Tag: Jammu and Kashmir
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Jammu Lawyer Who Fought Kathua Rape-and-Murder Case Booked for ‘Hurting Religious Feelings’
JAMMU – The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday booked an advocate for hurting the ‘religious sentiments’ of a community. Police sources said advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat has been booked under sections 295A and 505 (b) (2) of the IPC for creating enmity and hatred between different classes of people. Rajawat, who shot to fame…
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OIC: New domicile law a measure to alter demographics of Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi : The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has criticised India’s new domicile law, calling it a measure to alter the demographics of and undermine the rights of people of Jammu and Kashmir. In a release the OIC hailed the law as “baseless”. “The General Secretariat [of OIC] reaffirmed the importance of complying with…
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“What About China, Pak” Ghulam Nabi Azad Cites Strategic Issues On Jammu & Kashmir
New Delhi: The BJP has no sense of history and geography and “destroyed” Jammu and Kashmir for more votes, Congress’s Ghulam Nabi Azad said today amid the tumult over the government’s move to end special status for the state. “They have not just scrapped Article 370, Article 35-A, but also divided the state. This government has…
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Ban on Jamaat-e-Islami J&K, not the first & probably not the last
By Sheikh Qayoom, Srinagar : For Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Jammu and Kashmir the ban imposed on the socio-political religious organisation by the union government is not the first and perhaps not the last. The government on Thursday declared the JI Jammu and Kashmir as “an unlawful association whose activities have the potential of disrupting the unity…
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18 separatists, 155 J&K politicians lose security cover
Jammu : Security cover of 18 separatist leaders and 155 Jammu and Kashmir politicians has been withdrawn in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack on February 14 in which over 40 CRPF troopers were killed. An order issued by the Home Department late on Wednesday said security cover of separatists and some mainstream politicians was…
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Cabinet approves 10% quota provision for J&K
New Delhi : Union cabinet has given its nod to 10 per cent quota for poor among the general categories in Jammu and Kashmir and also approved the provision for SC/ST reservation in promotion in government jobs in the state. Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh said since Jammu and Kashmir is under the…
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Curfew relaxation in Jammu extended
Jammu : In response to the overall improvement in the law and order situation in the Jammu district on Wednesday, authorities have decided to extend the curfew relaxation till 1 p.m., which was initially only till 11 a.m. Ramesh Kumar, District Magistrate (DM), Jammu, issued an order saying that the relaxation that began at 8…
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Jammu-Srinagar highway restored: Over 1,400 trucks head for valley
Jammu : The Jammu-Srinagar highway that was restored for one-way traffic has already allowed over 1,400 vehicles to cross the Jawahar Tunnel and reach the Kashmir Valley, a traffic official said on Wednesday. The strategic highway was restored for one-way traffic on Tuesday after seven days following avalanches and lanslides. Since Tuesday afternoon some 700…
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Separatist shutdown paralyses life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar : A separatist-called shutdown on Saturday in the Kashmir Valley to mark the sixth death anniversary of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru, has paralysed life across the region. Afzal Guru was executed in Delhi’s Tihar Jail on this day in 2013. While calling for the shutdown, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed…
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Terror in J&K now being fought effectively: Modi
Vijaypur (Samba) : Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is now being fought effectively, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. “Our security forces including the Jammu and Kashmir Police have been battling terrorism,” Modi told a public rally in Vijaypur town in Samba district on his arrival here after visiting the Ladakh region. “I salute…