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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that workers of her party and others were being taken to police stations ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370. She said the administration's actions indicate that the verdict will not be in the favour of J&K.

Article 370 | J&K admin's actions indicate SC verdict not in favour of J&K: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that workers of her party and others were being taken to police stations ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370. She said the administration's actions indicate that the verdict will not be in the favour of J&amp;K.

People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the actions of the Jammu and Kashmir adminstration hint towards the Supreme Court passing a verdict on petitions related to Article 370 of the Constitution, which might be against the interest of the country.
"Since Friday night, we are witnessing that lists containing the names of the workers of different parties, especially the PDP, are being taken through police stations and it seems that such a decision is to come which is not in favour of this country and Jammu and Kashmir, but only to further the BJP's agenda and hence, some precautionary measures are being taken, which is unfortunate," Mufti told reporters in Anantnag.
She asserted that it is the apex court's responsibility to ensure that it does not push the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) agenda, but keeps the integrity of the country and its Constitution intact.
Mufti said the court's decision should be clear that the decision taken by the BJP-led Centre on August 5, 2019 to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 was "illegal, unconstitutional", against Jammu and Kashmir and the promises made to the people here.
"First, the Supreme Court took a lot of time to hear the cases. It took it five years. Then, the Supreme Court itself in its previous judgments has said no one can abrogate Article 370 barring the constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
"So I think the decision should be simple that whatever was done on August 5, 2019 was illegal, unconstitutional, against Jammu and Kashmir and the promises made to the people here," the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
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While one Dogra ruler bought the valley for 75 lakh Nanakshahis in 1846, another in 1947 was forced to sign the 'Instrument of Accession'

Supreme Court Article 370 verdict: timeline of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status

Supreme Court Article 370 verdict: a visual history of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status

While one Dogra ruler bought the valley for 75 lakh Nanakshahis in 1846, another in 1947 was forced to sign the 'Instrument of Accession'

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, National Conference President and Member Parliament from Srinagar constituency, reminded the lawmakers: "Maharaja Kashmir (Hari Singh) wanted to remain independent. He wanted to be between these two nations. But Pakistanis did not want that. Pakistanis invaded and he had to come to India for help."
Farooq Abdullah, who has been chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir multiple times, and whose party won a thumping majority when the democratic process restarted in the region in 1996 after the eruption of militancy in 1989, was responding to the Narendra Modi government&rsquo;s decision to water down the special status guaranteed under Article 370, the arrangement which was rooted in the Amritsar Treat of 1846, signed between the East India Company and Maharaja of Punjab Empire Ranjit Singh. &nbsp;
The British colonisers as a reward for the Dogra ruler Gulab Singh&rsquo;s stance during the Anglo-Sikh war offered him a sale deed granting him dominion over Jammu and Kashmir for 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees on March 16, 1846.
When the Treaty of Amritsar was formalised in 1846 between Ranjit Singh and The British East India Company, the British rewarded Gulab Singh, the Dogra ruler for his neutrality in the Anglo-Sikh war by granting him dominion over Jammu and Kashmir through a sale deed. &nbsp;And, thus, came to existence the state of Jammu &amp; Kashmir that had 5 regions - Jammu, the Valley, Ladakh, Gilgit, and Baltistan. &nbsp;
In 1947, India got its independence, was divided into 2 nations and Kashmir was still under the Dogra ruler Hari Singh with a choice to join either side. However, as per several accounts of historians, Hari Singh, the great grandson of Gulab Singh, wanted J&amp;K to be the "Switzerland of the East&rdquo;- a neutral territory between the Hindu-majority but secular India and the Muslim state of Pakistan.
The winds of freedom struggle in the Indian sub-continent had breached the mighty Pir Panjal and crossed over to Kashmir valley where a young Shiekh Mohammad Abdullah&mdash; after returning as a science post-graduate from the Aligarh Muslim University&mdash; had waged people&rsquo;s resistance against the autocratic Maharaja. &nbsp;
He blamed the Hindu Dogra ruler for not providing the Muslim population enough opportunities. Shiekh and his organisation All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference wanted the people of Kashmir to decide their own fate. After the 1931 revolt against Maharaja which saw dozens of Kashmir people being killed, Shiekh rechristened his political group to a more encompassing National Conference.
In August 1947, Hari Singh offered to sign an agreement with both the neighbouring nations which would allow free movement of people across borders. While Pakistan became a signatory, India refused. Two months later, tribesmen who were supported by the Pakistan army attacked Kashmir and the Dogra king hurriedly sought India&rsquo;s help &ndash; which obliged in lieu of the signing of &ldquo;Instrument of Accession&rdquo;.
Meanwhile, Sheikh who was a good friend of Jawaharlal Nehru &ndash; a Kashmiri Pandit, also urged India&rsquo;s first Prime Minister to help Kashmiris fight the invaders. &nbsp; While Hari Singh signed the accession document in exchange for India&rsquo;s help, he sought special privileges for his people along the lines of a 1927 law that denied outsiders the right to own property in the state. The document stated that India would only take care of defence, external affairs and communication and all other control would be retained by the ruler of Jammu &amp; Kashmir &ndash; unlike the other 565 princely states that decided to merge with India entirely, the case of Kashmir became a peculiar one. &nbsp; India which accepted the conditions, worked out the terms in the period between 1947-49. With the adoption of India&rsquo;s constitution, Article 370 also came into existence on 26th November 1949. &nbsp; Amit Shah has repeatedly blamed Nehru for letting go &ldquo;one-third of Kashmir&rdquo;, but was there anything else that the former Indian Prime Minister could have done? Yes, he could have chosen to fight Pakistan but would that benefit the just-freed country of India?
While India&rsquo;s first Prime Minister was seen as a tall leader who advocated secularism, Nehru&rsquo;s interests in Kashmir were also based on the fact that he was a Kashmiri Pandit and he sympathised with the minor-Hindu population present in a state that was Muslim-dominated. Nehru indirectly saved the interests of the Kashmiri Hindus by abiding by the Line of Control that was agreed to on 1st of January 1949 as a unification of J&amp;K would have further made Hindus a minority in the state

