Month: April 2021

To break Kashmir Impasse secret talks held between India & Pakistan

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Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with close knowledge of the matter told our reporter in Delhi. Ties between the nuclear-armed rivals have been on ice since a suicide bombing of an Indian military convoy in Kashmir in 2019 traced to Pakistan-based militants that led to India sending warplanes to Pakistan. Later that year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew Indian-ruled Kashmir’s autonomy in order to…

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What prompted the India-Pakistan ceasefire pact along the Kashmir border?

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Politicians and experts reflect on reasons that made the two nations agree to a rare reaffirmation of a 2003 ceasefire along the disputed border. For nearly two weeks now, a tense silence has prevailed over the skies of Jura, a small village less than a kilometre away from the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border that divides Pakistan-administered and Indian-administered Kashmir. The village, located in the region’s Neelum Valley, has long been in the firing line of hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, who have traded frequent small-arms,…

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Amid Covid19 surge, renewed curbs Ramadhan begins from today

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Muslims in many parts of the world marked the start of Ramadan on Tuesday, but a spike in coronavirus cases in several countries has once again put curbs on the holy month’s signature feasts and lengthy prayers in mosques. Still, there are glimmers that Ramadan 2021 could feel less restricted than last year, when Islam’s holiest period coincided with the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Mosques have since reopened and limits on movement have eased as vaccine rollouts continue in Muslim-majority nations. Clerics in such places as Indonesia have issued…

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Abrogation of Article 370 ‘Wrong’, J&K people have right to raise their voices against it: Saifuddin Soz

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He was reacting to a statement made by Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu last week where he said that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and the country is capable of solving its own problems. The abrogation of provisions of Article 370 was “wrong” and “unconstitutional” and the people of Jammu and Kashmir have every right to raise their voices against it, senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz said on Tuesday. He was reacting to a statement made by Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu last week where he said that…

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Kashmir the Beggar’s Paradise

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With the onset of summer as well as Ramadhan, the valley of Kashmir is becoming the favorite destination for beggars coming from different parts of the country. Nowadays beggars can be seen at every nook and corner of the valley asking for alms and other favors. Furthermore, the majority of the baggers are accompanied by little children making life miserable for them. Due to the lack of efficient anti-bagging law, very little has been done by the administration to stop this menace. Also, no effort has been made by the…

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808 Covid-19 Cases with 4 fatalities reported from across J&K

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For the third day in running, Jammu & Kashmir reported 808 new covid-19 cases while four more people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.Among the fresh cases, 283 were reported from Jammu Division and 525 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 136470. Providing district wise details, the officials told that Srinagar reported 299 cases, Baramulla 104, Budgam 36, Pulwama 5, Kupwara 22, Anantnag 23, Bandipora 11, Ganderbal 7, Kulgam 10, Shopian 8, Jammu 164, Udhampur 28, Rajouri 9, Doda 9,…

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No action against non-JK vehicle owners: Govt to HC

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The government Wednesday informed the High Court that no action would be taken against the owners of the vehicles not registered in Jammu and Kashmir. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Advocate General assured the court that no action would be taken as the matter is sub-judice. Later, the court granted a week to the Advocate General to file the government’s response in the plea challenging the new order by Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir which says that the “Vehicles purchased outside JK with non-JK registration numbers…

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J&K Breaks Records; Six fatalities with 812 new covid cases reported in last 24 Hours

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Six more COVID-19 patients have died in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 24-hours while Wednesday reported this year’s highest, 812 fresh cases, pushing the infection tally to 13, 48,27, officials said. Over the past four months, the coronavirus cases reported a downward trend, however as India is witnessing a new surge, JK also sees a rise in daily fresh cases. The six new COVID casualties include four from the Jammu division and two from the Kashmir division. Of the 812 fresh Covid-19 cases, 465 are from Kashmir and 347…

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Revised power outage schedule for summers, 1.5 & 3 hrs curtailment in metered & non-metered areas respectively

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3 hours in non-metered areas, 1.5 hours in metered areas, 24/7 power supply to tourist places, essential commercials areas, Will try to provide uninterrupted power supply in Ramadan: CE KPDCL The government is planning to reduce power curtailment in the Valley from the current 7 hours outage in non-metered areas to 3.5 hours with the onset of the summer – which usually witness low load shedding compared to winter months. The metered areas will witness 1.5 hours from the current 3 hours daily outage. There will be no power curtailment…

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Kashmir farmers suffer as rivers illegally mined under supervision by the people at the helm

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Start of the apple season hampered by unabated mining of rivers, hitting thousands of farmers as government officials admit lapses. Ghulam Mohammad Mir, 62, looks grudgingly at the canal that usually brings water year-round to his and many other fruit orchards in Kashmir’s Shopian district, home to some of the finest apples grown in the lap of the Himalayas. Mir’s anger has a reason. The canal is dry these days, hampering the start of the apple season when farmers prepare the trees with minerals and fertilisers. “It is time to…

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