srinagar in kashmir is known for its beautiful lakes. in the summer thousands of tourists spend their holidays here but this season the boat owners don't have any customers since india put the state of jammu and kashmir under its direct control then they closed the region to tourism glamorous school has a little floating hotel his is one of about 900 house boats on the 4 lakes of srinagar job. in the interests were all forced to leave kashmir and now they're not coming back that's our problem here. who knew because it was. the floating hotels are usually poked on an online platform but that's not possible now mobile and internet services are disconnected many families have lost their entire income vincent shearer and lisa martin heard about it back home in ireland they decided to help the people in kashmir by renting a house boat for their holiday. we decided to come because we felt that it was important to support a region that was under a lot of pressure and. it has really suffered an awful lot with tourists not coming in the nearby mo

as a war on al-jazeera srinagar do not mean. a large fire has destroyed or you know school world heritage sites on japan's southern island of okinawa firefighters are battling the blaze which gutted the main hall and surrounding buildings the council was built more than 500 years ago. so far. thank you very much little ball have survived a 10 go through are against arsenal to keep their hopes alive of winning 4 trophies the season with a place in the english league cup quarter finals on the line penalties were needed after it ended 5 all at the end of regulation time the bulls penalty takers held their moves to win the shootout 5 for manchester united and aston villa also advance to the law states on wednesday in the italian city are napoli and atalanta played out a thrilling 22 draw on a wednesday napoli actually took the lead through nicola maxima which in the 16th minutes although atalanta would go on to equalize just before half time in just 90 minutes left napoli might have proved their wallets when cardiff restored their l

cars have started flying on the roads in srinagar the capital of indian administered kashmir but commercialvehicles have not both speed phone connections have been restored but the internet is still cut off shops have reopened but only for a few hours. almost 3 months after the indian government stripped indian administers office autonomy and imposed severe restrictions some have been east but the people of kashmir valley are in limbo they are caught between the indian army and the rebels between the need to register their protest and for survival. 16 year old. student is doing last minute preparations for his social sciences exam even when the school officially reopened his parents thought it was unsafe for him to that they feared clashes between the indian army and the rebels and worried about him getting caught in the middle. and boys belted stornes my parents were afraid i am to get caught in the protests so they didn't send me to school. riaz am a shopkeeper and a father of 2 says he is forced to open his shop in the mornings but he keeps a chop the rest of the day to protest new delhi

transitions into 2 union territories businesses and offices are shot their heavy military presence in srinagar the region is also claimed by pakistan it's now under direct control of the central government but there's been stiff resistance to the move in the most dominated kashmir valley i am. trying to prove that this situation will not remain how long will you keep a community under lockdown the world is watching right now. that residents are more supportive of the government's decision the region split between but this and shia muslims become a union territory separate from your calls jammer and kashmir and the new lieutenant governor has been sworn in for. no not today in the render mode he declared is not the agent in territories so we have a very happy in the coming days will be happier and better things will happen because we've been divided from kashmir we feel free. well still ahead on al-jazeera waiting for closure find out why gays government has not released the bodies of protesters killed 2 weeks ago. only arm or demand. parliament taskmaster steps down around on the house transfo

markets and we're not able to communicate with them it's very difficult this wholesale fruit market in srinagar would normally be packed with traders business is down by 95 percent this year compared to last or just as big as the left on each year export about $200000.00 boxes of apples in the domestic markets across india this year because of the situation farmers aren't able to send their projects to market they don't know where to send it because communication lines aren't working. in response to the crisis the indian government to set up a national co-operative through which farmers can sell their produce bought it imposes strict quality control measures which many farmers find hard to meet. we can only select the produce if the color of the apple is good so far we have projected 80 percent of the farmers have come here to sell their produce the apple industry in kashmir involves 3500000 people around half the population of the state the look down has devastated the economy and farm is a calling on the indian government to immediately lift the security restriction must secure a gate and be

