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💻Jk News info 📰 MUMBAI:  Maharashtra will have chief minister from the Shiv Sena, senior party leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday amid standoff with ally BJP over sharing the top post. Talking to reporters here, he said there has been no talks yet between the BJP and the Sena on government formation. The Maharashtra chief minister will be from the Shiv Sena, he asserted. “No ultimatum to the BJP (on government formation). They are big people,” the Rajya Sabha MP said. If the Sena decides, it can get the required numbers to form a stable government in Maharashtra, he said. People have given mandate to form government on the basis of “50:50 formula” that was reached in front of the people of Maharashtra, Raut said. In the just-held state polls, the BJP won 105 seats, while the Sena got 56 in the 288-member assembly. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party is demanding the post  of Chief Minister for 2.5 years and 50:50 division of portfolios. Both these demands have been rejected ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHi: A suspicious bag was found at the international terminal of the Delhi airport in the early hours of Friday, triggering panic among passengers. The Delhi Police said a call was received around 1 am, following which the bag was found at arrival gate number two of Terminal-3. “The bag was removed with the help of CISF and shifted to another place. It has not been opened yet. It seems like there are some electric wire inside it. We have increased the security of the airport premises, “ said Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Airport). The incident caused panic among passengers who were not allowed to exit the terminal for sometime, sources at some airlines said. The roads outside the high-security complex were also blocked, they added. (agencies) The post Suspicious bag found at Delhi airport, security beefed up appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK Ne...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The blanket of haze over Delhi thickened on Friday morning with the national capital’s pollution levels increasing overnight by around 50 points, taking the overall air quality index to 459. A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the “severe plus” or “emergency” category late Thursday night, the first time since January this year. If the air quality persists in the “severe plus” category for more than 48 hours, emergency measures such as odd-even car rationing scheme, banning entry of trucks, construction activities and shutting down schools are taken under the Graded Response Action Plan, the official said. The hazardous pollution levels forced a number of people to miss morning walks and other activities. Shubhomoy Sikdar, a Delhi-based journalist, said the pollution levels gave him a throat infection and he had to skip his daily sports session. Amanpreet Singh, a resident of Jangpura, said he has been avoiding morning and ev...

💻Jk News info 📰 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced that Sikh pilgrims from India would not need a passport to travel to Kartarpur and no fee would be charged from them on the opening day of the corridor on November 9. “For Sikhs coming for pilgrimage to Kartarpur from India, I have waived off two requirements: i) they won’t need a passport-just a valid ID; ii)they no longer have to register 10 days in advance. Also, no fee to be charged on day of inauguration and on Guruji’s 550th birthday,” Khan tweeted. The Kartarpur Corridor will connect the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Punjab with Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, just 4 kilometres from the International Border, located at Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province. India and Pakistan last week signed the agreement on the Corridor that will allow Indian pilgrims to undertake visa-free visit to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the shrine of the Sikh religion’s founder Guru Nanak Dev in Pakistan, notwithst...

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💻Jk News info 📰 Many historic moments have dotted the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir especially right from 1947 but the latest one is of great significance as it formally got split into two Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh giving practical shape to Jammu and Kashmir Re-organization Act, 86 days after the Parliament passed it as also withdrawing the special status under Article 370. A new beginning on the National Unity Day for the two UTs is the herald of taking leaps in areas of development , peace and progress. It coincided with Sardar Vallabhai Patel ‘s 144th birth anniversary celebrations across the country. It can safely be said , as the Prime Minister too referred to it, that the dream of the unifier of India , Sardar Patel was fulfilled . In this connection, the role played by Dr. Shyama Prasad Mokerjee and that of Pandit Prem Nath Dogra in fighting for one country, one constitution and one flag and not otherwise , cannot be forgotten which in fact, ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: China continues to be in occupation of a large area in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh said MEA on China’s statement on Kashmir. China should refrain from commenting on internal affairs of India said MEA on Beijing’s latest reaction on J-K. (agencies) The post China continues to be in occupation of large area in J&K, Ladakh: MEA appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 BEIJING: Researchers have developed a tattoo-like, elastic stopwatch display that operates at low voltages and can be safely stretched over the human skin, an advance that may lead to broad applications in smart wearables, soft robotics, and human-machine interfaces. The researchers, including Yunlei Zhou and Jiachen Wang of Nanjing University in China, made developments to existing light-emitting devices called alternating-current electroluminescent (ACEL) displays which can be stuck on skin or other surfaces like a temporary tattoo. The study, published in the journal ACS materials letters, noted that until now ACEL displays required relatively high voltages to achieve sufficient brightness creating safety concerns. In the current research, the scientists developed an ACEL display system that could operate at lower voltages—making it far safer for human skin. The researchers sandwiched a layer of material that glows when electricity is passed between two flexibl...

