Covid-19: what you need to know today

On June 21 (Dispatch 87), I wrote: “So, bored, tired, perhaps alone and physically, mentally and emotionally tired, we let things slip away. And the virus wins. “ There is a term for this, pandemic fatigue, and while the second wave hits Europe and the third wave the United States, …

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Outsiders can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir

Center notifies land laws of Jammu and Kashmir, omits ‘permanent resident’ criterion Both individuals and investors outside of Jammu and Kashmir can now purchase land in the Union Territory (UT), as the Center on Tuesday notified new land laws for the region, ending the exclusive rights of locals over the …

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Pakistan Summons Charge d’Affaires of India over Kashmir issue

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned the Chargé d’affaires of India Tuesday to protest the Kashmir issue. The Foreign Ministry in a statement said that the Indian diplomat was summoned to register “loud protest” about him “Kashmir Black Day“. He demanded that India rescind its “unilateral” action “to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special …

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