On the occasion of World Tourism Day, the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Tourism organized various activities on Sunday, including water sports and the ‘Shikara race’ in Dal Lake, Srinagar. The department has come forward to host the event to boost tourism activities in the Union Territory amid the coronavirus …
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Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire agreement on Saturday by resorting to heavy gunfire and shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defense spokesman said. The shelling and shooting from across the border in the Nowshera sector “was unprovoked” …
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In this photo taken from UNTV video, Mijito Vinito, the first secretary of India’s UN mission to the United Nations, addresses the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2020 , at the UN Headquarters. (UNTV via AP) India’s strong rebuttal at the UN virtual meeting …
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Babar Quadri, father of two, was a well-known defender in Kashmir | Image Credit: Twitter Babar Qadri was a 40-year-old lawyer who was a regular at televised debates and round tables. He also regularly wrote columns in Kashmiri newspapers. News18.com Last update: September 25, 2020 7:04 PM IST FOLLOW US: …
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Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Kashmiri lawyer Babar Qadri in the Hawal area of Srinagar on Thursday. Qadri was rushed to the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) hospital in Srinagar, where doctors pronounced him “dead on arrival,” the PTI news agency reported. Qadri was recently suspended from the bar …
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President of the Farooq Abdullah National Conference (Image: PTI) Undoing BJP’s claims that the J&K people have accepted the repeal of Article 370, Abdullah said that if army troops were pulled off the streets of Kashmir, people would come out in large numbers to protest the measure. News18.com Last update: …
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India criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his comments on Kashmir. (Figurative) New York: India on Tuesday criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his comments on Kashmir during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, saying the latter’s speech constitutes “major interference” in India’s internal affairs and it is …
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At an altitude of almost 15,000 feet, the residents of the village of Chushul traverse the desolate and unforgiving territory of the Indian state of Ladakh. With heavy and crammed duffel bags, sacks of rice, cans of heavy fuel and bamboo poles tied behind their backs, they trudge towards the …
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NEW DELHI: There are no restrictions on accessing any website, including social media sites, in Jammu and Kashmir, the Lok Sabha reported Sunday. Union state minister for home G Kishan Reddy said mobile data services are currently restricted to 2G speed in all but two districts of the Union territory. …
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President Kovind on Sunday welcomed the implementation of the National Education Policy in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that education is the greatest catalyst for change and youth is the most powerful agent of social transformation. He said the NEP will prove to be a milestone in realizing India’s unprecedented demographic …
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