Month: June 2021

Rollback 2019 decision on Kashmir for better Pakistan-India ties: Imran Khan

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Rollback 2019 decision on Kashmir for better Pakistan-India ties - Imran Khan

Relations between Pakistan and India cannot be normalised till New Delhi rolls back its decision of August 2019 to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press interaction with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon in Islamabad, Khan said the full potential of the region can be achieved only if the situation in Afghanistan stabilises and there are better ties between Pakistan and India. Following back-channel contacts facilitated by countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, the…

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With 24 deaths & 1718 fresh cases, the COVID graph continues to show a downward trend in J&K

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With 24 deaths & 1718 fresh cases, the COVID graph continues to drop in J&K

The Covid-19 attributed deaths and positive cases are continuing to show a downward trend for the last one week, with Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reporting 24 fatalities and 1718 new cases. Two fresh cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) were also confirmed. As per the details shared by the health department, 2 new confirmed cases of mucormycosis have been reported today, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 12 in J&K. The positivity rate is also showing a dip, on Wednesday out of 45753 tests conducted, 1718 positive cases…

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BJP Councillor Rakesh Pandita shot dead, Woman Injured In Tral

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Suspected militants on Wednesday shot dead a BJP leader and Municipal Councillor while a woman was injured in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said, They said that gunmen fired upon the BJP councilor Rakesh Pandita son of Somnath Bala from Tral Bala-C in the area, leaving him dead on the spot.“Late in the evening, 3 unidentified (militants) fired upon Municipal Councillor, town Tral Rakesh Pandita of Tral Bala who was visiting his friend at Tral Payeen. Pandita succumbed to injuries whereas daughter of his friend is…

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Our mental health worst hit by coronavirus second wave: Dr. Arshid Hussain

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Our mental health worst hit by coronavirus second wave: Dr. Arshid Hussain

Kashmir has been at a precipice for a long time due to the conflict and prevalent socio-economic factors. The Pandemic added to this and the fresh loss of family members and livelihoods has pushed many people to the brink. While talking to a professor of psychiatry at GMC Srinagar, Dr. Arshid Hussain about COVID19, its impact on mental health, and the recent suicides reported in the media. Q: Has depression conquered Kashmir along with the virus?A: No, Depression has not conquered us but our resilience and coping mechanisms have been…

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Tough times ahead for learning

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Tough times ahead for learning

Mir Mohmmad Gulzar The preceding year witnessed devastating effects of Coronavirus and all sectors of the economy were affected. Among other sectors, education systems around the world were severely hit. The schools were closed in March—2020 and remained closed throughout the year. This year the new wave began with a surge in late March in the COVID-19 pandemic at an alarming speed. The number of cases rises with every passing day and the number of cases reported in the last six weeks showed 20 fold increase. The second wave of…

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How to manage kids during the pandemic

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How to manage kids during pandemic

Dr. Sana Salim Khan I get a lot of queries from parents with different scenarios where Covid is concerned. Today, I would be talking about the different case scenarios concerning children. Here is how to manage Covid under different situations at your home: If both the mother and child are Covid positive, it is advisable that they should be allowed to stay together unless the mother is hospitalized or too sick. Children should not be sent to stay with other members of the family such as grandparents.For infant children, it…

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UNGA Chief Volkan Bozkir ‘Saddened’ by India’s reactions to his Kashmir Statements

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UNGA Chief Volkan Bozkir 'Saddened' by India's reactions to his Kashmir Statements

General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir is ‘saddened by India’s reaction to his statements on Kashmir, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Amy Quantrill, who has asserted that they were taken out of context. She said at a news briefing on Tuesday, “The President was saddened to see a press statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, which portrays his remarks on Jammu and Kashmir from a selective perspective, while they are consistent with the longstanding UN position regarding this issue.” She added, “It is regrettable that the President’s remarks were…

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Abrogation of Article 370 & Coronavirus lockdown cost Kashmir Rs 45000 Cr business losses

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Abrogation of Article 370 & Coronavirus lockdown cost Kashmir Rs 45000 Cr business losses

Kashmir economy has borne the brunt of three back-to-back lockdowns since the abrogation of article 370 in August 2019 resulting in the loss of a whopping Rs 45000 Crore. The month-long lockdown from April 230 to May 30 this year has registered a loss of Rs 5000 crore alone, reveal figures worked out by the trade bodies of Valley. According to the Kashmir Chamber and Commerce Industries president Sheikh Ashiq Hussain, Kashmir economy suffered a loss of around Rs 17,878 crore in first four months of restrictions and shutdown in…

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Chaos across the city as business establishments were forced to shut within hours after markets reopen after over a month of Corona Curfew

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Chaos across the city as business establishments were forced to shut within hours after markets reopen after over a month of Corona Curfew

Shops & other business establishments were forced to shut by the local administration across Srinagar city on Tuesday morning. The movement of Public transport was very thin. People are confused about what and whom to listin. Meanwhile, The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today said that unlocking corona curfew, a tough decision was taken for people, however, public also must cooperate, maintain appropriate covid behavior religiously to contain spread of virus. He said this while chairing a meeting attended by Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar , Anantnag, Baramulla and Budgam,…

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Chinese FM Lijian Zhao blames Britain and its ‘Bloody Colonial Past’ for the Kashmir Crisis

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Chinese FM blames Britain and its ‘Bloody Colonial Past’ for the Kashmir Crisis

In strong tweets quoting a Chinese media report, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao blamed Britain for the “bloodshed” that continues in Kashmir. “If British India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, then Kashmir has been the biggest crack in it when the crown finally fell over on that land,” he posted Friday.The spokesperson was quoting from a report, titled ‘Kashmir: A Crack in the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire’, which was published by state-run Xinhua News Agency on 18 May. “As long…

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