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Omar Abdullah cites Irani’s remarks to question BJP’s commitment to Rule of Law

August 9, 2023 Editor

Jammu Kashmir National Conference working president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the Centre should wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on Article 370’s abrogation rather than “threatening” it, saying remarks by some BJP leaders over the sub-judice matter “almost tantamount” to contempt of court. His comments came after Union minister Smriti Irani, while participating on the debate on the no-confidence motion against the central government in the Lok Sabha, said “Article 370 will never be restored”. Abdullah said he feels surprised to hear such remarks from responsible BJP leaders, PTI reported.…

Irani vows to protect Kashmiri Pandits, says Article 370 will not be reinstated

August 9, 2023 Editor

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that Article 370 will not be reinstated in Jammu and Kashmir nor will those who threaten Kashmiri Pandits with “Ralib Galib Chalib” be spared. Addressing the Lok Sabha during the no-confidence dabate, she said, “…It was mentioned in the House today that he (Rahul Gandhi) undertook a Yatra and gave assurance that they will reinstate Article 370 if it is up to them…I would like to tell the person who has run away from the House that neither will Article 370 be reinstated…

Jammu residents hold protest against Article 370 abrogation, say ‘High hopes from Supreme Court’

August 5, 2023 Editor

Scores of residents on Saturday staged a protest in Jammu city against the abrogation of Article 370 and 35a on its fourth anniversary. Eyewitnesses told that several Jammu residents gathered in the Mahraja Hari Singh park of Jammu city to protest “BJP’s illegal abrogation” of the articles that gave special status to Jammu Kashmir. Raising slogans and holding placards demanding that the Supreme Court must restore the articles immediately, the people gathered here said that Article 370 was one of our primary conditions to join the Union of India. “You…

Mainstream J&K leaders detained on Article 370 abrogation anniversary

August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 Editor

Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and other Jammu and Kashmir political leaders were put under house arrest on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 on Saturday. Mufti’s Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party had sought permission to hold a seminar but the administration denied the permission. “I’ve been put under house arrest along with other senior PDP leaders today. This comes after a midnight crackdown where scores of my party men are illegally detained in police stations. GOIs false claims about normalcy to the…

Month-long Celebration Programme Unveiled for Schools in Kashmir on August 15

August 4, 2023 Editor

Ahead of the 15 August, the Jammu Kashmir administration has announced a month long programme for schools in Kashmir valley. An order accessed, stated that the Chief Education Officer Anantnag said that he has been directed to schools to Independence Day Celebrations and submit reports on daily basis. “I am also directed to forward a copy of the calendar devised by this Directorate regarding “Meri Maati Mera Desh” programme with the request kindly to organize the events as per schedule and to submit the reports accordingly,” read the notice. Moreover,…

J&K Police investigate ‘Anti-National’ slogans raised at rally in Poonch

August 3, 2023 Editor

Poonch police on Wednesday lodged an FIR following “Azadi” slogans during a protest rally by Gujjars and Bakerwals in Jammu on Tuesday. The nomadic tribes on Tuesday raised Azadi slogans during a protest rally in Poonch to protest a proposed bill that guaranteed ST status to Pahari community. A 30-second video of the protest rally with Azadi slogans had gone viral on social sites on Tuesday. “After analysing the video, it was found real. Accordingly, an FIR under relevant sections of law has been registered at Poonch police station,” said…

Arrest Made: Hatemonger Advocating Bulldozing of Khanqahs in Kashmir Apprehended

August 1, 2023 Editor

The Jammu Kashmir Police has arrested one for spreading animosity between two religious groups in Kashmir. Sources told that one Mutahir Dar, a resident of Mahoo in Banihal has been arrested for promoting enmity between different groups and providing people to attack religious symbols. In a video that evoked widespread anger, a man with a long beard, sipping a cup of tea with his left hand was heard talking of a dream where Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a highly revered Sufi saint had come to his dream and asked him…

Indian Army Jawan reported missing in Kulgam, blood found in his car

July 30, 2023 Editor

An Indian Army soldier had reportedly missing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police officials said on Sunday. Javed Ahmad Wani, 25, a resident of Achathal area of Kulgam district, had gone missing Saturday evening, the officials said. Wani, posted in Ladakh region, was on leave. His car was found in Paranhall later around 8pm, they said. Security forces have launched a massive hunt to track down the missing soldier. Some reports, citing his family, claimed that Wani was kidnapped from his vehicle in Kulgam district. The police, however, was…

Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, KP Organisation supports abrogation of Article 370; Files Application in Supreme Court

July 27, 2023 Editor

An organisation representing Kashmiri Pandits and a social activist on Thursday moved the Supreme Court filing intervention application in the pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370, while supporting the August 5, 2019 decision of the Central government. Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, through its Organising Secretary, Vithal Chowdhary and Virinder Kaul, a Kashmiri Pandit and a social activist, filed intervention application seeking to be heard in the case. The applications filed through advocate Siddharth Praveen Acharya sought dismissal of the pleas challenging Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile…

A Historic Moment: After Three Decades, 8th Muharram Procession Permitted Through Traditional Routes in Srinagar

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 Editor

After over three decades, authorities allowed the 8th Muharram procession to pass through its traditional route in Kashmir capital Srinagar on Thursday. The administration had granted two-hour permission to the procession from 6 am to 8 am. Thousands of mourners were part of the procession as it took off on the traditional route of Shaheed Gunj to Dalgate, a route which has been out of bounds for the processions in the backdrop of the law-and-order situation since 1989. Eyewitnesses said that the mourners while shouting religious slogans marched peacefully as…