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Monday, April 29, 2024
TopicJammu & Kashmir

Topic: Jammu & Kashmir

J&K police car used to distribute food packs at BJP rally in Anantnag, probe ordered

After a video of the instance surfaced, the vehicle was withdrawn from the person and driver it was attached to.

RSS calls for extending Army operations in Jammu & Kashmir after leader killed in attack

The  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said the attack was an effort by terrorists to instill fear and trigger Hindu migration from the Valley similar to the one in 1990.

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal moves J&K High Court against highway ban

The ban, Shah Faesal has argued, violates the fundamental rights of citizens, including those to life, health, education and livelihood.

Not just ‘Modi’s Army’, these are 5 other times VK Singh disowned his comments

From comparing Dalit children to ‘dogs’, to calling journalists ‘presstitutes’, Gen. (retd) V.K. Singh has often taken a U-turn after controversial statements.

A teenage pledge & a mother’s support made Poonch’s Rehana Bashir an IAS officer

Rehana, whose brother Aamir qualified for the IAS last year, is the first woman from Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to crack the coveted exam.

‘Saffron Mahatma’ Advani is reduced to a mere spectator

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

In manifesto, SP promises separate tax bracket for ultra-rich, ‘humane approach’ in J&K

Samajwadi Party promises mahaparivartan (massive change) for social justice through promoting women self-help groups, a body to tackle farmer loans.

Srinagar prison clashes — cops say inmates caused ‘riot’, families allege police brutality

The trouble began when inmates were asked to shift from their barracks, but police’s version goes against local residents’ recollections & families’ statements.

‘How saffron has greened’: BJP accused of double standards in J&K after green election ad

Rivals criticise BJP, point out that party has foregone its trademark saffron colour in election advertisement for its Srinagar-Budgam candidate.

J&K restricts civilian vehicle movement on national highway after Pulwama, Banihal attacks

Administration reserves Sundays and Wednesdays for security forces' convoy movement on Jammu-Baramulla national highway. Move to last till 31 May.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.