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Deadly communal violence in India raises concerns ahead of world leader summit

August 4, 2023 Editor

Separate outbreaks of violence this week, including the alleged shooting of three Muslim men by a police officer on a train, have exposed the deep communal fissures in India weeks before it welcomes Group of 20 (G20) leaders to the capital. Violence erupted in the northern state of Harayana state on Monday after a right-wing Hindu organization led a religious procession in the Muslim dominated region of Nuh. Clashes spread to several districts of the finance and tech hub, Gurugram, also known as Gurgaon, home to more than 1.5 million…

Tragic Landslide on Kedarnath Yatra Route, Numerous Feared Buried Under Debris

August 4, 2023 Editor

Many are feared buried in the debris of shops that were destroyed due to a major landslide near Gaurikund on the Kedarnath yatra route in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district. A team from the state disaster response force (SDRF) has started the search and rescue operation. According to an official of the Rudraprayag disaster management, 10 to 12 people are feared to be buried or washed away in the landslide. Three shops are reported to have been damaged due to the landslide after heavy torrential rains near the Gaurikund post bridge last…

Cyber Scam: Beware of scammers posing as utility companies and courier services

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Editor

Fraudsters are using new tactics to trick people into paying for fake electricity and water bills, parcels, and other items. By: Javid Amin In one recent case, a woman from Gurugram received a call from someone claiming to be an IPS officer. The caller told her that a parcel containing drugs and foreign currency had been confiscated at the airport in her name. The caller then threatened to charge her with money laundering and other crimes unless she transferred Rs 8.4 lakh to them. The woman, fearing for her reputation,…

Supreme Court Questions absence of Mechanism to Abrogate Article 370 Even if it enjoys Widespread Support across J&K

August 4, 2023 Editor

Five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI Chandrachud wanted to know how provision could be revoked in the absence of a constituent assembly Is there no mechanism to abrogate Article 370 even when the people of Jammu and Kashmir want it, the Supreme Court asked on Thursday and wondered if the now repealed provision can’t be touched will it not amount to creating a “new category” beyond the basic structure of the Constitution. Hearing for the second day a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370…

Archaeological Survey of India Initiates Survey at Gyanvapi Mosque Complex Following Allahabad HC Order; Muslim Side Boycotts Process

August 4, 2023 Editor

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) on Friday morning began a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi to determine whether the 17th-century mosque has been constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple. The survey began amid tight security arrangements a day after the Allahabad high court upheld a district court order and ruled that the proposed survey is “necessary in the interest of justice” and will benefit both sides”. Top updates on Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque survey 1. The Muslim body Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee…

SSP Traffic warns of vehicle impoundment for 7,366 pending e-challans

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Editor

The traffic police authorities have urged 7,366 vehicle owners to dispose of their pending e-challans by August 09 failing which their vehicles will be impounded. SSP traffic Srinagar, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah issued a public notice quoting a court order. “This office is in receipt of a court order dated 28.07.2023 issued by the Court of Special Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Srinagar annexed with a list of 7366 vehicles with Pending E-Court Challans shown against each, with the directions that the owners of these vehicles be informed for disposal of the challans…

Kulgam Soldier, Reported Missing, Found Safe; Joint Interrogation to Follow After Medical Checkup: J&K Police

August 4, 2023 Editor

The Army jawan from Kulgam who recently went missing has been recovered by Kulgam Police. Joint interrogation will start shortly after the medical checkup, Vijay Kumar, the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Kashmir informed on Thursday. Last week, an Indian Army soldier identified as Javaid Ahmad Wani went missing from Kashmir’s Kulgam district when he came to visit his family during his leave. Wani went missing on Saturday evening while his car was found in Paranhall, prompting fears that he could have been abducted by terrorists. “Missing Army jawan…

US backs direct dialogue between India and Pakistan, says it is the best way to address challenges

August 3, 2023 Editor

US Department of State says Washington has always maintained the two neighbours should engage in dialogue. A day after Pakistan’s leader proposed “conditional” talks with archenemy India, the United States said it supports direct talks between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he was ready to resume bilateral dialogue with India. Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India in 2019 when New Delhi scrapped the special status of Indian-administered Kashmir. The status gave semi-autonomy to the disputed Himalayan region, which is also claimed by…

Supreme Court hears challenges to Kashmir’s special status removal, govt told there was no reason to revoke it

August 3, 2023 Editor

India’s top court takes up case four years after unprecedented decision to scrap region’s autonomy India’s Supreme Court was told that the integration of Jammu and Kashmir was and always has been “unquestionable” but “there was no reason” for the Narendra Modi government to revoke its special status. On Wednesday, India’s apex court began hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality the government’s decision to scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that provided semi-autonomous status to the region and stripped its statehood, demoting it to a federal territory. The five-judge constitutional…

BJP’s ‘Double Engine’ govt fails to prevent communal violence in Manipur and Haryana

August 3, 2023 Editor

The violence in Haryana has cast a shadow on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s assertion of good governance through a “double engine” government, as it comes at a time when the BJP leadership is already battling accusations of administrative deficiencies and lapses by its state government in Manipur. The double engine model of governance — a reference to the party being in power at the Centre and in the state — has been a key campaign plank for the BJP in state elections, with the party asserting that double engine…