J&K Union Territory-2019

[krithivas]

https://x.com/OfRunjh/status/1875907020840128653

I went to Jammu n Kashmir 3 yrs ago during Ramadan period. Except for my 7 month daughter, all of us came down with the most severe food poisoning. So much so that we had to cut our trip short and go home.
Every single person we met had some of the other stomach problems, and all of us had come down to Chai and bread as food at hotels.
Apparently, it was Ramadan, the Ms were not eating, and they were serving the "others" spoilt food. At times, I could smell it and return it...
Jammu n Kashmir becomes a horrible experience with forceful and intimidating behavior of taxi drivers, pony owners, hotel staff... they won't let you walk an inch without paying. We are high on casual trekking and walks... we weren't allowed to walk on roads or even climb any hills... without paying.
Then, at some point, a chill ran through my spine. I realized these men and women were right here when Kashmiri Hindus were being driven away, and these uncles and old aunties have seen and participated in their torture and genocide

[wig]

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/bs ... 5438&ei=49

BSF steps up dismantling of terror tunnels in Jammu’s ‘infiltration-prone zone’. 24 km done, 7 to go
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As part of measures to curb cross-border infiltration, Border Security Force (BSF) has completed trenching along two-thirds of an area in Jammu region prone to infiltration via tunnels, ThePrint has learnt.

Trenching is complete along nearly 24 km of a 31-km stretch between Jammu, Samba and Kathua prone to infiltration, said sources, adding tunnels in this area were identified as a possible entry point for terrorists in light of the spate of ambushes and targeted killings last year.

detection of tunnels

tunnels were identified as one of the “lacunae” that may have been used by terror operatives, but security agencies are yet to find a “substantive” lead on the infiltration route.

“Their [terrorists’] modus operandi has changed off late with an absolute blanket ban on use of mobile phones that allowed us to track and hunt them down but use of encrypted apps that run on satellite made tracing their locations very difficult,” said an officer in the security establishment.

Officials, however, expressed confidence that security forces’ engagement with terror operatives has surged lately, suggesting an improvement in the mechanism to track and neutralise them. “The engagement of forces with these operatives hold key as it confirms that they are being identified and located. Not all of them have fallen into oblivion, out of our sight,” said another office in the security establishment who didn’t wish to be named.

To detect and counter the challenge of infiltration through tunnels, BSF has also been deploying scanners on an experimental basis. These scanners can detect tunnels dug till up to 10 feet deep from the ground. “There are different types of scanners that are being used to check effectiveness. Some work on detecting vibration beneath the surface to detect freshly dug or ongoing digging exercises of tunnels in the range while some scan the textures and anomalies in the soil particles,” a third officer said.

[A_Gupta]

Maulana Maududi books seized from bookshops in Kashmir.

https://apnews.com/article/kashmir-indi ... 118c76cb07

[kancha]

Shared some thoughts on the original names of rivers / places in Kashmir and Jammu / Ladakh regions.
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During the Rig Vedic Period, Kashmir was under the SatiSar lake, created by Lord Shiv for Sati Mata. Within it resided the demon ‘Jalodgar’ who had a boon from Lord Brahma that he couldn’t be killed while he lived in the Satisar Lake. He terrorized inhabitants in & around the lake.

Fed up with his tyranny, Rishi Kashyap prayed to Lord Vishnu and with his blessings, drained out the Satisar Lake from a place that came to be known as ‘Varah Mool’, or the Molars of the Boar (Lord Vishnu as Varah dug up an exit for the lake).

Varah Mool is present day Baramula.

But with the lake drained and the Varah Mool Pass now open, the area was devoid of water. Thus Rishi Kashyap once again prayed to Goddesses Parvati, Saraswati and Lakshmi and urged them to incarnate in the form of life-giving rivers.

Devi Saraswati & Devi Lakshmi descended as Rivers Rumbiara and Veshaw respectively.

Devi Parvati descended as the Vitasta River into which these first two rivers drained.

Vitasta was renamed by invaders as the Jhelum. She is Ma Parvati herself, flowing and nourishing these lands.

The name Kashmir itself is said to have been derived from the name ‘Kashyap Meru’ as it came to be known after Rishi Kashyap established his ashram there once the three Goddesses descended down as the three key rivers in the valley.

Baramula itself was called the Varahamulaksetra or Varahaksetra, after the incarnation of Lord Vishnu that helped create an opening for draining the Satisar Lake.

