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China is seriously concerned over the Indian move in Kashmir...
( China )
Beijing:India government led by BJP on Monday scrapped Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories, J&K and Ladakh. Asking India and Pakistan to implement control, China on Tuesday said, “India and Pakistan should avoid actions that unilaterally change the status quo and worsen tensions between them. China is seriously concerned over the situation in Kashmir.” In a Statement isssued by Foreign...
Kashmir, the region with the most Internet shutdowns across ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Mobile and broadband services were shut down in Kashmir over the weekend, preceding an announcement by the Indian government to strip the region of its limited autonomy. Wilayat Times says that C.K Hickey reports to FM,There is precedent for the government’s move: Internet service was suspended 53 times in the Jammu and Kashmir region so far this year. As indicated in the chart by FM, the number of shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir more than doubled each year from 2015 to 2018—and is on...
Decision of Scrapping Article 370 a ‘cardinal blunder&...
( India )
New Delhi:Opposition leader in Rajya Sabha and former Home Minister P Chidambaram led the Opposition’s tirade against the Centre’s move to scarp Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir. Chidambaram, meanwhile, asked the Centre to explain why the State was bifurcated to scrap Article 370. The Opposition, however, could not guard its own flock as parties such as AAP and BSP voted in favour of the Bill and the Trinamool Congress abstained from voting. The Opposition won just 65 votes against...
National Conference in Kargil condemns scrapping of Art 370 ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Kargil:The Kargil unit of National Conference (NC) today condemned the scrapping of Article 370 by the Union Government. Discussing the burning issue of the scrapping of the Article 370 done by BJP led Central Government, in a meeting of held under chairmanship of its district president, Haji Hanifa Jan, the NC Kargil strongly condemned the scrapping of Article 370 by the Union Government by illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional way. Further, the district unit of NC strongly opposed bifurcation...
Kashmir is a disputed territory, not possible to change its ...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:Pakistan`s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on said that Pakistan will take every possible action it could take on diplomatic front after Indian government on Monday has ended special status of the valley while scrapping articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution. Whil Speaking with Dunya News, he said that voices have started coming out from inside India and different political parties have started reacting. India’s opposition parties have declared today’s day as the darkest day...
Two PDP MPs removed from Rajya Sabha for ‘tearing’ copy ...
( India )
New Delhi:Registering their protest against the scrapping of Article 370, PDP MPs Mir Fayaz and Nazir Ahmed Laway on Monday tore up the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha, leading to their ouster from the House. Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu Monday removed two PDP MPs Monday after they attempted to tear the Constitution. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday announced that the government has scrapped the special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir by modifying Article 370 of the Constitution. The...
By Srapping Article 370 India lost Kashmir:Kapil Sibal...
( India )
New Delhi:Slamming the government for proposal on scraping Article 370, Congress leader Kapil Sibal claimed that the move has alienated Kashmir from India. “We want Kashmir but today we have lost it,” Kapil Sibal said. Kapil Sibal accused that the government gave opposition very little time to prepare for a fair debate. “The bill will definitely be passed and you know that because you know that you have numbers. You did not discuss Article 370 with Kashmir leaders, you did not inform...
‘Traitor to the Country’: Ghulam Nabi Azad Says BJP Murd...
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New Delhi:Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad condemned the government’s proposal to revoke Article 370, abrogating the special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Responding to Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in the House, Ghulam Nabi Azad accused the BJP of murdering the Constitution. A massive ruckus broke out in Rajya Sabha as the home minister proposed to revoke Article 370 and bifurcate...
Special Status to Jammu and Kashmir Under Article 370 scrapp...
( India )
New Delhi: India’s Hindu nationalist government on Monday unilaterally wiped out the autonomy of the restive Kashmir region, sending in thousands of army troops to quell any possible unrest the move would bring in a disputed territory fought over by India and Pakistan. Government authorities severed internet connections, mobile phone lines and even land lines, casting Kashmir into an information black hole that made it very difficult to discern what was unfolding. For years, Bhartiya Janta Party...
Chaos, Insecurity grips Jammu and Kashmir...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Thousands of people have started leaving Kashmir after the local government issued a security alert related to possible armed attacks in the area, a senior government official said on Saturday. Indian security officials on Friday said they had found evidence of attacks planned by Pakistani military-backed armed groups on a major Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir. For 45 days a year, thousands of Hindus from across India travel to the holy Amarnath cave, in southern Kashmir. The security officials...