Month: August 2017

7 Dead, 10 Injured as tempo traveller falls into gorge in Reasi

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Seven persons were killed and ten others injured in a road accident in Mahore tehsil of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said that a tempo, bearing registration number JK02 AT-0730, rolled down near Shishi Nallah, resulting into on spot death of seven persons. They said one person is feared to have drowned in the nallah and ten other suffered injuries. The tempo was on way to Mahore from Buddan when the mishap took place around 8:45 am. More details are awaited.  

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Jammu Region divided over abrogation of Article 35A

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Stand united in opposing its abrogation: Pir Panjal lawyers to people NPP demands revocation, stage protest Divided versions regarding the proposed revocation of Article 35 (A) are emerging from Jammu region with the lawyers from the Pir Panjal region vowing to oppose the move tooth and nail while the National Panthers Party demanded its immediate revocation. Appealing people of Jammu and Kashmir to get united and stop Government of India from scrapping Article 35 A that bars a non-state subject from purchasing land and acquire job in Jammu and Kashmir,…

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Article 35A is unconstitutional : BJP

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The BJP today accused Kashmir-centric parties of misleading citizens on various issues, including Article 35A. The party observed that the stand of these parties exposed their double standard on this issue. “Article 35A is an unconstitutional provision of law, finds no place in the Constitution and is supposed to be in operation without being passed in the Parliament of India. It is a great paradox that some Article is being discussed in public domain without understanding its legal position,” said BJP spokesman Arun Gupta, in a statement issued here today.…

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Scrap Art 35A and get ready for battle: Farooq Abdulla to Center

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NC chief says joining the fight upto Hurriyat ‘It will affect Jammu more than Kashmir’ National Conference President and three-time chief minister, Farooq Abdullah warns New Delhi of dire consequences if the Supreme Court abrogates Article 35-A that provide special rights and privileges to Jammu Kashmir residents. In the first part of the free-wheeling interview the veteran politician shares his views on how bad things can get for New Delhi and in Jammu Kashmir if the apex court abrogates the law extended to J&K through a constitution order in 1954.…

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Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah discuss ways to protect Article 35A

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Amid growing controversy over the attempts of the revocation of Article 35A, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah at his residence here today. “The CM discussed the current political situation in the state with the NC president,” NC spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu said. Mattu said the significant part of the meeting was taken up discussing ways to protect Article 35A. “Farooq suggested that the CM should consult other parties with an aim to create a wider consensus amongst like-minded parties in this battle to…

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Article 35A and its significance

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Article 35A of the Constitution of India,unknown to the public domain till recent times, has raked up an intense debate in the country. Political narrative has a paradigm shift. Here’s all you want to know about the article: What is Article 35A? Article 35A of the constitution empowers J&K legislature to define state’s “permanent residents” and their special rights and privileges. It was added to the constitution through a presidential order of 1954 with the then J&K government’s concurrence What is its significance to J&K? * Through 1927 and 1932…

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Valley braces for unrest over Article 35A

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The Hurriyat as well as mainstream opposition parties, including the Congress and CPM, are bracing to oppose any move to scrap or dilute Article 35A of the Constitution. Though separatist factions and mainly the Hurriyat groups have called for complete shutdown to protest against any “fiddling” with Article 35A by a larger SC bench, the mainstream combine, led by former CM and MP Farooq Abdullah of the National conference, warned the Centre of dangerous consequences if it even tried to dilute the Article. Article 35A offers special privileges to state…

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Opposition parties unite against move to ‘Abrogate’ Special Status

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Clamour is growing against the move to abrogate the State subject law with a united Opposition threatening to launch a statewide agitation against the central and the state government, if the Article 35A, a provision of Article 370, is fiddled with. Charu Wali Khan, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, who is settled outside the state, has challenged legality of Article 35-A claiming in her petition to Supreme Court that the said law takes away her “succession rights” away and “disenfranchises her.” This is the second time this provision has…

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Srinagar records hottest night of season

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Srinagar recorded the hottest night of the season so far at 22 degrees, three degrees above normal, while there was no respite from hot and humid weather during the day in the Kashmir. A Met department official rain and thundershowers could occur at isolated places during the next 48 hours in valley. He said Srinagar recorded the hottest night of the season after mercury surged and settled at 22 degrees, against 21 degree recorded yesterday. The night temperature was around three degrees above normal. Meanwhile, the hot and humid temperature…

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Why it’s dangerous for the Centre to tamper with Article 35A?

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The latest trigger for trouble in Jammu & Kashmir involves the Centre’s questioning of a special privilege, accorded to the state by the Indian Constitution. Any misstep with regard to it has the potential to cause an explosion in the valley, already fraught after months of unrest. Recently, a Kashmiri woman called Charu Wali Khan, settled outside the state, challenged the legality of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution that allows J&K to define its “permanent residents”. She claimed in her petition to the Supreme Court that such a law…

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