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Akbar Marks His Win Again In Cycling

Posted by Kashmir Standard on May 05, 2016

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MAHJOOR: The Herald Of Didactic Poetry

Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad ( 3 September 1885 − 9 April 1952), better known by the pen name Mahjoor was a renowned poet of the J&K Kashmir Valley, along with contemporaries. He is especially noted for introducing a new style into Kashmiri poetry and for expanding Kashmiri poetry into previously unexplored thematic realms. In addition to his poems in Kashmiri, Mahjoor is also noted for his poetic compositions in Persian and Urdu. The revolutionary poet Mehjoor also known as Shair-e-Kashmir (the poet of Kashmir) was born at Mitrigam, Pulwama, which is located approximately 37 km from the city of Srinagar. Mahjoor followed in the academic footsteps of his father, who was a scholar of Persian language. He received the primary education from the Maktab of Aashiq Trali (a renowned poet) in Tral. After passing the middle school examination from Nusrat-ul-Islam School, Srinagar, he went to Punjab where he came in contact with Urdu poets like Bismil Amritsari and Moulana Shibi Nomani. He ret...

5 Things to Know About Mufti Mohamad Syeed

TKS Web Desk 1. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the 12th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, a veteran People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, is the 12th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state. He assumed office on 1 March 2015. This was the second time Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the patron of the PDP, was sworn-in as the CM of the state. Sayeed had first held the office of the Chief Minister of the J&K from 2 November 2002 to 2 November 2005. 2. Mufti’s Daughter was kidnapped within five days of his swearing in as the Union Home Minister in 1989 The present PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed is one of his daughters. His third daughter Rubaiya Sayeed got into news headlines within five days of Mufti’s swearing in as the Union Home Minister in 1989. She was kidnapped by the militant outfit - Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and was freed only after the Central Government freed five prisoners. 3. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is the onl...

Mehbooba Mufti all set to succeed as J&K's chief minister

TKS Web Desk: The stage could be set for PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti to be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir with the party and its ally BJP reaching a consensus over the matter following the sudden death of her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Sayeed passed away at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Scinces (AIIMS) on Thursday morning. Though no decision has been taken as of now, his daughter Mehbooba is seen as the "logical choice" as his successor as chief minister, said senior BJP sources. It is understood that BJP has been informally sounded out over Mehbooba becoming the CM as it is felt that even if the Mufti's health improved, he may find it difficult to handle the cares of office. Image Source: Kashmir Life With a session of the assembly approaching on January 18, a decision may have to be taken soon. BJP has no objections to Mehbooba's candidature but might seek some ministerial adjustments at the time of a change of...

10 Most Devastating Earthquakes

Every year, earthquakes cause thousands of deaths, either directly or due to the resulting tsunamis, landslides, fires, and famines. Quakes occur when a fault (where Earth's tectonic plates meet) slips, releasing energy in waves that move through the ground. Scientists measure the strength of tremors on the Richter scale. Here are 10 most devastating earthquakes in recent history. 1908 Dec 28, Some 70,000-100,000 people died in the Messina earthquake in Sicily. The government hired a number of steamships, including the Florida, to ship survivors to America. 1920 Dec 16, In China an 8.6 earthquake in the northwestern provinces of Gansu and Shanxi caused massive landslides and the deaths of 100,000- 200,000 people. 1923 Sep 1, The Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by the Great Kanto earthquake that claimed 99,000-143,000 lives. The 7.9-8.3 quake off Tokyo's shoreline killed some 99,300 people. 1927 Ma...

China, Taiwan brace for super typhoon after dozens killed in flooding

TKS eDesk/EIN News Large parts of Wuhan are submerged CREDIT: CHINA DAILY A total of 186 people have been killed since last Friday, the China Daily newspaper said, citing authorities. China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said 41 people are missing, almost 50,000 houses collapsed and more than 1.6 million people have been relocated … continue reading »

8.2 magnitude earthquake may hit North India

Delhi: India could be hit by massive earthquakes, with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale, a report in the Times of India newspaper said Wednesday. According to the ToI, MHA's National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), in an assessment following the Nepal quake, has warned of enhanced risk around the "ring of fire garlanding the entire north India especially the mountains". The report quoted the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA’s) disaster management experts as saying that quakes with a higher intensity than the one which struck Manipur on Monday are likely to hit the Himalayan region in future. A series of recent earthquakes – Manipur (January 2016), Nepal (May 2015) and Sikkim (2011) – which measured 6.7-7.3 on the Richter scale have re-ruptured tectonic plates that had developed cracks due to previous incidents, says the newspaper report. This has reportedly created conditions which might trigger massiv...

A Kashmiri Boy Stabbed to Death in Punjab

TKS Web Desk SRINAGAR: In a barbaric act, a Kashmiri kid was slaughter to death in Pagwara area of Punjab on Thursday. A Kashmiri shawl seller, Javeed Ahmad Lone, camping in a locality called Bhagatpur in Pagwara was accompanying his son, Irshad Lone, with him. Expressing his tale of grief Aijaz Ahmad said “On Thursday morning, they left the room to sell their shawls and left the boy at the room”. “On returning back after a day long work they found the boy dead and his throat and belly slit body in the room”. He further added that the murderers had taken everything including a cash of around Rs 60,000 and some expensive shawls.” Javeed Lone, the grieving father said that he is feeling helpless as no one is helping them. “Police are yet to register an FIR in the case,” he said. Meanwhile, Irshad’s body was sent for a post mortem.

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