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Hurriyat, JKPC pay tributes to assassinated leaders Molvi Farooq, Lone on their death anniversaries

The Hurriyat and the J&K Peoples Conference (JKPC) on May 21 commemorated the death anniversaries of their party leaders, Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq and Abdul Ghani Lone, who were assassinated in two separate incidents on May 21 in 1990 and 2002 respectively.

The Hindu

Srinagar decked up for G-20 working group meeting; security heightened

Srinagar city has been spruced up for the three-day G20 working group meeting on tourism beginning on May 22, while stringent security arrangements are in place across the Kashmir Valley to ensure that the high-profile event passes off peacefully, officials said on May 21.

The Hindu

China opposes G20 meeting in Indian-rule Kashmir and will skip it

China said on Friday that it is opposed to a G20 tourism meeting next week in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir in India and will not attend.

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With G20 event, India seeks to project normalcy in disputed Kashmir

As India prepares to host a meeting of tourism officials from the Group of 20 in the disputed region of Kashmir, authorities have deployed elite commandos and stepped up security in the region’s largest city

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Morning Digest | PM Modi to have over 40 engagements during 3-nation visit; Kashmir put on high alert ahead of G-20 meet, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest brings readers a selected list of top stories to start the day.

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Outcry as wild boars reappear in Kashmir after decades

Residents and scientists are baffled by sightings of animals, which have caused havoc by raiding fields and apple trees.

Al Jazeera

Is India projecting ‘normalcy’ in Kashmir by holding G20 meeting?

Analysts say New Delhi is hosting the event to claim its 2019 scrapping of special status brought peace and development.

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India is using the G20 summit to further its settler-colonial ambitions in Kashmir

In September, India will host the 2023 Group of 20 (G20) summit in the capital, New Delhi. Events and meetings are already taking place in other venues around the country. Under its G20 presidency, India will host a Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, in late May.

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With militants changing tack, Rajouri-Poonch sector an uphill challengefor security agencies

Militants are changing tack in the Pir Panjal valley to outsmart the security agencies and survive longer in a region with topography “as tough as Afghanistan’s mountains”, officials say. The valley comprises the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, and includes 225 km of the Line of Control (LoC) with…

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Jammu and Kashmir police arrest 2 militants involved in killing of Valley’s former chief cleric Mirwaiz Farooq

Mirwaiz Farooq, former chief cleric of the Kashmir Valley, was killed at his residence in Srinagar’s Nigeen on May 21, 1990

The Hindu

Mirwaiz Farooq murder case: Two absconding Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists arrested in J-K

State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two absconding terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen involved in the killing of Mirwaiz Farooq in 1990. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Not seeing the trees for the wood: willow shortage could spell end for Kashmir’s cricket bat industry

The climate crisis and farmers opting to grow more lucrative timber is putting many bat-makers in Kashmir out of business

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Kashmir's own Bangladesh village on verge of becoming hotspot for tourists

Located in North Kashmir's Bandipora district, Zurimanz, also known as Bangladesh, is a charming village nestled along the banks of the magnificent Wular Lake. Read further on Dynamite News;

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Security forces bust militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag

An encounter broke out in the Andwan Sagam area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, the police said on May 14 morning. Earlier, the Indian Army troops foiled an infiltration bid in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours, forcing the quadcopter flown by Pakistan to withdraw.

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Terror case | NIA raids at multiple locations in J&K's Baramulla

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its investigation into a terror conspiracy case, officials said.

The Hindu

Vivek Agnihotri sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee for ‘defaming’ The Kashmir Files

Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri on May 9 said he has sent a legal notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for defaming his movie The Kashmir Files.

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NIA launches multiple raids in J&K over Pakistan-backed terror conspiracy case

National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched searches at 15 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in a Pakistan-backed terror conspiracy case. The official said the terrorist outfits involved in the conspiracy were Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Al-Badr, and al-Qaeda, besides their offshoots.

Al Jazeera

At SCO summit, India, Pakistan squabble over Kashmir, ‘terrorism’

Analysts say leaders from South Asian rival countries were ‘more worried about internal politics than foreign policy’.

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Why elections being delayed in Jammu and Kashmir, asks Farooq Abdullah

Veteran politician and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday wondered why there was a delay in holding Assembly elections in the Union Territory and said it was time to have an elected government.

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After a gap of five decades, a film made in Kashmir is set to hit the silver screen

In Kashmir’s chequered cinema history, it is after more than 50 years that promos of a locally-made Bollywood movie, Welcome to Kashmir, were released at a cinema hall in Srinagar, a major leap for an otherwise defunct film industry, with just one cinema hall in the Valley functioning and over…

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Indian troops kill 2 rebels in Kashmir in ongoing operations

Indian soldiers have killed two suspected militants in ongoing counterinsurgency operations in Kashmir a day after rebels fighting against Indian rule killed five soldiers in the disputed Himalayan region

The Hindu

Militant killed in Baramulla encounter: police

One militant has been killed in an ongoing anti-militancy operation of the security forces in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, the J&K police said on Saturday.

Reuters

India and Pakistan trade blame for frosty ties after SCO meeting

India and Pakistan each blamed the other for their frosty relations on Friday and reiterated entrenched diplomatic positions on issues such as Kashmir and terrorism, suggesting no thaw in ties is likely anytime soon.

Al Jazeera

5 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir army operation

Indian army confirms casualties in operation in the Rajouri sector of the Himalayan region of the disputed territory.

Reuters

Five Indian soldiers killed in operation against Kashmir militants

Five Indian Army soldiers were killed and one wounded during an operation against militants in Kashmir on Friday, the army said.

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