78th Kashmir Martyrs Day on Today
MIRPUR: Jammu and Kashmir people living on both sides of the Line of Control and in rest of the world are observing the 78th Kashmir Martyrs Day on Monday with the renewed pledge to continue their struggle for the achievement of their birthright to self-determination and for the freedom of occupied Jammu and Kashmir from the India.
The Kashmir Martyrs day is observed every year ob the both sides of the LoC to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs they gave this day in 1931 when the Dogra troops shot dead 22 Kashmiris in front of the Central Jail Srinagar.
A large number of people had gathered outside the jail protesting against the trial of a young man Abdul Qadeer for treason inside the prison.
There will be complete strike in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir state marking the observance of the Kashmir Martyrs Day, according to a report reaching here Sunday.
The strike will be followed by anti-India and pro-freedom rallies by the valiant sons of the soil across the occupied state. In occupied Srinagar, a large number of people will visit Mazar-e-shuhada in processions to offer Fateha, according to the schedule of the day to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of the Kashmiri martyrs. In AJK, the day will be marked with special meetings including seminars and symposiums scheduled to pay rich tributes to Kashmiri martyrs to be followed by protest rallies and demonstrations against India.
78th Kashmir Martyrs Day on Today was first posted on July 13, 2009 at 12:32 pm.
Helicopter Crash in Srinagar, 1 killed
SRINAGAR: A Hindu pilgrim was killed and five others hurt when a helicopter carrying worshippers to a Himalayan shrine in Indian occupied Kashmir crashed on Thursday, officials said.
The helicopter came down three kilometers (two miles) short of the Amarnath cave, situated 3,800 metres (12,800 feet) above sea level. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
“A woman devotee was killed and five others, including the pilot, were injured in the crash,” Madan Mantoo, an official associated with the two-month long pilgrimage told AFP.
Two of the seriously injured were hospitalised, he said.
The majority of Amarnath pilgrims trek up to the shrine but rich devotees often use a privately-operated helicopter service.
Helicopter Crash in Srinagar, 1 killed was first posted on July 9, 2009 at 1:19 pm.
