Day: May 23, 2024

Beyond the Bite: The Looming Crisis of Shrinking Loaves in Kashmir

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Beyond the Bite: The Looming Crisis of Shrinking Loaves in Kashmir

Shrinking Loaves, Growing Concerns: A Fight for Kashmir’s Soul Baked into Bread By: Javid Amin The aroma of freshly baked bread isn’t just a pleasant scent in Kashmir; it’s a memory, a tradition, a warm hug in the crisp mountain air. The sight of a plump, round loaf of Choort or Tchewur, staples in Kashmiri households for generations, used to be as common as the snow-capped peaks themselves. But lately, a troubling trend has emerged: these beloved breads are shrinking, both in size and significance. This isn’t a case of…

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Online Scams on the Rise: How to Protect Yourself and Recover Lost Money

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Online Scams on the Rise: How to Protect Yourself and Recover Lost Money

Phishing, UPI Fraud, and Fake Investments: How to Avoid Online Scams in India By: Javid Amin In recent years, India has been witnessing rapid digital growth, with everything from banking to shopping now being conducted online. This shift has brought unparalleled convenience, but it has also led to a significant increase in online scams. Cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, employing new techniques to defraud individuals. The incidence of these scams is rising, with victims losing thousands to crores of rupees to faceless fraudsters. From work-from-home scams to fake reviews and…

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Defending Honor: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Denounces Encroachment FIR as Defamation

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Defending Honor: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Denounces Encroachment FIR as Defamation

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is among seven people booked by the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly encroaching on evacuee land here, a charge denied by the separatist leader. “These are false claims and it is an attempt to malign and harass me,” Mirwaiz said in his statement. Officials said the ACB has filed an FIR and handed over the investigation to a DSP-rank officer. The FIR was filed after the ACB conducted a preliminary inquiry which revealed that a woman named Dil Rafiqa was unlawfully granted…

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Historic Alliance, Historic Repeal: Abdullah Connects Dots to Article 370

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Historic Alliance, Historic Repeal: Abdullah Connects Dots to Article 370

Former CM Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the PDP-BJP alliance led to the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5. Addressing a rally at Pahalgam, Omar said since the alliance between the PDP-BJP was stitched on March 1, 2015, Union Minister Rajnath Singh was talking about the “final solution” for Kashmir. He said, “I remember the then Home Minister Rajnath Singh would sit in a press conference with the PDP and talk about the final settlement of Kashmir. We would ask what this final solution was but he wouldn’t respond.”…

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Political Pressure Play: Mufti Calls Out BJP for Voter Intimidation Tactics

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Political Pressure Play: Mufti Calls Out BJP for Voter Intimidation Tactics

Mehbooba Mufti also alleged that voters, particularly religious leaders and government employees, are being “harassed” The BJP is supporting a party which received Hawala money pumped in from Pakistan to fund militancy in Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on May 22, in a veiled attack on Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari. Bukhari, a former PDP leader, was expelled from the party in January 2019. His Apni Party has fielded Zafar Iqbal Khan Manhas from the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency against Ms. Mehbooba and National Conference leader Mian Altaf. The seat…

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