Day: May 24, 2023

19 Opposition Parties to Boycott New Parliament Inauguration, Claiming ‘Soul of Democracy Sucked Out’

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19 Opposition Parties to Boycott New Parliament Inauguration, Claiming 'Soul of Democracy Sucked Out'

Nineteen opposition parties, including the Congress and Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party, said Wednesday morning they intend to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building in Delhi this weekend and criticised an ‘authoritarian prime minister and his government’. “When the soul of democracy has been sucked out Parliament, we find no value in a new building. We announce our collective decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building. We will continue to fight – in letter, in spirit, and in substance – against this authoritarian Prime Minister…

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Proud Moment for J&K: 16 Youth Make it to UPSC List, Waseem Shines in Top 10

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Proud Moment for J&K: 16 Youth Make it to UPSC List, Waseem Shines in Top 10

The results of Union Public Service Examinations (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2022 were declared on Tuesday with 16 youth from J&K making it to the final list. Three aspirants have featured in the top 32. A total of 933 candidates featured in the final list of qualifiers, for the exam that was conducted in June 2022, for recruitment to fill 1000 vacancies in the Indian Administrative Services, Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Indian Police Services (IPS), Central Services, and Group B Services. This year, seven candidates qualified for the examination. The viva-voce…

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Disappointing absence of Saudi Arabia and Egypt at Srinagar Meeting in G20

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Disappointing absence of Saudi Arabia and Egypt at Srinagar Meeting in G20

Skipping event China’s loss, says Union Minister If South Block has a sense of satisfaction for almost the entire G20 block as well as invited countries visiting Srinagar for a G20 working group meeting, there is also a feeling of being let down after Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Indonesia joined expected absentees China and Turkey in staying away from Kashmir. Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari went to Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and in an address to the Legislative Assembly, termed the G20 meet illegal and an…

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G20 Delegates and Kashmir’s Tourism Industry discuss Eco-Tourism Promotion and Advisory Removal

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G20 Delegates and Kashmir's Tourism Industry discuss Eco-Tourism Promotion and Advisory Removal

From negative travel advisories to the promotion of ecotourism in Kashmir, the G20 delegates and local tourism stakeholders discussed a wide array of topics concerning the hospitality sector. Officials said that there was a constructive discussion among the stakeholders and delegates who are currently on a three days visit to Kashmir. The meeting’s topic on Tuesday was ‘Eco-tourism as a means of accomplishing sustainable objectives’. Some of the attendees spoke with Kashmiri tourist industry representatives outside of the meeting who they advised should promote ecotourism. According to Chairman of the…

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Tragic road accident in Kishtwar claims six lives and leaves several injured

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Tragic road accident in Kishtwar claims six lives and leaves several injured

At least six labourers died and several were injured after a vehicle they were traveling in met with an accident in J&K’s Kishtwar district on Wednesday, police said. An official said that the vehicle was carrying workers of Dangduru Power Project in Dachan area when it met an accident. A rescue operation is underway. Three injured persons have been shifted to a hospital, said the official. More details awaited.

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