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Aug72020 by News DeskNo Comments

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

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...

Aug62020 by News DeskNo Comments

Army Soldier Slips to Death in Machil Kupwara

REGIONAL

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.”

Aug62020 by News DeskNo Comments

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

REGIONAL

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.

Aug62020 by News DeskNo Comments

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....

Aug62020 by News DeskNo Comments

Wular Lake International Short-Film Festival (WLISFF) Postponed Due to COVID-19

REGIONAL

Bilal Dar Situated in Kashmir, Wular Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. WLISFF is the first of its kind to be held in the heart of District 'Baramulla' in "Auditorium GDC". The festival aims to provide a platform for Indie-Filmmakers & Student Filmmakers to showcase their work to diverse audiences. [Submissions are free on early bird deadline for Local (Kashmiri) & Female Iranian Filmmakers reserved under special category] Mr. Majid Imtiyaz along with a team of enthusiastic volunteers conducts and hosts WLISFF yearly in Baramulla. The objective of WLISFF is to feature great cinema of worldwide filmmakers in a big way and at the same time provide professional networking and introduction of the current trends of cinema to the participants. The festival...

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BJP’s Manoj Sinha Appointed as the New Lieutenant Governor of JK

REGIONAL

Girish Chandar Murmu, the First lieutenant Governor of Jammu Kashmir, on 5th August, yesterday resigned from his post. The Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesman, in a statement, said, “The resignation of GC Murmu has been accepted." Adding further, the statement said, “The President is pleased to announce Shri Manoj Sinha, as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.” Manoj Sinha is the former union minister and a senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh. The 61-year-old, Sinha is from Mohanpura of Ghazipur district of eastern UP and has been actively involved in working for the backward villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh. He has been elected to Lok sabha twice, 1996, and 1999.

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Pakistan Ready for a Session Outside OIC if Kashmir Meeting Delayed or Not Held

INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi warned the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is led by Saudi Arabia to stop their excuses on the convening of a meeting of its Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) on Jammu Kashmir. In a talk show, Mr. Qureshi said, “I am once again respectfully telling OIC that a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers is our expectation. If you cannot convene it, then I’ll be compelled to ask Prime Minister Imran Khan to call a meeting of the Islamic countries that are ready to stand with us on the issue of Kashmir and support the oppressed Kashmiris.” He also said that if OIC defers or fails in summoning the CFM meeting then Pakistan will be ready for a session outside OIC. In response to another question, he said Pakistan will not w...

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BJP Sarpanch Shot Dead by Militants in Qazigund, Kulgam

KULGAM, REGIONAL

Suspected Militants shoot dead BJP sarpanch, Sajad Ahmad Khanday. The sarpanch was shot by suspected militants outside his residence at Vessu village of Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Sajad was rushed to the hospital, GMC Anantnag but the medical Superintendent, Mohammad Iqbal Sofi declared him brought dead. Pertinently, the attacks on Panchs and Sarpanchs have increased in the valley. This is the second attack in two days, earlier Arif Ahmad, a Panch of Qazigund was critically injured in one such attack.