Day: September 11, 2018

Those excluded from Assam citizens list to be deported: Ram Madhav

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BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said Monday people excluded from the final list of Assam-specific National Register of Citizens would be de-franchised and deported to their country, while chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal suggested that the NRC be implemented across India. Addressing a seminar on ‘NRC: Defending the Borders, Securing the Culture’, Sonowal said genuine citizens of India would get adequate opportunities to prove their citizenship and include their names in the final list of the NRC. “The NRC should be implemented in all states. This is a document which can…

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Vital stretches of National Highway in poor condition

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Some vital stretches of the NH-44, bypassed during the construction and widening of the highway, arein a shambles, with the authorities looking the other way as commuters continue to suffer. The main stretches that have been affected in the process include the 7-km Khannabal-Sangam stretch, more than 3 km of Awantipora-Barsoo stretch and around 5 km of the Pampore-Panthachowk stretch. The stretches were bypassed in the new alignment of the widened highway. Their maintenance was entrusted to Ramky, a Hyderabad-based construction company which was the executing agency of the construction…

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Congress activists take out rallies against rise in fuel prices, Bandh receives mixed response

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Congress workers on Monday staged protests in Jammu to mark the Bharat Bandh. The bandh, however, saw a mixed response. All educational institutions, offices and business establishments in Jammu functioned normally and vehicles plied on the roads. The party had called for a country-wide bandh to protest the rise in the fuel prices. The Congress workers in Jammu protested against the Centre and highlighted the Rs 11-lakh crore fuel loot. They demanded immediate reduction in Central excise duty and excessive VAT in the states and bringing petrol and diesel under…

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Killings by unknown gunmen continue in Kashmir, JRL Blames ‘Agencies’ For Activist’s Killing

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Two persons have been killed and a woman has been injured in the past three days in different attacks by unknown gunmen in Kashmir. In North Kashmir, a Hurriyat activist was shot dead on Saturday after an unknown gunman fired at him in Bombai Sopore, in Baramulla district. According to the reports, gunmen fired at the Hurriyat activist Hakeem Ur Rehman Sultani when he was walking outside his home. Hakeem suffered serious head injuries, and was taken to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him ‘brought dead’. Hakeem was…

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Omar Abdullah rules out any Tie-Up with BJP for govt formation in J&K

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National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Monday ruled out any alliance with the BJP for the formation of government in Jammu and Kashmir. Taking it to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, he wrote, “I understand some old news videos from 2014 are doing the rounds trying to suggest that NC is going to support a BJP lead Govt in J&K. Let me make it very clear – this IS NOT happening. This WILL NOT happen. This is some psy-ops plan designed to unsettle the @JKNC_ cadre.” In the series of…

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Michelle Bachelet UN rights chief urges India, Pak to take meaningful action on Kashmir Issue

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In her opening remarks at the 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Bachelet said the people of Kashmir had the same rights to justice and dignity as people all over the world. In her first address to the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday praised the Supreme Court for decriminalising same-sex relations between consenting adults but urged India and Pakistan to take meaningful action on addressing issues highlighted in the UN report on human rights violations in Kashmir. This…

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Govt rules out excise duty cut on Petrol, Diesel amid nationwide protests

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Bharat Bandh News Live Updates: The Congress on Monday demanded the Narendra Modi government cut the excise duty and customs duty on petrol and diesel after what it called was a successful Bharat Bandh from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Centre can’t hide behind the excuse of “global reasons” for the high prices as it had increased taxes substantially in the last few years. He also thanked the 20 other opposition parties for joining the nationwide strike. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had earlier questioned Rahul…

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