Day: May 15, 2018

Congress-Janata Dal(S) enter alliance to keep BJP out of power

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B S Yeddyurappa, the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, has met Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala at the Raj Bhawan in Bengaluru to stake claim to form government. Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy is now meeting the governor. “Just now we met governor because we are single largest party, and that he allows us to prove majority in the assembly,” Yeddyurappa said after the meeting. Kumaraswamy had written to the governor earlier today saying he accepts the Congress’s offer of support with him as chief minister after the BJP emerged as…

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March to Lal Chowk on Saturday to protest Modi’s visit: Joint Resistance Leadership

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Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for ‘Lal Chowk chalo’ on Saturday, May 19 to protest the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Jammu and Kashmir. PM Modi is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir on May 19. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik on Tuesday appealed people to march towards the historic Lal Chowk on Saturday to protest the PM’s visit. The leaders, in a statement, also called for a shutdown on May 21 on the anniversaries of Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Gani…

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Walking is the best exercise to lose weight, control diabetes: Experts

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Not the type to lift weights in the gym? No patience for yoga? Feel like you’ll pass out 5 seconds into running? We hear you. Walking is the best form of exercise you can take up. It’s great for people who are trying to lose weight, the elderly, diabetic or those who have heart related problems. Trust us, we’ve got doctors’ approval on this. “Walking is considered as a nearest activity to perfect exercise,” says Dr Amar Singhal, interventional cardiologist, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, Delhi. “It’s the easiest way…

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PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Pakal Dul power project

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of 1,000 MW Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project being constructed by Chenab Valley Power Projects Ltd in Kishtwar district on May 19. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall lay the foundation stone of Pakal Dul project in a function at Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu, on May 19,” a statement issued by the company said. The project is being constructed on Marusudar river which is a tributary of the Chenab. The project, when completed, will generate 3,330 MU of energy and comprises…

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Kashmir – An issue of Humanity versus Brutality

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Kashmir is simply not an issue of dispute between India and Pakistan but today it is an issue of humanity versus brutality. Kashmir, the largest militarised zone in the world with more than 700,000 Indian boots carrying and using lethal weapons with impunity under the legal protection known as AFSPA, Armed Forces Special Powers Act. This gives Indian forces a free hand to do what they will without any accountability. AFSPA enables the military to carry out gross human rights abuses that include enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual abuse and…

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Govt. revokes order on Kashmiri Pandit’s pilgrimage registration

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Kashmiri Pandits are sons of the soil and they do not need any permission to visit the shrines in the Valley, says Minister. The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday removed a senior official and ordered a probe into the official directive asking migrant Kashmiri Pandits to register before embarking on any pilgrimage at the historic temples of the Kashmir Valley. “Migrant Kashmiri Pandits belong to this soil. They don’t need to register for such religious pilgrimages. They don’t require any permission from the government. We cannot have them questioned…

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SC defers hearing on petitions challenging Article 35A

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The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing on petitions challenging Article 35A of the Indian constitution which permits only subjects of Jammu and Kashmir to get employed in state government and allows them to buy property in J&K. Centre told the bench that the matter is very sensitive and since the interlocutor is making efforts for a solution, the court should not pass any interim order at present as it would be counter productive. Representing the J&K government, advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said SC has already settled the issue by ruling…

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Suspected movement along IB, Red Alert in Hiranagar

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A high alert was sounded in the Jammu region after movement of suspected militants was detected along the International Border (I-B) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, a senior police officer said today. The development comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on May 19. “We have sounded a high alert in the area since 12 am after the detection of suspected movement of a group of people near the I-B in Kathua district,” the officer told PTI. Security installations along highways in Kathua, Samba, Jammu…

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