Mumbai Terror Attacks

A terror attack takes place in Mumbai by 9.30pm of November 26th. Shoot at places like Nariman Point and CST stations.. According to the latest news one hundred and twenty seven people are dead and hundred more injured. Eleven policeman dead in separate firing incidents in Colaba in south Mumbai. Terrorists are now suspected to be in Oberoi Hotel In Mumbai. Oberai hotel lobby is on fire after terror attack according to the live reports.

Terror attacks in different parts of mumbai. Firing and grenade attacks near CST train stations. Train in Central lines have been stopped till further notice. Local trains stopped at VT stations. Police asks people to stay inside since there are chances for more attacks. The encounter between police and the terrorists still go on.. High alert in Mumbai. Encounter between police and terrorists go on at Taj hotel.

According to Plice a group of terrorists entered in VT railway station. Police have cornered the railway station now. Firing at Cama Hospital and grenade also used. Two blasts near Trident Hotel. Prime Ministers Office now confirmed five blasts in Mumbai. Maharashtra ATS chief and Asst Commissioner is reported as shot dead by the Terrorists. It is suspected that terrorists targeted hotels in Mumbai. Opposition Leader Advani asks PM to act immediately. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra is reported as rushed to the places. The actual number of causalities and the depth of attacks are not available yet.

A group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the attacks but little is known of it. The men were of South Asian appearance and reportedly spoke Hindi, indicating they originated in India. Attacks over recent years have seen a variety of different groups named, particularly the Indian Mujahideen who had apparently threatened to attack Mumbai in September, claiming that Muslims had been harassed.

The authorities have often pointed the finger at the Students’ Islamic Movement of India, believing that other groups like the Indian Mujahideen are a front for this banned organisation. Some attacks have also been blamed on Lashkar-e-Toiba, which India says is backed by Pakistan’s intelligence agency the ISI.

Paradise !!!

Have you ever seen Paradise? If not yet, First go through this page and then fly to Jammu Kashmir. It is the sixth largest state in India including the area occupied by Pakistan and China. The crown of India lies in the extreme north of the country and is bounded on three sides by China, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The entire state is almost mountainous, broken by stretches of valley and dotted with mountain lakes. The state is studded with a number of hill stations, which are refreshing cool in summer. They offer to the tourists a leisurely or adventurous holiday amidst breath-taking scenery.

History

The state of Jammu and Kashmir which had earlier been under Hindu rulers and Muslim Sultans, became part of the Mughal Empire under Akbar. After a period of Afghan rule from 1756, it was annexed to the to the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab in 1819. Jammu and Kashmir came into being as a single political and geographical entity following theTreaty of Amristar between the British Government and Gulab singh signed on March 16, 1846. His feudal dispensation in the State was too harsh for the people to live under and under the inspiring leadership of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, rose against the autocracy. The autocratic rule came down heavily on the people’s freedom movement. The high point of the movement was July 13, 1931 when 22 protesters were martyred. The event strengthened the movement and contrary to the expectations of the then rulers, the peopled emerged more determined in their resolution to seek an end to autocratic rule.

Jammu & Kashmir in the year 1947 was an independent country for all practical purposes. The Maharaja who ruled the State had signed agreements with both Pakistan and India to remain neutral and not be part of either country. India honoured that agreement but Pakistan did not. Pakistani raiders and soldiers attacked the state in 1947 forcing the Maharaja to flee to India.  He  agreed to make Jammu &; Kashmir part of India. The Indian ruler at that time was Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He accepted Jammu &; Kashmir’s accession to India and agreed to rescue his people from the Pakistani attackers.

Indian troops were flown into the Kashmir Valley and they managed to drive away most of the Pakistani raiders from the state. But a large area of the state remained under the control of Pakistani soldiers.  Heavy fighting took place in 1947-48 between the Indian and Pakistani forces over Kashmir. On January 1, 1948 India took up the issue of Pak aggression in Jammu and Kashmir in UNO under Article 35 of its charter. After long debates, cease-fire came into operation on the midnight of January 1, 1949 which created the first Line-of-Control.

At this moment let’s leave all political complications and disputes about this state and think only of its beauty. In tourist point of view, Jammu Kashmir is regarded as the Paradise on Earth. I think a single passage will be too small  to go through at least the Top Tourist Points of this state. So let us now begin with Srinagar.

Srinagar

Srinagar is the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and is situated in the valley of Kashmir. The city lies on both banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus River. The city is famous for its lakes and houseboats floating on them. It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts and dry fruits. Srinagar is 876 km north of Delhi.

Tourism is the most significant segment of the city’s economy. The city of Srinagar is a gateway to some of the most scenic and beautiful places of the Indian subcontinent. For decades, tourism has been contributing massively to the economy of the city for last several decades, but it has been adversely affected on account of insurgent activities by certain elements.

Srinagar is well known for its lakes. Dal Lake with its houseboats is famous all over the world. Srinagar is a small and beautiful city with a wonderful climate in the summer. Just outside the city are found the beautiful Shalimar Gardens created by Jehangir, the Mughal emperor, in 1619.

Houseboats were introduced accidentally to Kashmir: members of the Indian Civil Service serving in the plains who vacationed in Kashmir were not permitted to build permanent homes because of the then Maharaja’s suspicion of a British presence in Srinagar. They thus chose to live in houseboats. The first such, named Victory, was designed by Mr. M.T. Kenhard in 1888. There are now about five hundred on the Lake.

Srinagar has several gardens which are part of the several such gardens laid by the Mughal emperors across the Indian subcontinent, and which are known as Mughal gardens. The Mughal Gardens located in Srinagar and its close vicinity include Chasma Shahi (the royal fountains); Pari Mahal (the palace of the fairies); Nishat Bagh (the garden of spring); Shalimar Bagh; and the Nashim Bagh. The Tulip Gardens have been recently opened to public by Smt Sonia Gandhi. The gardens has rows of Tulips of different colurs and shades.