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The Jammu Kashmir Police has detained 26 persons as a preventive measure following protests over toll plaza in Sarora area of Samba in Jammu. Jammu Kashmir Police used tear gas and lathi charges to disperse a protest that turned violent at the Sarore Toll Plaza. The protest, led by the Yuva Rajput Sabha (YRS), called for the closure of the toll plaza and the release of detained members. Earlier, the authorities had enforced Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code to prevent gatherings of four or more people around the Toll Plaza after the YRS initiated their protest. During the demonstration, protesters blocked the highway for over four hours, demanding the release of the detained YRS members and the shutdown of the Sarore Toll Plaza. The situation escalated as protesters re...

A church was attacked and the bible was desecrated in New Delhi during Sunday prayers. Over 100 individuals affiliated with Bajrang Dal, RSS, and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) gathered outside the GTB Enclave police station in Delhi on Sunday, August 20. The demonstration followed an incident involving members of the Christian community attempting to file a First Information Report (FIR) against these groups, Muslim Mirror reported. The Christian community alleges that Bajrang Dal members attacked them while they were engaged in prayers, an event that has left a deep rift in the local community. Eyewitness accounts reveal that on the morning of August 20, around 10:30-11:00 am, members of the Christian community were holding prayers within a church located in the Tahirpur area. ...

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has inducted a ‘Wheeled Armoured Amphibious Platform’ vehicle in Kashmir that can operate in both land and water. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the WHAP is an 8x8 vehicle that is jointly built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Tata Motors with a seating capacity of twelve people. The vehicle is also known as TATA Kestrel. “The vehicle is capable of operating in both land and has a sophisticated communication system,” he said, adding that its amphibious capabilities will allow it to reach the areas that are inaccessible to other vehicles and is a major boost for the CRPF in Kashmir. Inspector General, Kashmir, Operations Sector, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Gyanendra Ku...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there was an era of “corruption and scams” before 2014 and the rights of the poor and their money were robbed, but now every penny is reaching into their accounts directly. The data shows an increasing number of people are paying taxes, which shows their faith in the government that their money is being put to good use, Modi said. He was virtually addressing the training-cum-orientation programme of newly appointed teachers at the CM Rise Government Mahatma Gandhi Higher Secondary School in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. The PM said positive news has started coming up in the first year of “Amrit Kaal” itself, which shows the increasing prosperity and decreasing poverty. “The NITI Aayog report said that 13.50 crore Indians have come ou...

In a significant ruling, The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking declaration affirming the validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu Kashmir under Article 370(1) and the deletion of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who presided over the bench alongside Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra, expressed his initial skepticism about the petition’s nature, Live Law reported. Chief Justice Chandrachud, as per Live Law questioned the petitioner’s intent during the hearing, stating, “What kind of a petition is this? Who has set your client up?” He further clarified the court’s position, saying, “A declaration cannot be issued by this court regarding the constituti...

X formerly Twitter has barred the handle of Srinagar based The Kashmir Walla in India on Sunday morning. A message upon opening the handle shows @Tkwmag's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand. The Kashmiriyat tried to reach the editors of Kashmir walla, but we have been unable to contact them as of yet. This is a breaking news. It shall be updated soon.

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that Ladakhis are not happy with the status granted to them and want representation. Talking to reporters, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Gandhi said that people are not happy with the status given to them. “There were so many complaints. The people are not happy with status given to them, they want representation. Everyone is saying that there is unemployment and inflation,” he said. “People want bureaucracy shouldn’t run the state, but it should be run by the voice of people,” he added. He said the people in Ladakh are concerned by taking away of their grazing land by China. “The concern, of course, is the land taken away by China. People here are affected in a big way because their grazing land has been t...

In the 2020 Delhi riots case, a court in the national capital has discharged three individuals who were accused of rioting, being part of an unlawful assembly and committing vandalism during the riots. The Additional Sessions Judge, Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts, while discharging the accused namely Akil Ahmad, Rahish Khan and Irshad, expressed suspicion over the conduct of the investigating officer (IO) from the Delhi Police. The judge stated that there were indications of the IO manipulating evidence and filing chargesheets in a pre-determined and mechanical manner. The court said that the reported incidents were not thoroughly and properly investigated, and charge sheets seemed to have been filed with an agenda to conceal the initial lapses. The judge then referr...

The Goa Police booked a man over the allegations of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a social media post. Nazario D’Souza, a resident of Panaji in Goa had  had shared a satirical cartoon on Facebook on which was originally drawn by artist Mir Suhail. The cartoon appeared to allude to the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign, as part of which the Centre encouraged citizens to post selfies with the national flag on social media on Independence Day, reported Indian Express. The man was booked after a complaint by Inacio Domnic Pereira, ward member of Panaji’s Santa Cruz panchayat. “In this post, he depicted the prime minister of our country as a chameleon on the national flag,” the complaint said. D’Souza has been booked under Section 500 (punishment for defamation) of the...

Hindu activists in the Brajmandal Jalabhishek Yatra were carrying swords, trishuls, and illegal weapons despite police restrictions, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Usha Kundu said in her complaint. She also said that during peace committee meetings held before the yatra, the organisers were also urged not to carry any kind of weapons during the yatra. In her complaint, Kundu said, “I was on law and order duty with my team 300 meters from the Nalhar temple at around 12.30 p.m. on July 31. We saw a mob of around 15-20 people carrying swords and trishuls marching to Nalhar temple. To maintain law and order, my team had tried to snatch swords and trishuls but they became furious and they started raising slogans against the police. They manhandled my team and even snatched thei...