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Hopes Flicker in Kashmir: Multi-Party Alliance Mulls Reinstating Article 370

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Hopes Flicker in Kashmir: Multi-Party Alliance Mulls Reinstating Article 370

The multi-party coalition People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has declared its intention to explore the possibility of lodging a review petition in the Supreme Court, the PAGD spokesman MY Tarigami said. The move is in response to the recent verdict that upheld the Central government’s decision to revoke Article 370 provisions. Tarigami addressed the media in Jammu, expressing discontent with the Supreme Court’s ruling, stating, “What the government of India did on August 5 (2019) is not an ordinary mistake; it was an assault on our basic constitutional rights,…

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Kashmir Awaits Supreme Court Verdict: Despair and Uncertainty Prevail

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Kashmir Awaits Supreme Court Verdict: Despair and Uncertainty Prevail

On Monday, the Supreme Court will deliver its judgement on petitions challenging the Article 370’s August 2019 abrogation. As the Supreme Court (SC) is going to announce its judgement on Article 370 case on Monday, there is both hope and dejection among the politicians and common people ahead of this verdict. A constitutional bench of the SC will deliver its judgement on a number of petitions that have challenged the August 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of J&K state into two Union Territories. The Article 370 had given…

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Social Media Censorship in Kashmir: 9 Individuals Face Legal Action for ‘Inflammatory’ Posts

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Social Media Censorship in Kashmir: 9 Individuals Face Legal Action for 'Inflammatory' Social Media Posts

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday initiated action against nine people for allegedly misusing social media platforms to spread rumours and hateful content, officials said. The action comes after the authorities issued guidelines for social media users in order to contain content that is communally sensitive or promote terrorism and secessionism. Legal action has been initiated against these individuals in Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Baramulla, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts for uploading hateful and abusive content and spreading rumours on social media, police officials said. They said that in Anantnag, police…

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India’s Highest Court to Rule on Controversial Abrogation of Article 370 on 11 Nov

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India's Highest Court to Rule on Controversial Abrogation of Article 370 on 11 Nov

The Supreme Court will deliver on Monday its verdict on petitions challenging the nullification of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — J&K and Ladakh. A five-judge Constitution Bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant had reserved the verdict on September 5 after hearing marathon arguments from the petitioners and the Centre for 16 days. The top court would decide if the changes made on August 5 and August 6, 2019, which ended…

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Harsh Dev Accuses BJP-EC Collusion to Deprive Jammu and Kashmir of Democratic Rights

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Harsh Dev Accuses BJP-EC Collusion to Deprive Jammu and Kashmir of Democratic Rights

Harsh Dev said that during the recent hearing on Article 370 and allied matters in the Supreme Court, the constitution bench had questioned the government over the denial of electoral democracy to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Accusing the Election Commission (EC) of scuttling the election process initiated for local bodies polls in J&K at the behest of the BJP, Panthers Party activists led by president and former minister Harsh Dev Singh on Monday staged a protest outside Nirvachan Bhawan here. The protesters raised slogans demanding immediate conduct of…

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Freed after four years, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq reaffirms Hurriyat’s commitment to peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue

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Freed after four years, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq reaffirms Hurriyat's commitment to peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue

The Mirwaiz criticised the reading down of Article 370 saying it was an assault on Kashmiri identity, adding harsh and unilateral decisions of disempowerment were taken by the administration. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chairman of the Hurriyat Conference, made his first public appearance following his release and reiterated the separatist amalgam’s stance on the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue. He emphasized the necessity for dialogue and peaceful means to resolve the long-standing conflict. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also highlighted the people of Kashmir’s commitment to peaceful coexistence among different…

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