‘Post deal, extortion by Naga rebels should end’
Fifteen political parties of Manipur have sought a guarantee from the Centre that the settlement of the Naga peace process would signal the end of “extortions and illegal taxations by Naga insurgents”.
NRC exercise only to update 1951 list: CJI
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said on Sunday that the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) process, meant to identify illegal migrants residing in the border State, was “neither a new or novel idea” but only an attempt to update the 1951 list.
LGs take charge in J&K, Ladakh
Jammu & Kashmir became the first State of the Indian Union to be reduced to a Union Territory (UT), with former IAS officer Girish Murmu being sworn in as its first Lieutenant Governor (LG) on Thursday. Bifurcated from the former State, Ladakh also became a UT, with former civil servant R.K. Mathur taking over as its LG in Leh.
NSCNIM back in talks on Naga peace deal, says Ravi
Naga interlocutor R.N. Ravi said on Thursday that discussions to finalise the Naga accord were continuing and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IsakMuivah) [NSCNIM] had come on board
Army to continue to try its personnel for adultery
The Army will continue to try personnel for adultery and homosexuality under the provisions of the Army Act for “unbecoming conduct,” despite the Supreme Court decriminalising both, according to outgoing Adjutant General (AG) of the Army Lt. Gen. Ashwani Kumar.
Terror in Kashmir a big problem: MEPs
The delegation of Members of European Parliament (MEPs), on a visit to Srinagar on Wednesday, said “terrorism is a severe problem in Kashmir” and named Pakistan as its source. They felt India’s decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir was an internal issue. “It should not be used [against India],” they said.
J&K, Ladakh become Union Territories
The bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories came into effect at midnight Wednesday. Girish Chandra Murmu and Radha Krishna Mathur will be sworn in as Lieutenant Governors of J&K and Ladakh respectively at two separate ceremonies on Thursday.
European lawmakers begin J&K visit
As many as 23 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) arrived in Kashmir on a two day visit on Tuesday to assess the ground situation after scrapping of J&K’s special status and recorded the feedback from the Army, local officials and 15 delegations, as the Valley observed a complete shutdown and saw a spurt in street protests.
Questions grow over NGO’s invite to MEPs
The Members of European Parliament (MEPs) visiting India were promised a “prestigious VIP meeting” with PM Narendra Modi, and the NGO that organised the visit claimed that he wanted to meet them as “influential decisionmakers from the European Union”, invitations accessed by The Hindu show
Justice Bobde appointed next CJI
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was appointed the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Tuesday after President Ram Nath Kovind signed the warrant of his appointment.