Kashmir

This biography of HD Deve Gowda sets out to do three things: flesh out his achievements in 11 months as PM between 1996–97; illuminate his labours as PM distilling his acumen as a state and national level politician; showcase how an ex-PM used his goodwill to raise vexatious matters besetting India within and without Parliament. To do this, it tells Gowda’s back story and emotively humanises him. In the process of investigating his subject, biographer Sugata Srinivasaraju reveals his own grasp of Karnataka politics.…

Jammu and Kashmir is known for its enchanting beauty. The picturesque Kashmir valley is very pleasing to the eyes and leaves everyone awestruck. If you are also planning to experience the splendour of the ‘paradise on earth’, then IRCTC has some great news for you. The IRCTC has come up with an attractive air tour package for those wanting to visit Jammu and Kashmir. IRCTC’s Kashmir tour package IRCTC has recently tweeted about a special package for people who want to visit Kashmir. The package offers you the chance to…

People doing an all-India bike trip is not a new thing. We have seen videos of several vloggers and riders who have done such trips in the past. There are a set of riders who like to do such trips for a cause, here we have one such family from Kerala who are currently on their way to Jammu-Kashmir. The family of four from Kerala had started the all-India trip on their Royal Enfield Classic and Yezdi Adventure motorcycle on July 16. The family is doing this trip as a tribute to the Indian Army. You can follow the…

In the event of another war between India and China, the latter will wrest Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh from India. At the same time, Pakistan will take the Siachen glacier. And the Kashmir resolution will top the items at the post-war negotiating table. Nuclear weapons, which were a major cause of fear all these decades, will have no role to play. The war will be over within 10 days, with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) demonstrating its prowess in disruptive technologies and imaginative war concepts in the first 72…

Led by India, and Jammu & Kashmir in particular, Asia suffered most internet censorship shutdowns in the first six months of the year, a report showed on Thursday.Internet disruptions and restrictions were recorded in 10 countries -- 85% being from India, especially Jammu & Kashmir -- making Asia the most internet censorship intensive regionAsia also led in terms of social media disruptions over the period of seven years in H1 2022, according to cybersecurity company Surfshark.Out of 72 internet disruption cases…

Health ministry on Monday invited doctors in Kashmir to an online training session on managing ventilators - critical equipment for patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Most, however, were unable to attend because of long-running curbs on the Internet that have prevented those living in Kashmir from accessing information about the coronavirus, which has infected more than a thousand people in India, killing 29.The Muslim majority region has been tense since the central government stripped it…

India recorded an increase of 43.9 lakh telephone connections in the month of January 2020, according to the latest “Monthly Telecom Scenario” report by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The report said that India had a total of 117.58 crore telephone connections at the end of January. This reflects an increase from the previous figure of 117.14 crore telephone connections at the end of December 2019. This rise has been attributed to Jammu and Kashmir by the DoT.Telephone connections in Jammu and…

The ban on high-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been extended till January 8, said an order issued by the Union Territory's administration on Friday. "The internet speed shall be continued to be restricted to 2G, except the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur, where mobile internet connectivity shall be continued to be made available without any speed-related restrictions," said a statement issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir."The aforesaid directions shall be effective December 26, 2020 and remain in…

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has launched a new tour package of Kashmir called ‘Jannat-E-Kashmir’. This 6-day and 5-night tour package starts from Patna and will see tourists visit locations like the capital of Srinagar, the popular skiing destination of Gulmarg, the hill station ofSonamarg, and the idyllic setting of Pahalgam. The air tour, which starts from Patna before a layover in Delhi and then finally arriving in Srinagar, will start from September 1. “Kashmir (sic) known for its charming…

Amongst the hype about electric mobility in the country, most of us do not have the idea of another cleaner mode of mobility – solar vehicles. While all the carmakers are now aggressively strategizing about electric cars, very few are working towards developing solar vehicles. One of the main reasons behind the lack of growth in the development of solar cars is their high development costs. However, a man from Kashmir has come up with a cost-effective car which operates on solar energy. The said car has been developed…