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TopicArticle 370

Topic: Article 370

3 senior PDP leaders resign over party chief Mehbooba Mufti’s national flag remarks

Senior leaders T S Bajwa, Hassan Ali Waffa and Bed Mahajan were unhappy with Mehbooba's statement about not holding the tricolour till J&K's special status is restored.

Baramulla twins clear NEET after huge struggle under lockdowns, fulfil father’s dream

Gowhar and Shakir Bhat could not get coaching as J&K was shut down when Article 370 was scrapped. Their father struggled hard to access internet for mock tests.

PDP’s Jammu office attacked day after Mehbooba’s remark on J&K and national flag

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti had Friday said she will not raise the tricolour until the flag of the erstwhile state was allowed to be raised as well.

J&K parties’ DDC polls dilemma — boycott & get marginalised or contest & accept Article 370 move

The Centre and the UT administration are preparing to hold the maiden DDC polls in J&K. Regional parties will have to decide their stand amid a dilemma over Article 370.

Kashmir Times is latest, media in J&K has been ‘gasping for breath’ since Article 370 move

The offices of two media outlets have been sealed, and since the abrogation of Article 370 last August, 18 journalists have been summoned or questioned by the J&K Police. 

In Chidambaram’s demand for Article 370 restoration, hint of Team Rahul’s ‘Left-liberal push’

Chidambaram's demand for restoration of J&K's special rights isn’t endorsed by Congress, but experts say it's an attempt by Team Rahul to court alienated 'Left-liberals & Muslims'.

Govt amends Panchayat law to set up District Development Councils in J&K, elections soon

Officials said the Central government's move to establish these councils is aimed at enhancing grassroots-level democracy across J&K.

Gupkar Declaration turns into official alliance in J&K, but Congress skips crucial meet

At a meeting organised by Farooq Abdullah after Mehbooba Mufti’s release from detention, Gupkar Declaration signatories demand return of special status to J&K.

‘No takers’ for Pakistan’s attempts to raise Kashmir at UN, Indian envoy Tirumurti says

In interview to ThePrint, T.S. Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to UN, said there is an urgent need to give countries such as India more voice in UN’s decision-making process.

Finally Indians can see Abdullahs are part of the problem, not solution in Kashmir

The expectation that the Abdullahs and the Muftis could be part of the solution was a cunning, conniving game the Congress played for decades in Kashmir.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?