💻Jk News info 📰 MUMBAI: The newly-elected Shiv Sena MLAs on Thursday elected Eknath Shinde as the leader of the party’s legislative wing. Sunil Prabhu was elected as the chief whip of the party in the Maharashtra legislature. Shinde, MLA from neighbouring Thane, was the leader of house in the previous term as well, besides being a cabinet minister in the BJP-Sena government. First-time MLA and Thackeray family scion Aaditya tabled the motion to elect Shinde as the leader of house. Pratap Sarnaik seconded the motion. Sena sources said party chief and Aaditya’s father Uddhav Thackeray was not keen to appoint his son as the head of the Sena’s legislative unit. Uddhav Thackeray was present at the meeting held at the Sena headquarters in Dadar. It was also attended by some of the independents who have extended support to the party which is locked in a tug- of-war with the ally BJP post- October 21 Maharashtra elections seeking equal sharing of the power. The Sena has won 56 seats ...

💻Jk News info 📰 BAHAL NAGAR (WB):The bodies of five labourers, killed in a terror attack in Kashmir, have arrived at their hometown here in Murshidabad district on Thursday morning, accompanied by grief-stricken family members, state ministers and TMC leaders among others. Hundreds of people from far-flung areas have flocked Bahal Nagar village to express condolences and attend the last rites of the slain labourers, scheduled to be performed later in the day. The five labourers were shot dead by terrorists in Kulgam district of Kashmir on Tuesday. One labourer, also from Murshidabad, sustained bullet injuries in the attack and was currently undergoing treatment at a Srinagar hospital. A seventh person, who had escaped unhurt as he was out to get food, is suffering from “trauma”, according to sources. He was brought to Kolkata on Wednesday and admitted to SSKM hospital. State urban development minister Firhad Hakim, who was at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday night to rece...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Thursday extended till November 14 the judicial custody of former Fortis Healthcare promoters Malvinder Singh and his brother Shivinder for allegedly misappropriating funds of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL). Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat also extended the judicial custody of three others, Sunil Godhwani, Kavi Arora and Anil Saxena, till November 31. On October 23, the court was informed that the settlement talks between the Singh brothers and RFL remained inconclusive as no proposal was given to the company by them. Malvinder (46), Shivinder (44), Godhwani (58) and Arora (48) and Saxena, were arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police for allegedly diverting the money and investing in other companies. (AGENCIES) The post RFL scam: Court extends till Nov 14 judicial custody of ex-Fortis promoters Malvinder, Shivinder appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jk...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at a two-day meeting of council of heads of government (CHG) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tashkent beginning Friday. The SCO is an influential regional security grouping which is seen as a counterweight to NATO. “Rajnath Singh will represent India in the meeting of Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO in Tashkent on November 1-2,” the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement. It will be the third CHG meeting of the SCO after India became the member of the grouping in 2017. The last two CHG meetings were held in Sochi in Russia in 2017 and in Dushanbe in Tajikistan last year. “India is actively engaged in various SCO cooperation activities/dialogue mechanisms in the region as well as to further develop multilateral cooperation within the SCO framework,” the MEA said. The leaders participating in the meeting in Tashkent are expected to focus their discussions on the multila...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who faced a stinging attack from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presiding over the “worst phase” of the Indian banking sector, on Thursday reminded her that two-third of his tenure as the head of the central bank was under the BJP government. Rajan, who was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from September 5, 2013 to September 2016, said during his term a clean up of the banking sector that was “clogging” with bad loans had begun and the job remains unfinished. He said the country needs a new generation of reforms to accelerate economic growth. At 5 per cent GDP growth rate, India was witnessing substantial economic slowdown. “I had just over eight months in the previous (Congress) government and I had 26 months under this (BJP) Government. So much of my term (as RBI Governor) was under this government,” he told CNBC in an interview. He was asked about Sitharaman’s comments in New York earlier this m...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Strongly opposing a bailout of telecom companies at taxpayers’ expense, Reliance Jio on Thursday wrote to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying firms that have been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay past statutory dues have “sufficient” financial capacity to clear their liabilities. It also slammed the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) for writing ex-parte to the government on the financial distress in the sector, saying the body was “blackmailing” to “extract relief from the government” after all legal recourse had expired. “We submit that the so-called affected service providers have sufficient financial capacity to pay the government dues by monetising their existing assets/investments and by issuing fresh equity in their companies,” it wrote in the letter to Prasad. Jio said it “strongly disagrees with COAI submission that in absence of immediate relief by the government the telecom sector will collapse and there would be unprece...

