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Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), March 25 (IANS) Chairperson of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), Maninderjeet Singh Bitta, on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, for the construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple “without any riots or violence”.Bitta was in Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram Temple and Hanuman Garhi temple.He told reporters, “Even after my death, my soul will keep thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Prade…

Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) Gujarat has become the second state after Uttarakhand to pass a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with state BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma on Wednesday stating that the move advances the goal of a uniform legal framework governing personal matters across communities.In a statement issued following the Bill’s passage in the Assembly on Tuesday evening, Vishwakarma said the legislation, brought under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister …

Gandhinagar, March 23 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday asked its cadre to intensify booth-level outreach and carry the government’s “report card” to voters ahead of forthcoming local body elections. The meeting, held at the party’s state headquarters in Gandhinagar, was chaired by state president Jagdish Vishwakarma and attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and general secretary (organisation) Ratnakarji, amo…

Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Monday that an FIR has been filed under the Immigration and Foreigners Act against a hotel in Pahalgam for failing to report the stay of 23 foreigners.A police spokesman said an FIR has been filed against the hotel on the charge of violating the Immigration and Foreigners Act by failing to report the stay of the foreign nationals, including 19 British citizens.Hotels are required to submit the compulsory online F…

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on certain individuals from Jammu and Kashmir who are attempting to form human rights groups in a bid to spread a false narrative against the Indian establishment. Several journalists alleged to be on the payrolls of the ISI are also under the scanner. These persons are being told to write negative articles against the Indian security forces, an official said.These rights groups are being formed so that they can put u…

Jammu, March 14 (IANS) Kashmir migrant Pandit organisation ‘Panun Kashmir’ said on Saturday that it has expelled its chairman, Ajay Chrungoo from the organisation over alleged foreign links.A circular issued by Panun Kashmir said today that the organisation has expelled its chairman, Ajay Chrungoo from the organisation with immediate effect and ordered an enquiry into his alleged foreign links, including a reported interaction with US-based Pakistani ISI agent, Ghulam Nabi Fai.“Chrungoo ha…

Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Whether or not the discrimination against women in terms of property ownership and other rights was intended or inadvertent in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) till Article 370 remained in force, the irrefutable fact is that gender discrimination was evident and encouraged.Before Article 370 and Article 35A were abrogated by the Parliament of India on August 5, 2019, women had very temporary rights of property ownership in J&K.Once a woman belonging to J&K chose her …

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday drew a parallel between Mahatma Gandhi’s historic Dandi March of 1930, which united the nation in its struggle for independence, and India’s present collective mission of building a developed nation under the Viksit Bharat vision.Addressing the iTV Network’s NXT Summit in Delhi on the anniversary of the iconic Salt March, the Prime Minister described the current global landscape as one marked by conflicts, disruptions and uncert…

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Al Qaeda in the Subcontinent (AQIS) has been using the war on Iran as a propaganda narrative to drum up recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir. The AQIS has named several countries, which it perceives as anti-Islam. While naming countries such as India, the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Spain as common enemies of Islam, the AQIS calls upon the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to unite. The terror group says that Kashmir should be the core theatre of Jihad. …

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended birthday greetings to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, wishing him a long life and good health. Taking to social media platform X, the Prime Minister conveyed his wishes to the National Conference leader on the occasion of his birthday.”Greetings to Jammu and Kashmir CM Shri Omar Abdullah Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long life and wonderful health,” PM Modi said.Omar Abdullah was born on Ma…