Day: August 6, 2019

Can’t allow animal slaughter in flats on Bakr-Id: HC

Mumbai, Aug 6: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from granting permission for slaughter of animals this Bakr-Id inside residential flats. A bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and G S Patel said it could not completely prohibit such slaughters within the compounds or […]

Modi’s ‘bold’ Kashmir move draws praise, criticism in India

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to revoke special status for the disputed Kashmir region is a bold gamble to end a three-decades old armed revolt and draw the territory closer to the rest of India, the country’s media said on Tuesday. The Hindu nationalist-led government […]

U.N. chief urges restraint by India, Pakistan over Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, his spokesman said on Monday, after India revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighboring Pakistan. “We urge all parties to exercise […]

Chopper scam: Ratul Puri withdraws plea from Delhi HC

New Delhi, Aug 6:  Businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Tuesday withdrew his petition from the Delhi High Court seeking direction to a trial court not to pronounce order on his anticipatory bail plea without hearing his other pending applications. He is […]

After J&K bifurcation, hill parties want Darjeeling to be Union territory

Kolkata/Darjeeling, Aug 6: The Centre’s decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir has rekindled hope among the major hill parties, which want that Darjeeling should also be a separate Union territory with a legislature. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Darjeeling, Raju Bista, […]

Situation totally peaceful in J&K: Police

Jammu, Aug 6: The situation in all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir is totally peaceful, amid unprecedented security cover and restrictions, top officials said on Tuesday. There are no untoward reports from anywhere in the state, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said from Srinagar, a day after […]

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