💻Jk News info 📰 JAMMU: A forest fire has triggered several landmine blasts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. The fire broke out across the LoC and spread to this side of the border, resulting in mine blasts on Wednesday night, they said. However, there was no loss of life or damage to any forward defence locations in the fire, they said. Officials of forest department and Army have brought the fire under control, they said. (AGENCIES) The post Forest fire triggers landmine blasts along LoC appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: As the country get two new Union Territories—Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh—the nomenclature was changed from ‘Radio Kashmir’ to ‘All India Radio’ in the two youngest UTs on Thursday. “With the approval of Prasar Bharati Board, the nomenclature has been changed from ‘Radio Kashmir’ to ‘All India Radio’ in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh,” said the twitter handle of Prasar Bharati. This change comes into effect from October 31, 2019, the missive said. Prasar Bharati News Services also tweeted that Radio Stations in Jammu, Srinagar and Leh have been renamed as All India Radio, Jammu; All India Radio, Srinagar and All India Radio Leh respectively. “Radio Stations in Jammu, Srinagar and Leh have been renamed as All India Radio, Jammu; All India Radio, Srinagar; and All India Radio Leh, respectively,” the tweet stated. The Narendra Modi government got the approval of Parliament to abrogate Article 370, giving special status to the Stat...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu reconstituted eight House committees on Thursday. RJD MP Manoj Jha replaced Narayan Lal Panchariya of the BJP as chairman of the Ethics Committee. Prasanna Acharya of the BJD was appointed in place of BJP’s Prabhat Jha as chairman of the Petitions Committee. More details awaited. (agencies) The post Eight Rajya Sabha panels reconstituted appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Internal security is top priority of the Modi government, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, emphasising that several steps have been taken to ensure it, including improving vigil on the borders and cracking down on fake notes. Inaugurating the new Delhi Police headquarters, Shah stressed on the need to change the image of police. “Internal security is on the top of the priority list of the Modi government. We have undertaken a lot of work to improve security on the borders and crackdown on fake notes,” he said. Shah also paid tributes to Delhi Police personnel who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack, and to inspector M C Sharma killed during the Batla House encounter. (AGENCIES) The post Internal security top priority of Modi govt: Amit Shah appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 KOLKATA: Describing the killings of five labourers from West Bengal in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir as pre-planned murder, chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday questioned the security arrangements in place in the Valley after abrogation of Article 370. Speaking to reporters, the chief minister said, the labourers were set to return to their homes soon. “But the manner they were murdered brutally after being abducted, I think it is a pre-planned murder,” Banerjee said. She also demanded a “strong investigation” into the incident to find out the truth. Mentioning that it is the Centre that is responsible for the law and order situation in the Valley, she said, “In Kashmir, there are no political activities and there is no political party there currently. The entire administration belongs to the central government, the Army and the other central forces… they are taking care of it. “And on that day a delegation of European Union parliamentarians was vis...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 35th death anniversary on Thursday. The then prime minister, Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards here in 1984. “Tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary,” Modi said in a tweet. The prime minister had paid tributes to Gandhi in the latest edition of his “Mann ki Baat” radio address on September 27 as well. (AGENCIES) The post PM pays tributes to Indira on her death anniversary appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI:  Modi Govt has seen RTI institution as obstacle to enforcing its majoritarian agenda without accountability to people said Cong chief Sonia Gandhi Govt amended RTI Act that diminished office of Info Commissioner, leaving it at the mercy of Govt, which it should hold accountable said Sonia. Amendments to RTI Act will ensure that no Information Commissioner shall be free from interference and signalling by Modi Govt said Sonia. Cong condemns piecemeal destruction of democratic institutions and will continue to fight the Govt said Sonia. (agencies) The post Cong condemns piecemeal destruction of democratic institutions and will continue to fight the Govt: Sonia appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 The post Girish Chandra Murmu takes oath as the first Lt. Governor of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday admitted social media giant Facebook’s appeal, challenging a single-judge order directing it to globally remove, block or disable links to a video containing defamatory allegations against yoga guru Ramdev. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Talwant Singh listed the matter on December 7 for final hearing, saying it hoped that the arguments would conclude on that day. The court said it would not be passing any interim order, putting on hold the single’s judge’s October 23 direction, since the appeal was listed for final hearing. Facebook, represented by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, urged the bench to direct Ramdev not to initiate contempt action against it while the appeal was pending. However, before the court could pass such a direction, the counsel appearing for the yoga guru said since the matter was listed for final hearing on December 7, no contempt action would be initiated by his client against the social media ...

