Briefing April 30-May 6, 2023

Briefing April 30-May 6, 2023

[ad_1] POONCH Remains of the ill-fated army truck that went up in flames after suspected militants attacked it in Bhata Dhurian area in Mendhar (Poonch) on April 20, 2023. Six soldiers were killed and one survived injured. Jammu and Kashmir Police have detained six persons after questioning nearly 200 people in Poonch following April 22,…

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Preserving Natural Heritage

Preserving Natural Heritage

[ad_1] With 60000 specimens, the 51-year-old Kashmir University Herbarium (KASH) is the only address for studying the diverse plant basket of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh. In near future, it is planning to get digitized, reports Insha Shirazi Mrs and Mr Dr Ralph R Stewart, the last major botanist who immensely contributed to the taxonomy in…

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A Lake Exploration

A Lake Exploration

[ad_1] A cultural anthropologist gives time to Kashmir’s famed Dal Lake and generates an impressive piece of literature, writes Insha Shirazi Tourists enjoying a sunset in Dal lake, rendered golden by the sub. KL Image Bilal Bahadur Michael J Casimir’s The Cultural Ecology of the Dal Lake in Kashmir is a thorough and instructive exploration…

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Sher Bagh, Anantnag

Sher Bagh, Anantnag

[ad_1] Once upon a time, the garden was an address for peak summer bathing, swimming and prayers. Now, Sher Bagh is a place for a brief halt for patients visiting the women’s hospital, reports Aasiya Nazir Once the town’s coolest place for prayers, fresh air, and rest, Anantnag’s Sher Bagh is a sort of ruin…

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A Clan Crisis

A Clan Crisis

[ad_1] They may all be boatmen but they have a lot of divisions dictated by the services they deliver and the professions they adopt. Insha Shirazi reports about the newer challenges to the people living in Dal lake “Houseboats were founded at the end of the eighties by Colonel R Sartorius, vc; and Sir H…

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