In a very positive news, today's Indian Express tells about a Hindu Temple reopening in Kashmir after remaining shut ever since Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus) were driven out of the valley by armed militants in 1990:
After 24 years, Hindu temple reopens in militant hub
Ruwa Shah | Srinagar | July 4, 2014
After remaining shut for 24 years, the Nandkishor Asthapan, a Hindu temple in north Kashmir, was thrown open to devotees Tuesday. This is the first Hindu temple to be reopened in Sopore, a militant stronghold in north Kashmir.
“It was a mesmerising moment to visit this temple after so long,” said Maharaj Krishnan, a Kashmiri pandit who had decided to stay back in the Valley. “My relatives from Jammu wanted to visit the temple, this is the first time after 1990 that we came here.”
The temple in Seer Jagir village in Sopore town was shut after Kashmiri pandits left the Valley in 1990.
“About 37 temples have been renovated and opened for Kashmiri pandits in the Valley since the turmoil,” said Sanjay Tickoo, head of the Kashmiri Pandits Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS).Please visit for complete news: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/after-24-years-hindu-temple-reopens-in-militant-hub/
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