💻Jk News info 📰 WASHINGTON: Ten minutes charging time to add 200 miles of driving range: scientists in the US have claimed a technological breakthrough that could resolve one of the key concerns surrounding all-electric vehicles. Writing in the journal Joule on Wednesday, researchers at The Pennsylvania State University said that such a speedy charge rate required a battery to rapidly take in 400 kilowatts of energy. Current generation vehicles are not capable of this feat as it risks the lithium plating, the formation of metallic lithium around the anode, which would severely deteriorate battery life. To get around this constraint, the researchers raised the temperature of their experimental battery to 60 degrees Celsius during the charge cycle, then lowered it back down as it was used. What this does is “limit the battery’s exposure to the elevated charge temperature, thus generating a very long cycle life,” said senior author Chao-Yang Wang, a mechanical engineer at The Pennsy...

💻Jk News info 📰 LONDON: Switching to ‘greener inhalers’ can lead large cut down on carbon emissions, and may also reduce drug costs with the use of less expensive alternative brands, according to a study. Looking at the prescription data from England in 2017, researchers, including those from the University of Cambridge in the UK, collated the carbon footprint data on inhalers—commonly used for conditions such as asthma—and compared the financial and environmental costs of different inhalers. The study, published in the BMJ, noted that the commonly used metered dose inhalers (MDI) — that delivers a measured amount of medication as a mist patients can inhale—contained the propellant gas hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) which is a potent greenhouse gas. The researchers found that about 50 million inhalers were prescribed in England in 2017, of which nearly 70 per cent were metered-dose inhalers. According to the researchers, MDIs contributed the equivalent of almost 4 per cent of the global...

💻Jk News info 📰 LAHORE: At least 65 people were killed and scores injured on Thursday as a massive fire broke out on a moving train after cooking gas stoves carried by some passengers exploded in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province. The train, Tezgam Express, was on its way to Lahore from Karachi when the fire broke out, destroying three bogies at Liaquatpur near Rahim Yar Khan, some 400 kms from Lahore. District Police Officer Amir Taimur said that 65 passengers lost their lives after the fire erupted in three coaches. Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said that most of the victims belonged to the Tableeghi Jamaat (Islamic preachers) who were going to Lahore to attend a major annual congregation at Raiwind. The Railways Minister said gas stoves carried by some passengers blew up when they were preparing breakfast on the speeding train in violation of rules. “Some of the passengers started making breakfast on small gas cylinders they brought with them when they exploded and th...

