Heat wave continued to grip Kashmir while interestingly Srinagar was hotter than Jammu on Thursday even as Meteorological Department has predicted further rise in temperatures from next week. MeT officials said that Srinagar recorded 34.2 degrees Celsius day temperature while Jammu recorded 34 degrees Celsius. Most of the places in Kashmir including Srinagar are presently reeling under severe heat wave. There is a possibility of respite from the heat wave on Friday as the weather is likely to be cloudy, MeT officials said. “It ( high temperatures) is not unusual…
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India at high risk of mass killings, warns Rashad Hussain US ambassador for religious freedom
The US ambassador at large for international religious freedom Rashad Hussain on Thursday warned that an early warning project ranked the risk of mass killings in India as the second highest in the world. He also listed out a set of “ingredients” threatening the rights of religious minorities in India, and said that the US is speaking directly to India about its concerns. Speaking at a panel on religious freedom in India, the US official said the Early Warning Project at the Holocaust Museum designated India as number two among…
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