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Historic Day for Kiwis living in Australia; citizens rights restored
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Auckland: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has welcomed Australia’s historic decision to provide a new direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders living in Australia, saying it will bring the two countries closer together.
Australian Prime Minister Albanese made the announcement this morning, in the 50th anniversary year of the trans-Tasman travel arrangement, which allows each country’s people to live and work in the other country.
“This is the biggest improvement in the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia in a generation and restores most of the rights Kiwis had in Australia before they were revoked in 2001,” Chris Hipkins said.

“Successive New Zealand Prime Ministers have advocated for this change for two decades. It’s pleasing that the close relationship between leaders of two like-minded governments was instrumental in reaching this outcome.
“Today’s announcement brings our nations closer together. It underscores the strength and breadth of the bonds between our countries ahead of my visit this weekend.
“These changes will make a real and meaningful difference to the lives of many New Zealanders and their children by giving those who decide to take up Australian citizenship similar rights to Australians living in New Zealand.
“Kiwis taking up Australian citizenship will still retain their New Zealand citizenship. These dual citizens are not lost to New Zealand – but draw us closer together.”
“It will apply to Kiwis on temporary, special category, visas who have arrived since 2001 and lived in Australia for four years and meet the standard criteria for citizenship including character checks and intention to reside in Australia.

“Children born in Australia since 1 July 2022 to a New Zealand parent living there will also automatically be entitled to citizenship. This will make critical services available to them.
“Most of us know someone who’s moved across the Tasman. They work hard, pay taxes and deserve a fair go. These changes deliver that and reverse erosions that have taken place over 20 years.”
The announcement delivers on Prime Minister Albanese’s commitment that no New Zealander should be left ‘permanently temporary’ in Australia.
“I acknowledge and thank Prime Minister Albanese for his instrumental role in prioritising these improvements.
“This visit was deliberately timed to be on the closest weekend to Anzac Day to reinforce our two countries’ unique Anzac bonds.
“I will be officially celebrating the new policy alongside Prime Minister Albanese at a citizenship ceremony in Brisbane tomorrow, followed by a community barbeque.
“Prime Minister Albanese and I will also visit a cemetery in Brisbane to attend the unveiling of plaques for the previously unmarked graves of soldiers who served during the two World Wars.
“The unveiling is the result of a joint project between the New Zealand Remembrance Army and the Australian Remembrance Army and is a poignant and fitting way to mark our Anzac Day connection during the visit.
“The graves of New Zealand soldiers have been identified at the ceremony and brass plaques installed so that their service contribution is remembered.
“New Zealand will hold a parallel event in Havelock, Marlborough, on Anzac Day to unveil the grave of an Australian Infantry Force private.”
The pathway to citizenship:
- Rights come into effect on 1 July, 2023.
- Applies to Kiwis on temporary, special category, visas who have lived in Australia for four years, and meet the standard Australian citizenship criteria (e.g. pass a character check, adequate knowledge of Australia, a basic English competency, will continue to reside in or have a connection with Australia) and attend a citizenship ceremony.
- Is retrospective. Those in Australia since 2001 will be able to apply directly for citizenship without gaining permanent residence first.
- Is affordable (the fee is A$490).
- Has no minimum income requirement or health requirement.
- Gives Kiwis access to services and benefits, once they become citizens.
- Allows Kiwi children born in Australia to become citizens at birth (rather than waiting till they turn 10, as they do now).
- Applies to New Zealand citizens, including New Zealand citizens from the states and territories within the Realm of New Zealand (the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau).
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )
April 24, 2023
Internet services restored, curfew relaxed in violence-hit Sambalpur

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Sambalpur: The Odisha government on Sunday lifted a curfew during daytime and withdrew a ban on internet services in Sambalpur city which had recently witnessed violence during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, an official said.
Internet services were fully restored after 10 days, while the administration relaxed the curfew from 5 am to 8 pm, he said.
These decisions were taken after “significant improvement of the law and order situation” in the Western Odisha city, the Sambalpur district official said.

Internet services were suspended on April 13, while the curfew was imposed the next day in the wake of a clash between two groups during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.
Later, broadband and leased internet services were resumed between 10 am and 5 pm, but the suspension of mobile internet was extended till April 22.
The administration had also come out with a toll-free number for the public to report “circulation of inappropriate messages or posts carrying hatred speech or false news”.
The western Odisha city had witnessed a clash between two communities during a motorcycle rally in the run-up to the Hanuman Jayanti on April 14.
As the clash spilled over to the streets, many vehicles were damaged and some shops were set on fire.

A total of ten police personnel and around 12 Hanuman Jayanti coordination committee members, were injured in a stone pelting incident during the clash.
The police arrested over 100 people in connection with violence and the killing of a tribal youth on Hanuman Jayanti day.
Meanwhile, Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations passed off peacefully on Saturday in Sambalpur, amid tight security arrangements and intensified patrolling across the city.
Mass prayers were not allowed in Sambalpur this year due to the violence that took place during Hanuman Jayanti processions on April 12 and 14. People offered prayers at 10 different mosques in Sambalpur in smaller batches.
Bargarh’s BJP MP Suresh Pujari said members of the National Commission of ST are scheduled to visit Sambalpur on Monday and meet the family members of the deceased tribal.
Earlier, the district administration had not allowed a delegation of BJP MPs and MLAs, including Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu, to visit the village of the deceased.
The Odisha unit of BJP, in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has sought a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the clash during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 23, 2023
Poonch Attack: Traffic On NHW Restored After Three Days

