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DIANA, ONE OF THE THREE FRENCH TOURIST SKIERS WHO WALKED FOR 18 HOURS TO SAFETY. AFTER THEIR HELI COPTER SKIDDED OFF A MOUNTAIN PEAK IN THE HIMALAYAS
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DAL LAKE
DAL LAKE BW
HOUSEBOAT INTERIOR
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COUNTRYSIDE
HORSE CART
ICICLES
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AERIALVIEW OF SRINAGAR CITY
INSIDE JAMIA MASJID .jpg
KIDDIES.jpg
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PAPER MACHIE
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Guys. I need your valuable comments and suggestions.
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this is in srinagar, kashmir, india. at 11 am, peak time.
otherwise download speed is around 1800 kbps
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Posted by shivam007
@aatuif show us your pic!!
kashmiris are better-looking-than others kinda na??
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Really.
Posted by decay_zeit
hi there,i'm from iran...just noticed you writing in kashmiri,wondered what your language name is...coz i saw some words very similar to ours Persian(farsi)...due to short distance,we may have some traditional and cultural sharings,don't you think so???as around countries such as afghanistan,pakistan an more,all one Empire of Pars 3 centuries ago for about 2400 years....and of course India,the reich which had deep relations with iran,even same language and font...
Posted by aatuif
That's correct. Connections to iran are more pronounced that any other... Majority of shrines here are affiliated to iranian saints... The greatest being shah_i_hamdan (r.a.). He 'brought' islam to this part of the world...
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Posted by decay_zeit
nah please,i'm talking about deeper relations even older than islam and Mollahs,such as Norouz ...Afghan's,Pakistan's(Pashtoo),Tajik's(Dari) etc. are Farsi same as us,what about you???
Posted by blu_6779
there's a link between zoroastrianism and hinduism, that's pretty old.
Posted by aatuif
Whatever... But persian was the official language of the state till recent times... now it's urdu...
Posted by aatuif
Whatever... But persian was the official language of the state till recent times... now it's urdu...
Posted by Forciie
Very nice. The lake pictures are awesome!
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Thanks a lot...
Posted by zolo
wow those pics....makes me want to see it for real...... i loved the lake,mountain pics and the ariel view of srinagar....... incredible
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You are most welcome...
Posted by decay_zeit
On 2007-04-07 03:29:00, aatuif wrote:
Whatever... But persian was the official language of the state till recent times... now it's urdu...
kh,i know i'm a bit off of topic
persian has many branches,Urdu is one....
Posted by webchetan
aatif - nice pictures...Its simply beautiful!
Posted by maggflodd
nice pics, indeed - suddenly I feel like listening to Led Zepplin's "Kashmir", pack my bag and "adios"!!!
Posted by aatuif
Thanks for the compliments...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-02 03:07:00, aatuif wrote:
Thanks for the compliments...
Posted by aatuif
Other than me...
? Bro, i 'll give you an UNBIASED view on whatever topic you want... You can trust me...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-02 08:20:17, maggflodd wrote:
On 2007-05-02 03:07:00, aatuif wrote:
Thanks for the compliments...
But now I'm scared - lost all interest in kashmir (thought this was about shakira anyway...what's kashmir?...
JUST KIDDING! GIMME INFO!!!!!!!!!!! P L E A S E
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You ought to 'kid a bit less'...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-02 13:52:00, aatuif wrote:
You ought to 'kid a bit less'...
But if your news-source is so secret I will ask my MI6 contacts instead of this thread
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Posted by aatuif
MI6...? MI5... You scare me...
ok, what info do you want...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-02 14:09:00, aatuif wrote: what info do you want...
Seriously? A good historical "intro" and a good source for "current affairs", as they say...
Posted by aatuif
Ok... I'll be more than glad to give you historical info... But 'current affairs' is a kind of 'debatable' topic...
Are you planning a visit here sooner than later...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-02 16:36:00, aatuif wrote:
Ok... I'll be more than glad to give you historical info... But 'current affairs' is a kind of 'debatable' topic...
Are you planning a visit here sooner than later...
just as they lie about Europe, only more!!!
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What is the european media's take on the 'current affairs of kashmir'...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-03 05:12:00, aatuif wrote:
What is the european media's take on the 'current affairs of kashmir'...
that is also why your threads title is quite intriguing, by the way...very smart
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Posted by maggflodd
Post "500"... - what an honour, for your thread, sir aatuif
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http://www.greaterkashmir.com[....]?Date=3_5_2007&ItemID=33&cat=1
so, what's "The Greater Kashmir" ???
of course it's still 499
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Posted by aatuif
...that link would 've portrayed well, the sorry state of affairs here, in the tech matters...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-05 12:14:00, aatuif wrote:
...that link would 've portrayed well, the sorry state of affairs here, in the tech matters...
Posted by aatuif
...and it is totally unbiased, you can take my word for that...
in addition to that, i request you to express your views about kashmir, elaborate on what you have already posted in this thread, that we are a stupid kind of people, that we become cc's and the tourists take over... etc... let's see what kind of a response is there, and how they negate your views by an intellectual discussion...
