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Adani Group to Shut Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Ludhiana as a result of 7-Month long Blockade by Protesting Farmers

BUSINESS

As per a report by Business Line, Adani Logistics Ltd is shuttering operations at its rail-linked Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Kilaraipur, in Ludhiana. The news comes after a 7-month long blockade by protesting farmers agitating over the controversial farm bills passed by the Centre that rendered the facility idle causing huge losses to the group. The protestors have blocked the main gate of the ICD since January 2021. They've placed a tractor trolley, barring the movement of goods and personnel which led to a halt in operations at the facility. This multi-modal logistics park at Kilaraipur, which is spread over 80 acres, was opened in 2017. It was opened to cater to the industries in and around Ludhiana, offering services for the import and export of cargo by rail and road. Th...

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BJP Minister from Madhya Pradesh Says “Inflation Due To Speech By Jawaharlal Nehru”

INDIA

On Saturday, a BJP Minister in Madhya Pradesh while talking to reporters about a planned protest by the Congress over the rising prices, said that the problem of inflation does not arise in a day or two and that the economy of the country began to go downhill due to mistakes of Jawaharlal Nehru's speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 1947. The Minister for Medical Education, Vishvas Sarang said that inflation would have been under control had the first prime minister of the country and his party left the economy in good shape. He said that "if the credit for increasing inflation by crippling the economy after the country's independence goes to anyone, it is the Nehru family". "Inflation does not rise in a day or two. The foundation of the economy is not laid in a ...

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Ruhullah Mehdi Raises Questions Over Lifting of Ban Over Muharram Processions After 30 Years

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Former Member of Legislative Assembly Jammu Kashmir and one of the most outspoken politicians in the aftermath of Abrogation of Article 370 on August 05, 2019, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has raised serious questions over the lifting of the ban over annual Muharram processions after a gap of thirty years. Taking to Twitter, the National Conference leader said that the isolated decision which comes at a time when all religious gatherings across the Kashmir valley have been barred raises more questions than it answers. ALSO WATCH: RUHULLAH MEHDI IN CONVERSATION WITH THE KASHMIRIYAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbrx1TLXkls In a thread on his Twitter handle, Ruhullah Mehdi wrote, " There is list of decisions-taken in circulation, in which, if my reading of this order is correct, the administ...

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Administration Announces National Anthem Singing Competition in Jammu Kashmir

INDIA

The Jammu Kashmir administration has announced the National Anthem Singing Competition-2021 in the region. As India is celebrating 75 years of independence and commemorating it as ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, the administration's initiative has called upon all the individuals and groups to take part in the singing competition. All the individual & group winners will get a chance to sing National Anthem at their respective district or division level Independence Day, 2021 celebrations. To be eligible for the competition, the individual or group members must be the domicile of Jammu Kashmir and not below the age of 13 years.

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Israeli Forces Quell Peaceful Protests Against Forceful Evictions from Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood

INTERNATIONAL

On Saturday evening, the Israeli forces quelled a peaceful protest by Palestinian citizens against ethnic cleansing in the eastern part of Jerusalem. The protesters included residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and other activists. They were protesting against the Israeli ethnic cleansing policy against the Palestinians. It is pertinent to mention that in two days, an Israeli court session will consider a decision to forcefully expel 4 Palestinian families from their houses in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The protestors raised slogans against Israel, rejecting their policy of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. The Israeli forces used a number of stun grenades and skunk water to quell the peaceful protest. A day before yesterday, another protest had taken place a...

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No Passports, Government Jobs for “Anti-Nationals”- Jammu Kashmir Administration

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The Jammu Kashmir administration on Sunday issued orders that prohibit passport clearance, no provision of government jobs, among other restraints for people engaging in Anti National behaviour. The CID Special Branch Kashmir, as per a report by News 18, has directed all its units to deny security clearance to all those involved in law and order issues, stone-throwing and other activities prejudicial to the security of the state. All evidence including police records will be taken into consideration for this. Earlier, an amendment by the administration in the Jammu Kashmir Civil Services (Verification of Character and Antecedents) Instructions, 1997 mandated a satisfactory CID report in order to get a government job. The in-service employees requiring re-verification from the C...