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Aaditya Thackeray slams Congress MLA’s demand to make Mumbai a Union Territory
4 days, 1 hour ago

Aaditya Thackeray slams Congress MLA’s demand to make Mumbai a Union Territory

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena MLA and former Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray rejected the idea of designating Mumbai as a Union Territory on Thursday. Referring to Mumbai as his “motherland,” Mr. Thackeray highlighted the sacrifices made by the “Marathi manoos” in ensuring the city’s inclusion in Maharashtra. In a post on X, the Worli legislator said, “Mumbai was not given to us by …

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Puducherry BJP leaders brief high command of political situation in Union Territory
4 days, 23 hours ago

Puducherry BJP leaders brief high command of political situation in Union Territory

The Hindu  

The BJP leadership at the Centre held discussions with party leaders in Puducherry on the progress made in the organisational election and latest political situation in the Union Territory. Home Minister A. Namassivayam, BJP president V. Selvaganabathy and party in-charge for the Union Territory Nirmal Kumar Surana were in New Delhi for the last two days at the invitation of …

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‘Childish’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Aaditya Thackeray's demand to declare Belagavi a Union Territory
1 week, 5 days ago

‘Childish’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Aaditya Thackeray's demand to declare Belagavi a Union Territory

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dismissed Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray's demand to make Belgavi a Union Territory as "childish." Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah slams Aaditya Thackeray's demand to declare Belagavi a Union Territory. Earlier on Monday, Aditya Thackeray, in a post on X, said that he is ready to support the proposal to make Belgaum a union territory …

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Aaditya Thackeray for Belagavi as Union Territory, Siddaramaiah says childish
1 week, 6 days ago

Aaditya Thackeray for Belagavi as Union Territory, Siddaramaiah says childish

India Today  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray demanded that Belagavi, a city in Karnataka bordering Maharashtra, should be declared a Union Territory, drawing a jibe from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who called Thackeray's statement "childish". Thackeray on Monday alleged that injustice was being meted out to Marathi-speaking people in Belagavi and demanded that the region be declared a Union Territory. Maharashtra laid …

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Cyclone Fengal: Holiday for schools and colleges on December 2, 2024; Madras University exams postponed
3 weeks ago

Cyclone Fengal: Holiday for schools and colleges on December 2, 2024; Madras University exams postponed

The Hindu  

After making landfall near Puducherry on November 30, Cyclone Fengal weakened on Sunday, but torrential downpour under its influence paralysed the Union Territory and other places in Tamil Nadu, with the Army stepping in to evacuate stranded persons in inundated streets. Cyclone Fengal LIVE updates Cuddalore and Villupuram districts have also declared holiday for schools and colleges. The Tamil Nadu …

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Powers Of Divisional Commissioners To Detain Under PITNDPS Remain Intact Even In Post-Reorganization Phase: J&K High Court Clarifies
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Powers Of Divisional Commissioners To Detain Under PITNDPS Remain Intact Even In Post-Reorganization Phase: J&K High Court Clarifies

Live Law  

Dismissing a petition challenging a detention order under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that the authority of the Divisional Commissioners to issue detention orders under PITNDPS remains intact despite the J&K Reorganization Act, 2019, unless specifically superseded by corresponding Central laws. Citing …

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Days after EC’s direction, J&K transfers 89 govt officials posted in home districts
4 months, 1 week ago

Days after EC’s direction, J&K transfers 89 govt officials posted in home districts

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has transferred several officials, including deputy commissioners, weeks after the Election Commission directed poll-bound states to transfer officers posted in their home districts. The transfers announced on Thursday night include those of deputy commissioners of Poonch and Bandipora districts, secretaries, commissioners, director generals, managing directors, and directors of several departments. The transfers include those of …

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Jammu and Kashmir's first election in a decade: A test of new politics
4 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir's first election in a decade: A test of new politics

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir are set to hold their first Assembly elections in a decade, following the region’s transformation into a Union Territory and the removal of Article 370 in 2019. First Election Since Article 370: This election will be the first major test of the political shifts in the region following the end of Jammu and Kashmir's special status. Jammu …

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Five Years of Article 370 Abrogation: A Look at PM Modi’s Historic Move
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Five Years of Article 370 Abrogation: A Look at PM Modi’s Historic Move

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aspirational and inclusive brand of politics is heralding the winds of change in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, so that everyone has a shot at growth and equity, with a better quality of life. August 5, 2024, marks the 5th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, an exemplary measure by the Modi government, which in …

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Election Commission to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to review assembly polls preparedness
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Commission to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to review assembly polls preparedness

Live Mint  

The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding elections in the Union Territory. In March, Kumar -- who was then the sole member of the three-member commission to visit the Union Territory -- had …

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Another BJP leader calls for new Union Territory: '..only way to save Bengal'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Another BJP leader calls for new Union Territory: '..only way to save Bengal'

India Today  

A day after Nishikant Dubey, BJP MLA Gouri Shankar Das from Murshidabad called for the district to be made a Union Territory. The demography has changed, and the percentage of Hindus has decreased irrationally.” He stated that since 2022, he has been writing to Union Home Minister Amit Shah about this issue and demand. Declaring the area a Union Territory …

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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey wants parts of Bengal, Jharkhand to be declared Union Territory: ‘Hindus will disappear…’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey wants parts of Bengal, Jharkhand to be declared Union Territory: ‘Hindus will disappear…’

Live Mint  

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has called for parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal to be combined into an Union Territory to tackle challenges posed by illegal immigrants. The senior politician told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the population of adivasis in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand was on a decline due to the growing influx of “Bangladeshi infiltrators”. …

