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| Majority of Muslims in India have converted from Hinduism: Azad | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said a majority of Indian Muslims have converted from Hinduism, adding that an example of this can be found in the Kashmir Valley where a majority of Kashmiri Pandits converted to Islam.
Asserting that religion should not used to get political mileage, Azad said whoever takes refuge in religion in politics is weak.
“Some BJP leader said some (Muslims) have come from outside and some have not. Nobody has come from outside or inside. Islam came to existence just 1,500 years ago. Hindu religion is very old. Around 10-20 of them (Muslims) must have come from outside, some were there in the Mughal army,” the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief told a gathering in Doda district.
“All other Muslims converted from Hinduism in India. An example of this can be found in Kashmir. Who were the Muslims in Kashmir 600 years ago? All were Kashmiri Pandits. They converted to Islam. All are born into this religion,” the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said.
Azad said that when Hindus die, they are cremated. ... | |
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| Azad settles scores with NC, shares picture with Kapil | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: Two weeks after spokesman of the National Conference called former Chief Minister and supremo of Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Ghulam Nabi Azad as a “liar” for owning Kapil Sibal, the former leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad shared a picture with the eminent lawyer to counter’s NC propaganda.
Azad shared picture with Kapil Sibal at a time when leaders of the Kashmir centric parties namely the National Conference, Peoples De... | |
| | | | NC dares Apni Party | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: For the first time in the recent past, the National Conference has openly dared Apni Party saying that the political workers associated with Altaf Bukhari’s party have joined the NC.
The NC issued a formal statement saying that hundreds of Bukhari’s party-workers joined the grand old party in presence of former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and other senior leaders.
“Hundreds of political workers from Sagam Dooru, who were associated with Apni Party, were warmly welcomed into JKNC by Party VP Omar Abdullah in an event held at party office, Nawa-e-Subha, Srinagar,” the NC said.
The NC said the event was jointly coordinated by District President, Anan... | |
| | | | J&K Govt freezes boundaries of administrative units till completion of 2021 census | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 17: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday has frozen the boundaries of all Administrative units till completion of Census 2021.
A notification issued by Planning, Development and Monitoring department in this regard reads, “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iv) of rule 8 of the Census Rules, 1990 and in supersession of earlier notifications issued on the subject, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir hereby freezes the boundaries of Districts/Tehsils, Municipalities, Towns, Revenue Villages and other Administrative units in the whole Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir w.e.f 01.01.2024 till completion of Census, 2021”.... | |
| | | | Chandrayaan-3: Lander module successfully separates from propulsion module | | | | Agencies
Bengaluru, Aug 17: Lander Module of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft comprising the lander and rover has successfully separated from the Propulsion Module, ISRO said on Thursday.
In the next step Lander Module will descend to a slightly lower orbit around the Moon on Friday.
“Thanks for the ride, mate! said the Lander Module (LM). LM is successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (PM). LM is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for tomorrow around 1600 Hrs., IST,” ISRO said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into the lunar orbit on August 5, following which orbit reduction maneuvers were carried out... | |
| | | | Verification of Sim card dealers mandatory: Ashwini Vaishnaw | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 17: In a bid to check digital frauds, the government has made verification of dealers selling SIM cards mandatory and discontinued the provision of issuing bulk connections, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.
Earlier, while announcing the new measures, the minister had said that the government has made police verification of SIM card dealers mandatory.
He later clarified that the verification of SIM card dealers will be carried out by “the licensee” or the respective telecom operator and added that a penalty of Rs 10 lakh will be imposed on violators.
In a widespread crackdown against SIM card related digital frauds, the minister said that the go... | |
| | | | DB upholds order to issue ‘plough’ symbol to NC in Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Comprising Chief Justice N Kotishwar Singh and Justice MA Chowdhary dismissed the appeal filed by UT of Ladakh challenging the order of Single Judge whereby Single Judge directed to issue issue ‘plough’ symbol to NC in Ladakh.
The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the interim Order dated 9th of August, 2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in the Writ Petition (C) No. 1933/2023 filed by the Respondent No.1 herein-Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/ Writ Petitioner, which is a recognized Political Party in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The aforesaid Writ Petition w... | |
| | | | ‘FloodWatch’ app launched for real-time flood updates | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 17: Amid a rise in flood-related incidents in the country, including loss of life and property, the government Thursday launched an app to disseminate real-time information on the flood situation in affected areas.
The ‘FloodWatch’ app, will collect data from 338 stations to send real-time flood updates across 23 states and Union Territories, Central Water Commission (CWC) Chairperson Kushvinder Vohra said.
The app aims to use mobile phones to spread flood-related information and even provides forecasts for up to 7 days, Vohra said while launching ‘FloodWatch’.
The app uses advanced technologies such as satellite data analysis, mathematical modelling, and real-... | |
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