Tag: Article 370
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Schools to reopen after 7 months in Kashmir
The schools had been shut due to tension following the abrogation of the Article 370 on 5 August last year.
February 22, 2020 -
Domicile Act to be introduced in J&K: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the PMO, said here on Saturday that the Domicile Act would be soon introduced in the UT.
February 22, 2020 -
In Kashmir, security forces facing uphill task in tracking VPNs
The cybercrime wing of the J&K Police is working hard to identify the VPNs that have sprung up like a virus and has registered cases against them.
February 20, 2020 -
Delimitation exercise to remove ‘bias’ with Jammu region
Removing unfairness with the Jammu region by appointing delimitation commission was one of the main planks of the Modi led BJP government at the centre.
February 18, 2020 -
British MP Debbie Abrahams held no valid visa, indulged in ‘anti-India’ activities: Govt sources
'Abrahams was issued an e-Business Visa on October 7th last year which was valid till October 5, 2020. But her visa was revoked on February 14, on account of her indulging in activities which went against India's national interest,' sources said.
February 18, 2020 -
British MP Debbie Abrahams, who termed abrogation of Article 370 ‘betrayal’, denied entry to India
British MP with her Indian aide arrived at the airport from Dubai at 9 am on an Emirates flight. The immigration department officials denied entry to Abrahams and also revoked her visa which was valid until October 2020.
February 17, 2020 -
Kashmir leader Shah Faesal booked under PSA, joins long list of detainees including ex-CMs
Kashmiri IAS topper-turned-politician, Shah Faesal was in August last, detained at the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport when he was about to board a flight to leave the country.
February 15, 2020 -
‘Don’t interfere’: India slams Turkey as President Erdogan backs Pak’s stand over Kashmir
Notwithstanding India's objection, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday once again raked up the Kashmir issue, vowing that Ankara will support Pakistan's stand as it is a matter of concern to both the countries.
February 15, 2020 -
No relief for Omar Abdullah yet; SC asks J-K to reply by March 2 on sister Sara’s plea
Former Jammu and Kashmir CMs Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who were under preventive detention for the past six months, were on February 5 booked under the PSA without charges, barely hours before their arrest was to come to an end.
February 14, 2020 -
Foreign envoys conclude 2-day J&K visit
The envoys flew to Jammu after the briefing and interacted with Lt. Governor GC Murmu.
February 13, 2020 -
After more than 7 months of clampdown, first election in J-K to be held in March
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer, Shailendra Kumar informed that Panchayat elections on the vacant seats will be conducted in eight phases in the region in the month of March for which the ballot boxes will be used.
February 13, 2020 -
Nitish Kumar in serious trouble with huge dependency on BJP vote-bank
The poor performance of his party, the JD-U, on two seats in Delhi which he contested in alliance with the BJP—first such alliance in over a decade outside Bihar—speaks volumes about how Nitish failed to leave his impact on migrant Bihari voters.
February 12, 2020 -
Second batch of foreign envoys takes stock of ground situation in Kashmir amid protest by Kashmiri youth
Envoys from Canada, Austria, Uzbekistan, Uganda, Slovakia, Netherlands, Namibia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Germany, Tajikistan, France, Mexico, Denmark, Italy, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Poland, Rwanda and European Union are members of the visiting team.
February 12, 2020 -
EU envoys among 2nd batch of foreign diplomats visiting Kashmir to assess ground situation
On January 9, a group of around 15 foreign envoys based in New Delhi were taken to Jammu and Kashmir to see the first-hand efforts being made by the Government in the region.
February 12, 2020 -
Govt to send second batch of foreign envoys to J&K this week
The second batch of envoys will include diplomats of some European and Gulf countries.
February 10, 2020 -
Pakistan rebuffed
The failure of its bumbling diplomacy ~ of the Imran Khan variety ~ against what is intrinsically an internal issue of India was reaffirmed on Thursday when Saudi Arabia declined to concede Islamabad’s request to immediately convene a meeting on Kashmir of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
February 8, 2020 -
‘Completely immune to karo-na virus’: Shashi Tharoor on Govt’s implementation record
Tharoor's wordplay comes in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking a jibe at the former over Jammu and Kashmir.
February 8, 2020