October 2020 - Page 7 of 37

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MHA Issues 3rd Order: Anyone In India Can Now Buy Land In Kashmir

INDIA, OTHERS

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, announced amendment in land laws to allow everyone in India to buy the land in Jammu and Kashmir which hitherto was exclusively meant for permanent resident of J&K. The ministry of home affairs said that the order will be called the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020. A number of amendments have been carried out in the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act to allow the buying of land by anyone as words such as domicile or PRC holders find mention. The “state” has been substituted by “Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir”. In sub section (2) ”whole of the State”‖has been replaced by “whole of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir” while Section 2 “being permanent r...

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Cow slaughter act is being misused against innocent persons: Allahabad HC

INDIA

On Monday, the Allahabad High Court expressing its concern towards the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act 1955 said that law was being misused against innocent persons. The court said, “Whenever any meat is recovered, it is normally shown as cow meat (beef) without getting it examined or analyzed by the Forensic Laboratory. In most of the cases, meat is not sent for analysis. Accused persons continue in jail for an offence that may not have been committed at all and which is triable by Magistrate Ist Class, having maximum sentence up to 7 years." There has been several incidents when the meat recovered by authorities is presumed to be beef without any analysis or confirmation. As per the reports the single judge bench of Justice Siddharth made this observations whil...

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New Lands laws Discriminatory- Kashmir Political parties Decry New Law

REGIONAL, UPDATES

The Centre has notified new laws enforced immediately, including fresh land laws, for the Union Territories (UTs) of J&K and Ladakh and omitted any precondition on purchase of land in J&K, as existed under Article 370 for the outsiders. These new laws mean that anyone can now buy land in Kashmir as far as it is not agricultural land. The order has been called the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020. Earlier, because of the existence of Article 35A, the purchase of land by citizens of other states of India was prohibited in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir legislature was allowed to define permanent residents of the state and only they were permitted to purchase land or property. "Unacceptable ame...

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Health and Medical Education Department wakes up from slumber, constitutes ‘Complaint Committee’ on sexual harassment of female employees

REGIONAL

Government has constituted 4 members committee to probe into sexual harassment of women at workplace in Health and Medical Education Department in the Kashmir Valley. Pertinently, the incumbent Director Health Services Kashmir was being criticized on social media while serious allegations were being leveled against him. In a tweet, a social media user, without mentioning the name of Director Health Services claimed that: “A new ‘ME TOO’ movement (is) on cards in Kashmir Health Dept. Not a surprise we are performing so abysmally on Covid front as the Boss is committed to add colours to his harem & punish the ones who resist his improper motives.” Well placed sources told News Agency Kashmir News Trust that a number of female employees have filed written complaints about the sexua...

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Erdogan says it’s time for a two-state solution in Cyprus

INTERNATIONAL

Turkish President Erdogan said on Monday it was time for a realistic proposal about a two-state solution on the divided island of Cyprus to be discussed and added that the parameters of the current talks were not sustainable. The latest attempt at reunification between the two Cypriot sides collapsed in disarray in mid-2017. Both sides blamed each other for the collapse, and Ankara accuses the EU of violating laws by only admitting Greek Cypriots. Erdogan said the approach of Greek Cypriots had blocked previous attempts to find a solution. Turkey has said before a two-state mechanism is needed to solve the Cyprus issue, but has accused the Greek Cypriot government of not engaging in talks. Tatar said a Turkish proposal to hold an informal meeting between Turkey, Northern Cyprus, ...

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Indian Army Provides Financial Assistance for Daughter’s Marriage of a Deprived Family in Anantnag

REGIONAL

Sheikh Nadeem 19 Rashtriya Rifle of Indian Army showed a helping hand for below poverty line Schedule Caste family in Dooru area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. In Dooru Anantnag, an army Major from 19RR met a person whose daughter's marriage was fixed but was not in a condition to marry her daughter, as they were in distress. His poor financial status with meagre resources was a major block in his daughter's marriage. Realising the problem of the poor family, the army camp Nadoora, Larkipora and Wuzur came together and contributed hard Cash, other essential commodities for cooking and clothes to the Mehbooba Akhter,daughter of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh.. The father thanked the indian Army especially, 19 Rashtriya Rifles (Major Sudhanshu) for his kind hearted manner. He al...

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Trump and Biden in Pennsylvania for election campaigns

INTERNATIONAL, OTHERS

President Donald Trump addressed three boisterous rallies in Pennsylvania on Monday, while Democrat Joe Biden made a low-key appearance in the state considered crucial to the chances of victory for both men. Biden made a small-scale appearance in the city of Chester, near Philadelphia. He met about a dozen campaign volunteers and speaking with reporters. Biden said he was “not overconfident about anything” and “with the grace of God” he would win Pennsylvania, the state where he was born. He also stepped up his criticism of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 225,000 people in the United States. “The bottom line is, Donald Trump is the worst possible president, the worst possible person to lead us through this pandemic. Trump again asserted that...

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Boycott French products in Turkey: Erdogan

INTERNATIONAL

Turkish President Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Muhammad. In Bangladesh, on Monday, protesters unfurled placards with a caricature of French President Emmanuel Macron and the words: “Macron is the enemy of peace”. Erdogan said France was pursuing an anti-Islam agenda. “I am calling to all my citizens from here to never help French brands or buy them,” he said. Erdogan on Monday joined a chorus of voices elsewhere calling for a boycott. In Kuwait City, a supermarket had stripped its shelves of L’Oreal cosmetics and skincare products after the cooperative union to which it belongs decided to stop stocking French goods. In Saudi Arabia ...

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Small Cremation Grounds for Hindus Are Discriminatory: BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj

INDIA

On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj, said that large burial grounds for Muslims and smaller cremation spaces for Hindus is “discriminatory”. He further added that Muslims also should start burning the dead instead of burying them in graveyards. He said that burial grounds and cremation spaces should be allocated according to the ratio of population in Uttar Pradesh. While speaking during a 'Nukkad Meet' in Unnao to support the BJP candidate for the forthcoming polls, he said, “Even if a village has one Muslim, the burial ground is very large. And you (Hindu community) cremate in a farm, or by the riverside. Is this not injustice?" He further said that there should be a law under which no land should be given for burials and all communities should o...

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Three PDP Members Resign over Mehbooba Mufti’s National Flag Remark

REGIONAL

Sheetal Banchariya Three senior People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members have resigned from the party following the statement by Mehbooba Mufti regarding the Indian national flag. TS Bajwa, Hassan Ali Waffa and Ved Mahajan submitted their resignation letters to the party on Monday. While talking to The Kashmiriyat, Najmu Saqib, spokesperson, J&K PDP confirmed the news. “These kinds of rumbles keep happening in a party and the party president will reach out independently to all the members to understand their stance,” he told The Kashmiriyat. When asked about whether the members who have resigned are against the restoration of Article 370, Saqib said, “There are often differences in the ideologies of party members and things cannot be put down people’s throat against the...