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The Latest Breaking News from Kashmir

What is the G20?

The forum of the world’s biggest economies is focused on economic matters. Its latest meeting is in Kashmir.

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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

The Guardian - UK

India's G20 tourism meet begins in Kashmir under tight security

Srinagar (India) (AFP) - A G20 tourism meeting began on Monday under tight security in Indian-administered Kashmir, as New Delhi seeks to project an image of normality in a region wracked for decades by violence.

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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.

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G20 officials arrive in disputed Kashmir as India largely puts region's intense security out of view

Delegates from the Group of 20 nations have arrived in Indian-controlled Kashmir to participate in a tourism meeting condemned by China and Pakistan

The Independent UK

India hosts G20 tourism meet in disputed Kashmir under heavy security

Srinagar (India) (AFP) - A G20 tourism meeting was set to begin on Monday amid high security in Indian-administered Kashmir, with China and Pakistan condemning holding the event in the disputed territory.

AFP

Jaish operative, in touch with Pakistan handler, arrested in Kashmir, says NIA

A local Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, who has been in touch with a Pakistan-based commander, has been arrested in north Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Sunday.

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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.

The Hindu

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.

Reuters

High security for India's G20 meet in restive Kashmir

Srinagar (India) (AFP) - Elite Indian commandos patrolled the streets of Srinagar on Friday ahead of a G20 tourism meeting next week, with China and Pakistan condemning holding the event in the disputed territory of Indian-administered Kashmir.

AFP

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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 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

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

Dynamite News

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:

The Guardian - UK

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

Dynamite News

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;

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

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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