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Monica Saigal, a Delhi-born cookbook writer turned novelist, revealed her novel A Kiss in Kashmir, set towards the enchanting backdrop of Kashmir. Sharmila, a middle-aged single mom from Washington, DC, travels to Kashmir to plan her daughter’s wedding ceremony. Because the picturesque panorama captivates them, Sharmila begins to open her coronary heart to a brand new romance. Saigal emphasises the significance of that includes a lady of color because the protagonist, explores the pivotal position of meals within the narrative, and shares her aspiration to depart behind significant tales. The novel weaves a story of late-blooming love and second possibilities, resonating with the emotive storytelling of Nicholas Sparks.
Indian Railways shall be working three particular trains from Katra (February 27), Udhampur (February 16) and Jammu (February 22) to Ayodhya.
JAMMU
With drones changing into new challenges on the LoC and the Worldwide Border, there have been two points to be tackled. One, the best way to find the drone and, second, the best way to shoot it down. IIT Jammu has developed a pioneering sound-based drone detection system to handle the escalating risk of drones used for smuggling arms, ammunition, money, and medicines from Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir. Professor Dr Karan Nathwani, Electrical Engineering division, designed the system, which depends on sound know-how to detect drones by analysing their distinctive acoustic signatures. Costing roughly Rs 4 lakh, the system is just not solely cost-effective but additionally user-friendly, eliminating the necessity for cameras or radar. The event took lower than a yr, and the know-how might be included right into a complete anti-drone grid system for safety forces on the IB and LoC.
The Parliament was advised that there have been over 2,90,098 pending instances within the district courts and 44,753 within the Excessive Court docket of Jammu and Kashmir.
JAMMU
A Joint Committee of senior bureaucrats and specialists in Jammu and Kashmir has dominated that no compensation must be paid for buildings on encroached state land, even when they undergo damages from pure calamities. This resolution follows the Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal’s order, which highlighted the federal government’s inaction, resulting in the unlawful occupation and building. The Joint Committee emphasised that these buildings are unlawful, and constructed with connivance, and each personal house owners and public servants can’t absolve themselves of duty. The absence of guidelines raises issues, and the committee urges warning, fearing that compensation may set a precedent for additional encroachments. The matter has been submitted to the Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal for steering.
In 2023, 102 Bollywood, South Indian movies and internet collection have been shot in Kashmir.
DODA
The cracks have returned to Chenab Valley. Quite a few residential buildings and a mosque in Gatsu hamlet of Doda have developed cracks, compelling residents to hunt refuge in short-term shelters. The affected residents, blaming the Nationwide Highways and Infrastructure Growth Company Restricted (NHIDCL) for the harm, allege that floor sinking throughout street widening brought on structural points. District authorities pledged to watch the state of affairs and, if needed, relocate households to safer locations. The affected residents, dealing with worry of untamed animal assaults, demand immediate and correct rehabilitation.
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will see the deployment of 635 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) corporations for holding basic elections.
MYANMAR
Girls trafficking from Bangladesh and Myanmar is progressively snowballing into a serious difficulty. In Kashmir, the State Investigation Company performed searches at 18 areas in Srinagar as a part of an investigation into transnational human trafficking. Particular groups, aided by Srinagar police, seized incriminating materials and paperwork, together with id playing cards, financial institution papers, and digital units, from numerous HR consultancies. The case entails the unlawful trafficking of international nationals into India, notably from Myanmar and Bangladesh. Weak people are trafficked underneath the guise of employment alternatives, bought to unlawful human useful resource companies, and exploited as home helpers, maids, and babysitters, usually resulting in sexual exploitation. Final yr, the police arrested people, together with Rohingya Manzoor Alam, in reference to a human trafficking community in Bandipora. The accused facilitated marriages with locals in alternate for financial good points.
250 specially-abled kids from Jammu and Kashmir visited Delhi and Agra underneath Watan Ko Jano programme organised by the Social Welfare Division.
KASHMIR
In anticipation of the final elections, the banned Jamaat-e-Islami is again in focus. Final week, the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) performed raids in terror funding instances involving numerous members of the occasion. The company stated it seized incriminating supplies, together with id playing cards and financial institution papers, pointing to unlawful fund assortment from inside India and overseas. Concurrently, Apni Get together President Altaf Bukhari urged the JeI members to concentrate on spiritual duties moderately than politics, citing the historic misuse of JeI in politics.
A Kashmir Court docket in Handwara sentenced a person to 10 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor.
