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Lawyers rally support as plea on residents’ status comes up in SC

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State yet to file response to petition listed before the apex court on Nov 3 The Kashmir Bar Association has convened a meeting of lawyers from across the Valley and civil society groups to prepare a response to a petition in the Supreme Court challenging Article 35(A) of the Constitution which grants special status to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting, in which representatives from the district and other Bar associations across Kashmir have been invited to participate, is being held on the High Court premises on Tuesday…

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Ink attack on J&K MLA Engineer Rashid who had hosted a ‘beef party’

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Ink and mobil oil were thrown on Engineer Rashid, an independent lawmaker from Jammu & Kashmir, at the Press Club in Delhi on Monday, days after he hosted a ‘beef party’. This was the second attack on the MLA within a fortnight. The attack took place when the MLA was addressing a news conference in the capital. Vishnu Gupta-led Hindu Sena claimed responsibility for ink attack, according to TV reports. Rashid was earlier this month thrashed by BJP MLAs inside the Jammu & Kashmir assembly for hosting a party where…

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Shutdown in Kashmir Over Trucker’s Death, Curfew Clamped

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Separatist Hurriyat Conference, JKLF and traders have called for strike on Monday after 19-year-old Zahid Rasool Bhat, a trucker, succumbs to his injuries in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday. Zahid, a resident of Botengoo, Bijebehara in Anantnag district, was conductor of the truck that was on way to Kashmir when a mob attacked it with petrol bombs on October 9. The driver of the truck, Showkat Ahmad, was also injured and is admitted to Safdarjung hospital, Delhi. The two along with a cleaner were sleeping inside the truck at the…

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Anantnag trucker who was attacked in Udhampur succumbs to injuries in Delhi hospital

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Protests break out in parts of south Kashmir; separatists call for shutdown today Violence erupted in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district following the death of 18-year-old local truck conductor Zahid Rasool Bhat at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi hospital. Bhat had been severely burnt in a mob attack in Udhampur district on October 9. Bhat, a resident of Batengoo village in Anantnag district, was being treated for his burns in Delhi. He along with another trucker, Showket Ahmad Dar (35), was attacked by a mob in Udhampur, following protests triggered by rumours…

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Modi’s visit keenly awaited by flood-affected

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir (JK) on November 5, the region looks forward to announcement of a long-awaited rehabilitation package to make a full comeback from the devastation of the last year’s flood. The Prime Minister is expected to visit the state to inaugurate the Baglihar-II hydropower project. The visit was confirmed on Thursday after Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed met Modi in Delhi. When Modi will visit the region, all ears will be focused on hearing about the flood rehabilitation package. Below…

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Kashmir never merged with India, rules High Court

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The high court in Kashmir has ruled that Jammu and Kashmir retained limited sovereignty and did not merge with the Dominion of India after partition in 1947. In its historic verdict last week, the high court ruled that the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is “a permanent provision” and “cannot be abrogated, repealed or even amended”. Under the Indian constitution, Article 370 grants special status to the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. “It (Article 370) is beyond amendment, repeal or abrogation, in as much as Constituent Assembly of…

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Give details of funds for flood-hit roads: HC to Govt

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought details of the sanctioned money for restoration of damaged roads in Kashmir from the state government. It has also asked the state to furnish report on the restoration work carried out by the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department since May this year. The directions were issued today by a Division Bench of the High Court, which is hearing public interest litigation filed by the Civil Society, Tral, through advocate GN Shaheen. The society has highlighted the pathetic condition of roads in the…

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No problem in hearing beef ban cases at Srinagar: CJI

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Petitioner wanted cases to be heard in Jammu or outside the state Chief Justice of India HL Dattu today said J&K High Court Chief Justice NP Vasanthakumar did not anticipate any problem in hearing the beef ban petitions at Srinagar. The CJI said the High Court CJ gave this assurance to him when he talked to the CJ last evening on phone. The CJI disclosed this to a petitioner, Parimoksh Seth, who wanted the cases to be heard at Jammu or outside the state in view of the surcharged atmosphere…

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BJP slams PDP, NC for ‘hurting’ minority community

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After maintaining a guarded silence for days, the BJP today hit back at coalition partner PDP and main opposition party NC for hurting religious sentiments of the minority community over the beef controversy. The party asked the state government to immediately arrest Independent MLA Engineer Rashid, who had hosted a beef party in violation of directions of the High Court. Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh had apologised in the Legislative Assembly for the conduct of his party members who manhandled Engineer Rashid. The Deputy Chief Minister had apologised as he…

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Mufti heads for Delhi to seek much-awaited Rs 1.25 lakh cr

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Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will leave for Delhi tomorrow to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the plea to release a financial package for the state to enable the coalition government sustain itself politically and economically. The Centre has already finalised a mega package more than the Bihar package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore as a show of its concern and magnanimity towards Jammu and Kashmir despite the fact that accounts have not been made available by the state government on how the money was spent. Sources said the…

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