Article 370
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SC judge recuses himself from hearing plea challenging Omar Abdullah's detention
India | Feb 12, 2020, 12:18 PM ISTSupreme Court judge Justice M M Shantanagoudar on Wednesday recused himself from hearing the plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother and NC leader Omar Abdullah under the J-K Public Safety Act. Pilot's plea came up for hearing before a three-judge bench comprising justices N V Ramana, Shantanagoudar and Sanjiv Khanna.
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Govt to take second batch of foreign envoys to Kashmir soon
India | Feb 10, 2020, 03:43 PM ISTGovernment is planning to take fresh batch of foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir either this week or next week to get first-hand information about the ground situation after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, officials said on Monday.
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Congress protesting CAA as it has been its habit to oppose pro-people schemes: UP DyCM
India | Feb 08, 2020, 05:59 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday said the Congress was opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as it has been doing with the pro-people measures of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
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Sena praises Kejriwal for AAP govt's work in Delhi Mumbai
National | Feb 07, 2020, 12:52 PM ISTA day before the Delhi Assembly polls, the Shiv Sena on Friday heaped praises on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his government's "ideal" work in the last five years. replicated the 'Delhi model' of development in other states
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Two mainstream political leaders released from detention in J&K
India | Feb 05, 2020, 03:37 PM ISTSenior politician and People's Conference chairman Sajjad Lone and PDP leader Waheed Parra, close aide of detained former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, were released from preventive detention here on Wednesday. After the release of Lone and Parra, 13 political leaders now remain detained at the MLA hostel here which has been temporarily converted into a subsidiary jail.
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Ex-PDP MLA, trade union leader released in Kashmir
India | Feb 04, 2020, 09:38 PM ISTA former PDP MLA and a trade union leader were released from detention in Srinagar on Tuesday.
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Shaheen Bagh protestors against Article 370 abrogation, Ram mandir construction: Yogi Adityanath
Elections | Feb 02, 2020, 07:31 PM ISTWhile addressing an election rally in Delhi's Badarpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked the anti-CAA protestors in Shaheen Bagh area.
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Nehru imposed article 370 in Kashmir, Modi scrapped it: Amit Shah
News | Feb 01, 2020, 12:02 AM ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a public rally in Delhi on January 31.
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Picture of bearded Omar elicits provocative reactions on Twitter; Mamata calls situation unfortunate
India | Jan 25, 2020, 09:33 PM ISTMonths after former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah was put under house arrest for preventive measures, an unverified picture has surfaced on Twitter on Saturday in which he seemed almost unrecognizable sporting a salt and pepper beard, triggering reactions of awe and anger from netizens, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Article 370: Will refer to 7-judge bench only if direct conflict in 2 earlier verdicts, says SC
India | Jan 22, 2020, 09:32 PM ISTThe Supreme Court Wednesday said it will refer the Article 370 issue to a larger 7-judge Constitution bench only if satisfied that there is a direct conflict in two earlier verdicts of the apex court which dealt with the matter.
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Supreme Court to hear various pleas challenging Art 370 abrogation today
India | Jan 22, 2020, 08:05 AM ISTThe Supreme Court will today hear pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370.
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People use net to watch dirty films: NITI Aayog member defends J&K internet ban
India | Jan 19, 2020, 04:28 PM ISTNITI Aayog member V K Saraswat on Sunday kicked up a row after he said that the shut down of internet services in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 did not have any significant impact on the economy, as people there did nothing other than watching "dirty films" online.
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Voice and SMS facilities to be restored on all local prepaid sim cards across J&K
India | Jan 18, 2020, 02:44 PM ISTThe voice and SMS facilities shall be restored on all local prepaid sim cards across Jammu and Kashmir. However, mobile internet shall remain suspended in Budgam, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Srinagar, Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama.
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In major outreach, Modi's 36 ministers set to visit J-K next week
India | Jan 15, 2020, 11:51 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi's ministers will visit Jammu and Kashmir towards January end, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying. This is the first such visit ever since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.
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Will be arrested at Hyd airport if I say I want to go to Kashmir: Owaisi
India | Jan 12, 2020, 11:12 PM ISTSlamming the Narendra Modi government over the recent visit of foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said that he would be arrested at the Hyderabad airport if he expressed his desire to go to Kashmir
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After Mumbai, Free Kashmir poster spotted at CAA protest in Chennai
India | Jan 11, 2020, 10:15 PM ISTA poster reading ‘Free Kashmir’ was spotted at a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Law in Chennai on Saturday
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BJP govt wanted to cut a deal with me in return for support on Article 370: Zakir Naik
India | Jan 11, 2020, 09:31 PM ISTIn a statement issued by Naik's team on Saturday, the Islamic preacher said that he was approached by a representative of the Indian government who offered him the deal, which he claims to have refused.
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Envoys in Jammu meet civil society members, get briefed by CS, DGP
India | Jan 10, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTIn the first such trip by foreign diplomats post-August 5, envoys of 15 countries including the US on Friday interacted with civil society members and were briefed by a high-level team led by Chief Secretary BVR Subramanian and DGP Dilbag Singh.
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Internet be restored for all 'essential services' in J&K, review of restrictions within 7 days: SC
India | Jan 10, 2020, 12:32 PM ISTIn a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said that access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory. A five-judge bench headed by Justice N V Ramana also asked the J-K administration to restore Internet services in institutions providing essential services like hospitals and educational places.
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Article 370: SC verdict today on pleas challenging curbs in Jammu and Kashmir
India | Jan 10, 2020, 10:37 AM ISTThe Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on a batch of pleas today including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restrictions imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370