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  • 3.4-magnitude earthquake hits Katra in Jammu and Kashmir

    Via PTI

    JAMMU: An earthquake of three.4 magnitude hit the Katra belt of Jammu and Kashmir Monday evening, officers stated.

    There was once no casualty or injury to belongings reported from any place, they stated.

    The quake struck at 10.07 pm at a intensity of 25 km, the Nationwide Centre for Seismology stated.

    The epicentre was once 89 km east of Katra. Tremors have been felt in Reasi and Doda districts within the Union territory.

    On February 17, an earthquake of three.6 magnitude hit the Katra belt.

    JAMMU: An earthquake of three.4 magnitude hit the Katra belt of Jammu and Kashmir Monday evening, officers stated.

    There was once no casualty or injury to belongings reported from any place, they stated.

    The quake struck at 10.07 pm at a intensity of 25 km, the Nationwide Centre for Seismology stated.

    The epicentre was once 89 km east of Katra. Tremors have been felt in Reasi and Doda districts within the Union territory.

    On February 17, an earthquake of three.6 magnitude hit the Katra belt.

  • Why Jammu and Kashmir Lt Guv, his advisors no longer from Dogra neighborhood, questions Mehbooba Mufti

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    SRINAGAR: The PDP leader and previous J&Okay Leader Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused BJP of changing J&Okay right into a laboratory and alleged that the demography of Jammu has modified publish Article 370 abrogation and wondered why the J&Okay Lt Governor or any of his guide isn’t from Dogra neighborhood.

    “J&Okay has been transformed right into a laboratory by way of the BJP. They habits experiments right here after which those are carried out around the nation,” Mehbooba mentioned whilst addressing birthday celebration staff in Jammu.

    Alleging trade in demography in Jammu publish Article 370 revocation, she mentioned, “The place are the Dogras. What number of Dogras do you to find in factories? What number of Dogras do you to find in workplaces?  Why J&Okay Lt Governor isn’t a Dogra? Why Lt Governor’s guide isn’t a Dogra? Go away apart him being Muslim, there’s no Dogra guide of Lt Governor”.

    “Why is there no Dogra on the necessary posts in J&Okay govt? What number of Dogras are on the best posts together with that of DGP, IGP, SSP, SP or Administrators in J&Okay,” she mentioned.

    Taking a dig at BJP, Mehbooba mentioned, “They declare that they are going to set up Dogra CM but it surely was once of their energy to make Dogra as Lt Governor however they didn’t accomplish that”.

    “If Hindus of Jammu really feel that it (BJP) is their birthday celebration, they’re flawed. This is a birthday celebration of RSS, Jan Sangh, Godse, and so on. The birthday celebration had no contribution in India’s freedom fight and its leaders had been licking the ft of Britishers.  They wish to create their mark nowadays in order that they are able to display down the individuals who fought for India’s fight,” she mentioned.

    Regarding ongoing anti encroachment force in J&Okay to retrieve state land, Mehbooba mentioned the homes of no longer most effective Muslims however Hindus had been demolished.

    At the govt remark that infirmaries, public parks can be built on vacated encroached land, she mentioned does any one construct hospitals by way of demolishing properties and making other folks homeless. “Have you ever heard that properties can be demolished to construct hospitals and parks.”

    Mehbooba alleged that gigantic land grabbers have already joined BJP. “Despite the fact that my birthday celebration had those other folks, they have got joined the BJP. You had proven them those recordsdata to cause them to trade their loyalties.  Now they’re sitting with you”.

    The PDP leader mentioned other folks of Kashmir and Jammu will have to sign up for arms to jointly battle for his or her rights as has been effectively finished by way of other folks of Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh.

    “We will have to be told from the folks of Leh and Kargil districts, who’ve joined arms and brought their factor to New Delhi. Feeling the warmth, the centre modified Lt Governor of Ladakh,” she mentioned.

    SRINAGAR: The PDP leader and previous J&Okay Leader Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused BJP of changing J&Okay right into a laboratory and alleged that the demography of Jammu has modified publish Article 370 abrogation and wondered why the J&Okay Lt Governor or any of his guide isn’t from Dogra neighborhood.

    “J&Okay has been transformed right into a laboratory by way of the BJP. They habits experiments right here after which those are carried out around the nation,” Mehbooba mentioned whilst addressing birthday celebration staff in Jammu.

