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Irshad Hussain " Ham Goliyu ki Awaaz Mai Nahin Padna chateh hai, " We don't want to study in the sounds bullets, said students of border areas. The February ceasefire between the two countries has triggered widespread speculations about its durability, and paramount significance, and implications for bilateral relations in general. The agreement is different from the routine ceasefire assurances that the two sides made till January 2021. And people by and large on border areas, taking relief now. The ceasefire agreement between two nuclear power India and Pakistan was welcomed by all observers including border resident areas. People of India and Pakistan hailed this historic move and a ray of hope was revived among the people lying to nearer border areas. Intense firing from...

After losing both her parents in a span of one month while her exams were going on, Insha, daughter of militant Zahoor Ahmad Lone who was killed on December 18, has secured a distinction in her 12th board exams. Insha also lost her mother to a heart attack within a month of the killing of her father. “When his audio saying that he has joined the militant outfit went viral, my exams were going on. I had my physics paper that day,” Insha told Free Press Kashmir. Then within a month, my mother passed away of heart attack because she could not handle the grief. I had finished my exams, and was preparing for my practicals that time,” she says. “I had set a target of 480 out of 500, but I didn’t even have my books then, they were still in a place where another gunfight had taken plac...

In this age of post-truth, fake news, and incentivized misinformation campaigns, it is particularly crucial to sustain and support independent media. The independent media is facing unparalleled challenges, from declining revenue, and new forms of censorship, to threats to journalist's safety, misinformation campaigns, competition with social media, and growing public distrust. SUBSCRIBE HERE One of the most effective ways for governments to stifle criticism is to starve independent news businesses of finance. In the past, media houses and digital portals in Kashmir perpetually lasted with the help of local advertisements, but the ban on advertisements altered the dynamics for all. With limited to no resources, we continue to endure all destitutions and work with all morality. While loca...

According to the new guidelines, Social media platforms are welcome to do business in India but they need to follow the Constitution and the laws of India. Social media platforms can certainly be used for asking questions and criticism. social media platforms have empowered ordinary users but they need to be accountable for its misuse and abuse. The new Rules empower the ordinary users of social media, embodying a mechanism for redressal and timely resolution of their grievances. Rules about Digital media and OTT focuses more on in house and self-regulation mechanism whereby a robust grievance redressal mechanism is provided while upholding Journalistic and Creative freedom, the Government said.buy lexapro UK buy lexapro no prescription The guidelines have been framed keepi...

According to a report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) Project violence along the de-facto border in Kashmir is likely to continue to increase as India and Pakistan are unlikely to make efforts to resolve the conflict bilaterally in the near future. The report said there could be a surge in the activity of domestic and foreign militants in Kashmir because of “policy shifts” after Aug. 5, 2019, when India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomous status and divided it into two centrally ruled territories. “Though the rise in militancy is attributed to Pakistan-based jihadi groups, disillusionment and anger caused by [India’s move on] Aug. 5 has enabled both domestic and foreign [militant] groups to recruit Kashmiris,” the report said. The ACLED report said t...

As many as 4578 incidents of forest fire have been reported in Jammu  Kashmir in the past one decade. “In J&K, 4578 forest fire incidents have been reported during last ten years, and on an annual average, a total area of 1273 hectare has been impacted,” official documents reveal. However, the documents further reveal, that no major loss of forest property has been reported in J&K as most of the forest fires have been creeping and ground fires and have affected only the ground vegetation like shrubs, grasses or natural vegetation. It is worthwhile to mention that as per the India State of Forest Report, 2019, about 97 % of forest area in J&K falls in "less fire-prone’’ class only about 3 % falls in the “moderately fire-prone” class. There is negligible/nil area unde...

The Former chief minister and president of the People's Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said that they are not talking about the restoration of statehood but all they want is to restore the status of Jammu and Kashmir which it had before August 05, 2019. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a party function at Kupwara, Mehbooba Mufti said that the Kashmir issue should be resolved by initiating dialogue with Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir as there has been lot of bloodshed due to the contentious Kashmir issue. According to KNS Correspondent, She said that they were not talking about the restoration of statehood but about the status of Jammu and Kashmir which it had before August 05, 2019 and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue. She also demanded ...

A Forum consisting of noted names in the sphere of academic and human rights, like Justice Madan Lokur, Radha Kumar, Nirupama Rao, Shantha Sinha, Air Vice-Marshal Kapil Kak, and Ramachandra Guha, amongst others, submitted their report on the state of human rights in Kashmir since the abrogation. The report covers the situation in Kashmir from August 2020 to January 2021, the Quint reported. The report looks at various parameters like civilian security, the security of women and children, access to healthcare, industry and employment and the state of the media, and the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on them. The key observations of the report were : Both civilians and security forces fatalities have increased since last year, it states, as have IED blasts, grenade attacks, and ...

The Authorities on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday snapped internet across the South Kashmir districts of Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian. An official told The Kashmiriyat that the internet had been snapped in the apprehension of law and order measures. The Frequent snap-down and the slow internet speed of internet in Kashmir districts have paralyzed life in the valley districts as thousands of students are suffering especially due to snapped internet. Students and aspirants of different competitive examinations who have applied for different government jobs are facing hardships, Locals told The Kashmiriyat. Tauqeer Ahmed from Zainapora Shopian, who is preparing for his exams said the because of snapped internet he could not prepare well. “Times have changed....