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| NC's unconstitutional actions may delay restoration of statehood, warns BJP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 8: Amid the ongoing tussle between the National Conference and BJP on the issue of a resolution passed in the Legislative Assembly, Leader of the Opposition Sunil Sharma today cautioned such “undemocratic and unconstitutional” action of the ruling party would create hurdles in the restoration of statehood.
“Everybody in Jammu and Kashmir has been demanding statehood and the Union Government is seriously considering fulfilling this demand but I am afraid that recent action of the ruling party in the Legislative Assembly would delay restoration of the statehood”, Sunil Sharma said while interacting with media persons.
Sharma made these remarks while condemning, what he alleged, the biased action of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather.
Within minutes after holding a parallel assembly session, the BJP on Friday warned that the party would never hesitate to form a parallel government in the Union Territory.
Interacting with media persons after holding a parallel assembly session, Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kas... | |
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| Para defends Jamaat, late Mufti; accuses NC of ‘sellout’ | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 8: Peoples Democratic Party leader Waheed Para on Friday defended Jamaat-e-Islami and PDP founder late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
National Conference MLA, Nazir Gurezi while speaking in the Assembly described Jamaat members as “traitors” and leveled allegations against the late PDP founder.
Responding sharply, Para, who is also MLA Pulwama, said, “If any talk of traitors arises, the first tag belongs to Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah for his sellout, not Jamaat or PD... | |
| | | | BJP holds parallel session | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 8: In a show of defiance against the ruling National Conference’s attempt to silence opposition voices, the BJP staged a parallel assembly session on the premises of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Srinagar on Friday. The protest came after half of the BJP members were forcibly removed from the Assembly, while the remaining members walked out in opposition to a resolution advocating special status for Jammu and Kashmir.
Following their expulsion,... | |
| | | | Assembly adjourned sine die | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned sine die on Friday after the House passed the Motion of Thanks on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s address. The Assembly met for a five-day session on Monday, the first since the developments of August 5, 2019, when the erstwhile state was bifurcated into Union territories and its special status revoked. It witnessed chaotic scenes since Wednesday, disrupting its proceedings. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) me... | |
| | | | Dr Farooq witnesses proceedings | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday observed the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly proceedings from the Speaker’s gallery on the last day of the first session.
“I see a very prominent personality Dr Farooq Abdullah in the Speaker’s gallery. I request all members to join me in welcoming him,” Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said.
The first session of the new assembly began on Monday and is scheduled to end on Friday.... | |
| | | | BJP members continue protest | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Ruckus prevailed in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for the third day on Friday as BJP members protested over the special status resolution, leading the speaker to marshal out 12 opposition MLAs and Langate legislator Sheikh Khurshid.
As the House met for the day, BJP MLAs raised slogans like ‘Pakistani agenda nahi chalega’.
BJP MLAs also jumped into the well of the House following which Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather directed that they be marshalled out. ... | |
| | | | No power can restore Article 370: PM Modi | | |  DHULE, Nov 8:
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress-led INDIA bloc of wanting to take the Constitution out of Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that no power in the world can restore Article 370 there.
He also accused the Congress of pitting one caste against another and cautioned people to stay united. “Ek hai, toh safe hai,” he said.
Addressing his first rally in Maharashtra for the November 20 assembly elections, Modi said the INDIA grouping is flaunting... | |
| | | | 3 LeT terror aides involved in Sgr grenade attack arrested: IGP Birdi | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Police on Friday said it has arrested three terror associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit who were involved in the grenade attack on Sunday at the popular flea market that left 12 persons injured.
Giving details, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone V K Birdi said the Srinagar police have solved the attack case with the arrest of three terror associates.
“The arrested persons have been identified as Usama Yasin Sheikh, Umar Fayaz Sheikh and Afn... | |
| | | | ACB unearths another land scam | | Registers FIR against Revenue officers, land grabbers, conduits | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 8: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) achieved yet another major success in extracting the land scam while exposing the unholy nexus of revenue officers and land mafia, wherein around 40 kanals of Custodian land in Asarwan area of Jammu district has been found usurped by the land mafia. The ACB has earlier unearthed land scam involving more than 500 kanals of Custodian land, in respect of which 15 FIR have already been registered for investigation. Inputs were received that Custodian land in hundreds and thousands of Kanals situated at Asarwan, Mishriwala and Bhalwal Jammu, has been fraudulently grabbed by the land grabbers/gangsters in connivance with the Reven... | |
| | | | Kishtwar: Bodies of martyred VDGs found | | |  Early Times Report
KISHTWAR/JAMMU, Nov 8: The bodies of two village defence guards (VDG) martyred by terrorists were found near a rivulet on Friday during a massive search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said.
A massive cordon-and-search operation is also underway in Kishtwar to track down the terrorists responsible for the killings.
According to officials, the two VDGs were martyred by terrorists on Thursday after being abducted in the higher reaches of Ki... | |
| | | | Prompt action against corrupt important: Prez Murmu | | |  NEW DELHI, Nov 8:
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Asserting that delay or weak action encourages unethical people, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that prompt legal action against corrupt is extremely important.
Addressing the vigilance awareness week function of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) here, she said that properties worth over USD 12 billion have been seized in the last ten years under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA).
Murmu said that trust is the foundation of social lif... | |
| | | | Establish mandatory accessibility standards for disabled persons: SC directs Centre | | |  NEW DELHI, Nov 8:
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The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to implement mandatory accessibility standards within three months, in a significant order aimed at improving access to public spaces for persons with disabilities.
The order by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud comes in response to slow progress on the accessibility directives issued by the court in a judgement on December 15, 2017. The bench, also comprising Justice J B Pardiwala and Ma... | |
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