After Mumbai, Free Kashmir poster spotted at CAA protest in Chennai
India | January 11, 2020 22:15 ISTA poster reading ‘Free Kashmir’ was spotted at a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Law in Chennai on Saturday
A poster reading ‘Free Kashmir’ was spotted at a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Law in Chennai on Saturday
In a statement issued by Naik's team on Saturday, the Islamic preacher said that he was approached by a representative of the Indian government who offered him the deal, which he claims to have refused.
In the first such trip by foreign diplomats post-August 5, envoys of 15 countries including the US on Friday interacted with civil society members and were briefed by a high-level team led by Chief Secretary BVR Subramanian and DGP Dilbag Singh.
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said that access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory. A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana also asked the J-K administration to restore Internet services in institutions providing essential services like hospitals and educational places.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on a batch of pleas today including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restrictions imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370
US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster and envoys from 15 other countries arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, the first visit by diplomats since August last year when the state's special status was revoked and it was downsized to a union territory.
"The work is underway...Pakistan desires the next regular session of the OIC in Islamabad," said Pakistan's foreign office spokesperson
Top J&K Congress leaders including Gulam Ahmed Mir have been put under house arrest in Jammu ahead of the scheduled tour to Udhampur, Ramban and Banihal.
The Jammu and Kashmir chapter of the All India Lawyers' Union (AILU) on Saturday demanded immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, release of detained political leaders and restoration of internet services.
An influential US lawmaker has said that the Indian government's decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was to support efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost economic development, fight corruption and end caste and religious discrimination. India on August 5 abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into union territories.
Senior playwright and theatre director Satish Alekar called the restrictions "unwarranted", and noted that those who take part in the competition are above 18 years of age. "They are responsible citizens, they know who to vote for, and they have views on various issues," he said.
Reacting to the jam-packed court room in Supreme Court hearing of Article 370, senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan in a lighter vein said from "Game of Thrones" it has become of the game of chairs.
Over 5,000 people were taken into preventive custody since the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Out of these, presently 609 persons are under preventive detentions which include 218 stone pelters.
Their families have alleged that the MLA Hostel lacked proper heating arrangements required in "harsh" winter conditions of Kashmir Valley. The party's Lok Sabha member from Anantnag constituency Hasnain Masoodi wrote to the principal secretary (home) of the newly created union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, stating that the two leaders had undergone angiography at the premier Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS).
"There is no scope for any third party role or mediation," the minister said. In the first visit by a foreign delegation, a team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir in October on a two-day visit to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August by abrogating Article 370.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Congress kept the removal of article 370 and Ram temple dispute pending for 70 years. He was addressing a public rally in Palamau in the poll-bound Jharkhand.
Justifying restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370, the Centre said on Thursday that due to the preventive steps taken neither a single life was lost nor a single bullet fired.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that relaxations have been given in the region since August 13 and it was not a complete clampdown as projected by petitioners and said that the pleas alleging restrictions, are incorrect, irrelevant and have outlived their utility.
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also said there was a decline in the incidents of stonepelting since August 5, when the Centre announced abrogation of the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.
In a strong statement against Pakistan, in its Right to Reply, an Indian official while addressing the 40th UNESCO General Conference - on General Policy Debate, also said that the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh "have always been ours and shall always be an integral part of India and this includes the territory that is currently under the illegal and forcible occupation of Pakistan".
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