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BJP's Nishikant Dubey demands new Union Territory: '...or Hindus will disappear'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP's Nishikant Dubey demands new Union Territory: '...or Hindus will disappear'

India Today  

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday demanded that some parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal be declared a Union Territory, claiming that the number of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in the region is on the rise. "I demand that Malda, Murshidabad, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar and the Santhal Parganas region be declared as a Union Territory, otherwise Hindus will disappear." The …

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Bihar CM should 'strike', He's In Good Position: Cong. On Spl Status Demand
5 months, 1 week ago

Bihar CM should 'strike', He's In Good Position: Cong. On Spl Status Demand

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday sought to know what Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is doing about the demand for special category status for the state and asserted that "he should strike" as he is in a position to get this done now. The opposition party's remarks come after Bihar ministers claimed that the latest report of NITI Aayog's …

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Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: 8 July - 14 July, 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: 8 July - 14 July, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Mehraj ud din Andrabi Vs Zia Darakshan 2024 LiveLaw 180 Yawar Ahmad Malik Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 181 Fayaz Ahmad Wani Vs Mst Hameeda 2024 LiveLaw 182 MAHANT GANESH DASS JI V/s STATE OF JK AND ANOTHER 2024 LiveLaw 183 Rajinder Kumar and others Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 184 Judgments/Orders: Dismissal Of Complaint For …

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Manipur: Kuki body writes to Amit Shah to expedite creation of Union territory
5 months, 1 week ago

Manipur: Kuki body writes to Amit Shah to expedite creation of Union territory

Hindustan Times  

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a prominent Kuki organisation in Manipur, on Saturday wrote an open letter to Union home minister Amit Shah urging the Centre to expedite creating a Union territory with a legislature for the Kuki-Zo community under Article 239A of the Indian Constitution. The Kuki body alleged that the sate police and central security forces have become …

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India slams Pakistan for 'baseless & deceitful narratives' on Kashmir at UNGA
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India slams Pakistan for 'baseless & deceitful narratives' on Kashmir at UNGA

The Hindu  

India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy made references to Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives, which is not a surprise," Minister in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Pratik Mathur said on June 25. Mr. Mathur was …

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India strongly rejects references to Jammu and Kashmir in China-Pakistan joint statement
6 months, 1 week ago

India strongly rejects references to Jammu and Kashmir in China-Pakistan joint statement

The Hindu  

India on June 13 stoutly rejected "unwarranted" references to Jammu and Kashmir in the latest joint statement by China and Pakistan and asserted that the Union Territory and Ladakh "have been, are and will always remain" its integral parts. "We have noted unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement between China and Pakistan …

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Election results 2024: Congress opens account in Gujarat after a decade
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Congress opens account in Gujarat after a decade

The Hindu  

For the first time since the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the Congress has opened its account by winning the Parliamentary seat of Banaskantha in PM Modi’s home State of Gujarat. Two time Congress MLA Geniben Thakor won the Banaskantha seat by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rekhaben Chaudhary, a political novice. In fact, it was in Banaskantha where Prime Minister …

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Goa’s Curlies beach nightclub faces demolition as NGT dismisses appeal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Goa’s Curlies beach nightclub faces demolition as NGT dismisses appeal

Hindustan Times  

The National Green Tribunal has dismissed an appeal against demolition filed by Goa’s nightclub ‘Curlies’ and upheld the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority’s order for being in violation of CRZ norms. Disposing an appeal filed by owner Linet Nunes, the NGT bench of Dinesh Kumar Singh and Dr Vijay Kulkarni called the evidence, submitted by the owner that a structure …

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Lakshadweep to Mangaluru highspeed ferry service launched for tourists
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakshadweep to Mangaluru highspeed ferry service launched for tourists

Hindustan Times  

Travel by searoute from the mainland to Lakshadweep is now nearer by five hours. The highspeed vessel ‘Parali’ on Thursday ferried 160 passengers from Lakshadweep Islands to the Mangaluru old port in just seven hours compared to the earlier 13 hours on an experimental basis. Lakshadweep to Mangaluru highspeed ferry service launched for tourists Speaking to PTI, the first batch …

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The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-IX]
8 months ago

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-IX]

Live Law  

CRZ Notification CRZ Notification 2011: Storage facility for edible oil not allowed outside port area; Supreme Court affirms quashing of post-facto clearance. High Court Bar Association v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw 276 : 2 SCC 536 Supreme Court affirms mandatory e-filing in DRTs & DRATs, says other courts should replicate it. Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra, …

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Centre notifies CAA rules in big pre-poll decision
9 months, 1 week ago

Centre notifies CAA rules in big pre-poll decision

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Union government on Monday issued the rules for the Citizenship Act, or CAA, four years after the controversial law was passed to fast-track citizenship to non-Muslims who entered India from three neighbouring countries — Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh — on or before December 31, 2014. Read here: CAA rules notified: BJP fulfils another promise made in 2019 …

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Sonam Wangchuk To Go On 21-Day Fast As Ladakh Demands Statehood, Inclusion Under 6th Schedule
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sonam Wangchuk To Go On 21-Day Fast As Ladakh Demands Statehood, Inclusion Under 6th Schedule

ABP News  

Ladakhi icon and educational reformer Sonam Wangchuk has announced that he will commence on a 21-day fast after he led a massive gathering of approximately 30,000 people at Leh's Polo Ground to demand the Union territory's inclusion under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution along with statehood. "LADAKH KI AKHIRI MANN KI BAAT 3rd Feb saw Ladakh's biggest ever rally …

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