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SRINAGAR: The vehicular movement on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway between Bhata Dhurian and Jarran Wali Gali in Poonch district has been restored on Sunday morning after remaining closed for three days.
Traffic on highway was closed on Thursday late afternoon after militants attacked an army vehicle near Tota Gali in which five army personnel lost their lives while one is injured.
The highway was lying closed from last three days between BG and Jarran Wali Gali with traffic was diverted through Mendhar.
On Sunday morning, officials said the highway has been restored and vehicular movement has been allowed. (KNO)

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April 23, 2023
Mehbooba Mufti Vows To Boycott Assembly Elections Until Article 370 Is Restored

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SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party president and former Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she will never contest assembly elections as long as Article 370 is not restored.
In an interview to a New Delhi based news agency, Mehbooba Mufti said this is more of an emotional issue for her.
“Whenever I took an oath it was under two constitutions, constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and constitution of India with two flags at the same time. It is more of an emotional issue, may be its foolish on my part,” she said.
She added whenever she will take oath she wants to take it with two constitutions when it comes to assembly. (KNS)

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March 22, 2023
Traffic on the Sokolnicheskaya metro line in Moscow was restored

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February 28, 2023
Damaged historical sites to be restored in Turkey’s earthquake zone: Minister

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Ankara: Historical sites that were devastated by the recent earthquakes in southern Turkey would be restored, a Minister has confirmed.
“Antakya is a mosaic, it is where religions come together,” Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told reporters outside the Antakya Archaeological Museum, noting “the Ministry will be taking on the responsibility of all registered buildings in the area… We will work together to rebuild them”, reports Xinhua news agency
Ersoy added that the damage to historical sites in Antakya had already been identified and marked so as not to be cleared during the clean-up of the rubble.
“We will begin restoration projects as of March,” he said.
Environment and Urban Planning Minister Murat Kurum said on Friday that “84,726 buildings collapsed, were on the verge of collapse, or have suffered severe structural damage”.
The February 6 earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaras province devastated 10 nearby cities.
The devastated areas comprise some of the oldest continuous settlements of Anatolia, and many historical buildings were lost in the disaster.
The district of Antakya, in the southern province of Hatay, suffered one of the worst hits.

Founded in the 4th century B.C., Antakya has been home to countless civilizations, from Alexander the Great to the Ottoman Empire, and was also one of the earliest centres of Christianity.
It also boasts one of the oldest churches in the world, St. Pierre, a cave church from the year 38 A.D., which fortunately survived the earthquake last week.
However, the Habib-i Najjar Mosque in Antakya was completely destroyed.
Becoming a mosque in 638 A.D. when Muslim Arabs took the city, it is considered the first mosque within the borders of modern Turkey.
Another prominent mosque levelled in the earthquake was the Ulu Mosque, built in the 16th century.
The Saints Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox Church in central Antakya were also destroyed.
First built as a wooden church in the 1830s, the original structure collapsed in another earthquake in 1872.
A stone church built in Byzantine architecture later replaced it in the early 1900s.
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February 18, 2023
Traffic On Gagangeer-Sonamarg Road Restored After 10 Days

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SRINAGAR: Traffic movement on Gagangeer-Sonamarg road was restored on Friday after remaining closed for 10 days due to heavy snowfall in the area.
Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that the road was closed last week following heavy snowfall and snow slides particularly near Hung area.
“As precautionary measure, traffic on the road was temporarily suspended, however, snow clearance operations were going on in full swing,” he said.
He added after improvement in weather conditions snow clearance were completed and traffic on the road was restored today.
The official said vehicles with anti-skid chains will only be allowed to ply on the road.

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February 17, 2023
One-Way Traffic Restored On Srinagar-Jammu Highway

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SRINAGAR: One-way traffic movement was restored on Jammu-Srinagar Highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, after remaining closed during the night and several hours on Tuesday morning.
Quoting a traffic police official, news agency GNS reported that the single-way traffic was restored after clearance of the debris. “Firstly stranded vehicles will be cleared,” he said and urged commuters to “travel with caution.”
Intermittent shooting stones at Mehar-Cafeteria area in Ramban on highway led to closure of the highway last night, he said.
Mohita Sharma, SSP Traffic Highway, said that the authorities were clearing stranded vehicles on priority as the thoroughfare remained blocked for the entire night due to shooting stones. “LMVs from Qazigund and Udhampur to follow soon,” she said.

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February 14, 2023
1-way traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar highway after several hours’ closure

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Srinagar, Feb 14 (GNS): Single way traffic was restored on Jammu-Srinagar Highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the outside world, after remaining closed for throughout night and several hours on Tuesday morning.
A traffic police official told GNS that the single-way traffic was restored after clearance of the debris. “Firstly stranded vehicles will be cleared,” he said and urged commuters to “travel with caution.”
Intermittent shooting stones at Mehar-Cafeteria area in Ramban on highway led to closure of the highway throughout the night and till around 10 a.m., he said.
Mohita Sharma, SSP Traffic Highway, said that the authorities were clearing stranded vehicles on priority as the thoroughfare remained blocked for the entire night due to shooting stones. “LMVs from Qazigund and Udhampur to follow soon,” she said. (GNS)
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February 14, 2023
One-Way Traffic Restored On Srinagar-Jammu Highway

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SRINAGAR: After remaining blocked for a day, one-way traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was restored on Wednesday evening, officials said here.
Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that the highway had got blocked due to a massive landslide.
He said stranded vehicles are plying towards their destinations on highway now after clearance of debris.
The official said it took a major part of the day for road maintenance agencies to clear the landslides on the highway.

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February 1, 2023