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Bus Accident in Samba District: 19 Injured as Bus Falls into Canal

June 21, 2023 Editor

Nineteen people, including women and children, were injured after a bus they were travellingrolled down into a canal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on early Tuesday morning, said officials, as reported by news agency PTI. Officials stated the incident took place after the driver lost control of the bus in the Samotra Channi area. Immediately after the mishap, locals in the area and police personnel rushed to the accident site and sent all the injured people to the Ghagwal trauma centre. Officials stated that some of the injured were…

Roundtable Conference on Article 370, Statehood to J&K, and Elections Organized by Centre for Peace and Progress

June 20, 2023 Editor

Centre For Peace and Progress, an NGO, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after holding a round table conference in New Delhi over Article 370, restoration of statehood and holding of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. In the letter, a copy of which lies with news agency, it informed PM Modi that they held a round table discussion on “Another Look At Articles 35A & 370: Statehood for & Elections in Jammu & Kashmir” among a cross section of people from J&K & other states at IIC on June…

Huge Disparity: Over 26 Lakh Applications for 26,000 Jobs Received by JKSSB in 4 Years

June 20, 2023 Editor

J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) received more than 26.22 lakh applications in the previous four years for the 26,687 positions it advertised, demonstrating the popularity and demand for government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir. Job seekers have submitted a total of 26,22,285 applications to the JKSSB from 2019 to 2022 for over 26,000 advertised positions, and selections have been made for 17,668 of those positions over the course of four years. For 2026 announced positions, JKSSB got 1.30 lakh applications in 2019. The hiring agency received 13.66 lakh applications for…

Khanmoh Fossil Park, slated to be the world’s second, remains a pipe dream

June 20, 2023 Editor

Despite the passage of several years since its inception, the Fossil Park at Khanmoh on the outskirts of Srinagar is yet to materialise. After China, this was supposed to be the first rich Triassic Park with decades-old formations. USA’s The Penn Dixie-Natural History Society had agreed to the Kashmir-based Environment Policy Group (ECG) to develop the park further. The massive bio-extinction, which was believed to have occurred 252 million years back in the geological times of Permian Triassic Era, is fully stored in a great rock system at Guryul Ravine…

From Flood Alerts to Heatwaves: Exploring the reasons behind weather extremes in different states

June 20, 2023 Editor

Several parts of India experienced extreme weather conditions on Monday — there was flooding in the northeastern states including Assam and Sikkim, heavy rain in arid Rajasthan triggered by cyclone Biparjoy, waterlogging in parts of Tamil Nadu, and the death toll from the heatwave in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha climbed to 114— as weather vagaries laid bare the impact of the climate crisis. While the monsoon has arrived only in parts of southern and northeastern India — it advanced into some parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, parts of…

Statehood must be on MHA Agenda for further talks: Ladakh Leaders Firm Stand

June 20, 2023 Editor

Ladakh leaders met a panel of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to discuss their four-point agenda, including statehood and special status for the Union Territory under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution in Delhi on Monday. The discussion was organised to set the agenda for the high-powered committee (HPC) meeting, scheduled to be held in the coming weeks. The six-member delegation of Ladakh said it wouldn’t take part in the upcoming meeting if the agenda doesn’t include statehood and Sixth Schedule. The other two demands are related to separate…

Ethnic violence in Manipur: A brief history

June 20, 2023 Editor

Ethnic clashes have overrun Manipur since early May, leading to widespread deaths, injuries and displacement. The state’s fault lines were exposed in the first week of May after a rally by a tribal Kuki group to protest against a move to consider the inclusion of the dominant and politically stronger Meitei community to the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list sparked a wave of violence between the two communities. While the state is no stranger to violent protests, the latest showdown between the Kukis and the Meiteis is perhaps the first time…

Kashmir to experience continued hot and humid weather conditions

June 20, 2023 Editor

Hot and humid weather conditions to prevail during the next six days in Jammu and Kashmir, Met officials said on Monday. The meteorological department predicts hot and humid weather to continue for the next six days in Jammu and Kashmir with 60 per cent chances of light to moderate rain coupled with thunder and lightning likely at scattered to fairly widespread places. It said the weather mainly remains dry, but a brief spell of Shower or thunderstorm mainly towards late afternoon or evening can’t be ruled out till June 23.…

Omar taunts as J&K marks five years under central rule: ‘Democracy ends where J&K begins’

June 20, 2023 Editor

Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Monday taunted the continuation of central rule in Jammu and Kashmir and said democracy ends where J&K begins. “Democracy is in our veins, it is in our culture’; ‘India is the mother of democracy’; ‘India is the temple of democracy’. Great sounding words that the international community lap up & regurgitate ad-nauseam,” Omar tweeted. “Meanwhile J&K completes 5 years under central rule today. Democracy ends where J&K begins.” It has been five years since Jammu & Kashmir saw…

Jammu and Kashmir completes five years under Central Rule

June 19, 2023 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir completed five years under central rule today – the second-longest period of Presidential rule in the country since Independence. Across India, Central rule has been imposed on states 125 times. Jammu and Kashmir has gone under direct Central rule eight times since 1977. It is also the place which had the longest stint of Central rule – over six years. The last assembly elections were held in 2014, which threw a fractured mandate. Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party and the BJP formed alliance after agreeing on a…