    Alleging trade in demography in Jammu publish Article 370 revocation, she mentioned, “The place are the Dogras. What number of Dogras do you to find in factories? What number of Dogras do you to find in workplaces?  Why J&Okay Lt Governor isn’t a Dogra? Why Lt Governor’s guide isn’t a Dogra? Go away apart him being Muslim, there’s no Dogra guide of Lt Governor”.

    “Why is there no Dogra on the necessary posts in J&Okay govt? What number of Dogras are on the best posts together with that of DGP, IGP, SSP, SP or Administrators in J&Okay,” she mentioned.

    Taking a dig at BJP, Mehbooba mentioned, “They declare that they are going to set up Dogra CM but it surely was once of their energy to make Dogra as Lt Governor however they didn’t accomplish that”.

    “If Hindus of Jammu really feel that it (BJP) is their birthday celebration, they’re flawed. This is a birthday celebration of RSS, Jan Sangh, Godse, and so on. The birthday celebration had no contribution in India’s freedom fight and its leaders had been licking the ft of Britishers.  They wish to create their mark nowadays in order that they are able to display down the individuals who fought for India’s fight,” she mentioned.

    Regarding ongoing anti encroachment force in J&Okay to retrieve state land, Mehbooba mentioned the homes of no longer most effective Muslims however Hindus had been demolished.

    At the govt remark that infirmaries, public parks can be built on vacated encroached land, she mentioned does any one construct hospitals by way of demolishing properties and making other folks homeless. “Have you ever heard that properties can be demolished to construct hospitals and parks.”

    Mehbooba alleged that gigantic land grabbers have already joined BJP. “Despite the fact that my birthday celebration had those other folks, they have got joined the BJP. You had proven them those recordsdata to cause them to trade their loyalties.  Now they’re sitting with you”.

    The PDP leader mentioned other folks of Kashmir and Jammu will have to sign up for arms to jointly battle for his or her rights as has been effectively finished by way of other folks of Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh.

    “We will have to be told from the folks of Leh and Kargil districts, who’ve joined arms and brought their factor to New Delhi. Feeling the warmth, the centre modified Lt Governor of Ladakh,” she mentioned.

  • Senior Jammu and Kashmir AAP chief Harsh Dev Singh quits birthday party

    Through PTI

    JAMMU: Senior AAP chief Harsh Dev Singh on Thursday resigned because the chairman of its Jammu and Kashmir unit and give up the birthday party’s number one club, mentioning private causes.

    Singh had joined the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) in Delhi on Would possibly 7, 2022 within the presence of senior birthday party leaders.

    He was once the chairman of the J-K Nationwide Panthers Birthday celebration earlier than that.

    In his letter of resignation to AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, Singh stated, “Because of some private causes, I will be able to not proceed within the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration and am due to this fact quitting the similar with rapid impact. This verbal exchange as such, be handled as my resignation from J&K chairmanship of the birthday party in addition to from number one club of AAP,” the three-term MLA stated.

    Singh becoming a member of the AAP ultimate 12 months was once observed as a big spice up to the Kejriwal-led birthday party’s enlargement plans in Jammu and Kashmir.

    JAMMU: Senior AAP chief Harsh Dev Singh on Thursday resigned because the chairman of its Jammu and Kashmir unit and give up the birthday party’s number one club, mentioning private causes.

    Singh had joined the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) in Delhi on Would possibly 7, 2022 within the presence of senior birthday party leaders.

    He was once the chairman of the J-K Nationwide Panthers Birthday celebration earlier than that.

    In his letter of resignation to AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, Singh stated, “Because of some private causes, I will be able to not proceed within the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration and am due to this fact quitting the similar with rapid impact. This verbal exchange as such, be handled as my resignation from J&K chairmanship of the birthday party in addition to from number one club of AAP,” the three-term MLA stated.

    Singh becoming a member of the AAP ultimate 12 months was once observed as a big spice up to the Kejriwal-led birthday party’s enlargement plans in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Radio Sharda connects displaced Kashmiri Pandits in India, 108 nations with their roots

    By way of PTI

    JAMMU: A Jammu-based neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’, has develop into a thread to glue the displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their roots and tradition.

    Run most commonly within the Kashmiri language, Radio Sharda 90.4 FM has develop into a ‘family identify’ in each Kashmiri Hindu circle of relatives.

