Month: October 2021

Market demand increasing for Calligraphic Kashmiri Silk Carpets

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Market demand increasing for Calligraphic Kashmiri Silk Carpets

Young artisans and designers are incorporating new designs and techniques into the art of weaving and painting Kashmiri carpets, something that already has worldwide fame. Artists have started using calligraphy art for the first time on these silk carpets. This has resulted in greater demand in markets. This may also attract young talent to try their hand at the art. Beautiful Calligraphy work on these silk carpets is adding to its beauty. Most of these carpets are sold outside the country. Craftsmen like Shahnawaz Ahmad are making sure that this…

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GoI wants to change demography of Kashmir to please Hindutva elements, like Israel is doing in Palestine: PAGD

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GoI wants to change demography of Kashmir to please Hindutva elements, like Israel is doing in Palestine - PAGD

The Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Friday said that the Government of India is a Hindutva-corporate alliance and wants a demographic change in Muslim-majority Kashmir while exploiting resources of the region and that claims of “development” in Jammu and Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370 as “red herring.” PAGD spokesperson M Y Tarigami said that it has been a “long-standing demand of the Hindutva elements, with an eye no doubt on altering the demographic composition of the only Muslim-majority state in the country, rather like Israel is doing…

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Umran Malik young pacer of SRH bowls at over 150 kph, fastest ball by Indian in IPL 2021

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Pacer Umran Malik of SRH bowls at over 150 kph, fastest ball by Indian in IPL 2021

The 21-year-old Umran Malik was roped in as a short-term COVID-19 replacement for T Natarajan, who had tested positive ahead of Hyderabad’s encounter against Delhi Capitals on September 22. On his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fast bowler Umran Malik clocked 151.03 kph, which is the fastest delivery bowled by an Indian in the ongoing IPL 2021, on Sunday (October 3). Malik came into SRH playing XI in place of pacer Sandeep Sharma and he impressed everyone with his raw pace in the match against Kolkata Knight…

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Social media giants accused of ‘Silencing’ Kashmir Voices

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Social media giants accused of ‘Silencing’ Kashmir Voices

Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are taking down accounts of Kashmiris, a report by a Kashmiri diaspora group says. A report by a Kashmiri diaspora group has accused social media giants Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram of silencing Kashmiri voices in the digital spaces through the frequent suspension of the accounts of artists, academics, and journalists based in and outside the disputed region, a move termed by experts as “reprehensible”. A 30-page report by the Stand With Kashmir (SWK), titled “How social media corporations enable silence on Kashmir”, claims that since 2017,…

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Hypertension higher among educated, urban residents: Study

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Hypertension higher among educated, urban residents: Study

About 29.9% of participants in the study had uncontrolled hypertension With hypertension a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, a study revealed that approximately 42% of adults aged 45 years and above, and their spouses had hypertension, and prevalence was found to be higher among richer, more educated individuals residing in urban areas across India. Research conducted by experts of the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, and others, published in ‘PLOS Medicine’ on August 24, 2021, estimated that 29.9% of the people who participated in the study had uncontrolled…

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Far from Reality, Fabricated, Concocted: PAGD on Home Ministry’s Kashmir Report

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Far from Reality, Fabricated, Concocted - PAGD on Home Ministry’s Kashmir Report

‘The claims in a recently released report by the Union Home ministry are far from the reality. The reality is that there is a systematic disempowerment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir that is continuing to happen, through bureaucratic rule’, PAGD spokesman and senior CPIM leader Mohammad Yousuf Taragami. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration today rejected the latest report of the Home Ministry that said Narendra Modi Government erased the pain of the people by removing the provisions of Article 370 from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The…

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United Nations Human Rights Official responded on India’s rejection of Kashmir Comments

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United Nations Human Rights Official responded on India's rejection of Kashmir Comments

India had recently said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet’s comments on the circumstances in Kashmir are “unwarranted and do not reflect the ground reality.” The United Nations Human Rights Office has responded to India’s recent rejection of the UN Human Rights chief’s remarks that “restrictive measures in Kashmir can result in human rights violations and foster further tensions and discontent”. The UN Human Rights chief had described India’s use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as well as “frequent” temporary communication blackouts in Kashmir as…

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Press Council Of India to inquire allegations of Journalist’s harassment in Kashmir

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Press Council Of India to inquire allegations of Journalist's harassment in Kashmir

The Press Council Of India(PCI) has constituted a three-member team, following former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s letter about the ‘harrowing state’ of journalism in Kashmir. The Press Council of India on Thursday constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to inquire into the allegations of intimidation and harassment of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir. The PCI letter stated that the three-member fact-finding committee will inquire into the allegations of harassment and intimidation to journalists in Kashmir. “The Hon’ble Chairman, Press Council of India while taking suo-motu cognisance on the…

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