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Thursday, October 3, 2024
TopicJammu and Kashmir

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir

Here’s why Kashmiri Pandits living in Hindu-majority areas remain a minority

In The Minority Conundrum, Ankur Datta writes how Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu were seen as a privileged group of victims, living off the largesse of the state.

Will J&K High court cancel 148-year-old Darbar Move, a Dogra-era hangover, in Covid era ?

The Darbar Move, a tradition that dates from the time of Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1872, may be curtailed in light of the coronavirus epidemic.

J&K High court stays cutting down distinctive 16-20 million Russian poplar trees

ThePrint had reported that the J&K administration had begun cutting the trees, citing an earlier HC order, on the grounds that the female variety could spread Covid-19.

J&K govt re-opens Darbar Move offices, personnel to work on ‘as is where is’ basis

The practice of 'Darbar Move' is unique to Jammu and Kashmir, where the government functions in Jammu during six months of winter and in Srinagar during the summer.

Mumbai watchman’s bid to cycle to J&K pays off, CRPF unites him with ailing father

Arif's plight was first highlighted by a social activist, Dipesh Tank, after which the story was carried by ThePrint. Subsequently CRPF ensured the father-son union.

Masala tikka-flavoured snacks to AK-47s: What 5 slain Lashkar terrorists brought from Pakistan

Indian Army calls Pakistan's complicity in aiding and abetting infiltration, especially at a time when the world is fighting coronavirus, 'reprehensible'.

Ex-Jammu & Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti shifted to residence from make-shift jail

Before shifting Mufti, the government accorded status of subsidiary jail to her official residence with immediate effect.

5 Special Forces men, 5 terrorists: How a deadly hand-to-hand fight at the LoC unfolded

Five commandos of the elite 4 Para were killed in action after they eliminated 5 terrorists from Pakistan in close combat in J&K’s Keran sector.

Mumbai man cycling to J&K home gets a lift in truck, CRPF airlifts ailing father to hospital

On hearing his father's ailment, Mohd Arif planned to cycle more than 2,100 km to reach home in Rajouri district of J&K from Mumbai. CRPF intercepted him in Gujarat.

Three govt officials in J&K to be suspended for alleged misuse of curfew passes

Sagar D. Doifode, district development commissioner & Doda in-charge, confirmed the three officials will be suspended for 'misusing' their curfew passes.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?