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Indian Govt looking at ‘highly confidential’ China proposal to reduce tensions in Ladakh

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The Indian government is considering a proposal mooted by China to reduce tensions at the Line of Actual Control. The defence and security establishment refused to give details about the proposal, saying it remains “highly confidential”. The authorities are yet to take a final call on the proposal but “discussions are on”. “The Chinese did come out with a proposal during the last military-level talks held on 12th October. The proposal is being looked at. The matter is under consideration by the top hierarchy and is confidential. Similarly, we have also moved proposals for reducing tensions.” India and China remain locked in a standoff at Ladakh, months after tensions first began with Chinese incursions along the LAC. The two armies now look set to maintain forward deployment at th...

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October 22 as Black day, The alternative tale of Army terror in 1993

REGIONAL

On October 22, the town of Bijbehara in south Kashmir gathers early morning in a once-playground which later back resting ground 53 people who once played cricket in this ground. The story dates back to October 9, 1993, when a rumor spread through the town of Bijbehara in south Kashmir that a gun was stolen from a BSF man. The army could not do much about it. Eyewitnesses recount that on 22 October 1993, the locals had come out to protest against the siege of Hazratbal, the most revered religious Khanqah in Kashmir. People raised slogans against the siege and reached the Goriwan area of the town and that is when army men opened fire on the peaceful protesters, resulting in the death of 53 and incurring injuring more than 70 people. The people of the Bijbehara area still co...

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No Article 370 Means License to Buy Property in Kashmir: Yogi

INDIA

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 has given people of other states a "license" to own property in Jammu Kashmir. The firebrand BJP leader made comments to the effect at rallies he addressed in Jamui, Tarari and Paliganj assembly constituencies of Bihar. "Earlier, a person from Bihar could not even think of owning property in Kashmir. Congress had put such a system in place. But Narendra Modi and Amit Shah changed all that. Article 370 has been scrapped and the people now have a license to purchase and own property in any part of Kashmir, he said. The remarks come at a time when there have been vociferous demands for ensuring that jobs and property in Jammu and Kashmir, downgraded from a state and split into two Union Territori...

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Thai leader released after protests on Wednesday

OTHERS

Thailand on Thursday rolled back an emergency decree aimed at ending months of protests against the government and monarchy that had only inflamed anger and brought tens of thousands of people onto Bangkok streets. One of Thailand's protest leaders, Patsaravalee "Mind" Tanakitvibulpon, was released on Thursday “The current violent situation that led to the announcement of the severe situation has eased and ended to a situation in which government officials and state agencies can enforce the regular laws,” the government statement said.The only specific incident given for the ban was the one in which Queen Suthida’s convoy was jeered by protesters. It came after protests that are the biggest challenge in years to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha and King Maha Vajiralongkorn.Protesters wh...

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Academic Committee of JKBOSE Recommends School-Based Exams for Class XI Students

REGIONAL

The Academic Committee of J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) has recommended that annual class XI exam should be held at the school level for the current session, owing to the COVID19 situation. The committee has also suggested that class X and XII exams may be started simultaneously by the second week of November and the exercise should be concluded by December 20. These exams were usually conducted in October every year. “All the men and machinery of BOSE and Directorate of School Education will be involved in conducting class X, XII examinations and hence class XI may get delayed till December ending,” reads the committee report, adding holding exams by ending December is not possible due to harsh winters since some places may get disconnected due to snowfall. The recomm...

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Despite Covid, Thousands Throng ‘Khoja Digar’ at Sufi Shrine in Srinagar

CULTURE

‘Khoja Diggar- a popular religious gathering was held on Wednesday at the Naqshbandh Sahab shrine in old Srinagar city. 'Khoja Diggar' is being held on the 3rd Rabbi-ul-Awwal every year in remembrance of the Sufi saint, Hazrat Khawaja Syed Bha-u-Deen Naqsaband Sahab (Rehmatul Lahe Allah). The huge gathering was witnessed at the shrine as the devotes in hundreds including men and women participated in the prayers. Devotees thronged the shrine to pay respect to the Sufi saint, who left for the heavenly abode in the year 1674. "Adequate arrangements were made for the devotees who started thronging the shrine from ‘Zuhar’ (afternoon prayers) today,” said an official to KNT. The congregational prayers at the ‘Asr’ (post afternoon prayers) at this shrine has its own significance a...

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A Family of 8 Loses the Sole Bread earner as Gunmen Kill Police Official in Anantnag

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Suhail Dar On Monday evening, 46-year-old police inspector Muhammad Ashraf Bhat was shot dead by unknown gunmen in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A native of Kanelwan village, the deceased police inspector is survived by his parents, wife, two daughters, a son and two younger brothers. Bhat had joined the police force around 22 years ago and was the only earning member of the family. After working in the law and order department for two years, he worked in the tourism and traffic department for a while. Later, he was posted as the chief law inspector at the Police Training Centre in Lethpora, Awantipora. After offering the evening prayers at a local mosque, Bhat was on his way home when unknown gunmen shot him on the head.buy lamisil generic buy lamisil generic He was d...

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62-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Hit By Unknown Scooty Rider

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A 62-year-old man died after being hit by an unknown scooty rider at Alamgunj area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Gull Mohammad Rather (62) son of Abdul Raheem Rather, a resident of Alamgunj. Reports said that the man was hit by an unknown scooty-rider at Alamgunj Shopian. He was shifted to SMHS where he declared brought dead. “A case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigations taken up,” police officer said.

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Journalist’s fiancee sues Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over his killing

OTHERS

The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi is suing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over his "brutal execution". Hatice Cengiz, a Turkish national, filed the lawsuit in Washington DC on Tuesday, accusing the Saudi leader of the "brutal and brazen crime" of killing her fiancée after "weeks of planning". Ms Cengiz had been planning to marry Mr Khashoggi when he disappeared inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018. She was waiting outside for him, but he never emerged and officials later ruled he died as a result of a "rogue operation". Last month, five people were sentenced to 20 years in prison over Mr Khashoggi's death, but they escaped the death penalty and Mr Bin Salman was not implicated in any way.Advertisement Three others were sentenced to l...

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Putin, Macron Want Armenia, Azerbaijan To Relaunch Talks

INTERNATIONAL

Vladimir Putin, Russian President and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh during a phone call, their offices said in statements on Tuesday. Armenia and Azerbaijan said Tuesday their foreign ministers would meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Friday in efforts to end the heaviest fighting in and around the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh since the 1990s. The two leaders, who co-chair with the United States the so-called Minsk group in charge of mediating between Armenia and Azerbaijan, said they agreed the two South Caucasian countries should relaunch “substantial negotiations”, the Elysee said. Macron also asked Putin to reinforce Franco-Russian cooperation in the fight against terrorism and clandestine immigration, the ...