Omar Abdullah says Article 370 is vital link between India and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called Article 370 an important link between Jammu and Kashmir and India after a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the upcoming state polls said revoking the article would compel her to take up arms. With elections less than 10 days away, the BJP has decided to repeal Article 370 as part of its manifesto ignoring voices of dissent within the party. Abdullah’s opinions were mirrored by the People’s Democratic Party patron Mufti Sayeed, who said that even Parliament did not have the mandate to review or abrogate the provision that grants special status to the state. Tamil Nadu: State should be ready to move SC over Kerala’s new dam, says Vaiko Vaiko, the general secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, has said that Tamil Nadu must be ready to move the Supreme Court if necessary to prevent Kerala from building a Rs 26-crore dam across the Pambar River. The river flows from the Idukki district of Kerala to Tamil Nadu, where it joins the Kaveri River near Karur. He added that the Centre had a responsibility to preserve the 80 lakh beneficiaries’ share of the water, distributed through 49 drinking water schemes. Tamil Nadu and Kerala are already locked in a dispute over control of the Mullaperiyar dam straddling the interstate border, over the Periyar River. West Bengal: Violence spreads through Birbhum villages as BJP, TMC supporters clash Violent clashes between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress have spread through Birbhum district. At Imadpur village last week, TMC district chief held a public meeting to boost the flagging morale of party workers. By the time the meeting concluded, clashes had broken out between TMC and BJP supporters, which had spread to three more villages by Friday. On Saturday, multiple bomb explosions were heard in Sirsita village. Locals say police officers had opened fire although no casualties were reported. The BJP’s principal complaint is that its supporters were prevented by police from entering Imadpur during the meeting, and alleged unfair treatment by the police. Tripura: Security beefed up ahead of PM’s visit to the North East Security is being tightened along North East India’s borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the region at the end of November. It will be Modi’s first visit to the eight states as Prime Minister, where he is scheduled to meet political leaders, state police chiefs and inaugurate Nagaland’s largest cultural festival. The security beef-up comes after a huge arms cache was intercepted in Assam on November 10, allegedly destined for violence in the Bodoland Territorial Council. Madhya Pradesh: ‘Kiss of Love’ attempt in Bhopal postponed after denial of permission A Kiss of Love campaign planned in Bhopal was postponed after a right-wing organisation threatened to oppose the event if it took place, and the local police denied permission. The leader of the group of people who wanted to conduct the event said they would wait for the requisite legal permissions. The Kiss of Love protests against moral policing rose to prominence after the inaugural event in Cochin on November 2. However, ever since, attempts to recreate in Kochi as well as other cities have met with staunch opposition from right-wing groups despite the Supreme Court saying kissing in public was not an obscene act.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 06:51:30 +0000
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