Indian Army jawans stand guard along the LOC (PTI file photo)
JAMMU: The announcement by India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors has rekindled hope for a peaceful future among border residents in Jammu and Kashmir who have been living under constant fear of firing and shelling. We are joyous over the news of a fresh agreement between the two countries to observe complete ceasefire along the borderline. It has rekindled hope among us, Kalal-resident Mohmmad Isaaq said.
Isaaq hoped that Pakistan would keep its promise of complete observance of the ceasefire agreement.
‘Indus Basin Uninterrupted’: What has this river meant for India’s territorial disputes in history?
An excerpt from ‘Indus Basin Uninterrupted: A History of Territory & Politics from Alexander to Nehru’, by Uttam Kumar Sinha.
For all of Lord Curzon’s unpopularity as the viceroy of India – not to mention his racist mindset and the infamous announcement of the partition of the undivided Bengal – his appointment of John Marshall, barely twenty-six years of age, as the head of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1902, was an act of prudence. Marshall encouraged archaeological studies and spearheaded excavations which were to change the chronology of ancient India.
Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Feb 17: A delegation of 22 foreign envoys from various countries arrived in Srinagar on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to assess the development work and security situation following successful conduct of maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls.
The delegation comprised envoys from different countries including Chile, Brazil, Cuba, Bolivia, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Bangladesh, Malawi, Eritrea, Cote dâIvoire, Ghana, Senegal, Malaysia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Soon after landing at Srinagar Airport, the delegation was accorded a traditional welcome with girls singing traditional Kashmiri songs amid showering of flower petals.
After coming out of the Srinagar Airport, they drove towards Magam area of Central Kashmirâs Budgam district and met the recently elected District Development Council (DDC) members from the district including the chairperson Nazir Ahmad Khan and Pa
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Highest 72.7 pc voting in 8th phase for 15 seats in Jammu
‘Voting over in 140 seats except re-poll, counting on Dec 22
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 19: Large scale violence, confined to Poonch district, broke out in the eighth and final phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections held on 15 seats of Jammu region today in which more than two dozen persons including two candidates, one of them a woman, were injured prompting police to register six First Information Reports (FIRs) at Mendhar police station in which some contestants are also likely to be booked, even as the voting percentage touched all time high at 72.7 in all the phases.