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’.
After decades of growth, cement consumption is bottoming out. We may never return to the peak 4.4 billion metric tons produced in 2021, even as India, Southeast Asia and Africa continue to urbanise.
Development comes in the backdrop of Amit Shah chairing meeting to set up a dedicated body for the security of vessels and port facilities. It will be called Bureau of Port Security.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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