Added on October 19, 2019
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New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday sent a letter to the Centre recommending Justice S A Bobde, who is next in seniority, as his successor. Official sources told PTI that Justice Gogoi wrote a letter to the Ministry of Law and Justice recommending Justice Bobde to be the next chief justice. […]
Added on October 19, 2019
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Jammu: Former JKLF militant Javed Ahmed Mir alias ‘Javed Nalka’ was arrested and later released on bail in connection with the killing of four IAF personnel, including a Squadron Leader, in January 1990, officials said here on Friday. He was arrested on Wednesday and produced before a CBI court, which released him on bail the […]
Added on October 19, 2019
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Says its statements on Art 370 helping neighboring country
Gohana/Hisar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the Congress over its stand on Article 370, saying its statements are being used by Pakistan against India and asked what kind of “chemistry” it shares with the neighbouring country. With the BJP making scrapping of Article 370 in J-K a big poll issue, Modi […]
Added on October 19, 2019
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Washington: Ahead of the next week’s Congressional hearing on human rights situation in South Asia, Kashmiri Pandits residing in various parts of the US held a briefing for US lawmakers and their aides on ground realties in the Valley and violations of their rights for the past several decades. Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna, Congressmen […]
Added on October 19, 2019
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Hold candlelight vigil at IIM Ahmedabad campus
Ahmedabad: Seeking restoration of “normalcy” in Jammu and Kashmir and lifting of communications blockade from that state, activists, students, faculty members of IIM Ahmedabad and others took out a candlelight vigil here. As part of the vigil, which was aimed at expressing solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, around 150 people gathered outside […]
Added on October 10, 2019
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Jammu: The Congress on Wednesday decided to boycott the Block Development Council (BDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, citing “indifferent” attitude of the state administration and continued detention of senior party leaders. BDC polls will be held in Jammu and Kashmir on October 24. These will be the first elections to be held in the […]
Added on October 10, 2019
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Kaithal (Har): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday attacked the Congress for its stand on Article 370 and also took on the party over criticism of the shastra pooja performed on the first Rafale aircraft acquired by the country. “Congress leader Rahul Gandhi opposed scrapping of Article 370. I want to ask Rahul to make […]
Added on October 10, 2019
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Package meant for those who initially settled in outside states
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a one-time payment of Rs 5.5 lakh as a resettlement package for the 5,300 displaced families which had come from Pakistan-administered Kashmir and initially settled outside Jammu and Kashmir but later relocated to the state. A “historical wrong” has been corrected by the government, Union minister Prakash […]
Added on October 10, 2019
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Srinagar: The efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reopen colleges in the Valley on Wednesday failed as students did not turn up for their classes. The Kashmir valley has been witnessing continuous shutdown since August 5 when the Centre revoked the state’s special status under Article 370 and bifurcated it into two Union […]
Added on October 10, 2019
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Washington: The US has announced visa restrictions against officials of the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China for instituting a highly “repressive campaign” against ethnic and religious minorities, including the Uyghur Muslims, in the country’s Xinjiang province. The US accused China of carrying out high-tech surveillance and draconian controls against the minorities in […]
