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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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Abrogation of Article 370: Dawn of a new era for Jammu and Kashmir
4Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

Abrogation of Article 370: Dawn of a new era for Jammu and Kashmir

It is almost a year since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. It was this ‘special status’ that barred the Indian mainland as well as any foreigner from investing in the former state. Not only that, a cluster of privileged families freely ran the roost and created hereditary political lineage that was no different than the pre-Partition hereditary monarchy practiced in the state since the signing of the Amritsar Treaty between Maharaja of Jammu Gulab Singh and the East India Company at the end of the First Anglo-Sikh war in March 1846.The Amritsar Treaty signed on March 16, 1846, was the basis on which the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was established and which existed as an independent state for 101 years before Pakistan launched an unprovoked attack on the fa
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Demand of some Kashmiri Pandits to restore Art 370 illogical, lacks historical support
4Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

Demand of some Kashmiri Pandits to restore Art 370 illogical, lacks historical support

In a vibrant democracy like India’s, every decision can be challenged and the same happened last year on August 5, with the Central government announcing to abrogate Articles 370 and 35A, creating two Union Territories out of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). While the local political parties, which had warned of serious consequences, have been immobilized and national parties have turned cautious in voicing their objections, an organization named ‘Reconciliation, Relief and Rehabilitation’ headed by Satish Mahaldar demanded the restoration of Article 370 in J&K.The organization comprises Kashmiri ‘Pandits’, which itself is a highly ambiguous expression since the term used to indicate Shaivite Pancha Gouda Saraswat Brahmins of Kashmir and there is nothing wrong in identifying
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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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TikTok really is the central front in the US-China Tech war
2Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

TikTok really is the central front in the US-China Tech war

If the future of the internet will be determined by a technology war between the United States and China, India is the key emerging-market battleground.Until recently, TikTok, the popular vertical video app had as many as 1 billion users but after the India ban on TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps, including the messaging giant WeChat, the Clash of Kings mobile video game, and Baidu maps, the number of users plummeted rapidly.The devastating effect can be analyzed by the fact that TikTok was downloaded in India 611 million times in this year's first quarter, equating to 30.3% of its total downloads worldwide in the quarter and nearly double the total number of India downloads for all of 2019.The digital rupture between China and India virtually ensures that the latter will land firmly in Am...
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The coming India–China conflict and a higher calling for India
2Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

The coming India–China conflict and a higher calling for India

On July 3, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the border region of Ladakh for the first time since Chinese troops killed 20 Indian soldiers in the Galvan Valley on June 15. And judging by China’s official reaction, the Communist Party didn’t see Modi’s response coming.Modi showed support for his troops, and also tapped into the growing anti-China sentiment that has been provoked by Beijing’s coronavirus-era brazenness. His visit placed the fighting in Ladakh in the broader context of China’s global expansionism. Speaking in Leh, Modi directly admonished Beijing for its expansionist policies.“The age of expansionism is over, this is the age of development,” he said. “History knows that expansionist forces have either lost or were forced to turn back.”Instead of calling out China’s
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New High-Tech Poly Houses Constructed In J-K to Boost Vegetable Cultivation
2Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

New High-Tech Poly Houses Constructed In J-K to Boost Vegetable Cultivation

The Jammu and Kashmir government has constructed new high-tech poly-houses at a cost of Rs 10 lakh to boost vegetable cultivation in the valley."These high-tech poly-houses have been installed under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) scheme sponsored by the Central government, with latest features like humidity control, a fogger system, temperature controller and heating system for harsh winters," said Zahoor Ahmad, Agricultural Assistant of the Kitchen garden scheme.He added that the previous poly-house only covered an area of 12 to 14 square feet while the new one covers over 2000 square feet."The new high-tech poly-house covers an area of 2000 square feet and has the latest agricultural equipment. This system can give us a much higher yield at a better quality. We do not need to d...
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Kashmiri youth shines in entertainment industry, launches his own music label
2Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments

Kashmiri youth shines in entertainment industry, launches his own music label

Rarely do we get to see ordinary people from Kashmir making it big in the entertainment industry, but a youth from Srinagar, Danish Kak, has made quite a name for himself as an actor, model and now, producing his music albums.Danish started his career with modelling. He has worked with renowned music labels -- T-series and Zee Music and has also launched his own music label, Yellow Sky Music.Kak said after completing preliminary education in his hometown, he went to Delhi to study media studies and later to Mumbai, in 2010, to pursue his dream of becoming a director. However, fate had something else in store for the aspiring filmmaker."During my college days, I directed several short movies and did some certification courses. Some people said that I look good and nudged me to give a shot a...
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