'Ladakh too is politically paralysed and in limbo, as Rafale jets roar above Leh and Israeli arms dealers prowl the town.'
'When the Executive can do whatever they want, why bother having an election?'
After the swearing-in, Mathur, who was given a guard of honour at the venue by the Ladakh Police, said a lot of development activities needed to be carried out in the border areas.
The deputy commissioner said that the administration has made preparation for people on the occasion of Bakrid.
"To make sure there isn't a Covid surge in the country, PM Modi has asked us to be careful. The government is also preparing if at the Covid cases increase. Today, mock drills are conducted across Covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment," Mandaviya said.
It would be the highest level visit to India by any Pakistani leader in recent years and a possible opportunity to break the ice between the two nations.
This is the second time Twitter has misrepresented India's map. Earlier it had shown Leh as part of China.
The veteran leader was cremated at his native Bhugterian village amid "Bhim Singh amar rahe" slogans.
The government has also told the state governments that "special care" should be taken of Jammu and Kashmir residents and students residing in their state.
In his provocative remarks, Khan further alleged that he is "afraid" of the fact that this "RSS ideology of Hindu supremacy, like the Nazi Aryan supremacy, will not stop" in Kashmir, and "instead it will lead to suppression of Muslims in India and eventually lead to targeting of Pakistan."
Responding to a purported viral video on social media that shows a man allegedly being denied reservation in the hotel as he is from the union territory, OYO said, 'We are appalled that this happened. We have taken the hotel off from our platform immediately.'
'Terrorists recruited, trained and armed by Pakistan have disturbed peace and order in J&K, with over 450 incidents of terrorist orchestrated violence taking place since August 2019, leading to several civilian casualties'
'It is surprising that Pakistan has suddenly taken the decision of not participating in the FIDE Chess Olympiad, particularly after the team has already reached India'.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday sacked police constable Tawseef Ahmed Mir, who has been accused of actively working for Hizbul Mujahideen and trying to kill two of his colleagues, and four more employees for alleged links with terror groups.
The security personnel deployed to maintain law and order stayed put even as restrictions were lifted from most areas of the valley.
In Jammu region, three districts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua are in red zone.
In the past, India strongly rejected references made to Jammu and Kashmir in a previous joint statement by Pakistan and China.
In light of the surge in COVID-19 in some countries, hospitals across India conducted a Mock drill COVID-19.
Mufti was among hundreds of people who were taken into preventive custody hours ahead of the Centre revoking special status of the Jammu and Kashmir and breaking the state into two union territories on August 5 last year.
IOA plans to hold WFI elections on July 4, appoints Retd. Justice Mahesh Mittal as returning officer
As many as 160 terrorists were killed and 102 arrested in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.
In a letter to the People's Democratic Party president, the passport officer has informed Mehbooba that her application for an Indian passport has been rejected as the Criminal Investigation Department of the Union Territory had recommended against granting the document to her.
India's total number of active COVID-19 cases has reached 1,64,511, which comprises 1.48 per cent of the country's total infections, the Union health ministry said on Sunday highlighting six states that have shown a surge in new cases in a span of 24 hours.
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and other top officials also attended the meeting.
According to NHFS-5, over 75 per cent women justified men beating their wives in three states -- Telangana (84 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (84 per cent) and Karnataka (77 per cent).
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