Sindhu, in the initial part, was called the Rasaa River. It was also called as the Vaajinaavati in Ladakh before becoming the Rasaa and thereafter the Sindhu River as it cleared the Himalayas.

Shyok was called the Trishtama.

One of the tributaries of the Shyok River was called the Anitbha .. or the one with a dull colour.

Gilgit River is said to be the Shwetyavari River, or the one that is white in colour.

Zanskar River is said to be the Oornavati River, while the Shigar River is the Susartu River.

Silaamavati was the original name of the Suru River.

Of course, many know that Chenab was the Chandrabhaaga River.

Kishanganga has been renamed as the Neelum by Pakistan because of obvious reasons.

Name of Sarayu River got corrupted over the ages to become present day Haro River.

Chenab is Asikni.

Ravi is Parushni or Iravati.

Sutlej is Sutudri/Zatadru.

Beas is Vipaasa.

Kabul River was known as the Kubha River.

इ॒मं मे॑ गंगे यमुने सरस्वति॒ शुतु॑द्रि॒ स्तोमं॑ सचता॒ परु॒ष्ण्या।
अ॒सि॒क्न्या म॑रुद्वृधे वि॒तस्त॒यार्जी॑कीये शृणु॒ह्या सु॒षोम॑या ॥

O Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati, Shutudri, Parushni, follow my praise! O Asikni Marudvridha, Vitasta, with the Arjikiya and Sushoma, listen! – Rig Ved

In fact the Sutlej was called the Sutudra till as late as 18th Century. Guru Gobind Singh Ji concludes the Chaupai Saheb as: भाद्रव सुदी अष्टमी रविवारा, तीर सतुद्रव ग्रंथ सुधारा (This book was competed on the banks of Sutlej on Sunday, the eighth Sudi of the month of Bhaadro)

Kishtwar was KashtNiwar / Kashthavata.

Pir Panjal was Panchaldhar.

Mattan was Martand.

It is Hari Parbat, not Koh ‘e Maran.

It is Shankaracharya Hill, not Takht ‘e Sulemani.

And it is Martand Surya Mandir not Shaitan ki Gufa, as christened by some Bollywood idiots! It was the zenith of Kashmiri architecture, constructed by the legendary King Lalitaditya Muktapida. Of course, the invaders destroyed it too.

As I bring this thread to a close, let me ask you a question – Can we go back to OFFICIALLY naming these places / rivers back to their original, Sanskrit names?

An addendum for those who think it will cause some issues – Do you talk about Burma, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras or Ceylon by their old or new names? Heck, even Turkey has become Türkiye!

Food for thought, no?

These are excerpts from the blog. Have shared some photographs as well that I am unable to post here.

[Manish_P]

Shared some thoughts on the original names of rivers / places in Kashmir and Jammu / Ladakh regions.
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Absolutely essential.

One of the first things the Islamists do (and the colonials did) after conquering a place and fisnishing their looting and raping, is changing the name of the place.

[bala]

Col Ajay Raina talks about the historical blunders of Neverwho and kangress. This has major details on every little step that India took during these times to enable Pak land to occupy parts of Kashmir. The River Jhelum is talked about in detail and in PoK it is called Neelum river. There were many natural boundaries which India could enforce but due to the occupation they are all in Pak land now. There is an UN resolution for Pak land to vacate these areas and return them back to India. Jaisankar and Modi have been consistently saying the same to Pak land as regards talks. Currently the people occupying the area are outsiders imported from elsewhere in pak land and they are a virulent strain of jihadis.

Col Ajay Raina I India's historical Blunders, Pakistan Modi & Op Sindoor Sir Creek, Pulwama I Aadi

[chetak]

Were the seeds of the 1971 betrayal by the iron lady sown in 1963, where she gave away everything India had gained after the 1971 war, at the negotiating table, and against strong advice to the contrary, to the pakis, led by bhutto, thus leaving India with what was essentially a hollow "victory"

Explosive revelations by MP Nishikant Dubey!

Under Indira Gandhi's watch, Congress was ready to gift Poonch, Uri & the entire Neelum-Kishanganga valley to Pakistan!

Talks with Bhutto (1962–64) backed by US-UK pressure exposed Congress's betrayal!

Was Indira the real Iron Lady—or just soft on Pakistan?