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‘Quds Day’ marked across globe, Kashmir witnesses demonstrations

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Amid persistent attacks on worshipping Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli forces during the holy month of Ramzan, Muslims across the world marked ‘Youm-e-Quds’ on Friday.
People participated in a show of solidarity with the people of Palestine and against the brutal attacks on Muslims at Islam’s third holiest site, in East Jerusalem.
International Quds Day has been observed in Iran, Pakistan, Syria, and in Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir
Thousands of people all around Kashmir participated in the massive march against attacks on Palestinians by Israel.
According to the local news agency Kashmir News Trust, rallies were organized by Tanzeem-ul-Makatib and ‘Jammu Kashmir Shia Association. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims joined the call.
The biggest rally was held in the Magam town of Budgam in which thousands of female protesters participated.
Locals told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that this rally was organized by ‘Tanzeem-ul-Makatib’ and ‘Jammu Kashmir Shia Association.
The biggest rally was held in central Kashmir’s Magam town of Budgam where thousands of women and kids participated.

Protesters carried banners and placards that read, “Palestine needs more hands to help them, to pray for them, pray for the children of Gaza.
Iran
Iran marked International Quds Day in various parts like Mashhad, Isfahan, Zahedan, and other major cities.
Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian president took part in the Al-Quds Day procession in Tehran in solidarity with Palestine. While lauding the processions across the world, he termed the rallies as a symbol of Muslim unity. He extended his support for the cause of the ‘liberation of al-Quds’.
“The liberation of holy al-Quds is so near and the downfall of the Zionist regime will happen soon,” Raisi said.
Syria
Damascus also observed the day with a mass gathering in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, the flag of Palestine and Syria was raised on the day.
Pakistan
After offering the Friday prayer, people chanted slogans and set fire to a representation of Israel’s flag, marking al-Quds Day in Peshawar, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Karachi, Pakistan.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan also expressed his solidarity with the Palestinians on this day.
“Today, Al Quds Day, we express solidarity with the Palestinian people against the violence & oppression by occupation Israeli forces,” Khan said.
International Quds Day is an annual event held on the (Juma tul vida) last Friday of the Holy month of Ramazan. The concept was initiated by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and oppose Zionism as well as Israel’s control of Jerusalem and capture of Masjid Al-Aqsa by the Zionist regime.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 14, 2023
JK Witnesses 31% Drop In RTI Applications In 2021-22

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory recorded a sharp decline in the number of applications filed with different departments under the Right to Information Act-2005 in 2021-22, according to a report by a transparency panel released on Tuesday.
An analysis of the Central Information Commission (CIC) annual report for 2021-22 by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) found that the Jammu and Kashmir administration reported a 31.44% decline in RTI applications received in 2021-22 compared to 2020-21. “Among the UTs, Jammu and Kashmir reported a 31.44% decline in the number of RTI receipts in 2021-22 (1,099) as compared to the 2020-21 figure (1,603),” the CHRI said in its findings.
The CHRI findings further reveal that although Jammu & Kashmir reported only 94 RTI applications carried over from 2020-21, it was still a 683.33% increase over the 2019-20 figures (12 RTI applications).
The CHRI also noted that J&K reported a sharp decline in the proportion of RTIs transferred by PIOs in 2021-22 as compared to 2020-21. In 2021-22, 4.73% of RTI applications were transferred in J&K, while it was 38.74% in 2020-21, according to the CHRI.
It is pertinent to mention that the Central Right to Information Act-2005 became applicable in Jammu & Kashmir UT after the Centre effected constitutional changes in 2019. Before these changes, Jammu & Kashmir had its own RTI law. (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 10, 2023
Dibrugarh: G20 event witnesses participation of 56 foreign delegates

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Dibrugarh: The G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference was held in Assam’s Dibrugarh town on Friday.
Delegates from G20 member countries, guest countries, and international organisations, as well as the scientific community, gathered to discuss and explore ways to build a sustainable and circular bio-economy.
A total of 103 participants, with 56 foreign delegates from 26 countries were present at the conference, a statement noted.
S. Chandrasekhar, Secretary in the Department of Science and Technology, emphasised that the G20 RIIG conclave is dedicated to promoting a sustainable future by educating the public on the importance of zero waste management, and “the goal of this gathering was to frame the conversation beautifully and inspire people to take action towards reducing waste and preserving our planet”.
“The interactive event aimed to facilitate active engagement among all key stakeholders, including people, policies, and places. This was done to promote an inclusive policy-making approach that provides a conceptual framework to mainstream circular bio-economy models across different sectors,” he said.
By promoting collaborations and partnerships among G20 members and stakeholders, the conference aims to strengthen global efforts towards a more sustainable and circular bio-economy, Chandrasekhar added.
He further mentioned that the conference aimed to bring together key factors responsible for planning, setting up new programs and managing the existing programs related to agriculture, de-carbonisation of industry, bio-energy, and bio-resource management.
Rajesh S. Gokhale, Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology stated that the aim of the conference was to bring together key actors responsible for planning, setting up new programmes, and managing existing programs related to agriculture, de-carbonisation of industry, bio-energy, and bio-resource management.

