Month: June 2022

Over 76% population own a house and 24% own a car in J&K: Survey

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Over 76% own a house and 24% own a car in J&K: Survey

Over 76 percent households in Jammu and Kashmir have their own houses while around 24 percent households own a car, the National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) has reported. Official data said that around 18.3 percent households in J&K possess bicycles, 30.3 percent households possess motorcycles or scooters and 4.1 percent households possess animal drawn carts. It said that 23.7 percent households possess a car, however, 46.1 percent households neither have bicycle, car, scooter or animal drawn cart. Furthermore, 37.6 percent households have no agriculture land while 37.8 percent have…

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#BoycottIndiaProducts: Condemning controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed (SA) boycott call growing across Gulf Nations

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#BoycottIndiaProducts: Condemning controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed (SA) boycott call growing across Gulf Nations

The remarks by Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal drew international condemnation with some Islamic countries demanding an apology. While Malaysia, Iraq and Libya joined more than a dozen Muslim nations in condemning the controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and now-expelled leader Naveen Kumar Jindal, online campaigns such as #BoycottIndiaProducts and #Stopinsulting_ProphetMuhammad are trending on Twitter and Facebook in several Gulf countries, reported Bloomberg. The remarks drew international condemnation with some Islamic countries demanding an apology. The Congress has asked why the country should…

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Every single Pandit who goes back, I consider it my personal failure: Omar Abdullah

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Referring to the recent spate of civilian killings in the Kashmir Valley, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that he considers the failure of the Prime Minister’s employment package for migrant Kashmiri Pandits a personal failure. He also told The Indian Express in an interview that though the current security situation might give him a short-term political handle “with which to beat the BJP”, not everything in J&K should be weighed in terms of its “political benefits and costs”. “There are some things that are far…

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Security in Kashmir deteriorated since abrogation of Article 370: Congress

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Security in Kashmir deteriorated since abrogation of Article 370: Congress

The attack has come amid BJP’s social media campaign counting achievements of the Modi government on the completion of 8 years. Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Central government saying that the security scenario in Kashmir has deteriorated since the abrogation of Article 370. The grand old party further claimed that Kashmiri Pandits and non-locals have become more vulnerable and unsafe in Kashmir under the BJP-led central rule. The attack has come amid BJP’s social media campaign counting achievements of the Modi government on the completion of 8 years. Meanwhile,…

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OIC slams India over BJP’s derogatory remarks, calls upon UN to take measures to address ‘Practices Targeting Muslims’

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OIC slams India over BJP’s derogatory remarks, calls upon UN to take measures to address ‘Practices Targeting Muslims’

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has slammed India for the comments against the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and called upon the UN to take necessary measures to address “the practices targeting Muslims in India”. “These abuses come in the context of the escalation of hatred and abuse of Islam in India and in the context of the systematic practices against Muslims and restrictions on them, especially in light of a series of decisions banning headscarves in educational institutions in a number of Indian states and demolitions of Muslim property, in addition…

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63% Parents across Kashmir Valley feel their child addicted to cell phone: Study

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63% Parents across Kashmir Valley feel their child addicted to cell phone: Study

A latest study has put the spotlight on the growing dependence on cell phones in Kashmir, similar as in many other parts of the world. As many as 63 percent of parents interviewed in a study have acknowledged that their child is addicted to an electronic device, mostly a mobile phone. The study titled “Increase in Screen Time for Children in COVID Times and its effects” carried out by the department of Social and Preventive Medicine has analysed the patterns in electronic device usage among children. This study involved 307…

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Arvind Kejriwal slams killing of Pandits, says Centre has no Kashmir plan in place, makes four demands amid spurt in targeted killings

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Arvind Kejriwal slams killing of Pandits, says Centre has no Kashmir plan in place, makes four demands amid spurt in targeted killings

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday condemned the ‘targeted’ killing of Kashmiri Pandits in the Kashmir Valley and warned Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism in India even as the slammed the BJP-led central government for mishandling the issue. Addressing a ‘Jan Akrosh’ rally at Jantar Mantar, Kejriwal said Kashmiri Pandits are being forced to leave the Valley due to the targeted killings of the minority community, and added that this shows that the BJP cannot handle Kashmir and it only knows how to do dirty politics. “The era of…

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Dos & Don’ts: Administration issues guidelines for Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims

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Dos & Don'ts: Administration issues guidelines for Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims

While specifying precautionary measures, Principal Secretary to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Nitishwar Kumar said that devotees should go on a morning walk, do breathing exercises, must keep their warm clothes, food items and keep themselves hydrated. Ahead of the commencement of the 43-day-long annual Amarnath pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir administration issued the dos and don’ts for the pilgrims urging them to “go on a morning walk daily and practice breathing exercises” to keep oneself fit at the high altitudes. While specifying precautionary measures, Principal Secretary to Jammu…

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Kashmir needs unconventional solution; Centre must not go back to old, discredited Valley politicians

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Kashmir needs unconventional solution; Centre must not go back to old, discredited Valley politicians

One of the accusations against the Narendra Modi regime is that it is slowly falling back on the old corrupt ecosystem that ruled Kashmir by proxy all these years. For that, if Delhi has to press the ‘pause’ button — so be it By: Sandip Ghose The situation in Kashmir is grave and the BJP is facing its “we told you so” moment from both its critics and supporters. So far, the Union government has neither said nor done anything to inspire confidence. Meanwhile, we see heart-wrenching photographs flashed online…

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Target Killing 2022: 18 Civilians killed across Kashmir since last five months

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Target Killing 2022: 18 Civilians killed across Kashmir since last five months

Seventeen civilians were killed in Kashmir in the last five months so far this year. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), they include 12 Kashmiri Muslims, two from minority community, a Hindu teacher, a bank manager from Rajasthan and an employee of a liquor shop. On 25 Feb, a civilian identified as Shakeel Ahmad Khan resident of Shopian was killed during a gunfight in Amshipora Shopian in which two militants were killed as well. On 02 March a Panch identified as Mohammad Yaqoob Dar of Kulpora Srandroo Kulgam was…

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