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Supreme Court Asks J&K SG if 4G Can Be Restored in Some Areas

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Supreme Court hears the contempt plea against J&K administration over the suspension of 4G internet services. The next hearing is on August 11th. The supreme court on Friday asked the Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta appearing on behalf of Jammu Kashmir government, whether it was possible to restore 4G internet services in some areas. The SG, however, sought an adjournment as a new LG had been appointed yesterday in Jammu Kashmir and the ensuing developments need to be ascertained. A contempt plea was filed by the Foundation for Media Professionals against J&K administration over the non-constitution of a special committee to review the ban on 4G internet services. Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing on behalf of the Petitioner submitted, "SG appears for UT of J...

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National Education Policy 2020 Will Eradicate Herd Mentality: PM Modi

EDUCATION

The recently approved National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will help the youth acquire the skill-set necessary to survive in the 21st century India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inaugural address at the ‘Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy’ conclave. The conclave was organised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to discuss key aspects of education covered under the new policy. “Today the new education policy is widely discussed across the country. People from different fields, ideologies are giving their views and reviewing the policy. This is a healthy debate which will benefit the country’s education system. National Education Policy has been approved after long brai...

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UN Held Discussion about Kashmir for the Third Time Since Article 370 Abrogation

INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL

For the third time since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir, the United Nations Security Council on request of Pakistan agreed to discuss Kashmir. The meeting was held virtually behind the closed doors, on 6th August yesterday, but there was no statement released neither were any sort of reactions witnessed. However, a statement issued from the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, “Holding the meeting signified Jammu and Kashmir is an international dispute firmly on the agenda of the Security Council and has nullified, yet another time, the Indian self-serving claim that it is an internal matter.’” As per the statement of Mr. Qureshi remarks by Pakistan’s U.N. Mission have been circulated that the international community should exercise its moral, l...

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Interview for the Post of Registrar in IUST Scheduled on 10th August, Amid COVID-19

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has scheduled an interview for the post of Registrar on 10th of August, 2020. The whole process from the advertisement to conduct of the interview was completed in less than 4 weeks. The sitting registrar resigned from the post at IUST and a proxy was given the immediate charge. The candidates and the nominees were informed that the interview is to be conducted online. Which is the reason why, all the arrangements including the statement of purpose were warranted for Covid-19 and have been made to cater the needs and be in favor of a particular candidate. The University did not bother to promote their own lot of faculty and staff who have completed more than 15 years of service in IUST to the position of Associate Professor which in...

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US Congress Raise Concern Stating “Jammu Kashmir Situation Not Normal”

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The United States Congress foreign affairs committee after receiving a bipartisan letter on Kashmir expressed their concern saying normalcy is yet to return in Jammu Kashmir after a year of abrogation. The Chairman of the committee Eliot L. Engel and ranking member Michael T. McCaul on the first anniversary of abrogation of Special Status of Jammu Kashmir wrote a joint letter addressed to External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishakar, “We note with concern that conditions in Jammu and Kashmir have not normalized one year after India’s repeal of Article 370 and the establishment of Jammu and Kashmir as Union Territory.” The House Foreign Affairs Committee shared the letter on their twitter and wrote, “Chairman @RepEliotEngel and Ranking Member @RepMcCaul express bipartisan sup...

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Army Soldier Slips to Death in Machil Kupwara

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An Army soldier slips to death on Thursday, after slipping and falling into nallah along the Line of Control (LoC) in Katwar Gali in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The army soldier has been identified as 28-year-old Amir Hussain Wani of Ananthnag, according to sources. The army lodged a written report in the police station stating the death of a soldier identified as Aamir Hussain Wani of 56 RR. The reason of death has been recorded as Aamir slipping into the Katwar Nar Nallah and being found unconscious, according to official sources. Doctors declared Aamir brought dead after he was shifted to a local camp for first aid. Sources state that the police have launched proceedings 174 Crpc. “The body has been shifted to Public Health Centre Kalaroose for postmortem.”

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12,000 Gazetted and Non Gazetted Jobs to be Advertised in Jammu Kashmir

BUSINESS, REGIONAL

Naveen Kumar Choudhary, the Principal Secretary of Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture Production, Horticulture, and Cooperative Departments congregated a meeting of Accelerated Recruitment Committee constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir Government to accelerate the recruitment process of gazetted and non gazetted jobs after the availability and vacancy of 12,000 jobs were announced. Saurabh Bhagat, Commissioner Secretary, Labour, and Employment Department also took part in the meeting. Whereas, Secretary of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs - Achal Sethi and Commissioner Secretary of General Administration Department - Manoj Kumar Dwivedi took part in the meeting via video conference. The members of the committee assessed and proposed ideas regarding the fast-tracking of t...

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Two Illegal Constructions Demolished at Lashkari Mohalla in the Green Belt Area

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Two illegal constructions, single-story houses, were demolished today at Lashkari Mohalla in the Green belt area of Srinagar District. In a demolition drive by The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), under the supervision of Enforcement Officer, these illegal constructions were demolished.buy augmentin online www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/fonts/engl/augmentin.html no prescription An illegal Earth filling was also removed at Nishat near LDA parking. It is pertinent to mention here that the encroachers are taking undue advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown and are indulging in illegal constructions and land grabbing. The authorities are dealing strictly and have warned people against these activities.

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Expulsion of MPhil to Cause an Extraordinary Level of Bother for Students: Scholars

EDUCATION, WRITE-UPS

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry on July 30th announced the New Education Policy (NEP), under which the two-year MPhil program will be ceased. According to this policy, there will be significant changes in the degree of higher education by the central government which also includes cancellation of the MPhil program. The base qualification for a Ph.D. will either be a four-year program with research, or a Master's degree. Academicians, researcher scholars, and students in several universities have raised worries over the cease of MPhil program under the New Education Policy (NEP), saying that it won't just influence the nature of examination at the Ph.D. level yet additionally deny a critical number of Dalit understudies to get research and thus de-motivate them. ALSO...

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UN Experts Call for Urgent Action to Remedy “Alarming” Human Rights Situation in Jammu Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL

On the first anniversary of the Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir, UN Human Rights experts called on India and international communities to take urgent action against the violation of human rights in the territory. The experts addressing the press said that “Urgent action is needed, if India will not take any genuine and immediate steps to resolve the situation, meet their obligations to investigate historic and recent cases of human rights violations and prevent future violations, then the international community should step up.” On the 5th of August 2019, the Indian Parliament revoked the special status of Jammu Kashmir which followed a widespread condemnation across the world. According to the experts, the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir has been in free fall....