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Meet Suhail Salim who's preserving Urdu literature in Kashmir Valley

Suhail Salim, a 30-year-old youth from downtown Srinagar, has embarked on a noble endeavour to preserve and promote Urdu literature in the enchanting valley of Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

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5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan’s Fayzabad; tremors felt in Srinagar, Poonch, parts of Punjab and Haryana

5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Fayzabad of Afghanistan; tremors felt in Srinagar, Pooch, parts of Punjab, Haryana

The Hindu

Tremors felt in J-K's Srinagar, Pooch after earthquake hits Afghanistan

Strong earthquake tremors were felt on Sunday in Srinagar and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir following a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Fayzabad in Afghanistan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India is trying to promote tourism in one of the most militarised places in the world, but some Kashmiris say things are far from normal

Foreign journalists are rarely allowed entry into Kashmir, but the Indian government invited the ABC to visit the capital as part of a G20 event. Here's what we found.

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First film produced by Kashmiris 'Welcome To Kashmir' receives rousing response in Srinagar

The local audience responded with overwhelming enthusiasm, filling the theatre to capacity and embracing this groundbreaking production with open arms. Read further on Dynamite News:

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G-20 tourism meet in Srinagar will allay fears of future visitors, says govt.

The third tourism working group meeting was held in Srinagar from May 22 to 24.

The Hindu

In Frames | Delegates explore Srinagar as part of G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in Kashmir

The delegates of G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting hailing from different countries across the world set out on a cultural exploration of Srinagar

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Kashmiris mock ‘magnificent makeover’ of disputed capital for G20 summit

Social media users share images of soldiers hiding behind tourism posters as sign of the reality since India took control of the region

The Guardian - UK

G-20 delegates tour Srinagar city in an attempt to see ‘changed Kashmir situation’

From the famous Mughal Gardens to the popular Royal Spring Golf Course to the all-pedestrian Polo View Market in commercial hub Lal Chowk, the G20 foreign delegates were allowed to have the flavour of the Srinagar on Wednesday.

The Hindu

J&K Govt sets up special food stall "Millet Hub" for foreign delegates during G20 summit

The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a special food stall "Millet Hub" for foreign delegates at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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As India holds G20 meet, ‘brutal’ Kashmir media crackdown slammed

The Committee to Protect Journalists demands ‘immediate release of four arbitrarily detained Kashmiri journalists’.

Al Jazeera

J&K part of India, Pakistan has no right to talk about it, says Union Minister

Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India, and Pakistan has no right to talk about it and should rather pay attention towards its own people, Union Tourism Minister G K Reddy said in Srinagar on May 23.

The Hindu

It's China's loss, not India's: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Beijing skipping G20 meeting in Kashmir

According to Union minister Jitendra Singh, China’s absence from the G20 summit in Srinagar makes no difference and is their loss rather than India’s. When asked if the standoff at the eastern Ladakh border was a factor in Beijing’s decision to abstain, Singh responded that the Ministry of External Affairs…

The Hindu

J&K- G20 Summit: Day 2 Tourism Working Group Meeting in progress in Srinagar

In today's meeting, the delegates are expected to hold multiple sessions at SKICC. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Guardian - UK

China and Saudi Arabia boycott G20 meeting held by India in Kashmir

Indian presidency of group becomes mired in controversy as tourism session hosted in disputed territory

Al Jazeera

India hosts G20 tourism meet in Kashmir under heavy security

It is the first diplomatic event since 2019 when New Delhi revoked region’s limited autonomy and took direct control.

The Hindu

G-20 meeting will expose false narratives on J&K: Jitendra Singh

Foreign and local delegates attending the third G20 tourism working group meeting arrived in J&K’s summer capital Srinagar on Monday under a heavy blanket of security.

The Hindu

Kashmir G-20 meet | Last-minute changes made to itinerary of delegates over security reasons

There has been a last-minute change in the itinerary of around 60 foreign and local delegates touring Kashmir from May 22-May 24 for a working group meeting on tourism. The alteration in the plan is on the advice of security agencies.

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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

J&K: Security tightened at International Border ahead of G20 meeting in Srinagar

Ahead of the G20 meeting in Srinagar, the special water wing of BSF has increased their patrolling on special boats along the Chenab River

Reuters

India boosts security for G20 meeting in Kashmir after attacks

India has stepped up security in the Jammu and Kashmir region because of an increase in militant attacks in the run-up to a G20 meeting on tourism in the Himalayan territory, officials said on Wednesday.

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.

The Hindu

Planned Army withdrawal from J&K shelved 'indefinitely'

The planned phased withdrawal of the Army from certain areas of the Jammu region has been shelved “indefinitely” in view of terror attacks being orchestrated from across the border, officials said in Srinagar.

The Conversation

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.

The Hindu

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

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