignoring them is nothing but procrastination.

Morever, the constant allegations of these separatists is having a very negative effect on the morale of security forces who are getting framed in numerous human rights cases.

All terrorists claim to represent some or the other religions and if govt of the day decide to be soft because of the so called "religious angle", then things will only get worse.

 

[Justin Joseph]

The paid humanitarian Geelani is now an environmentalist too!!! Excellent!

Huanitarian, human rights advocate, social worker running a charity and now an environmentalist, all hail this wonderful human being

He's a dirty triter nothing else.

 

[PracticalGuy]

I disagree. We should not forget that some elements in these separatist organizations actually function as sleeper cells for terrorists and ignoring them is nothing but procrastination.

Morever, the constant allegations of these separatists is having a very negative effect on the morale of security forces who are getting framed in numerous human rights cases.

All terrorists claim to represent some or the other religions and if govt of the day decide to be soft because of the so called "religious angle", then things will only get worse.

you are combining two things here.. terrorists are different from these geelani kind of folks who are in public life.. and thats what my point was.. people who are in public life tend to do more danger than the terrorists when things are not handled properly by the govt. ..regarding terrorists..our security forces are doing commendable job and are having a ball now a days if u see the number of terrorists killed recently...

 

[SpArK]

Good gesture by Muslims towards Hindus. Hope normalcy prevails and the state march towards prosperity and peace.

 

[GUNNER]

One dead as troops fire at violent Kashmir protest

(AFP)

SRINAGAR, India — One demonstrator was killed and five injured Sunday in Kashmir when Indian troops fired bullets to disperse violent protests over the death of a Muslim youth, police and witnesses said.

Rafiq Bangroo died on Saturday, days after being injured in the Kashmiri summer capital Srinagar in what his family allege was a beating by paramilitary forces.

Police say they are investigating his death.

Enraged by Bangroo's death -- the second in less than ten days of a civilian allegedly at the hands of security forces -- hundreds of Kashmiris took to the streets on Sunday chanting: "We will spill blood for blood."

Protesters attacked a paramilitary bunker, prompting the soldiers to open fire that left one person dead, police said.

"The firing incident has brought more people out on the streets and they are fighting with police and paramilitary forces," resident Tanveer Ahmed told AFP by telephone from downtown Srinagar.

Srinagar was already tense after the death of a teenager student on June 11 during clashes between police and anti-India demonstrators.

His family said he was hit by a teargas shell and that he was not part of the demonstration.

The Muslim-majority region is in the grip of a 20-year insurgency against rule from New Delhi. The unrest has left more than 47,000 people dead by the official count.

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

Indian and pakistani army are the same in Atrocities so no point in trolling.you take care of your problems fist and so do we.

 

[Kashmiri Nationalist]

Nice, happy festival. Looks like the people of Kashmir have unity, even after years of tyrannical rule which favoured one religion over the other. Hindus, Muslims, Buddhist's are all Kashmiris.

Also, to members calling for the heads of seperatists, remember Kashmir is a disputed region, where war crimes have been done. The people have a right to self determination. Instead of calling for they're heads, you should support them to gain a plebliscite in peaceful ways.