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Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Article 35 A

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The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir. The apex court will now hear the matter in week commencing August 27.

Hearing on Article 35 A was adjourned as Justice D Y Chandrachud, one of three judges in bench, was not present.

According to the apex court, “The three-judge bench which has been hearing the case will decide whether issue of Article 35 A has to be referred to a constitutional bench”.

The protests were held in Kashmir valley against the removal of Article 35 A. On Sunday, Kashmir observed a complete shutdown which was called by Joint Resistance Leadership consisting of separatist leaders.

According to Article 35-A people from outside Jammu and Kashmir were barred from acquiring any immovable property in the state.

The J&K government had filed an application in the apex Court on August 3, to defer the hearing of the case, citing the upcoming local body elections.

Security Forces kill 14 Naxals in an encounter near Sukma, weapons seized

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The security forces in Chhattisgarh killed at least 14 Maoists in an encounter on August 6 near Sukma’s Konta and Golapalli police station limits. The security forces have recovered 16 weapons and several firearms from the killed insurgents.

Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxal operations) Sundarraj P reportedly said the gunbattle took place this morning in a forest area in south Sukma, around 500 km from Raipur and bodies of 14 naxals have been recovered from the encounter site.

The security forces are continuing with their search operation in order to check the presence of more Naxals around the encounter site.

Earlier this month, the Chhattisgarh Police said that Maoists had released a pamphlet claiming that they lost 247 of their cadres in encounters with security forces over the last two years.

More details are awaited.

Another heart break for Sindhu

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She lost Rio Olympic final, then Hong Kong Open final twice in 2017 and 2018, Super Series Final 2017, Indian Open and Thailand Open finals in 2018 and now this Golden Girl of Indian Badminton PV Sindhu once again fails to clinch World title as she lost to Carolina Marin of Spain 19-21, 10-21 in 46 minutes in the women’s singles final of the BWF World Badminton Championships 2018 at Nanjing, China on Sunday. Sindhu, lost in the finals last year also but then he r opponent was Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, whom she beat here in quarter finals. After the match Sindhu said, “It is frustrating to lose in the final again. I will have to come back stronger and prepare for the next tournament”.

First game was played on equal terms. Sindhu was moving quickly and compelling the Marin to commit mistakes. Her long serves and deep tosses making it difficult for the Marin to execute aggressive strokes. At one stage Sindhu was leading 14-9 this was the turning point. Here she let Marin off the hooks and gifted two points through unforced errors. This changed the whole scenario. Now Sindhu was dancing on her tune. The length of Sindhu’s parabolic tosses started falling short; this made the Spaniard to play her powerful smashes and deceptive drops quite easily. The focus Sindhu once lost could never be regained. This made the second game a one sided affair. Sindhu was never in the contention. Marin wrapped up the match by conceding 10 points only.          

This medal means Sindhu is the only Indian to have four world championship medals. Besides two silvers she had won two bronze medals at the 2013 Guangzhou and 2014 Copenhagen.

On the other hand it is another feather in the cap of Marin. With this win she has become the first women in the history of women badminton to win the world championships thrice – 2014, 2015 and 2018.

BJP MLA from Mathura injured as miscreants pelt stones on his car

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Sunny Sharma
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Unidentified miscreants on Sunday attacked Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Pooran Prakash from Mathura.

Prakash got injured while he was inside the car, when the stones were pelted at his vehicle in Mathura’s Jamunapur area.

Investigation is under way, said Mathura SSP Babloo Kumar.

Further details are awaited.

Kerala Priest arrested for threatening to kill President Ram Nath Kovind

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President Kovind

A priest, of Kerala has been arrested for making a death threat to President Ram Nath Kovind.

The accused Jayaraman a priest of Chirakkal Bhagavathi temple in Thrissur called the police control room and said that he would bomb the St Thomas College where President Kovind is scheduled to attend a programme on Monday.

According to the reports, the police immediately traced the call details and arrested priest Jayaraman. The police said that Jayaraman did it under the influence of alcohol and forgot everything when he woke up the next morning.

President Kovind had arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday on a three-day visit to State. He will instate the ‘Festival of Democracy’ on Monday, to mark the conclusion of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Centre constructs bunkers for safety of border residents against Pakistan shelling in J&K

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The Indian Government constructed community bunkers in Nowshera city in Rajouri District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir to provide safety to locals during cross-border firing along the Line of Control.

The capacity of the 160 square feet individual bunker is eight people and the capacity of 800 square feet community bunker is 40 people.