    “We’re connecting Kashmiri Pandits dwelling in India and 108 different nations via this neighborhood radio station. This can be a family identify locally on account of its programmes on Kashmiri tradition, historical past, track, bhajans and problems confronting the neighborhood”, Founder Director Radio Sharda, Ramesh Hangloo advised PTI.

    Radio Sharda runs with the slogan “Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv”, because of this “Concentrate and feel free”, thereby changing into the voice of the neighborhood in exile, Hangloo stated.

    Kashmiri Pandits who have been compelled to go away their house after the unfold of terrorism within the valley in 1990, have discovered a voice throughout the radio because it speaks now not almost about their tradition however about their problems too, he stated.

    “Those that get uprooted want to be attached to their roots and our carrier is helping them with that,” he stated.

    Folks from the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood at a neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’ 90.4 FM, in Jammu. (Photograph | PTI)

    Radio Sharda started airing in December 2011 to glue the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood with their roots and maintain, advertise and propagate tradition, track, and information about Kashmir a few of the subsequent technology of Kashmiri Pandits.

    “It all started running just about 12 years in the past to maintain the tradition of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits. It’s to be had on-line in 108 nations. Additionally it is highly regarded within the Kashmir valley”, he stated.

    “I purchased a radio particularly to listen to Radio Sharda. It offers me peace of thoughts. I transfer on Radio Sharda at 7 am each day to listen to Kashmiri bhajans and different methods afterwards”, an 82-year-old listener, Avtar Krishen Bhat advised PTI.

    It brings previous recollections of Kashmir again to my thoughts and feels that I’m nonetheless dwelling in my house within the valley, Avtar stated.

    Like him, the younger Kashmiri Pandits concentrate to neighborhood radio’s Kashmiri songs.

    “I like its basis slogan – Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv. I transfer to cell to cherish Kashmiri songs in this platform”, a 19-year Kashmiri Pandit pupil Shivansh Raina stated.

    The radio additionally acts as a knowledge dissemination centre too.

    The Kashmiri Pandits who steer clear of house had contacted the radio station to get details about their family within the valley after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and all over the Kashmir floods in 2014, Hangloo stated.

    The radio station, which bagged two nationwide awards for Neighborhood Radio in 2018 and 2019, hasn’t ever limited its transmission for the reason that starting of its operation.

    The radio might be airing a ‘reside herath’ pooja at the instance of Maha Shivratri aka Herath in Kashmir which might be celebrated on February 17-18.

    It’s an annual competition and is regarded as some of the auspicious days a few of the believers of the religion.

    Whilst the importance of the competition adjustments from position to position, for Kashmiri Hindus, it’s the day of the divine wedding ceremony of Lord Shiva with Mata Parvati known as Harratri.

    JAMMU: A Jammu-based neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’, has develop into a thread to glue the displaced Kashmiri Pandits to their roots and tradition.

    Run most commonly within the Kashmiri language, Radio Sharda 90.4 FM has develop into a ‘family identify’ in each Kashmiri Hindu circle of relatives.

    “We’re connecting Kashmiri Pandits dwelling in India and 108 different nations via this neighborhood radio station. This can be a family identify locally on account of its programmes on Kashmiri tradition, historical past, track, bhajans and problems confronting the neighborhood”, Founder Director Radio Sharda, Ramesh Hangloo advised PTI.

    Radio Sharda runs with the slogan “Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv”, because of this “Concentrate and feel free”, thereby changing into the voice of the neighborhood in exile, Hangloo stated.

    Kashmiri Pandits who have been compelled to go away their house after the unfold of terrorism within the valley in 1990, have discovered a voice throughout the radio because it speaks now not almost about their tradition however about their problems too, he stated.

    “Those that get uprooted want to be attached to their roots and our carrier is helping them with that,” he stated.

    Folks from the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood at a neighborhood radio station, ‘Radio Sharda’ 90.4 FM, in Jammu. (Photograph | PTI)

    Radio Sharda started airing in December 2011 to glue the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood with their roots and maintain, advertise and propagate tradition, track, and information about Kashmir a few of the subsequent technology of Kashmiri Pandits.

    “It all started running just about 12 years in the past to maintain the tradition of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits. It’s to be had on-line in 108 nations. Additionally it is highly regarded within the Kashmir valley”, he stated.

