Day: May 20, 2023

G20 Summit in Kashmir: Countries that opted to skip the meeting

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List of Countries Skipping the G20 Meet in Kashmir raises Questions

India is all set to host the third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar on 22-24 May amid heightened security in the region. Since losing its special status in 2019 and being divided into two Union territories, this is Jammu and Kashmir’s first significant international event. In the lead-up to the summit in New Delhi in September, the country has scheduled a number of meetings across the nation. The event is anticipated to draw about 60 G20 delegates. Earlier, it was anticipated that more than 100 delegates would attend the meeting. With just…

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Violence Reaches Disturbing Heights: Two Students Stabbed in Group Clash, a new low in Kashmir

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Violence Reaches Disturbing Heights: Two Students Stabbed in Group Clash, a new low in Kashmir

Two students received injuries during clashes between two groups in the Kanipora area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Friday afternoon. A police officer told the news agency— Kashmir Scroll that two students were injured during clashes between two student groups in the Kanipora area of Srinagar. He said that students of higher secondary B.k pora 6/8 quarreled with each other outside the premises of the higher secondary gate during which they stabbed Asrar Ahmad Dar S/o Nowshad Ahmad Dar R/o kanihama and Hazim Ahmad R/o kralpora chadoora both the students…

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ADGP Vijay Kumar assures no imposition of restrictions during G20 meetings

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ADGP Vijay Kumar assures no imposition of restrictions during G20 meetings

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have denied that restrictions would be imposed in Srinagar during the Group of 20 (G20) tourism working group meeting that begins in the Valley from Monday. The meeting will be held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) from May 22 to 24. The venue has already been secured and officials of the convention centre are giving final touches to the arrangements and are ready to welcome international delegates. “Everything is in place. We are just waiting for delegates to come,” said a senior officer at…

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