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Imran Khan writes to Zuckerberg seeking a Facebook ban on Islamophobic content; draws a parallel with Holocaust
Pakistan: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again drawn an inexplicable parallel between Islamophobia and the Holocaust. In a bizarre letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Khan has sought a ban on Islamophobic content similar to the prohibition put for the Holocaust on the social networking site. In…
Read More »LAHDC election: Counting underway amid 3-tier security in Leh
Leh, Oct 26: Amid 3-tier security, the counting of votes for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) is underway within a ‘strong room’ in Leh. An official told a news agency that the counting of votes has started after the EVMs were brought to the counting room constituency-wise. He…
Read More »CRPF man who shot himself on Oct 14, succumbs in Srinagar Hospital
Srinagar, Oct 26 : A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who fired at himself with his service rifle on October 12 succumbed to his injuries late last night at SMHS hospital, Srinagar, officials said today. They told a CRPF man who shot himself on October 12 and was admitted in…
Read More »‘We wanted to celebrate accession day, give message to Mehbooba, Omar only national flag will remain in Kashmir’
Srinagar, Oct 26: Jammu and Kashmir police Monday detained three BJP leaders from Kupwara who tried to raise the tricolor at the Clock tower, Lal Chowk, Srinagar, this morning, officials said. Sources said, three BJP leaders from the party’s Kupwara unit reached Lal Chowk, near clock tower ( Ghanta…
Read More »Police foils BJP’s flag hosting plan in Lal Chowk Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 26 : Police on Monday morning foiled the saffron party’s plan to hoist tricolour at Lal chowk Srinagar. According to reports police today morning foiled and arrested BJP workers who were trying to hoist tricolour on clock tower at Lal chowk in Srinagar. Pertinently, police on Sunday foiled…
Read More »Tricolour should be hoisted on all official buildings, vehicles of constitutional authorities: UDA
Jammu : United Democratic Alliance condemned the statement of former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Tricolour, asking her to desist from making provocative and irresponsible remarks on the National Flag. In a statement issued here today, Rajiv Mahajan, Convenor UDA said that before the abrogation of Article…
Read More »Former Minister raises various burning issues confronting people of J&K
Dr Sharma today said that Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir should be restored with full protection of Job and land rights. Demotion of JK from State to UT is widely criticized on National to international platforms. Today again pitched for statehood for Jammu in order to remove regional discrimination. Dr…
Read More »Sanctioned two years back, power station yet to be constructed in Pulwama’s Aripal tehsil
BASHARAT RASHID Pulwama, 25 October: Despite the sanction for the power receiving station at Aripal tehsil in Pulwama district, the people here continue to suffer from unscheduled power cuts. Sources said the construction of the power receiving station in Aripal is yet to be started even after the identification,…
Read More »J&K Central Non Gazetted Electrical Employees Union hold protest demonstration in Handwara
Handwara: Under the banner of J&K Central Non Gazetted Electrical Employees Union, district non-gazetted electrical employees Union of district Kupwara,Tehsil Handwara and Tehsil Langate held a protest demonstration at PDD Complex Handwara against the Electricity-Amendment Bill, 2020, privatization of power sector and new retirement circular of 22 yeas of service…
Read More »Light snowfall in upper reaches today : MeT
Srinagar, Oct 25 : The weatherman has forecast a fresh spell of rain and light snowfall in the upper reaches of Kashmir Valley today on Sunday. An official at Srinagar Meteorological department told Kashmir Despatch that there are chances of light snowfall in isolated places in the higher reaches of…
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