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  AILU demands restoration of statehood to J&K, terms CAA 'divisive'

  India | December 21, 2019 19:26 IST

  The Jammu and Kashmir chapter of the All India Lawyers' Union (AILU) on Saturday demanded immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, release of detained political leaders and restoration of internet services.

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  Article 370 abrogated to boost economic development, end discrimination: US lawmaker

  World | December 21, 2019 10:49 IST

  An influential US lawmaker has said that the Indian government's decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was to support efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost economic development, fight corruption and end caste and religious discrimination. India on August 5 abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into union territories.

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  Pune college pitches for social harmony, disapproves events based on Ram Mandir, Article 370

  India | December 12, 2019 8:57 IST

  Senior playwright and theatre director Satish Alekar called the restrictions "unwarranted", and noted that those who take part in the competition are above 18 years of age. "They are responsible citizens, they know who to vote for, and they have views on various issues," he said.

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  Game of Thrones finds mention in SC during Art. 370 hearing

  offbeat | December 10, 2019 16:37 IST

  Reacting to the jam-packed court room in Supreme Court hearing of Article 370, senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan in a lighter vein said from "Game of Thrones" it has become of the game of chairs.

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  J&K post Article 370: Only 609 out of 5,000 originally detained still under preventive custody

  India | December 04, 2019 19:02 IST

  Over 5,000 people were taken into preventive custody since the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Out of these, presently 609 persons are under preventive detentions which include 218 stone pelters.

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  Two NC leaders, detained since Aug 5, admitted to hospital

  India | November 29, 2019 20:43 IST

  Their families have alleged that the MLA Hostel lacked proper heating arrangements required in "harsh" winter conditions of Kashmir Valley. The party's Lok Sabha member from Anantnag constituency Hasnain Masoodi wrote to the principal secretary (home) of the newly created union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, stating that the two leaders had undergone angiography at the premier Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS).

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  European delegation that toured Kashmir was on "private visit" to India: Govt

  India | November 27, 2019 16:21 IST

  "There is no scope for any third party role or mediation," the minister said. In the first visit by a foreign delegation, a team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir in October on a two-day visit to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August by abrogating Article 370.

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  Congress kept Article 370, Ayodhya Ram Mandir pending: PM Modi

  November 25, 2019 14:43 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Congress kept the removal of article 370 and Ram temple dispute pending for 70 years. He was addressing a public rally in Palamau in the poll-bound Jharkhand.

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  Due to preventive steps in J&K after abrogation of Article 370, not a single life lost: Centre to SC

  India | November 21, 2019 19:55 IST

  Justifying restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370, the Centre said on Thursday that due to the preventive steps taken neither a single life was lost nor a single bullet fired.

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  Pleas alleging complete clampdown in Kashmir incorrect: Centre tells Supreme Court

  India | November 21, 2019 13:31 IST

  Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that relaxations have been given in the region since August 13 and it was not a complete clampdown as projected by petitioners and said that the pleas alleging restrictions, are incorrect, irrelevant and have outlived their utility.

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  765 arrested for stonepelting in J&K since abrogation of Article 370

  India | November 19, 2019 17:36 IST

  Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also said there was a decline in the incidents of stonepelting since August 5, when the Centre announced abrogation of the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.

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  India slams Pak at UNESCO for propaganda on J&K, Ayodhya Verdict

  World | November 15, 2019 16:24 IST

  In a strong statement against Pakistan, in its Right to Reply, an Indian official while addressing the 40th UNESCO General Conference - on General Policy Debate, also said that the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh "have always been ours and shall always be an integral part of India and this includes the territory that is currently under the illegal and forcible occupation of Pakistan".

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  SC refuses to pass any interim direction on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

  India | November 14, 2019 18:32 IST

  The Supreme Court Thursday refused to pass any interim order on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate the provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Centre justifies amending Article 370 in SC

  India | November 11, 2019 21:58 IST

  ​The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, justifying the revocation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir by saying that the power under Article 370(1)(d) of the Constitution could validly be exercised even after the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly of the erstwhile state.

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  Abrogation of Article 370 will safeguard future of J&K's children: Piyush Goyal

  India | November 07, 2019 21:16 IST

  The revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status granted under Article 370 has ensured a safe future for the children of the region, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.  

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  We diluted Article 370 twelve times without controversy: Congress

  National | November 03, 2019 23:02 IST

  Kheda said the country's affairs are run through dialogue and not through controversies.

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  Satya Pal Malik sworn-in as Goa Governor

  India | November 03, 2019 17:53 IST

  Malik was Governor of Jammu and Kashmir when Article 370, which accorded special status to the erstwhile state was abrogated, and the state was bifurcated into two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh

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  US Congressman lauds PM Modi for Article 370 move in J&K

  India | November 01, 2019 8:13 IST

  Applauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi, American Congressman said, “Madam Speaker, the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve better and Prime Minister Modi was right to take bold steps to address this situation."

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  All central laws now applicable in new UTs of J&K, Ladakh

  India | October 31, 2019 19:41 IST

  All central laws — such as the anti-corruption act and provisions of the IPC — will be applicable in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from Thursday, according to a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry. Some of these laws were until now not applicable to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, because of its special status under Article 370 and Article 35.  

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  Madras HC dismisses plea challenging J-K Reorganisation Act

  India | October 31, 2019 19:08 IST

    According to the petitioner, Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi (DMSK), a Tamil Nadu-based group, the Union legislature cannot legislate on those matters in the Union List and the Concurrent List which are not in accordance with subjects in the Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir.