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MEA briefs P5 countries on Jammu and Kashmir issues
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Senior External Affairs Ministry officials on Monday briefed the envoys of several countries, including P5 nations (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States), on abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and administrative reorgan
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Article 370 was biggest obstacle in ending terrorism in J-K: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Article 370 was the biggest obstacle in ending terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, and its abrogation will open up the path of development in the state.
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Rajya Sabha passes Bill to convert J-K into UTs
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 5 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bill to convert Jammu and Kashmir into a union territory and to carve out Ladakh as another UT.
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EWS quota Bill for J-K passed in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Monday passed by voice vote the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 for implementation of the 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Assam Congress leader writes to Amit Shah seeking intervention in re-verif
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Ripun Bora on Monday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to intervene and stop the re-verification of the NRC draft list.
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Article 370 increased corruption in J-K, hindered development: Shah in RS
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the existence of Article 370 caused economic backwardness and hindered the development of Jammu and Kashmir, adding that political corruption aided by the said article harmed residents of the Valley.
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Air India flight with 5 MPs onboard diverted to Amritsar due to traffic co
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): An Air India Kolkata-Delhi flight, with a number of passengers including five parliamentarians coming to attend today's session of parliament, was diverted to Amritsar due to traffic congestion and low fuel.
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Bhubaneswar Kalita confirms resignation from Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Congress MP from Assam, Bhubaneswar Kalita on Monday confirmed his resignation from the membership of the Rajya Sabha.
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Non-NDA, non-UPA parties support govt on J and K measures
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 5 (ANI): In a major success for Modi government, several non-NDA, non-UPA parties on Monday supported government's resolution in Rajya Sabha to abrogate Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
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NCP to abstain from voting on Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): NCP MP Vandana Chavan on Monda criticised the "method" adopted by the Central government to push through its decisions on jammu and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha and said her party will abstain from voting.
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Congress gives amendment notice to J-K Reorganisation Bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Congress has given amendment notice on the bill in the Rajya Sabha to turn Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into Union Territories, and the party is expected to press for a division to record its opposition to the passage of the bill.
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Make Parliament House more magnificent, attractive: Presiding officers to
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 5 (ANI): Presiding officers of both the Houses of Parliament on Monday appealed to the government to expand and modernise the Parliament House to make it the most "magnificent and attractive" by 2022.
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