ZOJI LA
Within the avalanche-prone area of Zoji La, the Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO) is making ready to put in a remotely operated avalanche warning and monitoring system. The system contains a community of infrasonic sensors, which detect sound waves or stress vibrations past human audibility. A DRDO scientist defined, “The community shall be deployed alongside the Sonamarg–Zojila–Tangdhar axis to detect and monitor avalanche actions within the space liable to pure uncertainties.” These sensors, outfitted with knowledge acquisition and processing items, and real-time knowledge transmitting modules suitable with GSM and satellite tv for pc communication, shall be strategically positioned within the designated area areas. Zoji La is the principle cross on the Srinagar-Ladakh freeway and falls in one of many ten most harmful highways on earth. Now, a tunnel will bypass the perilous cross.
The variety of GST-registered sellers in Jammu and Kashmir has expanded from about 72,000 in 2018 to 1,97,000 in 2023
SHALA KADAL
Resident Adil Manzoor Langoo was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in reference to the killing of two Punjab carpenters, Amritpal Singh and Rohit Masih, in Srinagar’s Shala Kadal space. Each the carpenters had returned from Punjab on the identical day and have been attacked close to their rented lodging. Amritpal died immediately, and Rohit succumbed to accidents within the hospital. Langoo apprehended on February 13, confessed to disposing of a cellphone and different supplies in water-bodies alongside the Ali Jan street. Now, a joint operation with the Navy’s MARCOS aimed to get better these things. Langoo, allegedly radicalised on-line by a Pakistan-based handler, attacked on February 7, marking the primary goal killing in Kashmir this yr. The police recovered the used pistol after his arrest.
RAJKOT
Sarfaraz Khan’s impactful debut in worldwide cricket for India throughout the third Take a look at towards England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot was accompanied by a heart-warming concentrate on his Kashmiri spouse, Romana. As Sarfaraz impressively confronted England’s bowlers, Romana, adorned in abhaya, and his father, Naushad, expressed tears of pleasure and satisfaction within the stands. The poignant second occurred when Sarfaraz reached his maiden half-century, acknowledging his household with a blown kiss. Legendary cricketer Anil Kumble contributed to the emotional ambiance by presenting Sarfaraz along with his Take a look at cap, making him the 311th recipient, a ceremony that moved the household to tears. Within the broader cricket panorama, Jammu and Kashmir cricketers Omar Alam and Samiullah Beigh are set to play within the Indian Veteran Premier League, representing the Crimson-Carpet Delhi franchise alongside cricket legends.
GANDERBAL
Household conflicts in Kashmir have taken a distressing flip, with latest incidents showcasing the alarming development of lives being misplaced in such disputes. Kashmir was rattled when information surfaced of a 65-year-old man, Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, shedding his life in a scuffle between two households in Bonizil Haripora. In a separate incident in Pattan, a person named Muzaffar Hussain Dar, aged 30, was critically injured after being attacked by his youthful brother in Hanjiveera village. The injured was subsequently referred to Srinagar for specialised therapy. These incidents underscore the gravity of familial conflicts within the area, prompting issues concerning the altering dynamics inside households and the necessity for preventative measures and group consciousness.
RAMBAN
In a tragic fireplace incident in Tajnihal village, Ramsu (Ramban) three teenage sisters have been burnt alive within the higher storey of their home. The hearth broke out round midnight, and regardless of makes an attempt by members of the family and neighbours, the ladies couldn’t be saved. Hearth tenders couldn’t attain the realm resulting from street connectivity points. The victims, recognized as Bisma Banoo (17), Syqa Banoo (15), and Sanya Banoo (9), have been daughters of Abdul Latief. The reason for the hearth is underneath investigation.
JAMMU
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed the federal government’s intention to look at the potential for “winding up the workplace of the United Nations in Kashmir,” notably referring to the UN Army Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) workplace in Srinagar. Responding to a question about closing UNMOGIP, Sinha acknowledged the feelings and acknowledged that the federal government would take into account the matter. This follows his earlier guarantees, together with the reopening of cinema halls, dismissal of presidency workers concerned in terror-related actions, and hoisting the tricolour at Lal Chowk. Sinha emphasised the necessity to respect sentiments whereas indicating a willingness to handle the problem.
DELHI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is anticipated to go to Jammu and Kashmir on February 20 to inaugurate main improvement tasks price hundreds of crores. The go to contains the distribution of 1.08 lakh appointment letters to youth over the past Rozgar Mela of the present authorities. Modi will handle a rally in Jammu and unveil tasks comparable to AIIMS at Vijaypur, the best railway bridge in Reasi, Devika Rejuvenation challenge in Udhampur, IIM Jammu, and Shahpur Kandi. The go to goals to spice up BJP’s prospects within the Union Territory for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, focusing on three seats this time.
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