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Supreme Court questions Gujarat on Selective Use of Policy for Early Release of Bilkis Bano Convicts

August 18, 2023 Editor

The opportunity to reform must be given to all prisoners and not a few, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it asked Gujarat whether its remission policy was applied selectively and why the Mumbai court that convicted 11 people in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case was not consulted when the men were released last year. The court was hearing a petition filed by the victim Bano along with a set of public interest litigations (PIL) challenging the release of the 11 convicts in August last year, despite…

Excise Department Raids Brick Kilns in Budgam, Recovers Large Quantity of Illegally Manufactured Alcohol

August 18, 2023 Editor

The sleuths of the Excise Department of Jammu and Kashmir conducted raids at brick kilns in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, according to officials. “Under the directions of Excise Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma and under the supervision of Deputy Excise Commissioner, Executive, Kashmir, Tazayun Mukhtar, raids were carried out at Brick Kilns in Nowbug, Chadoora, Budgam. These raids were led by the Excise and Taxation Officer of Central Kashmir, and they were accompanied by Range Inspectors from three districts and other field officials. This action was taken following complaints…

Article 370 Abrogation Case: Arguments to Continue in Supreme Court on Day 7

August 18, 2023 Editor

Several petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which split the erstwhile State into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh — were referred to a Constitution Bench in 2019. Senior advocate Dushyant Dave on Thursday argued in the Supreme Court that the abrogation of Article 370 is a colourable exercise of powers since the BJP government in its 2019 manifesto had proposed the repeal of Article 370. Mr. Dave also argued that Article 370 had ‘achieved its life’ and…

Omar Abdullah slams Admin for removing Sheikh Abdullah’s name from SKICC

August 18, 2023 Editor

‘Sher-e-Kashmir is being removed from J&K’s institutions. Those responsible will be removed soon. Let them erase. The next government will restore Sher-e-Kashmir’ Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah lashed out at the government for dropping his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah’s title from the Union Territory’s public architectural buildings. Omar said that you can’t remove “Sher-i-Kashmir’s” name from the people’s hearts. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who founded the National Conference, was fondly called ‘Sher -i-Kashmir’ or “Lion of Kashmir” and multiple buildings are named after the leader. Recently, the information and public…

Planning to Perform Umrah This Year? Here’s What You Need to Know

August 17, 2023 Editor

Srinagar- Saudi Arabia has advised overseas Muslims, planning to perform Umrah or lesser pilgrimage, to verify the credentials of agents first. “Dealing with licensed companies guarantee your rights,” the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said, addressing would-be pilgrims. The ministry advised them to log onto its website and check a list of licensed agents in their home countries via the link https://eservices.haj.gov.sa. Saudi Arabia expects around 10 million Muslims from the world over to perform Umrah this season. The season commenced weeks ago, with the beginning of Muharram-ul-Haram, the first…

Katra-Banihal Rail Link Project on Track to be Completed This Year: GM Northern Railway

August 17, 2023 Editor

Northern Railway General Manager Shobhan Chaudhuri has stated that the work on the Katra-Banihal section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL) project is likely to be completed in the current year. “The work on the Katra-Banihal Section of the USBRL project to connect the Jammu region to Kashmir is ongoing, at a fast pace and is proposed to be completed in the current year. After completion of the deck of the iconic Chenab bridge, ballastless track-laying has also been accomplished. Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the Chenab bridge to inspect…

Article 370 Hearing: Petitioner Questions CJI’s Remark on Absolute Transfer of Sovereignty

August 17, 2023 Editor

Six days after CJI DY Chandrachud observed that the integration of J&K with India was “absolute” and transfer of sovereignty was “complete” on signing of the Instrument of Accession (IoA), senior counsel Rajeev Dhavan on Wednesday contested it, saying internal sovereignty of the erstwhile state was never lost. “There is some misunderstanding on the status of the merger agreement. The court had observed that after the Instrument of Accession, the surrender of sovereignty was absolute. Our submission is that as far as the Instrument of Accession is concerned, it deals…

Soaring Rice Prices in Kashmir Put a Strain on Households

August 17, 2023 Editor

The price of rice, Kashmir’s most popular food grain, has virtually doubled since the government reduced its ration allocation limit, prompting Kashmiris to endure an unprecedented rise in its pricing that is putting pressure on the consumers. A popular brand of rice used in Kashmir that was formerly sold for Rs 2500 per quintal is now marketed at Rs 4500 per quintal, the price of rice in the open market during the past five months. Similar to how locally produced rice used to cost between Rs 2500 and Rs 3000…

Mehbooba Mufti calls abrogation of Article 370 an Emotional Issue for Kashmiris

August 17, 2023 Editor

As the hearing against revocation of Article 370 continued in the Supreme Court, prominent Jammu and Kashmir leaders, who have opposed the Centre’s move, reached the apex court on Wednesday to listen to the arguments in the case. While talking to reporters outside the SC, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said that it was the “Idea of India” which was on trial. People’s Conference president Sajjad Gani Lone said that the trial was more about the sanctity of the promises made by Parliament than about Article 370 or J&K.…