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  • Posts Tagged ‘eid’

    Railways rejects proposal for more Kashmir trains

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    Majid Jahangir SRINAGAR, Oct 30: The Northern Railways has rejected the proposal for arranging more trains for three days during the Eid festivity. The railway officials in Kashmir had recently written to the Northern Railways seeking approval for running more trains for three days from October 28 to cater to the huge rush on Eid. “They have rejected our proposal,” said an railway official. “Since Sunday, a day after the Eid, we managed the rush in a better way unlike the past when...

    Posted 203 days ago.

    Kashmir forgets army landing day, celebrates Eid

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    SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Thousands of Muslims offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers across the Valley on Saturday Oct 27, the day Kashmiris usually protest to mark the anniversary of the arrival of Indian troops in the region. Authorities have placed senior separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Shabir Ahmad Shah and Muhammad Nayeem Khan under house arrest in Srinagar. Geelani asked people to stage "symbolic protests," to mark the 65th anniversary of arrival of  troops in Kashmir. Except...

    Posted 206 days ago.

    Eid shoppers swarm Kashmir markets

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    SRINAGAR, Oct 26: High pitched Eid-eve shopping continued in Kashmir's summer capital Friday with markets overcrowded with enthusiastic purchasers. Dozens of sacrificial animal markets have come up the city, with the Eidgah ground in the old city being the largest. Hundreds of buyers thronged the Eidgah ground as sellers dictated the prices of sheep and goats without any control over them. "Prices at the animal market are completely under the control of the sellers, who are charging exorbitant rates", said Showkat...

    Posted 208 days ago.

    Kashmir's 112-kg Jumma awaits best bidder

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    Rahiba R Parveen SRINAGAR, oCT 24: Valley is flooded with sheep and herdsmen ahead of Eid-ul-adha or Bakra-Eid to be celebrated on October 27. But it's Jumma who is stealing the show. The 112-kg sheep will be sold for sacrificial purpose only after a 'deserving' bid. Jan Mohammad, a young entrepreneur and proud owner of Jumma, said he has reared Jumma for three long years. But finally he has decided to sell him on the holy occasion to avoid losing him to vagaries of age or any other health...

    Posted 209 days ago.

    Four held for Kashmir Eid violence

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    Majid Jahangir SRINAGAR, Aug 26: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested four persons between the age group of 17 and 25 for allegedly setting a police vehicle ablaze and attacking policemen after Eid prayers on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as college student Burhan Lone (19) of Noor Bagh, Srinagar; Mohammad Younis Sheikh (21) of Dana Mazar, Safa Kadal; Abid Beg of Mahraj Bazar, Srinagar; and Hilal Ahmed Sofi (25) of the old city. “We have so far arrested four persons...

    Posted 268 days ago.

    Pakistan sees no crescent, Kashmir to celebrate Eid on Monday

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    Rakib Altaf SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Kashmir will have to wait for another day to celebrate Eid as Islamic scholars in Pakistan have said the crescent, signifying the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan, was not sighted anywhere in that country. Kashmir valley has always followed Pakistan's announcements of sighting the crescent which establishes the first day of Ramadhan - the ninth month of the Islamic calendar - when the fasts start and also the first day of Shawaal -  the tenth month - when...

    Posted 276 days ago.

    On Eid remember poor, needy, Omar tells Kashmiris

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    SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah has felicitated people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr wishing them well being and prosperity. In his Eid message issued here today, the Chief Minister has reminded the people of the essence of Eid adding that this day demanded us to remember the poor and needy and to share happiness with them. Omar Abdullah said that the spirit behind the observance of Eid-ul-Fitr is to express our thanks to Almighty Allah for giving us the courage to observe fast in...

    Posted 276 days ago.