Month: October 2020

What our youth need to know on fighting pornography?

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Our youth should stop assuming that since quitting addiction is difficult therefore resisting and fighting is useless Mugees Ul Kaisar Jihad-al-akbar or ‘Greater Jihad’ is Jihad/Struggle against the erratic stubborn self. Needless to say how important & relevant it is in our times. The world of abnormally low concentration span (alluding to shallowness of thought) and radically volatile selves (Quranic parable of dog throwing its mouth on everything around) quite properly sums up our present day mentality and spiritual decadence. The first and foremost thing that our youth need to…

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BJP attacks Farooq Abdullah, says China remark ‘Seditious’

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Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, in an interview to India Today TV on Sunday said China “never accepted” the nullification of Article 370. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday termed as “seditious” a statement by National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah that he hoped, with China’s support, Article 370 will be restored in Jammu & Kashmir.Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, in an interview to India Today TV on Sunday said China “never accepted” the nullification of Article 370. “They said till you restore Article 370,…

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Statehood will not restore lost rights of J&K: G N Hanjura

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura on Monday said “mere restoration of statehood to J&K is not going to undo the plunder of rights of its people”. “The PDP would always strive to restore the position of August 4, 2019 as the first step towards working out the resolution of the J&K issue in a dignified manner. People of J&K can’t be tricked into the bargain of statehood against our special status, rights and identity,” Mr. Hanjura said, during a meeting of its workers in Srinagar.…

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Disengagement far off at LAC, as PLA rotating troops on north Pangong Tso

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The assessment of the Indian side is that comprehensive disengagement will be a long-drawn process despite the inherent risk of a flare-up as the PLA will occupy positions south of Pangong Tso the moment they are vacated by the Indian Army. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has started rotating troops on the north banks of Pangong Tso with the intent that it has no immediate plans of either disengagement of de-escalation in Ladakh. The seventh round of India-China military-diplomatic talks will take place in Chushul today with XIV…

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Encounter breaks out between rebels & security forces in Barzulla

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An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Monday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Old Barzulla area of the city here in the early hours of Monday after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said. Around 7.45 am, when searches were under way, the militants opened fire on the forces, he said. The forces retaliated and an encounter ensued, he added. After the initial contact, there was a lull…

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Hope Article 370 will be restored in J&K with China’s support: Farooq Abdullah

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In an former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said that the abrogation of Article 370 has led to the Chinese aggression at the LAC in Ladakh. He also hoped that Article 370 will be restored with China’s support. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday held the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 responsible for the Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Speaking to Farooq Abdullah said that China “never accepted” the Abrogation of Article 370, and hoped that it…

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7000 Pilgrims allowed to visit Mata Vaishno Devi daily

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In view of Navratri starting from November 17, seven thousand local travelers will be allowed to visit Shri Mata Vaishno Devi every day. Previously, only five thousand people were allowed to visit the holy shrine. With Unlock 5.0, state governments have taken several decisions to restore normalcy amidst Coronavirus. The state has given permission for inter-state travel without a pass and has allowed the bar and theatres to open doors from October 15 with a new set of guidelines. For Inter-state travel, the states have allowed entry without any restrictions.…

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LTC facility for central govt employees extended for two years to visit J&K, Ladakh

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The government today said it had extended the facility that allowed its employees to visit Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the northeast while availing leave travel concession (LTC) facility by two more years till September 25, 2022. According to a statement issued by the personnel ministry, the eligible Central government employees get reimbursement of tickets for to and fro journey, besides paid leave, when they avail the LTC. Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said an entitled government official could avail the LTC for…

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Property Tax: All you need to know about the new law which is being imposed in J&K

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The Ministry of Home Affairs has made a substantial move enabling the government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to impose Property Tax through municipal corporation and committees. The changes have been brought in by way of several amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000 and Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 carried through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020 issued by the Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla. One major amendment in the J&K Municipal Act, 2000 whereby the…

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The United Nations and the Neglected Conflict of Kashmir

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By Dr.Ghulam Nabi Fai The principle of ‘right of self-determination’ and its applicability to the 72-year-old Kashmir conflict needs to be considered during the 75th session of the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly that is taking place between October 8 to November 10, 2020 at its headquarters in New York. The Committee will discuss and deliberate the issues related to international conflicts and decolonization. What I do hope to offer is an unstarry-eyed view of the fate of self-determination in Kashmir; and, the indispensability of convincing the…

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