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    • Posts Tagged ‘Dastgeer Sahab’

    Mosque arson in central Kashmir triggers protests

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    SRINAGAR, July 23: The sixth incident of fire at religious places in Kashmir took place on Sunday night after a blaze erupted at a Mosque in central district of Budgam, police said. They said that a mosque in central Kashmir’s Wohangam village of Beerwah Tehsil, some 25 km from Srinagar, was set ablaze around midnight on Sunday triggering protests in the area. “At night somebody had set fire to curtains of the Jamia Masjid and thrown them into the finished wooden frames meant for windows of second floor of the...

    Posted 303 days ago.

    Another Kashmir Sufi shrine gutted in fire

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    SRINAGAR, July 15: A shrine of a Sufi saint was gutted in a mysterious fire at Ratsuna village of central Kashmir's Budgam district on Sunday, triggering protests in the area. Fire broke out at Baba Haneefuddin's shrine, made of mostly wood, in wee hours today at Ratsuna village in Beerwah area of Budgam district, official sources said. A complete shutdown is observed in Beerwah town following the incident, but the situation remained peaceful. This is the second Muslim shrine to be destroyed by fire in 20...

    Posted 311 days ago.

    'Curfew' in Kashmir capital again, to foil planned march

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    SRINAGAR, June 29: Authorities imposed an 'undeclared curfew' in many parts of Srinagar for the fourth day on Friday to pre-empt protests and a march to Dastageer Sahib shrine which was gutted in huge fire early this week, witnesses said. Thousands of police and paramilitary in riot gear patrolled deserted streets, erected barricades and warned residents to stay indoors in downtown Srinagar. In uptown Srinagar and other parts of the valley, shops, business establishments and educational institutions are closed....

    Posted 327 days ago.

    Shutdown, 'curfew' disrupt life again in Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR, June 28: Life in Kashmir is yet to return to normal even four days after a revered shrine of Muslim saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Geelani was gutted in fire on Monday. Thursday, most of the Kashmir valley continued to mourn and was closed on the third day of a shutdown to protest the blaze. Shops and businesses remain closed in many parts across the valley including North Kashmir's Baramulla and South Kashmir's Anantnag districts, witnesses said. In capital Srinagar, an undeclared curfew continues to be...

    Posted 328 days ago.