Ibtisam Fayaz Khan
SRINAGAR: As a part of security measures for President Ram Nath Kovind who arrived in Srinagar on Sunday on a 4-day visit, the advisory issued by traffic Police announcing the traffic diversions irked residents as adopting alternative routes has added to their inconveniences.
Tourists walking on foot on Srinagar’s Boulevard road after authorities enforced restrictions on the movement of vehicles in wake of President Ram Nath Kovind’s four day Jammu and Kashmir visit on July 25, 2021. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur
The order mentioned that vehicular movement will be restricted on Boulevard-Gupkar road from July 25 to 27. The order also mentioned the alternative routes to be taken by motorists who have to go through Boulevard – Gupkar road to reach their destination. The road is the main tourist street of Srinagar.
Tariq Banday
Ever inspiring as you were, you touched many hearts back home and many more beyond – in the far off lands – shaping the lives of hundreds of students and setting an example for all the aspiring humanists and educationists.
Sema Tahir, you were the one who had an inherent flavour for life and love. A radiant face decorated with a beautiful mind, loving heart and an impressively strong nerve.
Your courage and determination were absolutely brilliant. Calm and composed, you had an entirely unique aura of your own. Exercising your freedom to the full and respecting the liberties of others. Keeping secrets and revealing wisdom.
Farah Bashir
, author of Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir that Harper Collins published this spring explains why she is restless and anxious every time it is Eid.
Farah Bashir
KASHMIR LIFE (KL):
Why as a student, you were so unhappy to go to medical school or any other professional course?
FARAH BASHIR (FB): After the insurgency erupted against New Delhi in 1989, my interest in studies began fluctuating. At a time, when people around me were getting killed, being maimed and homes were being burnt, I lost focus and interest in studies. It took a lot of effort for me to maintain the enthusiasm of doing well to score good grades in exams. In the chapter (from my book)
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