TOP STORY OF THE DAY

Article 370 revoked, Centre breaks down Jammu and Kashmir into 2 UTs 8/5/2019 10:54:21 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 5: Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a long-held promise of the Bharatiya Janata Party Monday when he moved a resolution in the Rajya Sabha that Article 370, which allowed Jammu and Kashmir its own Constitution, will no longer be applicable. "The President on the recommendation of Parliament is pleased to declare as from 5th of August 2019, all clauses of the said Article 370 shall cease to be operative... ," the resolution stated. Shah also moved a bill proposing bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir division and Ladakh. Shah, who introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, said the Union Territory in Ladakh will have no legislature like Chandigarh. The other Union Territory of Jammu and Kas...   READ MORE

FRONT PAGE STORIES

Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to bifurcate J&K Into 2 Union Territories 8/5/2019 10:54:03 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 5: The bill to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories sailed through Rajya Sabha today, with several opposition parties walking out, bringing down the majority mark, and others siding with the government, which does not enjoy majority in the upper house. Among those that sided with government were Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party, Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal, Jagan Reddy's YSR Congress, N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party and in a surprise addition -- Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party. Together with government, that took the number to 117. In the 242-member Rajya Sabha, the ruling National Democratic Alliance has 107 members, well shor...   READ MORE   "At Right Time": Amit Shah Hints at possible rollback on J&K statehood 8/5/2019 10:53:56 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 5: Union home minister Amit Shah, who announced the government's plans to end Jammu and Kashmir's statehood this morning, held out some hope in the evening that it might be restored one day, after it becomes the country's most developed area. The government is pushing through a bill to "reorganize" Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories - Ladakh without any legislature and Jammu and Kashmir with one. "It may take time but Jammu and Kashmir will become normal again. At the right time J&K will become a state again. Don't want the state to remain a Union Territory forever," Amit Shah said....   READ MORE   Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah arrested 8/5/2019 10:53:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: Former chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was arrested moments after Rajya Sabha passed the bill to bifurcate the state into two Union territories. The government had earlier revoked the state's special status, provided under Article 370, via presidential order. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has also been arrested. Mehbooba Mufti has been taken to Hari Niwas - a VVIP state guest house. She was put under house arrest last night as the authorities clamped restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC. The reason for her arrest was not immediately known. Earlier in the day, Mehbooba Mufti had come down heavily on the Modi government for sc...   READ MORE   School, colleges to remain close today, restrictions likely to be eased in Jammu 8/5/2019 10:53:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: Schools and colleges all over the state will remain close for Tuesday also. Decision in this regard was taken by the higher up of the administration after reviewing Monday's situation. After reviewing the decision it was decided that schools and colleges should be remained closed all over the state. Situation will be reviewed on Tuesday evening to take a decision, highly placed sources said. Meanwhile educational institutions remained closed on Monday and restrictions imposed in several districts as the Valley remained on edge with authorities stepping up security deployment. The authorities have imposed night curfew in Kishtwar and Rajouri district...   READ MORE   J&K to have seven more Assembly seats after delimitation Status of four seats of Ladakh yet not cleared 8/5/2019 10:53:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir will have a Lieutenant-Governor and the maximum strength of its Assembly will be of 107 seats which will be further enhanced to 114 after a delimitation exercise, according to a Bill introduced in Parliament on Monday. The current effective strength of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is 87, including four seats falling in Ladakh region, which will now be a separate UT without a legislature. Twenty-four seats of the Assembly continue to remain vacant as they fall under Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). "...the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall be increased...   READ MORE   Scrapping of Art 370: No separate Constitution, flag for J-K; assembly to be of 5 yrs 8/5/2019 10:53:29 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 5: With the abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir will now have no separate flag or Constitution and the tenure of the assembly will be for a period of five years like any other state and two union territories in the country, officials said on Monday. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) will replace the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) to deal with criminal matters and Article 356, under which President's rule can be imposed in any state, will also be applicable in union territories (UTs) Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh with the unprecedented decision of the Centre. There will be no separate flag of Jammu and Kashmir and the tricolour will be the only national flag for the...   READ MORE   Indian Constitution to apply in J&K: President order 8/5/2019 10:53:21 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 5: President Ram Nath Kovind in "concurrence" with the "Jammu and Kashmir government" promulgated Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 on Monday which states that provisions of the Indian Constitution are applicable in the state. The president issued Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 which comes into force "at once", and shall "supersede the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954". "All the provisions of the Constitution" shall apply in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, it said. The government has added in the Article 367 of the Constitution a clause 4 which makes four changes. "...   READ MORE   Darkest apprehension come true: Omar calls Centre deceitful for scrapping Article 370 8/5/2019 10:52:55 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: The government of India scrapped Article 370, which gives special powers to the state of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A notification signed by President Ram Nath Kovind made Article 370 inoperative. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has called the development a "total betrayal of the trust that the people of J&K had reposed in India when the State acceded to it in 1947". National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was put under house ...   READ MORE   People of Kashmir will also celebrate abrogation of Art 370: Ram Madhav 8/5/2019 10:52:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav is confident that people of Kashmir Valley will also celebrate abrogation of Article 370 very soon. "Brilliant response by Amitbhai in Rajya Sabha. He is right. Entire country is celebrating d birth of a United India.Jammu n Ladakh r celebrating. People of Kashmir Valley too will see d reason n welcome d decision. Heavens r not going to fall in d Valley as Opposition is claiming", Ram Madhav tweeted. Shortly afte...   READ MORE   Governor reviews prevailing scenario in the State 8/5/2019 10:52:26 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: Governor Satya Pal Malik, in a meeting held at RajBhavan this evening reviewed prevailing security and law and order scenario in the State, in the aftermath of developments in the Parliament relating to Jammu and Kashmir. K.Vijay Kumar, K.K. Sharma, K. Skandan, Farooq Khan-Advisors to Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary,participated in the meeting. Governor was given assessment of the prevailing situation in the State. K.Vijay Kumar, K. Skandan, and Farooq Khan, who have returned from Jammu after taking stock of the essential services, briefed Governor about the adequacy of essential supplies and delivery of various public services to th...   READ MORE   Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on revoking Article 370 J&K's Head Chopped Off; Identity Lost: 8/5/2019 10:52:18 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 5: Senior Congress member and the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir's head which is considered as India's crown, has been "chopped off" and its identity removed after the government decided to do away with Article 370 and also proposed to bifurcate the state and make in its place Union territories. "I had never imagined that the head of the state which is India's crown will be chopped off," he said. "You hav...   READ MORE   'Scrapping' of Article 370 'illegal and unconstitutional', says Mehbooba Mufti 8/5/2019 10:52:04 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Aug 5: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was arrested moments after Rajya Sabha passed the bill to bifurcate the state into two Union territories. The government had earlier revoked the state's special status, provided under Article 370, via presidential order. Mehbooba Mufti has been taken to Hari Niwas - a VVIP state guest house. She was put under house arrest last night as the authorities clamped restrictions under Section 144 of C...   READ MORE   No curbs on govt staff, essential services providers: Jammu DM 8/5/2019 10:13:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: Jammu District Magistrate Sushma Chauhan here on Monday said the government employees engaged in essential services and in supply of essential commodities had been were allowed hassle-free passage, following imposition of Section 144. Chauhan said it was essential to maintain such services. The Section 144 would not be applicable in case of officials, staff or assistants of PHC, PDD and PWD Department, officers, employees or assistants of Health and Medical Education department posted in PHC/CHCs within Municipal limits and Government Medical College, Jammu. "They could avail hassle-free movement on showing their valid identity cards," she said in her ord...   READ MORE   J&K Govt withdrawing from Sheep Husbandry sector Selling of Deptt’s land, squeezed budget, manpower' shortage among factors responsible for its slow death 8/5/2019 10:08:44 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: The last ruler of princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh had facilitated the establishment of Sheep breeding farm in Reasi in the year 1937 but after 75 years the democratically elected government took over 100 Kanals of its land for the establishment of Deputy Commissioner office Reasi. The establishment of the Reasi farm was among several other initiatives taken by the then rulers. The Maharaja had also sought technical know-how from the British government in the year 1920, engaged Professor Alfred Baker of Leeds University, who submitted his report in 1928 titled, "Prospective Development of Kashmir as Sheep Breeding and Wo...   READ MORE

