Archive for July, 2010
Prominent Kashmiri Pandit Meet
"Situation serious, delink employment package from Return": PK By S.M. Pandit July 2010 JAMMU, July 4: Expressing grave concern over the deteriorating situation in the Valley , Panun Kashmir has asked for delinking the Prime Minister’s employment package from return at the earliest. The o
A Sinister Design …
A Sinister Design to implement Dixon Plan-FADP KS Correspondent July 2010 JAMMU, June 9: A new initiative was launched here today under the name “The Forum Against Dixon Plan (FADP) to oppose implementation of Dixon Plan in any garb aimed at dividing Jammu on communal lines to facilitat
The Talibans
July 2010 A 13 year old Pakistani girl called Meena, who says her own family tried to turn her into a suicide bomber. her brother dispatched many young bombers, she says. Her story in her own words. --Editor. Meena's Story: My brother used to tell me that the place for a woman
Amnesty International …
Amnesty International Political Motivated: PK KS Correspondent July 2010 JAMMU, May 24: Panun Kashmir has described the maiden visit of Amnesty International to Kashmir disappointing and charged it for state specific agenda and ignoring the HR violations by the non-state actors who have
India needs to re-evaluate …
India needs to re-evaluate Pakistani Goals and re-invent its response KS Correspondent July 2010 JAMMU, May 28: On the eve of Prime Minister’s Kashmir visit, a group of prominent citizens representing different shades asked the GoI to re-evaluate Pakistani goals vis-à-vis India and re-
A homage …
A homage on the Martyrdom Day 23rd June 1953 The Sacrifice Supreme Prof. Chaman Lal Sapru July 2010 He was 'Shyama' (Divine Mother's) 'Prasad' born). So he remembered three times the Mother, before he left this mortal frame. First he remembered the mother who gave him birth and next he r
War
Is third world war welcome to wipeout terrorism? By JN Raina July 2010 Pakistan should cease to think of Kashmir. Time is not far away when it will forget about its own existence; when third world war will begin to wipeout Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. The situation is developing fast. Time is ri
The Predicament in Kashmir
July 2010 The Governments in J&K and in Delhi have in a sudden turn of events accepted that the situation in the Kashmir valley has fast deteriorated and have called in the Army to its rescue; its claims to heavy tourist rush, successful Khir Bhavani pilgrimage and decline in terrorist relate
May-June 2010 Issue
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS (May 1 - June 30, 2010) May 1: A BSF jawan was injured as security forces foiled intrusion bids in Ramgarh and Krishna Ghati sectors. An SPO killed an ASI and shot himself dead at at Kathua railway station.. Security was beefed up after US reports of imminent terror atta
For peace, Pakistan …
For peace, Pakistan must decry terrorism By JN Raina July 2010 Permanent peace in the subcontinent is nigh impossible, till Pakistan remains paranoid about India. Peace will remain a pipe dream, until Pakistan sheds antipathy towards India and gives up state-sponsorship of terrorism. What 26\11
Violent Valley
Time to act tough by Prof. Hari Om July 2010 During the last about 20 days, the Kashmir Valley witnessed violent activities on an unprecedented scale. What had added a new dimension to the ongoing over 20-year-old secessionist and communal movement in Kashmir was the sudden rise of unruly gr
Response to Intifada
This write-up was published on the building 'intifada' in Kashmir one year back. We are reproducing it again because we feel it reflects the intricacies of the situation in Kashmir in depth and detail. We have also incorporated some portions of this write-up in the editorial of this issue as we th
RSS- Strategy
Handing over Hindus to servitude in Kashmir By Shailendra Aima July 2010 The appearance of a write-up on a website, “Is RSS Helping in Hindu Capitulation in Kashmir” came as a shocker and a surprise to many. How could RSS be charged of abandoning Hindus and of forcing their submission to an i
The Sculpture found in Pak occupied Kashmir
By Sanjay Godbole Muzafferabad, the historically important city, is presently the Capital of Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Here several age old and ancient relics and remains have been unearthed and brought to light. The classification exercise of these remains into Hindu and Buddhist categories,
The Language called ‘Siraiki’
By Sanjay Godbole Prior to the partition of India, the ‘Siraiki’ language was mainly spoken in undivided Punjab. After the partition, many’ Siraiki’ speaking people migrated to India, but in Pakistan this Siraiki language was developed to a great extent. In India, too, programmes are arr
Gems and Jewels in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
By Sanjay Godbole Kashmir is the most picturesque (full of scenic beauty) valley in the whole of the world. This province is situated on the West side of the Himalaya mountain range.Though the Southern part of Kashmir is relatively plain and even, in the Northern part of Kashmir, there are high mou
Exploration at Karad
By Sanjay Godbole 'Karad' is one of the important cities and centers in the district of 'Satara* in Maharashtra. 'Karad' is situated 17° 17' N. Latitude and 74° 13' Longitude and lies in the valley of rivers Krishna and Koyna. Karad has been assuming importance centuries after centuries on accoun
The Goddess Hingala Of Baluchistan
By Sanjay Godbole Baluchistan is a State in Pakistan, having a fairly vast expanse. Hingola is an ancient river, which traverses across the terrains of Baluchistan. A mountain named ‘Khirdhar’ is situated at the banks of river Hingol. At the extreme end portion of this mountain, which is popula
The Goddess Sharada of Shankaracharya
By Sanjay Godbole Shankaracharya, the first, was born in the year 788 A..D. at ‘Kaladi’ in Kerala. The day was the fifth day in Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakh and the time was noon as per the Hindu Calendar. Shankaracharya hailed from a family from Malabar. His family was a Nambudripad
The Sharda Temple of Kashmir
By Sanjay Godbole Prior to independence, Hindu Pandits were settled in great numbers, in the Northern areas of Kashmir. Sharadi is a small village in Northern parts of Kashmir, which was famous for an ancient temple of Goddess Sharada. A Kashmiri Pandit family headed by Thusu Ladarwani was settled
Ancient Temples of Sindh
By Sanjay Godbole the ‘Thar’ Division in Pakistan has an expanse of twenty thousand square kilometers. During the census of this area in the year 1981 A.D., it was revealed that 0.5 million people were settled over there. Geographically, this 'Thar’ (desert) has been created out
Ancient Remains At Multan
By Sanjay Godbole Mr. Anant Joshi, from Pune Maharashtra India resides in Sadashiv Peth, (Peth a residential sector in the city) and is the lawful owner of the temple of Lord “Narsinha” (a Hindu deity in the form of half human and half lion body e.g. incarnation of lord Vishnu). In the March 2
Lord Buddha at Takshashila
By Sanjay Godbole The city of ‘Taxila’ is situated at a distance of 35 kilometers from Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the seventh Tehsil of Punjab province. The old name of ‘Taxila’ was ‘Takshashila’ and it was famous throughout the world as an ancient centre of Hi
Buddha at Jahanabad (Swat)
By Sanjay Godbole In ancient literature, there is a frequent reference to River ‘Suvastu’. Valley of Suvastu River is today’s Swat river valley. This is on the banks of River Swat. The river Swat flows through towns of ‘Malla' and 'Saidu’ etc. and ultimately merges with the waters of Rive
The Ice Man
The Ice Man – V.K. Raina An account of how a retired geologist took apart the alarmist climate claims of a Nobel Prize winning organisation. April 2010 By Ashish K. Mishra “Vijay Kumar Raina is amused. The 76-year old retired geologist who lives in Sector 17, Panchkula in Haryana has been bl
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