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir today.

SC to deliver verdict on Article 370 abrogation today

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir today.

Was the decision taken by the Centre on August 5, 2019 to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which bestowed a special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, constitutionally valid? The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Monday on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.
According to the cause list for December 11 (Monday), uploaded on the apex court's website, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud would deliver the verdict.
The other members of the bench are Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant.
The apex court reserved its verdict in the matter on September 5 after a 16-day hearing.
During the hearing, the top court heard Attorney General R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, senior advocates Harish Salve, Rakesh Dwivedi, V Giri and others on behalf of the Centre and the intervenors defending the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.
Senior advocates, including Kapil Sibal, Gopal Subramanium, Rajeev Dhavan, Zaffar Shah and Dushyant Dave, had argued on behalf of the petitioners.
The lawyers had dwelt on various issues, including the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate the provisions of Article 370, the validity of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which split the erstwhile state into two Union territories, challenges to the imposition of the governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir on June 20, 2018 and the imposition of the president's rule on December 19, 2018 and its extension on July 3, 2019.
The petitions challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 and the validity of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 that divided the erstwhile state into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were referred to the Constitution bench in 2019.
The arguments in the matter had commenced on August 2.
During the hearing, the apex court had asked who can recommend the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir when no constituent Assembly, the concurrence of which is required before taking such a step, exists there.
The top court had also asked how can a provision (Article 370), which was specifically mentioned as temporary in the Constitution, become permanent after the tenure of the Jammu and Kashmir constituent Assembly came to an end in 1957.
Some of the petitioners opposing the repeal of Article 370 had argued that the provision could not have been abrogated as the term of the Jammu and Kashmir constituent Assembly ended in 1957 after it drafted the erstwhile state's Constitution.
With the constituent Assembly having become extinct, Article 370 acquired a permanent status, they had said.
The Centre had argued that there was no "constitutional fraud" in annulling the provision that accorded the special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.&nbsp;

The INDIA bloc, an alliance of opposition parties, will meet on December 19 to discuss their core agenda, seat sharing and joint campaign strategy.

INDIA bloc to meet on December 19, first after Congress' state elections defeat

The INDIA bloc, an alliance of opposition parties, will meet on December 19 to discuss their core agenda, seat sharing and joint campaign strategy.