    “I purchased a radio particularly to listen to Radio Sharda. It offers me peace of thoughts. I transfer on Radio Sharda at 7 am each day to listen to Kashmiri bhajans and different methods afterwards”, an 82-year-old listener, Avtar Krishen Bhat advised PTI.

    It brings previous recollections of Kashmir again to my thoughts and feels that I’m nonetheless dwelling in my house within the valley, Avtar stated.

    Like him, the younger Kashmiri Pandits concentrate to neighborhood radio’s Kashmiri songs.

    “I like its basis slogan – Booziv Te Khosh Rooziv. I transfer to cell to cherish Kashmiri songs in this platform”, a 19-year Kashmiri Pandit pupil Shivansh Raina stated.

    The radio additionally acts as a knowledge dissemination centre too.

    The Kashmiri Pandits who steer clear of house had contacted the radio station to get details about their family within the valley after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and all over the Kashmir floods in 2014, Hangloo stated.

    The radio station, which bagged two nationwide awards for Neighborhood Radio in 2018 and 2019, hasn’t ever limited its transmission for the reason that starting of its operation.

    The radio might be airing a ‘reside herath’ pooja at the instance of Maha Shivratri aka Herath in Kashmir which might be celebrated on February 17-18.

    It’s an annual competition and is regarded as some of the auspicious days a few of the believers of the religion.

    Whilst the importance of the competition adjustments from position to position, for Kashmiri Hindus, it’s the day of the divine wedding ceremony of Lord Shiva with Mata Parvati known as Harratri.

  • CRPF can pay tribute to Pulwama martyrs on fourth anniversary 

    Via PTI

    PULWAMA: The CRPF and different safety forces on Tuesday paid tributes to the 40 jawans, who misplaced their lives in an apprehension assault on their convoy right here in 2019.

    Led by way of Particular Director Common of the CRPF Daljit Singh Chaudhry, the officials of the drive, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Military laid floral wreaths at the memorial for the Pulwama martyrs right here.

    Speaking to newshounds, Chaudhry mentioned the sacrifice of the Pulwama martyrs encourage the drive to paintings for a terror-free country.

    “Our 40 bravehearts sacrificed their lives. We’re pleased with them. Their sacrifice evokes us to make the rustic terror unfastened,” he mentioned.

    Common Officer Commanding of Military’s 15 Corps Lt Gen A S Aujla, ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, IG CRPF (operations) M S Bhatia, DIG South Kashmir Vary Rayees Bhat and deputy commissioner Pulwama have been a few of the officials who laid wreaths on the memorial.

    40 infantrymen had made the best sacrifice after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden automotive into the CRPF convoy.

    PULWAMA: The CRPF and different safety forces on Tuesday paid tributes to the 40 jawans, who misplaced their lives in an apprehension assault on their convoy right here in 2019.

    Led by way of Particular Director Common of the CRPF Daljit Singh Chaudhry, the officials of the drive, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Military laid floral wreaths at the memorial for the Pulwama martyrs right here.

    Speaking to newshounds, Chaudhry mentioned the sacrifice of the Pulwama martyrs encourage the drive to paintings for a terror-free country.

    “Our 40 bravehearts sacrificed their lives. We’re pleased with them. Their sacrifice evokes us to make the rustic terror unfastened,” he mentioned.

    Common Officer Commanding of Military’s 15 Corps Lt Gen A S Aujla, ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, IG CRPF (operations) M S Bhatia, DIG South Kashmir Vary Rayees Bhat and deputy commissioner Pulwama have been a few of the officials who laid wreaths on the memorial.

    40 infantrymen had made the best sacrifice after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden automotive into the CRPF convoy.

  • SC verdict on JK delimitation immaterial; rejected procedure at outset: Mehbooba

    Mehbooba charged that delimitation was once a “tactical technique of rigging ahead of the elections.”

  • ‘Sadness for other people’: CPI(M)’s Tarigami on SC pushing aside J-Ok delimitation plea

    Through PTI

    Srinagar: The Preferrred Court docket’s dismissal of a petition difficult the delimitation procedure in Jammu and Kashmir has added to the lengthy listing of disappointments for the folks of the Union Territory, CPI(M) chief MY Tarigami mentioned on Monday.

