Author: Yusara Askari

Pakistan pushing terrorists in Kashmir to disrupt peace in Kashmir
8Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Pakistan pushing terrorists in Kashmir to disrupt peace in Kashmir

During the last week of July, Indian Amy had reported repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan, saying these violations are being done to push more terrorists in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.The most recent one took place on July 23 in Nowgam and Tangdhar sectors of frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir. Senior Indian Army officials of the Srinagar-based 15 corps said that on the LoC, the number of ceasefire violations have gone up since last year and has remained high since.“The Pakistan Army is keen on pushing more terrorists,” a senior Army officer said. “First anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 is very near and we believe they might try to disrupt the prevailing peace.”The figures available with the Indi
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No violence, stone pelting, Pakistan flag since scrapping Article 370: J&K BJP leader
6Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

No violence, stone pelting, Pakistan flag since scrapping Article 370: J&K BJP leader

On the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Kashmir unit unfurled the national flag at the party office and accused those protesting the constitutional changes of being sympathizers of the ISIS.“We are celebrating the completion of one year of abrogation of Article 370 (provisions) and the positive changes that it brought in Jammu and Kashmir,” BJP leader Altaf Thakur told reporters at the party office in Jawahar Nagar.Thakur said the abrogation of Article 370 provisions of the Constitution, which accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, had brought about many positive changes and put an end to stone pelting in Kashmir.“There used to be stone pelting during encounters that has stopped. There used to be ISIS flag, Pakistani flag…that has st
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Kashmiris celebrate one year of abrogation of Article 370 with fervour
6Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Kashmiris celebrate one year of abrogation of Article 370 with fervour

As the abrogation of Article 370 completed its one year on August 5, hundreds of Gujjars, Bakarwals and other Kashmiri sightseers from Kupwara, Tangdhar and Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir celebrated Bangus Awaam Mela, rejecting Pakistan's efforts to create a false narrative about abrogation of Article 370.The Annual Fair saw participation with great fanfare for two days since it kicked off on August 3.Rustic games like horse racing, sheep herding, Tug of War and Wood Chopping competitions were organized on the first day in which the Gujjar, Bakerwal communities from various Bhaiks living in the meadows during the summer months actively participated.On the request of senior community members, a veterinary and medical camp was also organized by the local Rashtriya Rifles unit. A total of 679 ...
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Article 370 abrogation impact: Decline in stone-pelting incidents, strikes in Kashmir
5Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Article 370 abrogation impact: Decline in stone-pelting incidents, strikes in Kashmir

After the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, people of the valley have reported a significant drop in the incidents of stone pelting and militancy, saying the youth is now more focused on their studies.“The youth here has become prudent. The game that few people played with the youth of Kashmir has stopped. They know it very well that they will get nothing from militancy. Today’s youth is focused on their studies. All the protests and stone-pelting incidents that we used to see every day no longer takes place,” says Mohammed Yousuf.Stone pelting, as the name suggests, refers to assault by throwing stones, by a section of Kashmiri youth on security forces, deployed for crowd control. There were 2,653 incidents of stone-throwing in 2016. A probe by the National Investigating Age
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PMKVY-trained Kashmiri youth prepare masks, PPEs for earning livelihood
5Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

PMKVY-trained Kashmiri youth prepare masks, PPEs for earning livelihood

After the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 last year, a lot of significant development has taken place in the valley, one of them is Kashmiri youths’ contribution towards Covid-19 fight.According to reports, youth trained under Pradhan Mantri Kushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) are preparing masks and PPEs at a local institute in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district.The institute which is an undertaking of 'She Hope Society for Women Entrepreneurs', train youth in tailoring so that they can earn their living without being dependent.However, this is not the only centre which is contributing to the fight against COVID-19 in Kashmir. There are many such institutes which are proving to be a helping hand in the battle against the virus.Uzafia Jan, a programme manager, said t
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Kashmir’s Farhana Bhat makes mark in Bollywood, bags 2 more projects
5Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Kashmir’s Farhana Bhat makes mark in Bollywood, bags 2 more projects

Farhana Bhat never wanted to be an actor and therefore, she never thought she would be working with the big shots of the Bollywood industry, but in 2018, she bagged an Imtiaz Ali film ‘Laila Majnu’ and now she has in her kitty two more big Bollywood projects.Farhana, who lives in the Chanpora area of Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), studied at a local school and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Government College for Women, Srinagar.“I didn’t want to be an actor, but by God’s grace, I landed in this field and got along with the flow. I have always been passionate about journalism and always wanted to become a journalist. I am also working on becoming a broadcast journalist or a news anchor. I will also go for an internship with a national TV
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J&K: Ganderbal’s Govt Degree College gets massive upgrade
5Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

J&K: Ganderbal’s Govt Degree College gets massive upgrade

The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that they have now begun at full speed the construction for several new facilities at the Government Degree College located in the Union Territories’ Ganderbal district.According to the Deputy Commissioner of Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, the ongoing construction includes many new projects like an auditorium, new classrooms, an additional modern library, a conference hall, a cultural hall and a debate hall."To boost the education sector in the Ganderbal district, construction has begun in full swing with the support and help of funds issued by the Central government. Earlier, we used to face a lot of problems with funding. But for the last year, ever since our state received the status of the Union Territory, development work has been fast-tracked," he
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Statehood only after ‘rectifying blunders’ of previous governments: BJP
5Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Statehood only after ‘rectifying blunders’ of previous governments: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the current ruling political party of India has made it clear that the decision to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) would be taken only “after rectifying the historic blunders committed by successive state governments by abusing Article 370 and 35-A”.“After the abrogation of both Articles, our main focus is to establish a system with accountability and transparency as successive regimes in J&K have brazenly abused these Articles to bulldoze democratic institutions and deprive marginalized sections of their constitutional rights,” J&K president of the BJP, Ravinder Raina said in a statement.Raina said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had committed that statehood to J&K would be restored after the normaliza
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Decision to abrogate Article 370 was taken under extreme circumstances: LG Murmu
4Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Decision to abrogate Article 370 was taken under extreme circumstances: LG Murmu

Ahead of the first-year-anniversary of Article 370’s abrogation from Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has revealed that decision to abrogate Article 370 was taken under extreme circumstances.Murmu also said that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has witnessed tremendous development in the last year. "Some people are seeing electricity for the first time in 70 years," he said.Murmu, 60, an IAS officer of the 1985 batch, worked as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's additional principal secretary during his tenure as Gujarat chief minister. He became the administrative head of Kashmir and Jammu provinces after the Central government, on August 5, 2019, abrogated special status of the erstwhile state and also announced its bifurcation into two Union Territories (UT) - Ladakh,
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SFT India organizes protest to mark CCP’s founding anniversary
2Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

SFT India organizes protest to mark CCP’s founding anniversary

Students for Free Tibet (SFT) India organized a protest in Dharamshala, a city in India’s Himachal Pradesh state, on the occasion of the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), saying that although this is a day of celebration for China, it is a sad day for Tibet.“Today we are here to protest against the Chinese Communist Party, specially the government itself, because 23rd of July marks the 99th anniversary of CPC Communist Party of China,” SFT Director, Rinzin said."Usually this is a day of celebration for the Chinese but as a Tibetan this is a sad moment for us because the very foundation of CPC is based on bloodshed and dictatorship that's why we are here to protest. We did a banner action, we unfurled 30/50 feet banner which reads "Down with China, Tibet Indepe
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