The gathering in Khanyar Srinagar was the largest in the valley which observes the occasion with high devotion and respect for eleven days every year according to the Hijri calendar.
The report reads that in April 2017, 30 militants were gunned down by the government forces. While as in June some 15 personnel were killed in militant attacks.
“The tourism sector has not at all taken off this year due to continued uncertainty. The street protests coupled with heavy public unrest in 2008, 2010, 2016
In 2016, after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani the Grand Mosque (Jamia Masjid) remained locked for 19 weeks, it was the longest period after Maharaja Rule that Jamia Masjid was locked down.
“Congratulations!! Manika Gandhi. You Should Be Happy Today As They Have Started Swearing In the Name of Dog,” reads a Facebook post of a netizen Advocate Mir Irshad.