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Friday, May 17, 2024
TopicJammu and Kashmir

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir

Mehbooba Mufti issued notice by Anti-Corruption Bureau over J&K Bank appointments

The notice asks former CM Mehbooba Mufti to clarify whether she endorsed the recommendations made by some ministers in the PDP-BJP govt for appointments in J&K Bank.

PM Modi won’t hoist tricolour in Kashmir, no plan now to scrap Article 35A, govt says

Security is being tightened in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of ‘credible inputs’ of a Pakistan-backed terrorist attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims.

Machail Mata yatra also suspended in J&K after security advisory halts Amarnath yatra

A day after Amarnath yatra was suspended, J&K authorities asked devotees travelling to Kishtwar to see the shrine of goddess Durga in Machail village to return.

No, Modi govt is not trying to split Jammu and Kashmir into three parts

A viral message on social media says the Modi govt is trying to make Jammu a separate state and Kashmir and Ladakh union territories.

J&K govt’s tourist advisory triggers panic in Kashmir, residents rush to stock ration

The situation in Kashmir has been tense for the past few days after Centre ordered deployment of 100 companies of additional troops in the Valley.

Militants in Kashmir using new IED modules to target Amarnath pilgrims & security forces

Officers from Army, CRPF and J&K Police said 3 such modules had been identified and many IEDs meant to target Amarnath yatris and security forces recovered.

J&K govt asks Amarnath yatris, tourists to leave soon following reports of ‘terror threat’

The Jammu and Kashmir govt issued an advisory asking people to "curtail their stay" in the wake of intelligence inputs about terror threats targeting the Amarnath Yatra.

Additional troops sent to J&K could be kept in marriage halls as state falls short of space

The paramilitary troopers will initially be sent to their respective battalion headquarters and camps following which they will be posted across the Valley “uniformly”.

Legally, BJP govt can revoke Article 35A but Ambedkar would have asked if this was prudent

BJP government must show a willingness to discard the tunnel vision of its project to make Kashmir fully Akhand with Bharat.

Mehbooba slams ED move to grill Farooq Abdullah, but NC-PDP are far from becoming friends

Mehbooba Mufti’s bid to hold a meeting of all J&K parties on Article 35A may not work, especially after PDP abstained from Triple Talaq vote in Rajya Sabha.

On Camera

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

TMC should worry about minority voters and how they view her ‘outside support’. Minorities are with the TMC but they have also watched Rahul Gandhi march across the country.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.