Pakistan rakes up Kashmir Issue at UNSC debate, India slams the move

Pakistan rakes up Kashmir Issue at UNSC debate, India slams the move

India has slammed Pakistan for dragging in Kashmir during the UN Security Council open debate on “Maintenance of International Peace & Security — Conflict and Food Security”. “The Pakistan representative made unwarranted remarks, which symbolises nothing but a Pavlovian response aimed to misuse any forum and every topic, to propagate false and malicious propaganda against my country,” said Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Rajesh Parihar in terse, but hard hitting comments. Inalienable J&K and Ladakh were, are and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of…

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Jammu 43 & Kashmir 47 Assembly Seats, Delimitation norms take effect in J&K

Jammu 43 & Kashmir 47 Assembly Seats, Delimitation norms take effect in J&K

The orders of the Delimitation Commission which redrew the assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir will “take effect” from May 20, the Law Ministry said. The panel’s two orders — one of March 14 dealing with the number of constituencies reserved for various categories and the second of May 5 dealing with the size of each constituency — will come into effect together from May 20. The report of the commission will form the basis for future assembly polls in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The…

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J&K Tunnel Collapses: One labourer’s body found, 9 remain trapped in caved tunnel in Ramban

One labourer's body found, 9 remain trapped in caved tunnel in Ramban

One person has died after an under-construction tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district caved in Thursday night. Nine others are still trapped. The dead man was from West Bengal, deputy commissioner Mussarat Islam said, adding that of those still trapped, four more were from that state. Two of the trapped men are from Nepal, one is from Assam and the other two are locals, Islam said. The cave-in occurred at Khoni Nallah on the Jammu and Srinagar national highway. A part of the tunnel collapsed during an audit, injuring…

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Increased tourists footfall, flights to Kashmir can’t be called normalcy: Omar Abdullah

Increased tourists footfall, flights to Kashmir can’t be called normalcy: Omar Abdullah

Addressing media persons at the party headquarters in Jammu, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said no one is feeling secure amid targeted killings National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Modi government has failed to restore peace in Kashmir and the increased tourist footfall and multiple flights to the Valley cannot be called signs of normalcy. Addressing media persons at the party headquarters here, he said, “No one is feeling secure amid targeted killings. The state of fear is such that Pandit employees are ready to quit…

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