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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Topic: J&K

Rahul Gandhi meets Kashmiri Pandit delegation in Jammu, says ‘shocked’ at what they were facing

Delegation raised issue of Kashmiri Pandits not getting their salaries for protesting over alleged targeted killings & Gandhi assured them the matter will be taken up in Parliament.

Trans entrepreneurs to ‘rural secretariat’: How collectors tried to impress PM with ‘good governance’

Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore campaign was undertaken as part of Sushasan Saptah or Good Governance week between 19 & 25 December, as Modi govt aims for international image of inclusivity.

Pakistani militants bringing communal war back to J&K. Hindu killings in Rajouri are proof

The New Year morning slaughter of six Rajouri residents by jihadists has raised fears that the murderous communal war in the Jammu region will reignite.

Why Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party is imploding 3 months after its birth — ‘he stopped listening’

Over 100 workers exit Democratic Azad Party after 3 senior leaders were expelled for ‘anti-party’ activities Thursday. Doors are open for 'secular forces', says Congress party.

House of Yolk — J&K leader’s son seeks diplomatic immunity as ‘Kashmir Maharaja’ in UK egging case

Ankit Love claims to be descendant of Dogra dynasty & ‘Maharaja’ of ‘sovereign state’ of J&K. He is facing charges of damaging Indian High Commission's property in London.

5 people arrested for carrying out robberies by posing as terrorists in J&K

Acting on complaints from several areas of Kulgam district, police constituted a special team to arrest them. The vehicle used in the crimes has also been seized.

Promised ST status by Shah, Paharis could be kingmakers when J&K goes to polls

Paharis play crucial role in swinging results in 8 assembly seats of Rajouri & Poonch districts, which hold significance for any party that seeks to form govt in J&K, where polls are due.

Bitta Karate’s wife, Hizbul chief’s son among 4 J&K govt staff sacked for terror links

Channeling money for terror, propagating secessionist-terrorist agenda are among the charges faced by the duo; dismissals are part of a larger crackdown that is on for the past one year

There’s a new Hindu-Muslim conflict in Kashmir—this time over one language, two scripts

Kashmiri Pandits started writing in Devanagari after 1990. Today, it has turned into a cultural battle with Muslims who fear it will lead to religious divides.

Ignored lower bids, bought Mumbai building at Rs 100-cr loss — CBI’s charges against J&K Bank

According to FIR, bank purchased property ‘at a high price to confer undue benefit to vendor’, as part of ‘criminal conspiracy’ between its officials & owners of Akruti Gold Builders.

On Camera

3 survey results that tell us what Indians think about democracy — and it’s not a simple story

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Indian Coast Guard’s pollution control vessel visits Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei

The ICG Samudra Paheredar will be in the region for three days, visiting ports in Manila, Ho Chi Minh, and Muara.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.