The conference was divided into four sessions, which included Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities, Industry towards Decarbonisation, Bio-Energy, and Bio-resource Management.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 24, 2023
Video: Hyderabad witnesses heavy rain along with hailstone showers

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Hyderabad: The city received heavy rains along with hailstone showers in several parts of the city on Saturday evening. A red alert has been issued for the entire city Residents were advised to stay indoors.
Parts of the city such as Nampally, Rajender Nagar, Charminar, Tolichowki, Malakpet, LB Nagar, Kapra, Secunderabad, Kondapur, Miyapur, Kukatpally, and Quthbullapur witnessed heavy rains and hailstorms.
Earlier the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad issued a yellow alert predicting heavy rainfall and hailstorm.
“All six zones in Hyderabad – Charminar, Khairatabad, Kukatpally, LB Nagar, Secunderabad, and Serilingampally – are expected to witness hailstorm towards evening or night. These zones will also witness generally cloudy skies, light to moderate rain or thundershowers, and gusty winds ranging from 40-50 kmph,” the IMD report said.
#HyderabadRains has been trending on Twitter with many videos of rain emerging.
In the past 24 hours, Hyderabad’s Rajendranagar has received the highest rainfall of 20 mm. Other areas that received heavy rainfall include Bahadurpura (16 mm), Serilingampally (12.8 mm), Charminar (11.3 mm), and Nampally (10.8 mm).
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 18, 2023
Kashmir Witnesses Arrival of Over 1 Lac Tourists in February: Director Tourism

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‘Department working on several methods to prepare itself for the upcoming tourist season’
Srinagar, Mar 4 (GNS): Department of Tourism Kashmir is anticipating a comparatively much high flow of tourists this year, as over one lac tourists have already visited Valley in the recently concluded month of February.
Expressing his contentment Fazl-ul-Haseeb, the recently appointed Director for Kashmir Tourism, talking to media persons said that the Valley received over one lac tourists in the month of February alone.
Haseeb, as per GNS, said that the Department is working on several methods to prepare itself for the upcoming tourist season.
“We are working on scientific methods to calculate the number of tourists given it is an age of big data”, he said.
“We are collecting data-based on scientific methods besides also collecting data from registered and unregistered hotels also”, Haseeb said. (GNS)
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( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

March 4, 2023
Witnesses in Trump investigation may have lied, says Georgia grand jury report

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Multiple witnesses who testified before a special purpose grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election may have lied and committed perjury, according to a section of the grand jury’s report released on Thursday.
The report offers the first insight into the work of the special purpose grand jury, which was convened in May last year. The 23 jurors and three alternates heard from 75 witnesses during the course of its investigation.
The Georgia case, led by the Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, is believed to be one of the most likely scenarios in which the former president, and some of his allies, could face charges for efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 US election.
“A majority of the Grand Jury believes that perjury may have been committed by one or more witnesses testifying before it. The Grand Jury recommends that the District Attorney seek appropriate indictments for such crimes where the evidence is compelling,” the grand jurors wrote. The sections released on Thursday do not name the witnesses or provide any other details.
A judge also released the introduction and conclusion to the report, neither of which provide substantive insight into whether Trump or allies will face criminal charges. The judge has declined to release the full report until Willis decides whether to bring charges.
The introduction details the special grand jury’s process and says it ultimately unanimously concluded “no widespread fraud took place in the Georgia 2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election”. It also says the grand jurors heard “extensive testimony on the subject of alleged election fraud from poll workers, investigators, technical experts, and State of Georgia employees and officials, as well as from persons still claiming that such fraud took place”.
The conclusion acknowledges that Willis, the prosecutor, has discretion to seek charges outside of what the grand jury recommends.
“If this report fails to include any potential violations of referenced statutes that were shown in the investigation, we acknowledge the discretion of the District Attorney to seek indictments where she finds sufficient cause,” the report says. “Furthermore this Grand Jury contained no election law experts or criminal lawyers. The majority of this Grand Jury used their collective best efforts, however, to attend every session, listen to every witness, and attempt to understand the facts as presented and the laws as explained.”

