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DIG South Kashmir visits Awantipora, reviews security scenario, anti-terrorist operation
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DIG South Kashmir visits Awantipora, reviews security scenario, anti-terrorist operation

Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India: In order to review the security scenario and anti-terrorist operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police South Kashmir Range Anantnag Abdul Jabar visited Awantipora on FridayDuring his visit, the DIG SKR held a meeting with SSP Awantipora, SDPOs and SHOs and discussed different security measures taken for the maintenance of overall peace in the district, as per a press statement from the police.Senior Superintendent of Police Awantipora Mohd Yousif-JKPS gave a detailed presentation regarding the security scenario of the district and briefed the DIG about current situation in the district, including anti-terrorist operations, maintenance of law & order and investigation progress of the cases.The DIG urged the officers to strengthen the general sec...
Jammu and Kashmir back in the most desired tourist places in India
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Jammu and Kashmir back in the most desired tourist places in India

NEW DELHI — Result of sincere efforts being made by the Indian federal government could be seen, the in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. As it is back in the list of most desired tourist destinations in the country, especially for the domestic travel enthusiasts This season, the increase in the domestic tourist inflow in the valley is quite surprising despite the surge in coronavirus cases. However, the region still awaits the footfall of international tourists due to the coronavirus-related travel restrictions. Tourism is a vital lifeline for Kashmir’s economy, contributing nearly 10 percent to the region’s GDP and generating employment for more than one hundred thousand people. It also caters to all
COVID-19: Tourists influx to JK’s Pahalgam, Anantnag India on the rise
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COVID-19: Tourists influx to JK’s Pahalgam, Anantnag India on the rise

At Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and Anantnag tourists were coming but due to covid-19 second wave, there is again less tourist influx.Visitor influx is gradually increasing at several tourist spots in the Pahalgam area in Anantnag after the sector nosedived courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic. The upward trend on this delicate sector indicates that more tourists will visit Pahalgam to enjoy its mesmerizing beauty.Pahalgam, which also goes by the name “Valley of Shepherds” is situated 100 kilometers away from Srinagar city. It is also considered one of the most beautiful tourist destinations of south Kashmir that used to attract a good number of tourists from different parts of the world every year.The local Department of Tourism had lined up activities and efforts to revive the tourism indu
Mongolians in China are supported by Japanese lawmakers.
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Mongolians in China are supported by Japanese lawmakers.

Tokyo, Japan: A parliamentary alliance has been launched by Japanese lawmakers aimed at "protecting Mongolian culture from assimilation policies of the Chinese government".Citing Jiji Press, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that the alliance will be headed by Sanae Takaichi, a former internal affairs and communications minister of Japan, with fellow members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).The cross-party Parliamentary Alliance in Support of Southern Mongolia will aim to "protect the language and culture of Mongolians in China", which is being threatened by the assimilation policies of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Ethnic Mongolians in China's Inner Mongolia region had also protested last year against a new educational policy under which Inner Mongolia students needed to tak...
Alibaba’s influence over media assets making Chinese authorities unsettled.
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Alibaba’s influence over media assets making Chinese authorities unsettled.

Beijing, China: As the Alibaba grows influence of the e-commerce giant over media assets, the Chines regulators who fined Alibaba of 18.2 billion yuan (2.8 billion dollars) are getting unsettled.According to Nikkei Asia, Alibaba is best known for its online shopping platforms Taobao and Tmall. The Hangzhou-based company has also assembled a media empire. It includes newspapers, digital and broadcast media, a social-networking platform, video-streaming site, film production company and advertising agencies."For Alibaba, these media platforms are effective tools to help funnel users towards its other businesses at a time when big tech companies are competing to build sprawling ecosystems, from ecommerce to entertainment. But their growing influence over content creation and distribution, a ...
Australia minister stated that China’s road and belt deal is being used as Propaganda.
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Australia minister stated that China’s road and belt deal is being used as Propaganda.

Canberra's decision to scrap a state government's deals with Beijing was defended by a top Australian official on Thursday by saying China's Belt and Road Initiative deals are "used for propaganda".Australia on Wednesday overruled Victoria state's decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) -- the flagship of President Xi Jinping's geostrategic vision for the Asia-Pacific region -- saying the agreement was inconsistent with Australia's foreign policy.As relations between the two countries continue to nosedive, Defence Minister Peter Dutton said Canberra was "worried" about local governments entering into such agreements with Beijing."We can't allow these sort of compacts… to pop up because they're used for propaganda reasons and we're just not going to allow that to happen," he to
Lam Dong, India seeks stronger agricultural cooperation
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Lam Dong, India seeks stronger agricultural cooperation

Lam Dong (VNA) - As a locality that leads the way in high-tech agriculture in Vietnam, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong holds advantages in cooperating in this regard with different countries from around the world, including India, an online conference has heard. The conference was jointly held in Lam Dong’s Da Lat city by the provincial People’s Committee and the Indian Consulate General in HCM City on April 22. It was reported at the event that the province exported 110 million USD worth of goods to India last year, mainly coffee, silk yarn, and bauxite-aluminium. Cooperation, however, has yet to match potential and the strengths of both sides, a provincial official said. Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma said that more than half of agricultural exports fro
India sends help to search Indonesia’s missing submarine
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India sends help to search Indonesia’s missing submarine

NEW DELHI -- India on Thursday sent on Wednesday, an Indian Navy official said on Wednesday that India on Thursday has sent its deep submergence rescue vessel in search and rescue efforts for the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 which was reported missing.The Indonesian submarine was said to be exercising in the waters north of Bali Island with 53 people on board, when it suddenly went missing. Soon, an alert was received by the Indian Navy through International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO).Submarine rescue is required to be undertaken when a submarine is reported to be missing or sunk, and specialized equipment is required for underwater search to locate the disabled submarine and rescue the personnel who are trapped inside the submarine, said a statement iss...
Britain’s Parliament to pressurise chines ministers over Xingjian genocide
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Britain’s Parliament to pressurise chines ministers over Xingjian genocide

Britain’s parliament has asked its government to step up in the genocide in the china’s Xinjiang region and make pressure on the Chines government.But the government again steered clear of declaring genocide over what it says are “industrial-scale” human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim Uyghur community in Xinjiang. Ministers say any decision on declaring a genocide is up to the courts.So far the government has imposed sanctions on some Chinese officials and introduced rules to try to prevent goods linked to the region entering the supply chain, but a majority of lawmakers want ministers to go further.Beijing denies accusations of rights abuses in Xinjiang.Lawmakers backed a motion brought by Conservative lawmaker Nusrat Ghani stating Uyghurs in Xinjiang were suffering crimes again
Ship carrying nuclear material for China was expelled by Sri Lank
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Ship carrying nuclear material for China was expelled by Sri Lank

Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday a ship without an antigua- registration expelled from the island by authorities.The country's Atomic Energy Regulatory Council said the MV BBC Naples was asked to leave after it was found to be in the Chinese-run port of Hambantota on Tuesday night carrying uranium hexafluoride."The ship failed to declare its dangerous cargo -- uranium hexafluoride -- and we decided to order it to leave our waters immediately," council director general Anil Ranjith told AFP.The ship had come from Rotterdam but authorities did not say where in China it was headed.Ranjith said it was an offence to enter a port without declaring the material, which is used to enrich uranium, the fuel for nuclear power stations and weapons.Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa dema...