Modi And Putin At Far East Exhibition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during visiting the ‘Street of the Far East’ exhibition, in Vladivostok on Wednesday.
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Month: September 2019
Pak Moves 2,000 Troops Close To LoC
Amid tensions over the Kashmir issue, Pakistan has moved almost a brigade-size force in the Bagh and Kotli sector close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The troops who have been moved are from a peace location and for now have been stationed around 30 kilometres from the Line of Control, Indian Army sources said here.
“At present, they have not been deployed in offensive posturing. However, the Indian Army is closely watching their movements,” the sources informed.
The sources further said that the movement of the Pakistan Army troops has come at a time when it has already activated its terrorist infrastructure and the terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) have started recruiting locals and Afghans in a big way.
It added that the troops moved by the Pakistan Army are close to a brigade-size and their numbers would be more than 2000.
The Pakistan Army has moved troops closer to the LoC at a time when Islamabad has been trying to fuel terrorism in the Valley. It has also been attempting to draw international attention and intervention by terming the prevailing situation between the two countries as very tense.
Since the abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan deployed more than 100 SSG commandos along the LoC to push terrorists and incite violence in the state.
In the retaliatory fire, more than 10 SSG commandos have been killed by the Indian security forces. Pakistan has also deployed its Special Forces along the Sir Creek area opposite Gujarat.
Sources said that Pakistani agencies are also in the process of recruiting Afghan terrorists to carry out action against Indian security forces. Afghans are being recruited probably to replace the Kashmiri terrorists as local commanders.
The Indian Army is closely monitoring the activities of these commandos, who are seen working closely with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and other terrorist groups.
Army sources said the recruitment and training of terrorists belonging to both Lashkar and Jaish have started which had been partially stopped due to the FATF blacklisting threat.
(ANI)
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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that CPI(M) leader, Yousuf Tarigami shall be shifted to AIIMS in Delhi from Srinagar for better treatment. It also allowed Mufti Mehbooba’s daughter to meet her.
Chief Justice of India (CJI), Ranjan Gogoi said, “Keeping in view the fact that CPI(M) leader, Yousuf Tarigami needs better treatment, he shall be shifted to AIIMS, Delhi, from Srinagar for better treatment.”
During the hearing, Raju Ramchandran, lawyer appearing for CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury informed the court that Tarigami was under detention.
“I found that his (Yousuf Tarigami) security vehicles have been withdrawn. He is under detention. I would like to pursue my habeas corpus petition before this Court”, Yechury’s counsel Ramchandran told Supreme Court.
This comes after the CPI(M) General Secretary had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on September 2.
The court also allowed former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija to travel from Chennai to Srinagar to meet her mother in private.
In her plea, Iltija had sought a direction from the apex court to allow her to meet her mother, who is under preventive detention following the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The apex court, however, said that she can move in other parts of Srinagar and it would be subject to prior permission from authorities if needed.
On August 28, the Supreme Court had allowed Yechury to visit Jammu and Kashmir and meet his party leader and former MLA, Tarigami. Earlier Sitaram Yechury had filed a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court seeking production of his party colleague.
Tarigami is a member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) and has served as a four-time MLA of the dissolved Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
Yechury was also part of the delegation of Opposition leaders who had gone to Srinagar to see the ground situation in the region. However, they were not allowed to step out of Srinagar airport and were sent back an hour after landing in the city.
(ANI)
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After Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need for population control in his Independence Day speech. Team LokMarg spoke to members of the Muslim community if they felt targeted by the Prime Minister’s pitch.
Shivakumar Arrested For Laundering
Congress workers on Tuesday gathered in large numbers outside the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) office after the agency arrested Congress leader DK Shivakumar in an alleged money laundering case.
The supporters created ruckus outside the office and raised slogans. They also detested the officials to take away the leader.
The police, however, dispersed the crowd and gave way to the car with Shivakumar inside it.
“I congratulate my BJP friends for finally being successful in their mission of arresting me. The IT and ED cases against me are politically motivated and I am a victim of BJP’s politics of vengeance and vendetta,” he stated in a tweet, published minutes after his arrest.
The leader said that he has done nothing “illegal” and he will emerge victorious both legally and politically.
“I appeal to my party cadre, supporters and well-wishers to not be disheartened as I have done nothing illegal. I have full faith in God & in our country’s Judiciary and am very confident that I will emerge victorious both legally and politically against this vendetta politics,” he said in another tweet.
On August 29, the Karnataka High Court had dismissed his petition challenging the summons issued by the ED in December 2018.
Later that night, he was summoned by the law enforcement agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and was asked to appear before it on August 30, following which he was interrogated for four days.
The 57-year-old leader had earlier asserted that he has not done anything wrong and will fully cooperate with the investigating agency.
“It is all a conspiracy. I have not made any mistake, murder or indulged in corruption. The money you found is my money and I earned it,” he had said. (ANI)
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People Excluded From Assam NRC Show Docs
A group of people in Assam’s Kamrup district show their documents on Tuesday after their names weren’t included in the National Register of Citizens.
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IAF Inducts Apache Attack Helicopters
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Western Air Commander Air Marshal R Nambiar during the induction of Apache AH-64E attack helicopter at the Pathankot Air Base, in Pathankot on Tuesday.
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Capt Meets Shah Over Abducted Sikh Girl In Pak
Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh calling on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Singh raised the issue of a Sikh girl’s abduction and forced conversion in Pakistan with Shah.
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Protest Against Lynching Of Doctor In Assam
Doctors taking out a procession in Guwahati on Tuesday, protesting against the brutal killing of Dr. Deben Dutta at Teok tea state.
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Shah Meets Kashmir Panchayat Delegation
A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Association on Monday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the National Capital to discuss the aftermath of abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A.
All Jammu Kashmir Panchayat Association, state president, Anil Sharma while talking to media before the meeting said, “We will meet Home Minister Amit Shah. The reason for the meeting is to talk about the abrogation of Article 370. Agenda is to discuss the abrogation of Article 370. We will also talk about Panchayat empowerment.”
Another delegation member said they were here to thank him for the abrogation of Article 370.
“We are here to thank him for the abrogation of Article 370. Jammu is peaceful. It was a longstanding demand of Jammu. We are also here to tell them about the problems being faced by our panchayats. It is a moment of happiness for Jammu and Kashmir that such a big step has been taken,” the delegation member said.
On August 5, the Central government had announced the decision to abrogate Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu Kashmir. It also bifurcated the state into two Union Territories.
(ANI)
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