💻Jk News info 📰 COIMBATORE: National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths on Thursday carried out searches at the houses of two persons in the city in connection with a terror probe, police said. The searches were conducted on the premises of the duo as they had allegedly been in touch with people associated with a terrorist gang which conspired, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terror attacks in India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule, sources said. A five-member team carried out searches in the house of Nissar in GM Nagar and Sauridin in Lorrypet in the city, police said. The NIA had on September 21 conducted a search at the residence of a man in Tirunelveli district in the state for his alleged association with the terrorist gang. Also, the NIA had on August 29 conducted searches across multiple locations in Coimbatore in connection with a terror alert issued to Tamil Nadu. Earlier in July, the agency had conducted searches at 14 locations in Tam...

Karan Thapar   Now that the visit of European Union parliamentarians to Kashmir has ended its time to assess what it achieved. Was it a clever gambit that could change the discourse in the European parliament or was it a foolish risk that has left egg splattered on many Indian faces? Let’s attempt an answer by analysing its different but significant parts. First, only 23 EU MPs visited the Valley. Four chose not to. These 23 did so in their individual capacity as the European Union Mission in Delhi has made clear. They were drawn from parties like France’s National Rally, Germany’s AFD, UK’s Brexit, Italy’s Forza Italia and Poland’s Law and Justice Party. These are right-wing parties best known for their anti-immigrant stand, which often means they’re anti-muslim. Equally importantly, these parties do not represent the political mainstream in their countries. They’re minority voices. However one MP, Chris Davies, a Liberal Democrat from Britain, says he was disinvited when h...

💻Jk News info 📰 Leh: Radha Krishna Mathur administered oath of office by J&K Chief Justice Gitta Mittal at function held at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra on Thursday. The post Leh: Radha Krishna Mathur administered oath of office by J&K Chief Justice Gitta Mittal at function held at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra on Thursday. appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government will start distributing masks among school students from Friday following a spike in the pollution level, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Fifty lakh N95 masks would be given to students in both government and private schools in Delhi, Kejriwal said on Wednesday. A kit of mask having two pieces of N95, one of the good quality masks for tackling smog, will be given to students. Masks will be distributed for one week. “I will also distribute masks among students on Friday. We are getting delivery of masks,” he said. The chief minister said the main reason behind the spike in pollution was stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Kejriwal urged the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to take steps to prevent stubble burning in their states. (AGENCIES) The post Delhi Govt to distribute 50 lakh masks among school students to combat pollution appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking ...

💻Jk News info 📰 JAMMU: Pakistani Army on Wednesday shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. There was no immediate report of any casualty in the Pakistani firing and shelling, the  spokesman said. “At about 3.15 pm, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing small arms and mortars along the LoC in Sunderbani sector. Indian Army is retaliating befittingly,” he said. (AGENCIES) The post Pakistan Army targets forwards posts, villages along LoC in Rajouri appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes to Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity, Kevadiya in Gujarat on the occasion of Sardar’s birth anniversary, on October 31. Prime Minister Modi will also participate at the Ekta Diwas Parade, visit the Technology Demonstration Site and later interact with Civil Service Probationers at Kevadiya, according to a Prime Minister’s Office statement here on Wednesday. Since 2014, October 31 is observed as National Unity Day and people from all walks of life participate in the “Run For Unity’. In his Mann Ki Baat Programme on October 27, the Prime Minister urged people to participate in large numbers in the ‘Run For Unity’ towards One Goal ? “Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat”. “October 31 every year since 2014 has been celebrated as ‘National Unity Day’. This day imparts the message to protect the unity, integrity and security of our country at any cost,” he has said. On October 31, this year t...

