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Fear and ‘Safe Zones’ in Kashmir

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 Editor

By – Moazum Mohammad The dramatic and hostile reordering of Jammu and Kashmir’s political status vis-a-vis the Indian state on August 5, 2019, was followed by a systematic emasculation of the old political order and its replacement by a new set of elected leaders. The BJP-led central government felt that taking control of local governance institutions (panchayat and municipal committees) was the best way to neutralize the traditional political parties and their legislators in the absence of a functioning assembly. But nearly two years down the line, grassroots democracy has…

GoI planning series of political initiatives in J&K: Officials

June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 Editor

The Centre is planning a series of political initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir which may include discussion with mainstream parties of the Union Territory and elections to the assembly in the early part of next year, officials said here on Friday. The delimitation commission, which was set up immediately after passage of Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation bill by Parliament under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai, is likely to expedite its work and submit its report. The commission was set in February 2020 and has been given an extension…

Kashmir Dispute: A chain of broken promises

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Editor

By Ghulam Nabi Fai Kashmir has always been a conflict zone. Amid the interests of politicians and countries intervening in the region, it has always been Kashmiris who have suffered If promises are made to be broken, then Kashmir may be summoned to prove the treacherous proposition. Broken promises haunt Kashmir’s history and explain its tragedy. I will confine myself to the last century as a concession to the shortness of life. Under the 1846 Treaty of Amritsar, Great Britain sold Kashmir and its then 2 million people to a…

The Reminiscence, Blessings & Bitter Verity Of The River ‘Jhelum’

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Editor

Be a Part Of The solution, Not Part Of The pollution, Nature Never Did Betray The Heart That Loved Her By -Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon The land of Kashmir has been blessed by the Lord of the worlds. There is no precedent for the beauty of Kashmir. Here on keen observation, one can come across the presence of Allah which is quite evident from everything seen here. One of these most beautiful evidences is “The river Jhelum” which has a unique place in refining and adding to the beauty of Kashmir.…

Jammu erupts over the opening of liquor shops in residential areas

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Editor

Protests continued in various localities of winter capital city, Jammu, over opening of wine shops in residential areas on Wednesday. Witnesses told a local news agency, Kashmir Post, scores of people including women and children staged a protest in the city’s Shakti Nagar area and against the administration. The protesting residents said the proposed shop is next to residential apartment, which houses three families, majority of them female members. “We are around ten female members living in the house, which has been proposed as new wine shop, which we will…

‘Situation is Distressing, Pathetic’: Kashmir in grip of suicides

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Editor

By Farheen Qureshi Back-to-back lockdowns have not only affected Kashmir’s people economically but psychologically too, resulting in more deaths by suicide. A transient thaw and the despairing dozens were back on a bridge pleading a diver to rescue a sinking woman. Between the fatal action of the woman and the fraught reaction of masses, the valley in the second viral wave only witnessed another addition in the surging suicides. The distrait woman had appeared on one of the seven bridges of Old Srinagar, on a balmy summer day, and jumped…

My Nation is being built by Outsiders

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Editor

Javid Amin Youth are an essential component of the progress of any concerned society of the world. Their participation in the progress process is paramount. Tall calms are being projected by Government of India that “Jammu & Kashmir is on the path of development” but who is developing my Jammu & Kashmir? There are more than 2,50,000 educated young women and men in Jammu and Kashmir who are bearing the brunt of the lack of employment and struggle to find jobs due to the lack of a job policy —…

With new hope, Kashmir gears up to revive tourism

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Editor

The tourism department proposes special vaccination drives for all stakeholders involved with the industry From vaccinating 80% of stakeholders to elaborate guidelines for hotels, the Tourism department in Kashmir has chalked out a meticulous plan to receive tourists again, as the second wave of coronavirus pandemic dips significantly. “We are working on two fronts for safe and secure means of reviving tourism, as the pandemic level is likely to dip further. First, special vaccination drives for all stakeholders involved with the tourism industry. Two, capacity building on protocols to handle…

Glaciers across J&K melting fast, need ‘Continuous Monitoring’

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Editor

Junaid Nabi Bazaz More alarming evidence has come to the fore that Jammu and Kashmir are sitting on an imminent climatic disaster. The bad news has come both from a central government report as well as from the well-known Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSW).According to the CSE report, all the 10 glaciers in Jammu and Kashmir are among the 39 glaciers in India that have been found to be at high risk.As per the report, these glaciers are melting fast, with a 40 percent increase in their water…

Won’t resign as MP in case any unfavorable decision is taken by the GoI: Farooq Abdullah In PAGD Meet

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Editor

Farooq Abdullah says will douse flames in the fire Tarigami appointed new spokesman of conglomerate The signatories of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Wednesday held a meeting at the former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief, Mehbooba Mufti’s Gupkar residence wherein it discussed several issues and appointed Muhammad Yusuf Tarigami as conglomerate’s new spokesman. According to the news agency, the meeting chaired by PAGD’s president and National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah, started at 05:10 PM. Soon after holding the meeting, the leaders from PAGD stated…