A friend was sharing good words about a particular doctor in Srinagar.When I asked him whether the doc was an OM or the reserved one the ST category Doctor friend sitting at the back of the car took offence & exploded, "Enn pate chu neeran OM walyen Ak47 te ammonium nitrate".
Private hospitals in Kashmir are only best at fleecing patients.A few days ago I had gone to Ujala Hospital Nowgam to treat my conjunctivitis where I was literally forced to undergo "washing" of my eyes with 100 ml NS solution-that barely costs 30-50 rupees-for 400 rupees.
This is not the first time a kashur journalist has been accused of r@pe besides other graphic deeds.A few years ago a very prominent journo-who later faced a prolonged jail term for entirely different reason-was also guilty of the same crime.
The Kashmir trekking circuit has suffered a lot since the last few years due to unregulated hikes.The govt's trekking ban might just be a blessing in disguise for our mountains and alpine lakes that were becoming over crowded causing a strain on the ecologically sensitive areas.
The pic of that woman-maybe a newlywed,still wearing the bright red bangles from her wedding-beside her husband’s lifeless body-hits you lyk a punch to the gut.Behind them,Pahalgam’s mountains stand silent, their beauty now a sickening contrast to the horror in the foreground.
Kashmir is by no means a paradise on earth.Its a seismic zone 5 region.We live in a pepetual fear of floods thru 2 seasons,when it snows it leaves behind trail of death lyk Waltengoo,winter is harsh & so is https://t.co/SXmVyR9nFf btwn thre is lightning &
He singlehandedly destroyed Srinagar and its business hub Lal Chowk. The guy visited a few European cities and replicated their urban development models here without giving a thought to our social and environmental needs.
Zahid Rafiq’s The World With Its Mouth Open’s breathtaking and lyrical prose, and cunning eye for detail, showcases tiny slices and nuggets of life in Kashmir with exquisite empathy.
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