    “There may be not anything a lot to mention in regards to the Preferrred Court docket determination on delimitation rather then that it’s every other unhappiness for the folks of Jammu and Kashmir,” Tarigami, who could also be a spokesperson for the Other people’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, advised PTI.

    Wearing out the delimitation procedure beneath the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act is unacceptable, he mentioned.

    “It is only delimitation within the identify of delimitation. They have got just about disrupted the team spirit of other people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he mentioned.

    The Preferrred Court docket on Monday pushed aside a plea difficult the federal government’s determination to represent the delimitation fee for redrawing the legislative meeting and Lok Sabha constituencies within the Union Territory.

    A bench of Justice SK Kaul and Justice AS Oka delivered the decision on a plea filed via two Kashmir citizens.

    Tarigami mentioned there have been a number of petitions difficult the abrogation of Article 370 and the Reorganisation Act ahead of the Preferrred Court docket however the ones weren’t being heard.

    “I had moved an utility for early listening to of the ones petitions…the former Leader Justice of India had mentioned the petitions could be indexed after Dussehra, the incumbent Leader Justice of India mentioned the listening to could be finished after the holidays.”

    “There used to be little hope after those assurances however even those have no longer matured and best led to disappointments,” he added.

    Srinagar: The Preferrred Court docket’s dismissal of a petition difficult the delimitation procedure in Jammu and Kashmir has added to the lengthy listing of disappointments for the folks of the Union Territory, CPI(M) chief MY Tarigami mentioned on Monday.

    “There may be not anything a lot to mention in regards to the Preferrred Court docket determination on delimitation rather then that it’s every other unhappiness for the folks of Jammu and Kashmir,” Tarigami, who could also be a spokesperson for the Other people’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, advised PTI.

    Wearing out the delimitation procedure beneath the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act is unacceptable, he mentioned.

    “It is only delimitation within the identify of delimitation. They have got just about disrupted the team spirit of other people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he mentioned.

    The Preferrred Court docket on Monday pushed aside a plea difficult the federal government’s determination to represent the delimitation fee for redrawing the legislative meeting and Lok Sabha constituencies within the Union Territory.

    A bench of Justice SK Kaul and Justice AS Oka delivered the decision on a plea filed via two Kashmir citizens.

    Tarigami mentioned there have been a number of petitions difficult the abrogation of Article 370 and the Reorganisation Act ahead of the Preferrred Court docket however the ones weren’t being heard.

    “I had moved an utility for early listening to of the ones petitions…the former Leader Justice of India had mentioned the petitions could be indexed after Dussehra, the incumbent Leader Justice of India mentioned the listening to could be finished after the holidays.”

    “There used to be little hope after those assurances however even those have no longer matured and best led to disappointments,” he added.

  • SC dismisses plea difficult delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Superb Court docket on Monday pushed aside a plea difficult the federal government’s choice to represent the delimitation fee for redrawing the legislative meeting and Lok Sabha constituencies within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

    A bench of Justices S Ok Kaul and A S Oka delivered the decision on a plea filed by means of two Kashmir citizens. Whilst saying the decision, Justice Oka mentioned not anything on this judgement might be construed as giving an imprimatur to the workout of energy beneath clauses one and 3 of Article 370 of the Charter.

    The bench noticed that the problem of validity of the workout of energy with regards to Article 370 is material of petitions pending prior to the apex court docket.

    The highest court docket is seized of petitions difficult the constitutional validity of the Centre’s choice to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.

    A number of petitions were filed within the apex court docket difficult the Centre’s choice to abrogate provisions of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which cut up J-Ok into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

    By means of abrogating Article 370, the Central govt had revoked the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir.

    The apex court docket had on December 1 closing 12 months reserved its verdict at the plea difficult the federal government’s choice to represent the delimitation fee.

    All through the listening to on December 1 closing 12 months, the Centre had instructed the highest court docket that the delimitation fee shaped to redraw the legislative meeting and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir was once empowered to take action.

    Looking for dismissal of the plea, Solicitor Normal Tushar Mehta, showing for the Centre, had argued that the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 does now not preclude the status quo of the Delimitation Fee by means of the Central govt.

    On March 6, 2020, the Union Ministry of Regulation and Justice (Legislative Division) had issued a notification within the workout of energy beneath segment 3 of the Delimitation Act, 2002, constituting a Delimitation Fee, with former Superb Court docket pass judgement on (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai because the chairperson.