The center has taken the initiative for border residents facing Pakistan shelling and also to ensure that their daily life and education is not disrupted. Construction of 102 bunkers has already been completed, providing major relief to the locals especially at the time of ceasefire violation by Pakistan.

“Some bunkers have already been constructed and many more will be completed soon here in Rajouri. The project by the Government will be wrapped up soon. Schooling facility will be provided in the bunkers, so that students’ time isn’t wasted and their schooling is completed on time,” Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Rajouri District Development Commission said.

Local resident Shubam Choudhary said, “It is a very good initiative taken up by the government. Whenever there is a firing, people take shelter in the bunkers. The government is increasing the number by providing one bunker each to every house here.”

Another local resident Yash Pal said, “Bunkers are helping us a lot during sudden firings. We have added light bulbs and fans inside for our comfort. I appreciate the decision of the government.”

In January 2018, the centre sanctioned Rs 415.73 crore for the construction of more than 14,460 bunkers in Kathua, Jammu, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out at Priya Cinema during night show, no casualty

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A fire broke out at South Kolkata’s Priya Cinema, one of the oldest and popular movie theatres, on Sunday night.

The fire triggered panic outside the upmarket south Kolkata as smoke started billowing out of the building while audience inside the theatre were watching a film.

The audience rushed out after the smoke filled the auditorium.

Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot to rescue the trapped audience and the family that owns the theatre and resides on the top floor of the same five- storey building.

No casualty was reported, the sources suspected that the cause of fire to be a short circuit.

Kashmiri militant arrested in Jammu with 8 grenades

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Sunny Sharma
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A militant was arrested by police on Sunday night in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu and recovered eight grenades from him.

As per the reports, police acting on intelligence inputs intercepted a bus in Gandhi Nagar area late Sunday night and arrested a youth who was carrying eight hand grenades.

According to an officer, the militant arrested was identified as Arfan Wani, an occupant of Awantipora in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Police had recovered eight live hand grenades and Rs 60,000 in cash from his possession.

Security agencies and police are alert in the wake of intelligence inputs that the Kashmiri militants plot to carry out terror strikes in Jammu and New Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15.

A high alert has been sounded in Jammu after the arrest. The police said the arrested militant was being put through continued interrogation to get details about the plans and his contacts in Jammu and its outskirts.

Kashmir observes shutdown over Article 35-A, Supreme Court to hear PIL today

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Complete shutdown called by separatists against the legal challenge in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35-A brought life in Kashmir to a standstill on Sunday.

According to Article 35-A people from outside Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are barred from acquiring any immovable property in the state.

Markets, business establishments, transport services were closed across the Valley as the shutdown is supported by large number of trader and business bodies.

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) consists of separatist leaders has called for a two-day strike (Sunday and Monday)—as Supreme Court on Monday will hear a PIL challenging the validity of the Article 35-A.

The J&K government has filed an application in the Supreme Court, informing that it is going to seek adjournment of the hearing of the petition in view of the “ongoing preparations for the upcoming Panchayat and urban local body and municipal elections in the state”.

Security forces have been deployed in strength in the region to maintain law and order.

Reservation won’t guarantee employment, says Nitin Gadkari

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are reducing in the country.

Nitin Gadkari made the remarks in an interaction with the reporters over the ongoing agitation by the Marathas and other groups for reservation in Maharashtra and in other parts of the country.

“Let’s us assume the reservation is given. But there are no jobs. Because in banks, the jobs have shrunk because of IT. The government recruitment is frozen. Where are the jobs?” he asked.

“The problem with the quota is that backwardness is becoming a political interest. Everyone says I am backward. In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Brahmins are strong. They dominate politics. (And) They say they are backward,” the senior BJP leader said.

“So one school of thought is that a poor person is a poor person, he has no caste, creed or language. Whatever may be the religion — the Muslim, the Hindu or the Maratha (a caste), in all communities there is one section which has no clothes to wear, no food to eat.

“One school of thought also is (that) we must also consider the poorest of the poor section in every community,” he said.

This is a “socio-economic thinking” and it must not be politicised, the Union Minister said.

Nitin Gadkari urged people to maintain peace and said that the responsible political parties must not add fuel to the fire.

Later in a tweet Gadkari clarified that the central government is not going to change the reservation criteria. “My attention has been drawn to certain media reports attributed to me. There is absolutely no thinking at the central government to change the reservation criteria from castes to economic conditions,” he tweeted.

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