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Sheikh Abdullah, Who led Kashmir towards India, Dropped from police medal

May 24, 2022 Editor

Sheikh Abdullah has been the symbol of Kashmir’s accession to the Union of India and is credited with driving tribal raiders out with the help of his volunteers who fought Pakistani raiders and foiled their attempt to capture Kashmir in 1947. Jammu and Kashmir’s police medal for gallantry and meritorious services will no longer have an embossed image of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, instrumental to Kashmir’s accession to India following the partition. The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to replace the picture with the national emblem. Named after the Sheikh’s…

A cop was shot dead and his daughter injured in a militant attack in Srinagar

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Editor

A Jammu and Kashmir policeman was shot at and his daughter injured in an attack in Soura (Anchar) area, J&K Police tweeted Tuesday evening. The policeman has been identified as Saifullah Qadri, son of Mohammed Syed Qadri. Shortly after news of the attack J&K Police tweeted to say the policeman had died of his injuries. “The injured police personnel succumbed to his injuries and attained martyrdom. We pay our rich tributes to the martyr and standby the family at this critical juncture,” the tweet read. According to officials, his daughter is…

Khurram Parvez jailed Kashmiri Rights activists finds place in Time’s 100 list

May 24, 2022 Editor

In its list of this year’s 100 most influential people, the US-based magazine calls Parvez a ‘modern-day David’ who ‘had to be silenced’. Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez, jailed by India since November last year on “terrorism” charges, has been named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2022 by the United States-based Time magazine. Parvez, 44, is chairman of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), a prominent rights group in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Himalayan region…

The Resistance Front, militant group issues threat ahead of Amarnath Yatra

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Editor

The Resistance Front, an outfit of militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, issued a threat on Sunday, ahead of the Amarnath Yatra. The Amarnath Yatra is a pilgrimage to the Amarnath temple in Jammu and Kashmir which takes place during the summer months. In a letter, the group wrote, “They [government] are going to use Amarnath Yatra for their dirty politics. From mere 15,000 to 8 lakh pilgrim registrations and from 15 days to 80 days is just to provoke the sensitivity of Kashmir situation. It has come to our knowledge that this…

Red Alert: Alert sounded across Kashmir Valley over reports of an imminent attack on security forces

May 23, 2022 Editor

A red alert has been sounded in Srinagar city and its outskirts over reports of an imminent attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, said sources on Monday. Sources say there are intel inputs that terrorists are planning to target vehicles of security forces using sticky bombs. “There is an imminent threat of remotely detonated IED attack in Srinagar today onwards. Places that can be targeted include Batmaloo etc,” said intel. Following the intel input, that has been given A+ grading, the local administration has urged the residents of…

Paragliding in Srinagar, Tourists, Locals enjoy adventure ride

May 23, 2022 Editor

Amid the stifling heat across the country, tourists now have steered towards the Kashmir valley at a bewitching new paragliding spot, Astanmarg top. With the aim of promoting tourism, the Kashmir department of tourism in association with a private paragliding firm launched adventure paragliding in Srinagar, said the authorities on Sunday. “I did realize my dream of flying like a bird from Astanmarg which overlooks Dal lake, Mahadev peak, Dachigam National Park, and Mughal Gardens and it feels mesmerizing from the top,” said a tourist, Atish Jain. The trainers present…

Price Cut: Petrol by 8.69, diesel by 7.05

May 23, 2022 Editor

Petrol price on Sunday was slashed by Rs 8.69 a litre and that of diesel by Rs 7.05 per litre following the government’s decision to cut excise duty on auto fuels, giving relief to consumers battered by high fuel prices that had pushed inflation to a record high. The government had on Saturday announced a record Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 reduction on diesel. The excise duty cut will translate into a reduction of Rs 8.69 a litre on petrol in Delhi…

Umran Malik selected for T20Is vs South Africa

May 23, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir pace sensation Umran Malik on Sunday earned an expected India call-up for the upcoming five-match T20 International home series against South Africa starting June 9. Umran has picked up 21 wickets in 13 games for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL but it’s his ability to bowl consistently at 95 miles per hour that has caught the imagination of all and sundry with calls for his immediate selection in top-flight cricket. Along with Umran, Punjab Kings’ death overs specialist Arshdeep Singh has also earned his maiden national call-up.…

‘Immediately’ do fire safety audit of all govt buildings: Admin

May 23, 2022 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered fire safety audit of all the government buildings “immediately”. “It is hereby ordered that Director General, Fire and Emergency Service shall carry out fire safety audit of all government buildings in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir immediately,” reads a government order. “All the concerned Administrative Secretaries shall take immediate corrective action in light of the Fire Safety Audit Reports so furnished to them for preventing occurrence of fire incidents in all buildings of their Departments,” the order added.

Pakistan rakes up Kashmir Issue at UNSC debate, India slams the move

May 21, 2022 Editor

India has slammed Pakistan for dragging in Kashmir during the UN Security Council open debate on “Maintenance of International Peace & Security — Conflict and Food Security”. “The Pakistan representative made unwarranted remarks, which symbolises nothing but a Pavlovian response aimed to misuse any forum and every topic, to propagate false and malicious propaganda against my country,” said Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Rajesh Parihar in terse, but hard hitting comments. Inalienable J&K and Ladakh were, are and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of…