cars have started flying on the roads in srinagar the capital of india not listed kashmir but commercialvehicles have not. both speedball and connections have been restored but the internet is still cut off shops have reopened but only for a few hours. almost 3 months after the indian government stripped indian administered kashmir office autonomy and imposed severe restrictions some have been east but the people of kashmir valley are in limbo they are caught between the indian army and the rebels between the need to register their protest and for survival. 16 year old. student is doing last minute preparations for his social sciences exam even when the school officially reopened his parents thought it was unsafe for him to. they feared clashes between the indian army and the rebels and worried about him getting caught in the middle. and boys belted stornes my parents were afraid i am to get caught in the protests so they didn't send me to school. riaz i am a shopkeeper and a father of 2 says he is forced to open his shop in the mornings but he keeps a chop the rest of the day to protest

school or going to work does not mean they have accepted new delhi's decision also more al-jazeera srinagar do not mean at least 10 people have been killed when an earthquake hit the island of mindanao in the southern philippines magnitude 6.5 percent panic residents running from homes shopping centers and a hospital several buildings collapsed this is the 3rd earthquake to strike the same area in the past 2 weeks and has more from manila. emergency operations are well underway and both national and regional resources are being put together to ensure that those who are believed to be trapped in many devastated structures across mindanao in many parts of mindanao are rescued immediately now the information is slow to come in that is because these areas who have experienced devastation from the earthquake early thursday morning are the same areas that have been devastated by the last 2 earthquakes this month an earthquake 2 days ago left at least 8 people dead 16000 people displaced and according to the philippine government that number is expected to rise in many areas of the southern philip

they're not able to come any good with them it's fairly difficult this wholesale fruit market in srinagar would normally be packed with trade is business is down by 95 percent this year compared to last just as bit is left on each year i export about $200000.00 boxes of apples in the domestic markets across india this year because of the situation farmers aren't able to send their projects to market they don't know where to send it because communication lines aren't working. in response to the crisis the indian government has set up a national co-operative through which farmers can sell their produce bought it imposes strict quality control measures which many farmers find hard to meet to tell that we can only select the produce if the color of the apple is good so far we have projected 80 percent of the farmers have come here to sell their produce the apple industry in kashmir involves 3500000 people around half the population of the state the look down has devastated the economy and farm is a cooling on the indian government to immediately lift the security restriction must secure a gat

visited the valley to see what's happening on the ground cars have started flying on the roads in srinagar the capital of indian administered kashmir but commercial vehicles have not posted bond connections have been restored but internet is still cut off shops have reopened but only for a few hours. almost 3 months after the indian government stripped indian administered kashmir office autonomy and imposed severe restrictions some have been east but the people of kashmir valley are in limbo they are caught between the indian army and the rebels between the need to register their protest and for survival. 16 year old. student is doing last minute preparations for his social sciences exam even when the school officially reopened his parents thought it was unsafe for him to that they feared clashes between the indian army and the rebels and worried about him getting caught in the middle. and boys belted stornes my parents were afraid i am to get caught in the protests so they didn't send me to school. riaz i am a shopkeeper and a father of 2 says he is forced to open his shop in the mornings

it's a situation that's common throughout the kashmir valley most businesses think shut in srinagar carpet sellers have already stocked up for both the tourist and wedding season this month but few have had any sales in weeks so many employees want here. families who had made them when we had. house boat hotels and famous doll lake sit empty. and with only local people riding a few of the gondolas many boat men are fishing to pass the time and catch a meal just before the restrictions earlier this month the government order tourists to leave the area taking with them one vital piece of the region's economy but it's not the 1st time kashmiris have suffered from work and businesses being shut down has it do. we know but. ah ball and he gone they have abundant that work they know their duties and uproot season everything is at stake but they know that existence their culture. state. doesn't know if he'll be allowed to transport his crop to market or find enough trucks to do so but he'll continue tending his fields because for many here culture and pride are more important than business and mo