...& be FRANK; send it to editpage@greaterkashmir.com , and don't forget to send me a copy before mailing it to them... that's important...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-05 12:35:00, aatuif wrote:
...and it is totally unbiased, you can take my word for that...
in addition to that, i request you to express your views about kashmir, elaborate on what you have already posted in this thread,[EDIT: that's what I, maggflodd, interpreted the western media's take on "areas" like Kashmir to be!!! It is not what I, maggflodd believe!!! aatuif, for late-comers to this thread your "quoting" makes me look like Rumsfeld!!!
-> same as to what follows....]that we are a stupid kind of people, that we become cc's and the tourists take over... etc... let's see what kind of a response is there, and how they negate your views by an intellectual discussion...
...& be FRANK; send it to editpage@greaterkashmir.com , and don't forget to send me a copy before mailing it to them... that's important...
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SUE for what...
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-05 16:01:00, aatuif wrote:
SUE for what...
...
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do i seem to be a ...
Posted by mikespal
Hey, i have just been lookin at some pictures of Kashmir and it is a place i would like to visit one day.Looked at your photos to.Thanks for posting them.
Posted by maggflodd
On 2007-05-05 17:10:00, aatuif wrote:
do i seem to be a ...
or we continue this in the three word story thread!
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Stormy winds at around 100 kmph struck kashmir province, 18th evening, causing extensive damage to life and property...
trees uprooted, roofs blown away, electric poles fallen flat...
Posted by zolo
wasn't anyone warned abt the storm......???? and r there ne casualties.....?
Posted by aatuif
the indian met dept office here is good for nothing, they just tell the temp!!!...
and slight winds of 40 kmph usually come often, but yesterday's 100 kmph was way too much...
atleast 3 ppl killed, several (34, till now) others injured...
an acquaintance of mine had a narrow escape, was just inches off from falling roof iron sheets...
houseboats and shikaras have turned topsy turvy in the famous dal lake... while locals helped rescue tourists from the houseboats, and there have been no reported tourist casualties, fear and awe was evident on their faces when i met some of them today...
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SRINAGAR, May 18: A strong gale hit some parts of Valley including Srinagar, paralyzing normal life and disrupting power supply and road communication, late on Friday.
There were no immediate reports of any loss of life, but unconfirmed reports said three tourists were drowned in Dal lake area while boating. Over three hundred local people and tourists were rescued from Dal and Nageen lakes and shifted to safer places. Some boats and house boat capsized and residential houses were damaged.
It all started some time after sun set when strong winds started blowing. Within minutes the power supply got disrupted as electric poles were knocked down and wires fell on ground. Poplar trees and braches of chinar trees fell on the roads, residential houses, shops and other business establishments and vehicles. The roofs of some of the houses flew in air with tin sheets scattering in different directions.
Amid strong winds, falling trees, flying tin sheets and wooden pieces, the people had no time to run for safety. Some shopkeepers could not get the time to close their shops and they abandoned their shops. The people on the roads and markets took shelter in neighbouring buildings.
A number of poplar trees fell on Residency Road. The shopkeepers at the Press Enclave lane had a narrow escape when a tree hit their shops. The road got blocked and so were other roads. Tato Ground Road, JAKLI Road, Uri, Baramulla and Bandipora roads also got blocked as the trees and electric poles fell on the road.
The roofs of the houses at a number of places including Uri, Shri Bhat, Hawal, Lal Bazar, Bemina and Sikh Colony were damaged.
Hundreds of people were moving in the Dal and Nageen lake areas as the gale hit. They included locals and tourists. A number of them were at Nehru Park, Char Chinari, and Foreshore. While some managed to run towards the safer places, rest were trapped.
Police and fire services personnel swung into action and rescued over hundred persons. They were removed from the lake areas and shifted to safer places. A number of house boats and boats capsized.
Authorities said they have no immediate report of any loss of life but added that because of the darkness nothing can be said with authenticity. Unconfirmed reports said three tourists were drowned, but there was no official confirmation. A number of local were missing and had not returned to their homes.
The authorities believe that they might be trapped and may return once the road communication is restored.
Divisional commissioner Bashrat Ahmad Dar said that concerned authorities have been asked to clear the roads during night. But he added that heavy rains are making the task difficult.
Srinagar and other places were plunged into darkness as electric poles were knocked down. Even the 132 KV transmission line was damaged. Authorities said the power supply can be restored tomorrow only after the knocked down poles are erected.
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Srinagar, May 19: Two people were killed and five others injured in Friday’s windstorm in north Kashmir, reports said Saturday.
Reports said, Ghulam Qadir of Bahipora Rajwar died after falling down from rooftop of his house in frontier district of Kupwara.
Another person Abdul Ahad Dar was killed at Younis Wahipora, Handwara when a poplar tree fell on him.
In Nagri Handwara, two people were injured when rooftop of a house fell on them. Three more persons were injured when a poplar tree fell on a Maruti car. They were shifted to hospital for the treatment.
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