    The suggest showing for the 2 petitioners, Haji Abdul Gani Khan and Mohammad Ayub Mattoo, had argued that the delimitation workout was once performed in contravention of the scheme of the Charter and alteration of obstacles and inclusion of prolonged spaces will have to now not were achieved.

    The plea had sought a declaration that the rise within the collection of seats from 107 to 114 (together with 24 seats in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) in Jammu and Kashmir is extremely vires constitutional provisions and statutory provisions, in particular beneath segment 63 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

    It had mentioned the closing delimitation fee was once arrange on July 12, 2002, within the workout of powers conferred by means of segment 3 of the Delimitation Act, 2002 after the 2001 census to hold out the workout all the way through the rustic.

    The plea had mentioned the fee had issued pointers and method for the delimitation of meeting and parliamentary constituencies vide letter dated July 5, 2004, at the side of the constitutional and criminal provisions.

    “It obviously said that the overall collection of current seats within the Legislative Assemblies of all states, together with UTs of the Nationwide Capital Area and Pondicherry, as fastened in keeping with the 1971 census shall stay unaltered until the primary census to be taken after the 12 months 2026,” the plea had submitted.

    It had sought to claim as unconstitutional the notification dated March 6, 2020, constituting the delimitation fee to absorb delimitation within the UT of J-Ok and states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland by means of the Centre.

    The plea had additionally challenged the consequential omission of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland from the method of delimitation vide notification dated March 3, 2021, claiming that it quantities to classification and violates Article 14 (equality prior to regulation) of the Charter.

    NEW DELHI: The Superb Court docket on Monday pushed aside a plea difficult the federal government’s choice to represent the delimitation fee for redrawing the legislative meeting and Lok Sabha constituencies within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

    A bench of Justices S Ok Kaul and A S Oka delivered the decision on a plea filed by means of two Kashmir citizens. Whilst saying the decision, Justice Oka mentioned not anything on this judgement might be construed as giving an imprimatur to the workout of energy beneath clauses one and 3 of Article 370 of the Charter.

    The bench noticed that the problem of validity of the workout of energy with regards to Article 370 is material of petitions pending prior to the apex court docket.

    The highest court docket is seized of petitions difficult the constitutional validity of the Centre’s choice to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.

    A number of petitions were filed within the apex court docket difficult the Centre’s choice to abrogate provisions of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which cut up J-Ok into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

    By means of abrogating Article 370, the Central govt had revoked the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir.

    The apex court docket had on December 1 closing 12 months reserved its verdict at the plea difficult the federal government’s choice to represent the delimitation fee.

    All through the listening to on December 1 closing 12 months, the Centre had instructed the highest court docket that the delimitation fee shaped to redraw the legislative meeting and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir was once empowered to take action.

    Looking for dismissal of the plea, Solicitor Normal Tushar Mehta, showing for the Centre, had argued that the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 does now not preclude the status quo of the Delimitation Fee by means of the Central govt.

    On March 6, 2020, the Union Ministry of Regulation and Justice (Legislative Division) had issued a notification within the workout of energy beneath segment 3 of the Delimitation Act, 2002, constituting a Delimitation Fee, with former Superb Court docket pass judgement on (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai because the chairperson.

    The suggest showing for the 2 petitioners, Haji Abdul Gani Khan and Mohammad Ayub Mattoo, had argued that the delimitation workout was once performed in contravention of the scheme of the Charter and alteration of obstacles and inclusion of prolonged spaces will have to now not were achieved.

    The plea had sought a declaration that the rise within the collection of seats from 107 to 114 (together with 24 seats in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) in Jammu and Kashmir is extremely vires constitutional provisions and statutory provisions, in particular beneath segment 63 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

    It had mentioned the closing delimitation fee was once arrange on July 12, 2002, within the workout of powers conferred by means of segment 3 of the Delimitation Act, 2002 after the 2001 census to hold out the workout all the way through the rustic.

    The plea had mentioned the fee had issued pointers and method for the delimitation of meeting and parliamentary constituencies vide letter dated July 5, 2004, at the side of the constitutional and criminal provisions.

    “It obviously said that the overall collection of current seats within the Legislative Assemblies of all states, together with UTs of the Nationwide Capital Area and Pondicherry, as fastened in keeping with the 1971 census shall stay unaltered until the primary census to be taken after the 12 months 2026,” the plea had submitted.

