Month: March 2019

Article 35A constitutionally vulnerable, hampering J&K’s development: Arun Jaitley

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Finance minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said Article 35A, which restricts non-permanent residents to buy property in Jammu and Kashmir, is “constitutionally vulnerable” and also hampering economic development of the state.The statement comes amidst the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pressing for early elections to the assembly in the state, which is presently under president’s rule. In a blog, Jaitley said the seven-decade history of Jammu and Kashmir confronts “changing India” with several questions. “Was the Nehruvian course, which the state had embarked, a historical blunder or was it the correct course…

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Modi not my enemy but Rahul Gandhi acknowledged torture I was facing in BJP: Shatrughan Sinha

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Shatrughan Sinha said his attacks on BJP were not aimed at any individual. He said he never spoke against an individual but only on issues. “No individual is above the party.” Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha, who is set to join the Congress, has said he is still “officially” part of the BJP but is on the “right track”. In an exclusively interview with India Today TV, Shatrughan Sinha, the present Lok Sabha MP from Patna Sahib, said he is “disappointed” on being denied ticket from Patna…

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Non biodegradable disposables banned across J&K

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Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday imposed ban on the non-biodegradable disposable items being used in the daily chores.The department of forest, environment and ecology issued a notification ordering complete ban on the disposable articles made of non-biodegradable material within the territorial jurisdiction of the state. “Government imposed complete ban on (the) articles made of non-biodegradable material listed in the schedule of the said Act, within the territorial jurisdiction of the state,” an official statement reads.The articles include disposable plates, cups, bowls, tumblers, spoons, forks and knives. The order shall be…

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Three militants killed in Shopian, Internet snapped

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Three militants were killed in south Kashmir’s Shopian by security forces after a gun battle, Indian Army officials said on Thursday. According to officials, weapons have also been recovered during the search and cordon operation in Yarwan area of Keller of Shopian district. “Three terrorists eliminated in Op Yarwan Forest in Shopian. Weapons also recovered and the operation is in progress,” an army spokesperson said. Another encounter began in Yaroo area of north Kashmir’s Handwara. “Area under cordon. Details will follow. @JmuKmrPolice @HandwaraP,” Jammu and Kashmir police tweeted. Meanwhile, Mobile…

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European Parliamentarians call for the ban of pellet shotguns on Kashmiris

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An enormous cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament have called for a ban on the use of pellet guns on civilians in India-controlled Kashmir. Wajid Khan, a Labour Member of the European Parliament representing the North West of England, has authored the letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Wajid Khan has been championed the cause of Kashmir in the Parliament since his appointment 2 years ago. He secured the historic Kashmir hearing in the human rights committee in February. Speaking to this correspondent, Wajid Khan said that…

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SC hearing of Articles 35-A and 370, Bar asks members to remain available

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Srinagar has asked the following members of the association to remain available in the Supreme Court on 27 and 28 of March, 2019—so as to cause their appearance in the cases relating to the setting aside of Articles 35-A and 370 of the constitution of India, if those cases are taken up for consideration, on any of the aforesaid dates: M. A. Qayoom, President, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, General Secretary, Z. A. Shah, Senior Advocate & Executive Member, Z. A. Qureshi, Senior Advocate &…

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Today PM Modi to kick off BJP’s election campaign from Jammu

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s star campaigner, is scheduled to launch the party’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Officials said Modi is scheduled to arrive in Jammu by an Indian Air Force special aircraft at around 4.30pm and then take a chopper to Doomi-Akhnoor, some 25 kilometers from here, to address a campaign rally. “Prime Minister is likely to reach the rally venue at around 5pm and after the 55-minute public address and meetings with senior party functionaries, he is scheduled to…

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Why young Kashmiris are joining an insurgency against India

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He was the kind of professor students adored, always ready to help with books, advice or small loans. His colleagues in the sociology department found him reliable and ambitious, a scholar whose research on consumerism might propel him to a post elsewhere in India. So it was out of character when Mohammad Rafi Bhat failed to attend a faculty meeting at the University of Kashmir one Friday afternoon last year. His family, too, had no idea where he was. Two days later, when his colleagues turned on their televisions, their…

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Kashmir’s contribution to the field of Medicine

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We have been listening, telling, reading and writing about Kashmir’s contribution to the world in the field of literature, art, architecture, music, dance, drama, language, culture, philosophy, history, civilization, religion, spirituality and tradition. Some important contributions made by Kashmir could not be articulated in an organised manner due to various reasons in the past. One such area remains as the field of medicine and surgery. The Indian contribution in the field of 3Ms (Music, Medicine and Mathematics) to the world is well researched and documented, however, in the overall Indian…

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In couple of years, Rasikh Salam will be a special player: Yuvraj Singh

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Impressed with his composure and control over his swing, former India batsman Yuvraj Singh said J&K young fast bowler Rasikh Salam is going to emerge as a special player in the next two to three years.“Rasikh swung the ball in the nets, that is why the boys wanted to play him. He got hit for a six and four in the last two balls. Other than that, he bowled well.” Yuvraj, who scored a half-century on his debut match for the Mumbai Indians against Delhi Capitals, said, “I think he…

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