forces leaving nothing to chance his voters arrived to cast their ballots at this polling station in srinagar in indian administered kashmir it's the 1st election since prime minister nuri and remade the abolish the region's autonomy and imposed a security knocked down 3 months ago. i am voting for kashmir and for my political party because it's my right to vote i'm also voting to strengthen my party datas are electing 300 council leaders but most political parties including india's main opposition congress are boycotting separatist leaders had described the election as an illegitimate exercise under military occupation the candidate such as that refused to be intimidated both the fact is there but the dollar amount is bigger than the threat because when you develop a nation thousands of lives a 2nd phase of developing nation so i'm one i'm among the doors. i think for me development is the. turnout is expected to be in at least $25.00 councils candidates representing mateys hindu nationalist b j p have run on opposed many kashmiri see the election as a cynical attempt to create a political e

this wholesale fruit market in srinagar would normally be packed with trade is business is down by 95 percent this year compared to last i just as bit is left on each year i export about 200000 boxes of apples in the domestic markets across india this year because of the situation farmers aren't able to send their projects to market they don't know where to send it because communication lines aren't working. in response to the crisis the indian government has set up a national co-operative through which farmers can sell their produce but it imposes strict quality control measures which many farmers find hard to meet to tell got that we can only select the projects if the color of the apple is good so far we have rejected 80 percent of the farmers have come here to sell their produce the apple industry in kashmir involves 3500000 people around half the population of the state the lockdown has devastated the economy and farmers are calling on the indian government to immediately lift the security restriction must secure a gate in the al-jazeera china's consul media sessions which could

kids to school or going to work does not mean they have accepted decision also more on al-jazeera srinagar do not mean. now nearly 5 months of protests have pushed hong kong's economy into recession the city is now recorded negative growth in 2 consecutive quarters is the 1st time hong kong has slid into recession since the 2008 global financial crisis and the us china trade war has also slowed the economy . china will rollout the world's largest 5 g. mobile phone network on friday and launches a key step and beijing's ambitions to become a global technology superpower at a time when it remains locked in a trade war with the us france louis has more from beijing. china is not the 1st country to roll out 5 g. network to the public the u.s. and south korea have already done so for the launch on friday means china will have the world's largest commercial operating 5 g. network and this is expected to boost not just digital technology in the country but also china's inventions to become a technology superpower officials have said there are plans to build another 30005 g. base stations in as ma

wear in srinagar. very close to the spot where the rebels have attacked indian security officials and security officials in fact have been since this entire area has been cordoned off by indian security officials you can see a massive presence of security officers here believe seen many of them run inside because the reports are that the rebels are holed up in a hospital which is one of the leading hospitals in the city so a lot of security officials are running up and down during this operation now of course this is. just about $85.00 days or so almost 3 months since the indian government. indian administers autonomy. well sting in asia medical workers have been speaking out against what they say is police brutality months of anti-government protests of ostend and bloodshed place of 5 take us in with the bullets of protest and medics are often caught in the middle to the public a small. among these crowds are doctors nurses paramedics and other medical professionals they say they have several concerns

august and giove or reports from indian administered kashmir that have been several protests in srinagar on a day $27.00 european parliamentarians a visiting union at mr kashmiri people have also called a full strike and all the shops in the valley are shut today the people of war is the parliamentarians will not get to see the accurate picture on the ground because it was it is tightly controlled by the indian government now of the 27 volunteer into coming 20 to hail from right all far right parties like alter that before the election and oas these from germany it's also important to mention that the government in india is currently ruled by a party that itself is right wing hindu nationalist party now these people say that the reality on the ground is not going to be even shown to them however it's also important to mention that the parliamentarians here are not coming sanctioned by the e.u. they are coming here in their personal capacity so many critics are even questioning the credibility of this visit the leading politicians in the opposition parties in india are also saying that wh

pushed him and the fear srinagar some movie and i have to in 5 years have stored. the song for formed tiny droplets so called aerosols in the stratosphere and they reflected much of the sun's energy back into space and dispersed or absorbed the rest. that meant much less heat reach the earth's surface and temperatures dropped. and it took several years for the particles to sink back down to the ground. in the museum of bread culture in oem preserves the memory of these years in southern germany to this day. the kingdom of britain bag was particularly hard hit by the climatic turbulence. if this is hard to soft and we know today that 816 had a very very bad harvest due to freak weather conditions. so this is the proverbial year without summer has gone down in history. down and scott was against a bad weather lots of thunderstorms of it on sand very little sunshine led to a disastrously poor harvest. this spring had already been a. stream lee cold and wet so some farmers weren't able to sow their fields until the end of april some merchants had recognized the early s

