{"id":14775,"date":"2026-03-16T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=14775"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:01:08","slug":"never-thought-anyone-would-recognize-us-says-elderly-kupwara-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/never-thought-anyone-would-recognize-us-says-elderly-kupwara-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Never thought anyone would recognize us, says elderly Kupwara woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2018LG Sahab proved justice can arrive\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar, Mar 15: Decades of grief, uncertainty and waiting came to an emotional end today for Raja Begum, an elderly woman from North Kashmir\u2019s Kupwara District, whose family members were killed in terrorist violence years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at Lok Bhavan Auditorium, she received an appointment letter handed over by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, a gesture she described as \u201clong-awaited justice and recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe survived while our loved ones were taken from us,\u201d she said, while talking to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO). \u201cFor years, nobody asked about our suffering. We lived with fear, loss and unanswered questions. Today, for the first time, we feel seen,\u201d the woman added.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the significance of the appointment letter, she added, it is not just a job. It is an acknowledgment of decades of pain. It feels like our grief matters, our family\u2019s sacrifice is remembered and our voice is heard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never thought anyone would recognize us after so many years,\u201d she said, adding \u201cLG Sahab has shown that even after decades, justice can arrive. We welcome it with open hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ceremony is a reminder that even after years of waiting, survivors of terrorism and their families can reclaim dignity, hope and justice,\u201d she added. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018LG Sahab proved justice can arrive\u2019 Srinagar, Mar 15: Decades of grief, uncertainty and waiting came to an emotional end today for Raja Begum, an elderly woman from North Kashmir\u2019s Kupwara District, whose family members were killed in terrorist violence years ago. Standing at Lok Bhavan Auditorium, she received an appointment letter handed over by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14777,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14775\/revisions\/14777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}