Day: July 13, 2020

Officially first time in history no martyr’s day observed in Kashmir, Martyr Day’s historical perspective

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Media reported it was the first time since the Partition that no holiday and official functions were held to commemorate the Kashmir Martyrs’ Day on July 13, today. Following the revocation of Article 370 on August 5, last year, India had issued a list of gazette holidays for the occupied territory, omitting July 13 from the list. “In December last year, the list of gazetted holidays had no mention of martyrs’ day on July 13. Therefore, the question doesn’t arise of holding any official function or declaring a holiday on…

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The world must not let Srebrenica-like massacre happen in Kashmir: Imran Khan

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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he feared a massacre similar to the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica could happen in Indian occupied Kashmir and urged the international community to take notice and prevent it from happening. Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the massacre, the premier said he still remembered when the genocide had taken place. “We were shocked and appalled how this massacre was allowed to happen in a United Nations safe haven. I still feel shock [over] how such a thing could have been allowed by the…

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Kashmir battling lockdown for a year now

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One of the most beautiful places on earth is faced with political upheaval and pandemic Tariq A. Al Maeena While the rest of the world has experienced some form of lockdown in recent months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the people of Kashmir in India have faced a double whammy. They have had to deal with both the coronavirus and an erosion of their political freedoms. Kashmiris have been living under a government-imposed lockdown since last August — for almost a year now — and it has nothing…

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No rolling back of Article 370, but Legislative Assembly soon: Ram Madhav

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Hitting out at regional parties of the Union Territory (UT), the BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav today ruled out rollback of the decision to revoke Article 370 that granted special status to the erstwhile J&K state. Madhav also dared the National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership to go to the people on ground over Article 370, abolished on August 5 last year, instead of tweeting from closed doors. “There can be a political discourse. Go to the people and tell them that we want Article 370…

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Post huge spike strict restrictions ordered in 88 containment zones of Srinagar

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Restrictions on public movement and activities are being imposed in 88 areas notified as COVID19 red zones in Srinagar after a sharp spike in positive cases has been reported in the district in the last couple of weeks. The decision to impose restrictions has been taken after recommendations of experts and is aimed at containing further spread of the COVID-19 disease, an official statement said. District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary issuing orders in this regard has directed for sealing off all these 88 red zones with strict enforcement…

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Kashmir heading towards ‘Catastrophic Phase’ of Coronavirus: Dr. Salim Khan

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Call for re-imposition of lockdown gains support from several quarters Jammu and Kashmir recorded at least nine deaths caused by COVID-19 on Saturday. A 24-year-old woman from Hakura, Anantnag, who recently delivered a baby, was among them. “Spike in symptomatic COVID-19 positive cases, with an increasing number of moderate to severe cases, is an indication of Kashmir moving towards a catastrophic phase of no return, with a considerable quantum of severe morbidity,” Dr. Salim Khan, Nodal Officer for COVID-19, and Head of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Government…

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