💻Jk News info 📰 WASHINGTON: Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terrorist outfit, is a “perfect proxy” for Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, a leading American expert on security issues has said. Literally, the Pakistan Army trains, the LeT personnel, Christine Fair from the Georgetown University said during a roundtable at the Hudson Institute think-tank. “Which is why they are so competent,” she said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to some of the high-profile terrorist strikes inside India. “And they are very pro-State. So, in some ways … LeT was made that way. LeT is an ideal proxy. … LeT is as close as you get to a perfect proxy,” said Fair who is author of the book ‘In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Taiba.’ Responding to a question, Fair said she supported the government’s decision to revoke Article 370 from the Indian Constitution. “I supported getting rid of Article 370, because I’m a constitutionalist. And because I think Article 370 was a derogatory, discriminatory ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI:Communal harmony and tolerance is in the DNA of the majority community in India, and the social, religious and constitutional rights of minorities are absolutely safe in the country, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told a visiting US delegation on Wednesday. The delegation led by US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback met Naqvi. During the hour-long meeting, the Minority Affairs Minister talked about various programmes being undertaken by the Indian government for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of minorities, sources said. The delegation lauded programmes of the Modi government for uplift of minorities, they said. Naqvi, during the meeting, said that communal harmony and tolerance is in the DNA of the majority community in India, according to sources. Social, religious and constitutional rights of minorities are absolutely safe in India, he was quoted as saying by the sources. “While India is...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW YORK: Exposure of mothers to particulate air pollution during pregnancy is linked to reduced heart response to stress in their six-month-old infants, according to a study which may lead to better prenatal care guidelines. The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, found that particulate air pollution exposure before birth may affect heart rate variability in six-month-old infants. The researchers, including those from The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the US, studied 237 mothers and their infants, and used satellite data and air pollution monitors to determine the level of particulate air pollution the mothers were exposed to during pregnancy. They said that heart rate variability to stressful experiences was essential for maintaining proper functioning of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems, and was also central to emotional well-being, and resilience to stress. Decreased heart rate variability, the ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW YORK: Researchers have found that some women’s feminine hygiene practices like vaginal douching — the practice of washing or flushing the vagina with cosmetic fluids or water — and the use of feminine powder – may be associated with higher levels of potentially cancer causing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their blood. The study, published in the Journal of Women’s Health, used special biological markers that linked the use of some feminine hygiene products such as tampons, sanitary napkins, sprays, and wipes to VOC exposure. According to the study, certain VOCs have been associated with acute toxic effects like neurological disorders, and respiratory symptoms, with long-term exposure known to cause cancers and adverse effects on reproductive systems. The researchers from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. in the US used data on 2432 women from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) during the period of 2001?2004, and self-reported questionnair...

💻Jk News info 📰 LONDON: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion PNB fraud and money laundering case, has moved a new bail plea against his continued detention in a London prison cell. The 48-year-old, who is fighting extradition to India, has reportedly sighted anxiety and depression in the latest application, his fifth attempt at bail since arrest on an extradition warrant in March this year. His new application will be heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on November 6, a court official said on Wednesday. Modi is likely to appear via videolink or may even be produced in person if the court listings officials deem that necessary. His legal team has previously also sighted the “severe” conditions in Wandsworth prison in London, one of England’s most overcrowded jails, in their bail attempts. The diamond merchant’s troubled state of mind was laid out before in “confidential” documents before the UK High Cour...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat warned on Wednesday that if people still don’t understand their responsibility to save water, a large part of India’s population will be severely affected and Chennai and Bangalore “will become Cape Town”. Water crisis in Cape Town peaked during 2017-18 when the South African capital almost ran out of water. It then introduced the idea of Day Zero, when most of the port city’s taps would be turned off to focus everyone’s attention on managing water consumption. Rapid urbanisation, burgeoning population and poor water management have led to taps drying, groundwater levels falling, and lakes becoming toxic, froth-filled in Bangalore. A large number of people have no access to piped water and are dependent on water tankers. The situation in Chennai, another metropolis, is no better. Shekhawat said water availability per capita has come down from 5,000 cubic metres at the time of Independence to 1,540 cubic...