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hospital which is the biggest hospital in srinagar a 1000000 atmosphere and managed to escape the timing is also interesting because today is what many describe as the occupation day the day they landed in the cushman valley and then king signed the instrument a procession in the favor of the indian government however for india and those who support india here it is the day that indian troops liberated me from pakistan that invaders. the key is is that pakistan felt one way about in terms of wanting to save. india wanted. sort of i had another perspective on it new delhi had another perspective on it which wanted to say that this was an invasion of some sort requiring the troops to land in the 1st place and then that goes really versions of it depends on which political perspective you espoused in meat at the time i wanted money and we just look around. many soldiers to a soldier everywhere you see more soldiers than residents. now the people of the valley are still struggling to understand the decision taken by the indian government in all this 5 to strip india not mr push me off its au

where in srinagar list of push me very close to the spot where the rebels have attacked indian security officials in the security officials in fact. since this entire area has been cordoned off by indian security officials you can see a massive presence of security officers here beeves even many of them brought inside because the cold saw that the rebels are hold in a hospital which is one of the leading hospitals in the city so a lot of security officers are running up and down during this operation now because this is happening just about $85.00 days or so almost 3 months one can say since the indian government revolt indian administrators autonomy. a 10th successive day of anti-government protests is underway in lebanon security forces have been called to dismantle several roadblocks in beirut protesters are urging a civil disobedience campaign until the government resigns leaders are accused of failing to stop corruption or solve the economic crisis stephanie. they were. and this is one of the main tactics the protesters are using to keep the pressure on the government blocking road

forces leaving nothing to chance as voters arrive to cast their ballots at this polling station in srinagar in indian administered kashmir it's the 1st election since prime minister enron remade the abolished the region's autonomy and imposed a security knock down 3 months ago. i'm voting for kashmir and for my political party because it's my right to vote i'm also voting to strengthen my party datas are electing 300 council leaders but most political parties including india's main opposition congress voting separatist leaders have described the election as an illegitimate exercise under military occupation the candidate such as some may ask that refuse to be intimidated felt that tact is the but the dollar amount is bigger than the threat because when you dollop of nation thousands of lives of sacrifice to develop a nation so i'm one i'm among the doors i think for me development is the. turnout is expected to be low in at least $25.00 councils candidates representing mateys hindu nationalist b j p have run unopposed many kashmiri see the election as a cynical attempt to create a political

school or going to work does not mean they have accepted new delhi's decision as a war on al-jazeera srinagar do not mean denmark granted approval for moscow to construct part of a gas pipeline in danish waters where the permit was the last hurdle for the north stream project which will deliver russian gas to europe almost 150 kilometers of the twin pipeline will run through denmark's territory but the 1200 kilometer long project has been criticized by the u.s. and several eastern european nordic and baltic countries they say increase europe's reliance on russian gas. a cleanup is underway after a tropical cyclone changed course and crashed into oman waves of up to 8 feet high slowed into the southwest coast in the. far government there are no more national emergency management center has also cut power in some areas as a precaution. of is there with me so rob a reminder of our top stories the iraqi military says one person has been killed after a rocket was fired into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone it happened shortly after a separate incident they should not bridge i witness and say

reports now from indian administered kashmir there have been several protests in srinagar on a day 27 european parliamentarians a visiting india not mr people have also called a full strike and all the shops in the valley are shut today the people of water the parliament today will not get to see the accurate picture on the ground because it was it is tightly controlled by the indian government now off the 27 volunteers who are coming 22 hail from right all far right parties like alter to 4 d. from germany it's also important to mention that the government in india is currently ruled by a party that itself is right wing hindu nationalist party now these people say that the reality on the ground is not going to be even shown to them however it's also important to mention that the parliamentarians here are not coming sanction by the e.u. they're coming here in their personal capacity so many critics are even question the credibility of this or is it the leading politicians in the opposition parties in india are also saying that while they have not been allowed or rather actively stopped

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