ON THE BACKDROP OF INDIA’S DECISION TO BIFURCATE JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND SCRAP THE STATE’S SPECIAL STATUS, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER S JAISHANKAR TOLD CHINA THAT ANY BILATERAL DIFFERENCES SHOULD NOT BECOME DISPUTES. IN THE WAKE OF PREVAILING SITUATION IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR,THE PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PEMRA) HAS BARRED TELEVISION, RADIO AND ALL OTHER BROADCAST CHANNELS IN THE COUNTRY TO REFRAIN FROM AIRING ANY SPECIAL PROGRAMME ON EID-AL-ADHA THE RAINS APPEAR TO HAVE EASED IN KERALA BUT THE OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN TO 72 IN THE STATE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS.RAHUL GANDHI, WHO IS CAMPING THE LANDSLIDE SITE AND RELIEF CAMPS IN HIS CONSTITUENCY IN WAYANAD,TODAY APPEALED FOR HELP TO PROVIDE RELIEF MATERIAL TO THOSE HIT BY THE DEVASTATING FLOODS. CHAMPION WRESTLER BABITA PHOGAT AND HER FATHER MAHAVIR PHOGAT JOINED THE RULING BJP TODAY AHEAD OF POLLS THIS YEAR IN THEIR HOME STAE HARYANA,THE BJP EXPECTS ITS LATEST RECRUIT TO HELP THE PARTY IN HARYANA, WHERE STATE ELECTIONS ARE DUE THIS YEAR. EID-AL-ADHA, IS BEING CELEBRATED TODAY BY MUSLIMS ACROSS THE GLOBE.THE FESTIVAL WHICH IS ALSO CALLED THE FESTIVAL OF SACRIFICE", IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVALS FOR ISLAMIC FOLLOWERS. NSA AJIT DOVAL TODAY CONDUCTED AN AERIAL SURVEY TO TAKE STOCK OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY AS LOCALS OFFERED EID PRAYERS.CURFEW WAS RE-IMPOSED IN SRINAGAR ON THE EVE OF EID, EVEN AS STATE POLICE STRESSED THE SITUATION WAS PEACEFUL IN THE STATE.