Court was hearing petitions against 5 Aug notification by J&K home department that declared the 25 books as ‘forfeited’ under Section 98 of BNSS. Next hearing in Dec.
At the orders of L-G Manoj Sinha, J&K home dept through a notification dated 5 August imposed blanket ban on 25 books it said were propagating ‘false narrative and secessionism’.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs in 1988 banned import of controversial book, the constitutional validity of which was challenged in HC. What followed was a real life ‘error 404’.
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.
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