CARTOON CORNER

E-PAPER PREVIEW

LOCAL NEWS

Lok Sabha passes bill that bans commercial surrogacy ESRM presents nukkad "Apki Dosti" People of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh will now feel more progressive, rejuvenated: Manhas Surprise reorganization of J&K hailed MHA asks security forces to remain alert post Article 370 declaration on Jammu-Kashmir Through abrogating Art 370, Amit Shah focuses on Gujjars-Bakerwals Kashmir always treated Ladakh as step-mother, we welcome center's decision: Ladakh BJP MP Article 370 and the backstory on J&K special status PM Modi to address the nation to explain big Kashmir move on Article 370 Article 370 Increased Corruption, Gave Rise To Terrorism In J&K: Amit Shah In Rajya Sabha Govt''s Article 370 revocation: Slow burn thriller that kept everyone guessing Kashmiri Pandits hail govt move of revoking Article 370 Safai Karamcharis see bright future after repealing articles 370, 35 A J&K National Security Advisor Ajit Doval reviews situation on ground Article 370: End of special status to boost property rates in J&K International Nagar Kirtan welcomed at Lakhanpur Article 370 Scrapped: Jammu celebrates, calls It 'Historic Day' What Dr Karan Singh, last yuvraj of J&K said on its special status Various political, social organizations hail scrapping of Art 370 Army deployed in Jammu as precautionary measure 8,000 more troops deployed in J&K after govt moves to revoke Article 370 Ladakh’s UT status triggers Jubiliation in Leh, resentment in Kargil 2 PDP MPs accused of tearing copy of constitution, removed from Rajya Sabha Security around religious places in Jammu heightened after Govt's decision   READ MORE THIS SECTION

OTHER STORIES

Par nod for removing Art 370 provisions, splitting JK to 2 UTs Activist to return award conferred to him by Ghulam Nabi Azad UAE backs India on Article 370, says Kashmir its internal matter Situation totally peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir: Police Army commander chairs core group meeting in Srinagar; assures high level readiness Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Rajouri   READ MORE THIS SECTION

ARCHIVE SECTION

Monday, August 5, 2019 Sunday, August 4, 2019 Saturday, August 3, 2019 Friday, August 2, 2019 Thursday, August 1, 2019 Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Tuesday, July 30, 2019

STOCK UPDATE

BSE Sensex NSE Nifty

CRICKET UPDATE