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Truth at Risk: Mehbooba raises concerns over Journalism in Kashmir

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Truth at Risk: Mehbooba raises concerns over Journalism in Kashmir

Mehbooba Mufti Expresses Concerns Over Truth in Jammu and Kashmir Following BBC Report on Journalism in the Region Truth has become a casualty and stating facts can invite punishment in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Monday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief was reacting to the Jammu and Kashmir Police warning of legal action against the BBC for a report titled “Any story could be your last: India’s crackdown on Kashmir Press” on the state of journalism in the Union…

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Restoration of J&K’s Special Status more important than Statehood: PDP

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Restoration of J&K's Special Status more important than Statehood: PDP

Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday said that the important issue of Jammu and Kashmir is the snatching away of its special status by abrogation of Article 370 and not the restoration of statehood. PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government wants to shift the conversation towards statehood and other smaller issues to deviate them from the validity of constitutional changes brought about by the abrogation of Article 370. “We used to talk about the solution of Jammu and Kashmir issue, then they took away special…

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Domicile rule for J&K defined by GoI

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The definition expands to include those who have “studied for a period of seven years and appeared in class 10th/12th examination in an educational institution located in the UT of J&K.” A person residing in Jammu and Kashmir for at least fifteen years will now be eligible to be a domicile of the union territory, according to the new rule issued by the Centre Tuesday. In the latest gazette notification, Section 3A of the J&K Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020, under the J&K civil services (decentralization and recruitment)…

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J&K, Gilgit-Baltistan integral parts of India: Mohan Bhagwat

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Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief, said today that Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan were an integral part of India. He stated this while inaugurating the Jammu Kashmir Ladakh Maha Utsav organised by Jammu Kashmir Study Centre (JKSC) in Nagpur. Nirbhay Sharma, Mizoram Governor, was the chief guest on the occasion. “Jammu and Kashmir is not a ‘problem’. The actual ‘problem’ lies within us because we have accepted the definitions given by outsiders who have worked on the agenda of weakening India by creating divisions and differences,” he said in his inaugural…

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JK, Delhi, Gujarat on high alert

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Reports of 10 militants sneaking into India sends security agencies into a tizzy Jammu and Kashmir was put on high alert along with Delhi and Gujarat after inputs that 10 suspected LeT and JeM militants may have entered India from Pakistan through Gujarat for an attack even as four elite NSG teams were rushed to the western state. On the eve of ‘Maha Shivratri’ festival, Gujarat as well as other metros and Jammu and Kashmir were also on high alert with raids conducted at Kutch and other places, security being…

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