Year: 2021

J&K Govt lifts ban on Muharram procession after 3 decades, Shia Muslims split over the decision

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J&K Govt lifts ban on Muharram procession after 3 decades, Shia Muslims split over the decision

Divisions have appeared in the Shia community in Kashmir over the administration’s purported decision to allow symbolic Muharram procession in the Lal Chowk area in Srinagar after a gap of three decades. All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association has claimed the administration has decided to allow the procession after 30 years and has welcomed the move, but prominent Shia leader and former minister Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi said the decision raises more questions than it answers. President, All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, Imran Reza Ansari said they welcome the…

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GoI to deny Passport, Jobs to J&K Residents with ‘Adverse Police Report’

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The CID wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has ordered the denial of security clearance required for passport and other government services to all those involved in stone-pelting or subversive activities. In an order issued on Saturday, the senior superintendent of police (SSP), CID, Special Branch (SB), Kashmir, has directed all the field units under it to ensure that the person’s involvement in law and order, stone-pelting cases, and other crime prejudicial to the security of the state be specifically looked into during verification related to passport, service and any…

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Paper-Mache to help promote Urdu in Kashmir

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Paper-Mache to help promote Urdu in Kashmir

From October, the first batch of 40 students to undergo a six-month certificate course that will equip them with vocational skills and promote Urdu through Kashmiri handicrafts. When art meets language, the result is colourful poetry. Kashmir’s traditional art of papier-mâché will soon be used to promote the Urdu language and vice-versa. The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), New Delhi, and Craft Development Institute, Srinagar, have come together to offer a six-month certificate course in papier-mâché in Jammu and Kashmir. The first batch of 40 students will…

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Mund Daji: A lesser-known picnic spot

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Mund Daji - A lesser known picnic spot

Dr. Zubair Ahmad War Kashmir is famous for the gardens built by Mughal emperors, mostly located in the capital Srinagar. Hill stations such as Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and Pahalgam are famous for their scenic beauty. It is said that Kashmir’s Emperor Yousuf Shah Chak was fond of Gulmarg and used to frequent it along with Empress Habba Khatoon. Mughals too were interested in this place. During British rule, the Englishmen built Golf Courses and Ski Club in picturesque Gulmarg. Even after the British era, Gulmarg received due attention, and Cable Car…

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J&K will be granted statehood after normalcy is restored: MHA

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J&K will be granted statehood after normalcy is restored - MHA

Violence Down, still no Timeline from the centre on Statehood for J&K The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said full statehood will be reinstated in Jammu and Kashmir at an “appropriate time” after normalcy is restored. In a written response to Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time after normalcy is restored. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its statehood on August 5, 2019, after the removal…

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Kashmir’s Descent into Drugs & Criminalization

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Kashmir’s Descent into Drugs & Criminalization

Javed Beigh Recently, Kashmir valley was rocked by two disturbing news. The first one was related to the news of a 10-year-old Kashmiri boy being brought by his father to a drug de-addiction center in Srinagar for heroin abuse, which was alarming given heroin is an expensive and highly intoxicating, and dangerous drug. And for a 10-year-old child to be using it, shows that Kashmir’s drug addiction problem has reached a critical threshold, wherein a substantial youth population of Kashmir valley is not just dealing with a mere drug addiction…

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5 Killed, Over 25 missing in cloudburst in Paddar area in Kishtwar

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5 Killed, Over 25 missing in cloudburst in Paddar area in Kishtwar

The district development commissioner, Kishtwar, said 60 families were evacuated to safety from the Paddar area in view of incessant rains which posed a threat to their homes Five bodies were recovered on Wednesday after some houses were swept away by flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in a remote village in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official said. Over 25 people are reported missing in the cloudburst which struck Honzar village in Dacchan tehsil around 4.30 am, officials said, adding a joint rescue operation by…

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Pakistan & Saudi Arabia agree to work on Kashmir, Palestine, Yemen

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Pakistan & the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agree to work on Kashmir, Palestine, Yemen

Noting the difficulties being faced by Pakistani nationals due to corona-related travel restrictions, Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday underlined the importance of timely measures for the facilitation of their return to Saudi Arabia. The prime minister thanked for the administration of corona vaccines to Pakistanis living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The COVID-19 situation in the two countries and in South Asia was discussed during Premier Imran Khan’s meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud here. The prime minister…

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Weekend curfew lifted from across J&K

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Weekend curfew lifted from across J&K

As per the orders issued by the state executive committee (SEC) chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta while there will be no weekend curfew in any district, night curfew will remain in force in all the districts from 8 pm to 7 am. The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday lifted the weekend curfew from all districts of the Union territory though some restrictions such as night curfew will stay in place. As per the orders issued by the state executive committee (SEC) chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta while there will…

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