Day: August 2, 2018

Police to ‘Allow’ peaceful protests against Article 35A Row

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The police have decided to allow peaceful protests against petitions challenging Article 35A in the Supreme Court. The police will, however, keep a close watch on protests and ensure no demonstration takes an ugly turn. “We will allow peaceful protests. A protestor is well within the rights to stage a peaceful protest,” director general of police Shesh Paul Vaid told Kashmir Post. “Those protesting against (petitions) challenging the article 35A will be dealt with sympathetically,” he said. A slew of petitions challenging Article 35A would be heard by the apex…

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Major challenges facing BJP after citizen’s draft list leaves out 40 lakh

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) considers the final draft of the National Register of Citizens a “promise fulfilled”, but is wary about four challenges it may throw up, two senior leaders of the party said. The draft, which was unveiled on Monday, left out four million applicants in Assam who had sought inclusion in the NRC. The draft is an attempt to identify and deport illegal immigrants from the northeastern state. The BJP is excited that the NRC saw the light of day under its government — in Assam and…

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Don’t know anything about PDP-BJP coming together again: Ram Madhav

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Asked to comment on media reports suggesting PDP and BJP will form a coalition government in J&K again, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said he “did not know anything about all this”. “I can’t say anything. I do not think so,” Madhav told Kashmir Post. “I do not know anything about all this,” he added hurriedly. “Thank you nothing more,” he said. Madhav is one of the most well-known faces of saffron party and BJP’s point man for Jammu and Kashmir. It was Madhav who had announced that BJP…

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Kashmir Inc begins protests in Srinagar against attacks on Article 35A

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The business community of Kashmir on Wednesday launched its week-long protest programme with a silent protest march to “protect” Article 35-A from any onslaughts. Several business bodies took part in the silent protest march from Residency Road to Press Enclave here. Speaking on the occasion, president Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Javid Ahmad Tenga said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are ready to sacrifice everything and will shed their last drop of blood to defend the Article 35-A. Mubeen Ahmed Shah, a senior member of KCCI said that…

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No presence of ISIS in Kashmir Valley, only cases of waving of flags: Hansraj Gangaram

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No militant of the ISJK, an outfit influenced by ISIS ideology, is active in Jammu and Kashmir and the extent of ISIS presence in the state was till recently limited to waving flags of the global group and Pakistan, Union minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. Appropriate action under law has been taken against those who were involved in cases of waving ISIS and Pakistani flags in Jammu and Kashmir, the minister said. There were eight such cases in 2015, 31 cases in 2016 and five cases in 2017. “Till…

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Much awaited night flights to operate at Srinagar Airport from Aug 10

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In a significant development, the Srinagar International Airport would operate night flights from August 10. “The much awaited night flights will operate from Srinagar airport from August 10,” Director Srinagar International Airport, Aakash Deep Mathur told reporters while addressing a press conference here. He said all the required night landing equipment has been installed at the Srinagar airport by Airport Authority of India (AAI). Mathur said two airlines — Indigo and Go Air — have agreed to operate night flights. “After installation of night-landing equipment, the decision to make night…

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Talib Hussain, Man who led stir for Kathua victim held on rape charge

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Talib Hussain, who was at the forefront of demonstrations seeking justice in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Bakerwal girl from Rasana in Kathua district, has been arrested by the Samba police on the charge of raping a married woman in the Majalta forest area in Udhampur. “He was arrested from the Tral area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Tuesday and brought to Samba following a written complaint of a married woman who has accused him of raping her in a jungle about one and a half…

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