Month: July 2023

Jammu and Kashmir’s Land Scheme Raises Fears of Demographic Change

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Jammu and Kashmir's Land Scheme Raises Fears of Demographic Change

Is the administration’s new land scheme an attempt to realign the region’s dynamics before the next Assembly election? By: Anando Bhakto A government programme to dole out land to the homeless in Jammu and Kashmir has reignited the contentious discourse on “demographic change” through a slew of government initiatives over the past four years, be it the delimitation of Assembly constituencies, land reforms, or the much-diluted domicile provision. The National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party have framed the government’s latest land endowment scheme as a covert bid to absorb…

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UN Report Warns of Al Qaeda’s Efforts to Establish Affiliate and Expand Operations in Kashmir

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UN Report Warns of Al Qaeda's Efforts to Establish Affiliate and Expand Operations in Kashmir

Terror group Al Qaeda is “shaping” its regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent to spread its operations into Jammu and Kashmir, Bangladesh and Myanmar, according to a UN report. The 32nd report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the 1267 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, released this week, noted that “one Member State assessed that Al-Qaida is shaping AQIS (Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent) to spread its operations into neighbouring Bangladesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Myanmar”. “That Member State also noted…

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Education Department in Kashmir Implements Ban on Corporal Punishment in Schools

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Education Department in Kashmir Implements Ban on Corporal Punishment in Schools

The Kashmir school education department on Thursday ordered ban on corporal punishment and other forms of child abuse in the educational institutes across the Valley. The school education authorities urged the education officers, headmasters and heads of institutions to ensure ban on corporal punishment in all government as well as private schools. In a circular, the school education department director informed that distressing complaints are pouring in regarding corporal punishment to the students in schools as per the report received from IMHANS-K, resulting in mental health issues in school going…

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Mumbai Man duped out of ₹7 Lakh after responding to Fake Power bill message

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Mumbai Man duped out of ₹7 Lakh after responding to Fake Power bill message

Little did a 24-year-old man know that responding to a message informing about an unpaid electricity bill would cost his family over Rs 7 lakh. The victim’s mother had received a text message on her phone, informing about the unpaid electricity bill. She asked the victim to check the message, after which he called the ‘electricity officer,’ whose number was mentioned in the message. The ‘electricity officer’ induced the victim to download a remote access app on his phone and convinced him to make a transaction of Rs 140. Within…

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Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, KP Organisation supports abrogation of Article 370; Files Application in Supreme Court

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Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, KP Organisation supports abrogation of Article 370; Files Application in Supreme Court

An organisation representing Kashmiri Pandits and a social activist on Thursday moved the Supreme Court filing intervention application in the pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370, while supporting the August 5, 2019 decision of the Central government. Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, through its Organising Secretary, Vithal Chowdhary and Virinder Kaul, a Kashmiri Pandit and a social activist, filed intervention application seeking to be heard in the case. The applications filed through advocate Siddharth Praveen Acharya sought dismissal of the pleas challenging Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile…

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How to protect your phone from Spyhide: A guide to finding and removing the stalkerware app

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How to protect your phone from Spyhide: A guide to finding and removing the stalkerware app

Spyhide: The Stalkerware App That’s Stealing Your Private Data By: Javid Amin Spyhide is a stalkerware app that can steal your private and sensitive data, including passwords, contacts, messages, call logs, and real-time location data. Once installed on a device, the app automatically hides itself, making it difficult to find and remove. In a blog post, a Switzerland-based hacker named Maia Arson Crimew said he was able to access Spyhide’s source code and gain access to a web-based dashboard where the victim’s stolen phone information was displayed. The dashboard contained…

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Uddhav Thackeray Questions: ‘Article 370? What about Elections in Kashmir?’

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Uddhav Thackeray Questions- 'Article 370 - What about Elections in Kashmir'

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the centre, criticising their handling of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the removal of Article 370 of the constitution which gave the former state special status. Despite supporting the revocation of Article 370 initially, Mr Thackeray expressed concerns about the prevailing conditions in the region in an interview released by his party, Shiv Sena UBT. “Target killing is still happening there. Kashmiri Pandits cannot return to the Valley. No one can buy land…

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J&K’s Unemployment rate reaches Alarming 18.3%, More then Double the National Average

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J&K's Unemployment rate reaches Alarming 18.3%, More then Double the National Average

The unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir, on a steady rise, stands at a staggering 18.3 per cent, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed Rajya Sabha today. The national average, interestingly, stands at around eight per cent now. The estimates for the unemployment rate specifically among the educated are not available for the period between April and June 2021. “However, according to a survey conducted between July 2020 and June 2021, the estimate of the unemployment rate among the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the age group of…

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Srinagar Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Jitendra Narayan Tyagi alias Waseem Rizvi

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Srinagar Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Jitendra Narayan Tyagi alias Waseem Rizvi

A court here has ordered the arrest of Jitendra Narayan Tyagi alias Waseem Rizvi in connection with a case for his alleged statement against a particular religion. The directions by the court of Second Additional Munsiff, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Srinagar, Ahtzaz Ahmed, followed submissions by advocate Amir Masoodi, the counsel for the complainant, that despite several processes, the accused has not appeared before the court. Advocate Amir submitted that the complainant is aggrieved that the complaint was presented before the Court on 15 December 2021 and till date the…

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Warning: Rise in Online ‘Sextortion’ Scams Demands Vigilance

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Warning: Rise in Online 'Sextortion' Scams Demands Vigilance

By: Javid Amin With a sharp rise in online scams, sextortion has emerged as a leading cyber threat, prompting the Cyber Police to issue a warning urging people to exercise caution. The prevalence of such crimes is not showing any signs of slowing down, and many individuals in J&K have already fallen victim to these scams, leaving the Cyber Police in pursuit of the culprits. Sextortion has ensnared people globally, with popular social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter being favored tools for scammers. The latest scams involve individuals…

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