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Omar takes at Prasad, says don’t presume what SC will say about Article 370

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National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah took a dig at Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday over his remarks that Article 370 of the Constitution would not be restored, and urged him not to presume what the Supreme Court judges would decide on the matter. “Dear Ravi Shankar Prasad ji, we don’t expect you to restore anything but unless you are suggesting the Supreme Court has surrendered its independence & takes dictation from you please don’t presume to know what the Hon judges will decide,” Abdullah wrote on Twitter.…

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BJP demands Mehbooba’s arrest for ‘Seditious’ remarks

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The Jammu and Kashmir BJP has demanded PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s arrest for her “seditious” remarks, wherein she said she would only hold the tricolour when the flag of the erstwhile state is restored. The BJP said “no power on earth” can either hoist the state flag again or restore Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing reporters on Friday for the first time since her release from a 14-month detention following the abrogation of Article 370 in…

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J&K’s civil service rules amended, now employees can be retired after completing 22 years of service

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Jammu and Kashmir’s civil service regulation rules were amended on Thursday to allow the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of service or attaining the age of 48 years, an official said. Jammu and Kashmir’s civil service regulation rules were amended on Thursday to allow the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of service or attaining the age of 48 years, an official said. The employees can be retired after being given three months notice or three months…

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Failing to fight politically, BJP employing its agencies to target Farooq Abdullah: National Conference

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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday asserted that BJP after failing to politically fight party president Dr. Farooq Abdullah has resorted to employing its agencies for the task. In a statement party spokesperson said, “The ED summon to Dr Farooq Abdullah is clearly the result of the unity that Dr Sahib has been able to forge among mainstream political parties in J&K. This is the price one faces when opposed to BJP’s ideology and divisive politics. Recent history is a witness to how BJP has been employing coercive and…

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No property tax to be imposed in J&K: Manoj Sinha

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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that no property tax would be levied on land, buildings or vacant lands in the UT, amid protests by the J&K Congress against the Centre’s earlier decision to impose a property tax in the Union Territory. “Some people are saying that property tax will be in J&K. Let me clarify, there will be no such tax be levied in Jammu and Kashmir by the UT administration,” Sinha said while addressing ‘My Town My Pride’ meeting after inaugurating a bridge in north…

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Twitter lands in hot water after displaying J&K as territory of China

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Twitter was caught in a storm on Sunday after Jammu and Kashmir was shown as a part of China during a live broadcast by a journalist at a war memorial in Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Nitin Gokhale, author and national security analyst, started the live broadcast on Twitter from the Hall of Fame, a memorial for soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the country. The location tag displayed in the video was marked ‘Jammu and Kashmir, People’s Republic of China.’ Twitter users, including Gokhale himself, immediately pointed out…

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Won’t take long to restore statehood to J&K: Amit Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the centre will not take long to restore Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir which was converted into the Union Territory on August 5, 2019 and declared that there will be a wave of development there in next 5-6 months as Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is taking development to grass-root level. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. I have also stated this on floor of Parliament. We won’t go back from our promise. It (restoration of Statehood to…

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BJP attacks Farooq Abdullah, says China remark ‘Seditious’

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Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, in an interview to India Today TV on Sunday said China “never accepted” the nullification of Article 370. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday termed as “seditious” a statement by National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah that he hoped, with China’s support, Article 370 will be restored in Jammu & Kashmir.Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, in an interview to India Today TV on Sunday said China “never accepted” the nullification of Article 370. “They said till you restore Article 370,…

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Statehood will not restore lost rights of J&K: G N Hanjura

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura on Monday said “mere restoration of statehood to J&K is not going to undo the plunder of rights of its people”. “The PDP would always strive to restore the position of August 4, 2019 as the first step towards working out the resolution of the J&K issue in a dignified manner. People of J&K can’t be tricked into the bargain of statehood against our special status, rights and identity,” Mr. Hanjura said, during a meeting of its workers in Srinagar.…

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Hope Article 370 will be restored in J&K with China’s support: Farooq Abdullah

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In an former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said that the abrogation of Article 370 has led to the Chinese aggression at the LAC in Ladakh. He also hoped that Article 370 will be restored with China’s support. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday held the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 responsible for the Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Speaking to Farooq Abdullah said that China “never accepted” the Abrogation of Article 370, and hoped that it…

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