    It had sought to claim as unconstitutional the notification dated March 6, 2020, constituting the delimitation fee to absorb delimitation within the UT of J-Ok and states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland by means of the Centre.

    The plea had additionally challenged the consequential omission of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland from the method of delimitation vide notification dated March 3, 2021, claiming that it quantities to classification and violates Article 14 (equality prior to regulation) of the Charter.

  • Anti-encroachment pressure in J&Ok: 45 retail outlets sealed, 2 demolished in Ramban

    By way of PTI

    BANIHAL / JAMMU: No less than 45 retail outlets have been sealed and two others demolished throughout the continuing anti-encroachment pressure in Banihal township of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, officers stated.

    Two political activists have been taken into preventive custody prior to the beginning of the pressure to retrieve state land alongside the sub-district medical institution street amid tight safety preparations, they stated.

    A workforce of earnings officers led by way of Tehsildar, Banihal, and Imtiyaz Ahmad had on Saturday served notices to the homeowners of the department stores, most commonly pharmacies and medical laboratories, triggering a protest.

    The shopkeepers and native citizens staged a sit-in on the vacationer hostel, alternatively, a police workforce swooped at the protesters round middle of the night and two sarpanches — Mohd Ilyas Wani of Democratic Azad Birthday celebration (DAP) and Qaiser Hamid Sheikh of Congress — have been taken into preventive custody, officers stated.

    Further safety group of workers have been deployed around the the city on Sunday morning and the notified retail outlets have been sealed whilst two have been demolished.

    The department stores that have been sealed, integrated 22 pharmacies, 9 medical laboratories and 5 optical retail outlets, officers stated.

    “The department stores have arise at the encroached state land through the years and have been passed over to Municipal Committee Banihal after being sealed as according to the legislation,” the Tehsildar stated.

    He stated 8 marlas of state land, underneath unlawful profession of a personal faculty, have been additionally freed throughout the pressure which is effectively occurring and thus far 40 according to cent encroachment has been got rid of.

    President, Beopar Mandal of Banihal, Pervez Hamid Sheikh asked the district management to consider the plight of deficient shopkeepers who’ve misplaced their livelihood.

    “We’re grateful to the management for offering sufficient time to the shopkeepers to vacate their retail outlets which have been now not razed,” Sheikh stated.

    Greater than 300 folks were rendered jobless by way of the closure of just about 50 retail outlets, he stated.

    “We enchantment to the federal government to consider the plight of deficient shopkeepers and their dependents and provides again ownership of retail outlets to their homeowners once imaginable,” he stated.

    BANIHAL / JAMMU: No less than 45 retail outlets have been sealed and two others demolished throughout the continuing anti-encroachment pressure in Banihal township of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, officers stated.

    Two political activists have been taken into preventive custody prior to the beginning of the pressure to retrieve state land alongside the sub-district medical institution street amid tight safety preparations, they stated.

    A workforce of earnings officers led by way of Tehsildar, Banihal, and Imtiyaz Ahmad had on Saturday served notices to the homeowners of the department stores, most commonly pharmacies and medical laboratories, triggering a protest.

    The shopkeepers and native citizens staged a sit-in on the vacationer hostel, alternatively, a police workforce swooped at the protesters round middle of the night and two sarpanches — Mohd Ilyas Wani of Democratic Azad Birthday celebration (DAP) and Qaiser Hamid Sheikh of Congress — have been taken into preventive custody, officers stated.

    Further safety group of workers have been deployed around the the city on Sunday morning and the notified retail outlets have been sealed whilst two have been demolished.

    The department stores that have been sealed, integrated 22 pharmacies, 9 medical laboratories and 5 optical retail outlets, officers stated.

    “The department stores have arise at the encroached state land through the years and have been passed over to Municipal Committee Banihal after being sealed as according to the legislation,” the Tehsildar stated.

    He stated 8 marlas of state land, underneath unlawful profession of a personal faculty, have been additionally freed throughout the pressure which is effectively occurring and thus far 40 according to cent encroachment has been got rid of.

    President, Beopar Mandal of Banihal, Pervez Hamid Sheikh asked the district management to consider the plight of deficient shopkeepers who’ve misplaced their livelihood.

    “We’re grateful to the management for offering sufficient time to the shopkeepers to vacate their retail outlets which have been now not razed,” Sheikh stated.

