Amid article 35A row, fat Valley weddings turn austere

This was the peak wedding season and we were fully booked. Unfortunately, people are either postponing weddings to next year or holding them in an austere manner. We make money only in the wedding season and whenever the situation deteriorates, our business takes a hit. Fayaz Ahmad In the season of weddings, the row over Article 35A has thrown Valley’s wedding calendar into disarray. While some are going for austere celebrations, others are juggling with dates, so that wedding ceremonies do not coincide with the Hurriyat shutdown call. Many have…

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Kashmir on edge as fresh plea seeks Article 35A abrogation, JRL reiterates shutdown on Aug 30, 31

Valley witnesses spontaneous shutdown, clashes Over 2 dozen injured, 7 of them hit by pellets above chest Mass agitation will start the moment SC announces any verdict against state subject law Over two dozen protesters were injured in clashes with the government forces, triggering a spontaneous shutdown in parts of Kashmir after rumours spread in the Valley that the Supreme Court has abrogated Article 35-A during today’s hearing. Early morning, clashes erupted at Lal Chowk in Anantnag, Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir and parts of Srinagar after the…

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Supreme Court to hear Article 35A case on Friday, Guv, State to urge SC to defer hearing

A bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35-A has been listed for hearing on Friday. The petitions would be heard by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DipakMisra in the court No. 1, commonly known as Chief Justice’s court. Two other judges of the bench are Justice A M Khanilwar and Justice Chandrachud. The petitions figure at serial number 18 among the cases listed for August 31. The petitions are being heard at a time when new Governor Satya Pal Malik has taken…

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NN Vohra leaves Kashmir on an unhappy note

During the last two months of his term as Governor, friction between the Raj Bhavan and the Centre and Army increased N.N. Vohra, who was replaced by Satya Pal Malik as the Jammu and Kashmir Governor a few days ago, left Srinagar on Monday without meeting his successor. Mr. Vohra left in the morning, though Mr. Malik was expected from Patna in the afternoon. The two have not met after Mr. Malik took charge last week; in fact, Mr. Vohra was conspicuous by his absence during the swearing-in of the…

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