New Delhi: Over 5,000 people were taken into preventive custody since the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Chidambaram walks out of Tihar jail after 106 days In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha regarding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State […]
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J&K: 765 held for stone pelting, disruption since Article 370 revoked
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 765 people had been arrested in 190 cases registered so far relating to stone pelting and law and order since the abrogation of special status for erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state on August 5. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home G. Kishan […]
Shops reopen in Kashmir post-Article 370 abrogation
Srinagar: For the first time since Article 370 was scrapped on August 5, most shops in Kashmir opened through the day. Last week’s snowfall in Kashmir spurred the opening up of shops and other businesses. Kashmir has been witnessing a shutdown since August 5 with shops opening only for a couple of hours in the morning […]
After 370, BJP to bring in Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
New Delhi: If the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 was the focus of the monsoon session of Parliament, the winter session that is going to start from Monday is expected to be dominated by a discourse on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Why now? The list of bills to be passed during the winter session of […]
Centre justifies amending Article 370 in counter affidavit in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, justifying the revocation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir by saying that the power under Article 370(1)(d) of the Constitution could validly be exercised even after the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly of the erstwhile state. “Since there was no Constituent Assembly at […]
SC asks govt how long restrictions will continue in J&K
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre that how long it intends to continue with the restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. “How many days you want restrictions. It is already two months now. You have to come clear on this and you have to find out […]
J&K, Ladakh govt employees to get 7th pay panel benefits
Srinagar: In a major relief after the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution on August 6, now the government employees of the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh will get all the Central Pay Commission benefits from October 31. Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the proposal. […]
3 issues that will determine how Maharashtra votes today
New Delhi: There are three issues, which will determine which way the electorate will vote in the ongoing Maharashtra Assembly elections. 1. Article 370: Like in Haryana, the BJP has turned the Maharashtra Assembly election into a referendum on its national security agenda with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leader Amit Shah in […]
Cong dares Modi to tell people who dismembered Pakistan
New Delhi: The Congress has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for only highlighting abrogation of Article 370 in the Assembly poll campaigns and dared him to tell the people who split Pakistan into two. “Wherever the Prime Minister goes, he only remembers (Article) 370. He (Modi) does not know when Pakistan was divided and by […]
SC directs J&K to produce orders on restrictions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to place those orders before the court under which communications were restricted in the valley after abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to J&K. The top court also questioned why the J&K administration has not placed the orders and notifications […]