    Greater than 300 folks were rendered jobless by way of the closure of just about 50 retail outlets, he stated.

    “We enchantment to the federal government to consider the plight of deficient shopkeepers and their dependents and provides again ownership of retail outlets to their homeowners once imaginable,” he stated.

  • Now, Joshimath-type cracks increase in J&Okay’s Doda homes

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    SRINAGAR:  In a Joshimath-like scenario, cracks have advanced in homes of a village in mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the place the land is “sinking (see pic)” No less than two dozen residential homes have reported such cracks, inflicting worry and panic amongst native villagers.

    Citizens of Nai Basti village of Thathri in Doda district mentioned the homes within the space had been creating cracks since December ultimate 12 months. The cracks are expanding with each and every passing day, making the homes unsafe for dwelling, mentioned a lady resident. She mentioned her circle of relatives and plenty of of her neighbours live at their family members’ homes in within reach spaces.

    The cracks have additionally been creating on roads. Native citizens worry that their homes can cave in and “sink” at any time. A group of income officers is visiting the realm day-to-day to take inventory of the placement. Tehsildar Thathri Sahil Randhawa informed this newspaper that 21 homes, a madrasa and a mosque within the space have advanced cracks.

    The world incorporates about 100 homes having a inhabitants of about 4,000 folks. Randhawa mentioned his administrative center gained a grievance within the first week of January {that a} area had advanced cracks.  He mentioned the cracks have higher in the previous couple of days. “To start with handiest 4 homes had been affected, however now 21 homes have advanced cracks and of them, two homes had been utterly broken. Different homes having cracks also are caving in”. Officers say components comparable to building of roads, seepage of water, heavy rains and widespread earthquakes may have brought about land sinking within the village.

    The most important NDMA meet on Joshimath land sinking lately in Delhi
    Dehradun: A gathering of the Nationwide Crisis Control Authority (NDMA) will likely be held in Delhi on Saturday at the land submergence in Joshimath. State leader secretary Dr SS Sandhu, secretary catastrophe control Dr. Ranjit Sinha and representatives of scientists finding out the disaster-hit Joshimath will even take part.  The draft of the comfort package deal awaited by means of the Centre may well be finalized after the assembly, assets mentioned. The NDMA has assigned the accountability of finding out each facet of the submerged land in Joshimath intently to 8 institutes. 

    SRINAGAR:  In a Joshimath-like scenario, cracks have advanced in homes of a village in mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the place the land is “sinking (see pic)” No less than two dozen residential homes have reported such cracks, inflicting worry and panic amongst native villagers.

    Citizens of Nai Basti village of Thathri in Doda district mentioned the homes within the space had been creating cracks since December ultimate 12 months. The cracks are expanding with each and every passing day, making the homes unsafe for dwelling, mentioned a lady resident. She mentioned her circle of relatives and plenty of of her neighbours live at their family members’ homes in within reach spaces.

    The cracks have additionally been creating on roads. Native citizens worry that their homes can cave in and “sink” at any time. A group of income officers is visiting the realm day-to-day to take inventory of the placement. Tehsildar Thathri Sahil Randhawa informed this newspaper that 21 homes, a madrasa and a mosque within the space have advanced cracks.

    The world incorporates about 100 homes having a inhabitants of about 4,000 folks. Randhawa mentioned his administrative center gained a grievance within the first week of January {that a} area had advanced cracks.  He mentioned the cracks have higher in the previous couple of days. “To start with handiest 4 homes had been affected, however now 21 homes have advanced cracks and of them, two homes had been utterly broken. Different homes having cracks also are caving in”. Officers say components comparable to building of roads, seepage of water, heavy rains and widespread earthquakes may have brought about land sinking within the village.

    The most important NDMA meet on Joshimath land sinking lately in Delhi
    Dehradun: A gathering of the Nationwide Crisis Control Authority (NDMA) will likely be held in Delhi on Saturday at the land submergence in Joshimath. State leader secretary Dr SS Sandhu, secretary catastrophe control Dr. Ranjit Sinha and representatives of scientists finding out the disaster-hit Joshimath will even take part.  The draft of the comfort package deal awaited by means of the Centre may well be finalized after the assembly, assets mentioned. The NDMA has assigned the accountability of finding out each facet of the submerged land in Joshimath intently to 8 institutes.