The work of the special purpose grand jury is being closely watched because it ultimately could lead to the first criminal charges against Trump for his actions after the 2020 election. A special purpose grand jury is convened for an indefinite amount of time and can subpoena witnesses, but not issue indictments.
The investigation is meant to determine whether Donald Trump and allies violated Georgia state law in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump infamously called the Georgia secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, and requested that he “find” votes in his favor. “I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more that we have because we won the state,” he said in a January 2021 phone call.
Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer, has also been informed he is a target of the investigation. Sixteen people who served as fake electors from Georgia are also reportedly targets of the investigation.
The decision over whether to bring charges is ultimately up to Willis, a Democrat in her first term as the Fulton county district attorney. Willis said at a court hearing last month that a decision on whether to bring charges was “imminent”.
Trump and allies could face a range of criminal charges under Georgia law. It is a crime in Georgia to solicit someone to commit election fraud or to interfere with the performance of official election duties. Willis could also bring charges under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (Rico) Act to charge Trump’s confidantes with crimes as part of a broader conspiracy to overturn the election. Willis hired a lawyer who specializes in Rico to assist her with the investigation.
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )

February 16, 2023
Despite Centre’s bias, Telangana witnesses investments, says KTR

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Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) said despite the Centre’s political bias, investments were coming Telangana’s way.
He emphasised that even though the Centre had pledged to authorise the railway coach plant in Kazipet, the Telangana government had made it possible for Medha Servo to create India’s largest private coach factory, which would soon begin producing Vande Bharat coaches.
Through TS-iPASS, the State has generated 22 lakh direct jobs and attracted investments of Rs. 3.32 lakh crore during the past eight and a half years, said KTR.
KTR stated that as no government could employ everyone in the public sector, the state government was encouraging the formation of enterprises in the private sector during a discussion on the IT and Industry departments in the Assembly on Friday. Multiple industry-specific industrial parks were being promoted by the State government all around the State.
He wanted BJP leaders to be present in order to persuade the Center and get the required funding for the State’s IT and industrial sectors. He encouraged people to protect the State from such leaders because “instead of helping to develop the state, the Opposition leaders are now anxious to demolish public properties like Pragathi Bhavan and the state Secretariat.”
According to KTR, Telangana was the first state to set up Industrial Health Clinics to aid struggling companies. As a result, 249 units received financial support, 455 units received consulting services, and 466 units received diagnostic tests, preventing them from being shut down. He acknowledged that since Telangana was formed, the state government had paid out Rs 3,933 crore in industrial incentives, and the remaining Rs 3,400 crore could not be paid out.
KTR claimed that by imposing a five percent tax and dismantling the All India Handloom Board, All India Powerloom Board, and other organisations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working against the handloom industry.
He recalled the withdrawal of the thrift fund, health, and life insurance programmes for weavers. He claimed that the genuine motto of the BJP government at the Centre was “Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Satyanash.”

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 10, 2023
CBI court in Jammu ‘closes’ Yasin Malik’s right to cross-examine witnesses

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Jammu: A special CBI court on Monday closed banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s right to cross-examine a prime witness after he refused to do so through video conferencing.
Currently serving a life sentence in Delhi’s Tihar Jail for terror funding, Malik had demanded that he should be allowed to cross-examine witnesses physically in the Jammu court.
CBI counsel Monika Kohli said that when the judge asked Malik on Monday whether he would like to examine V.K. Sharma, a prime witness in the case, he refused and reiterated that he would like to physically question Sharma in court.
“Following his refusal to cross-examine Sharma through virtual mode, the court closed his right to cross-examine Sharma,” Kohli said.
It must be mentioned here that the prime witness Sharma had identified Malik before the examiner-in-chief of the court as well as the CBI as one of the militants involved in the January 25, 1990 killing of four IAF personnel on the outskirts of Srinagar.
Kohli informed the court that the Union Home Ministry had passed an order barring Malik from moving out of Tihar jail for one year from December 22, 2022 because of pending NIA cases against him.
Malik has been charge-sheeted in the case along with six others. The charges were framed against the accused in 2020, 20 years after CBI filed the charge-sheet before a designated TADA court in Jammu.
While four IAF personnel were killed on the spot, nearly 40 others were injured in that firing incident.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023