Evolving a "core positive agenda", seat sharing and a programme to hold joint rallies are among the main challenges before the opposition INDIA bloc that will be taken up at its next meeting in the national capital on December 19.
"The 4th meeting of the leaders of INDIA parties will be held on Tuesday December 19th, 2023 in New Delhi at 3 pm," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X on Sunday.
The parties intend to move forward with the unity theme - "Main Nahin, Hum" (We, Not Me) - as a counter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the meeting, a senior leader of the Congress said.
The meeting is being held in the backdrop of the Congress' poor show in the just concluded assembly elections, where it suffered humiliating defeats in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, while the BJP asserted that people have affirmed their faith in "Modi's guarantees" and will re-elect his government in 2024.
The challenge before the opposition parties now is to come out with an alternative positive agenda to counter the BJP in the next general elections, the leader said.
Sources said during the meeting, the parties would chalk out plans on seat sharing, for holding joint election rallies and would evolve a common programme for them.
"The election results are not a rejection of issues that were raised in this poll campaign," the leader said on poll planks like caste census and restoration of Old Pension Scheme that have been raised by the opposition parties.
He, however, admitted that the party would think out of the box to take on the BJP in 2024.
"Main Nahin, Hum" (We, Not Me) is the likely slogan that the opposition parties would work on to counter Modi. Sources add that the opposition alliance of the INDIA bloc is likely to take forward the issues of caste census, legal guarantee to MSP and social security for workers.
"Evolving the core positive agenda for the INDIA bloc is the biggest challenge for the opposition parties that would help it take on the BJP," the leader said.
He added that the issues that dominated during the Bharat Jodo Yatra like "rising" economic inequality, social polarisation and political authoritarianism besides price rise and inflation are some issues that are likely to find resonance on the ground during the Lok Sabha polls.
These issues would become part of the common agenda of the opposition parties that will help the opposition alliance take on the BJP.
The INDIA bloc would highlight 10 years under Manmohan Singh and whether the 10 years under PM Modi have brought any difference to the life of the common man, the leader said.
He said the Adani issue will also be raised during the Lok Sabha poll campaign.
Leaders of 26 parties would gather for the strategy meeting in the national capital to address key issues before the alliance as it prepares to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections, the sources said.
West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee would be in the national capital from December 17 to 19 and is likely to take part in the meet. Work is on to ensure the presence of other senior leaders, the sources said.&nbsp;

The saffron party’s manifesto for decades had listed Syama Prasad Mookherjee's dream and on August 5, 1947, they achieved it for the founder of BJP's parent party Jan Sangh

Supreme Court Article 370 verdict: how Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was watered down

Supreme Court Article 370 verdict: how the watering down of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status unfolded

The saffron party&rsquo;s manifesto for decades had listed Syama Prasad Mookherjee's dream and on August 5, 1947, they achieved it for the founder of BJP's parent party Jan Sangh

On August 3, 2019, a security advisory announced the cancellation of the annual Amarnath Yatra that draws tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims to the cave shrine in south Kashmir. The ostensible reason that Satya Pal Malik, the New Delhi-appointed governor of Jammu and Kashmir, put out was a terror threat.
In the following 24 hours, the administration invoked Section 144 of the IPC, which bars the assembly of four or more people in public spaces. Internet and telecom signals on phones vanished the same day ensuring a communication blackout in the landlocked Himalayan region.
Simultaneously, Delhi-based media reported the deployment of an additional 10,000 security force personnel in the world&rsquo;s highest militarised zone. On the same day, most local mainstream leaders, including former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah were restricted to their homes in Srinagar; happenings had cast their shadows, all eyes were now on a Parliament session scheduled for August 5 in Delhi.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha as Opposition leaders raised a hue and cry about the whereabouts of National Conference President and their lower house colleague Farooq Abdullah, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the removal of the "obstacle of Article 370" that the BJP leader said was &lsquo;stalling the development&rsquo; of the only Muslim majority state in the country.&nbsp;
Announcing the scrapping of J&amp;K's special status, Shah later told members of Rajya Sabha, "Article 370 had ruined Jammu and Kashmir. It had to be removed to integrate the region with the rest of India and develop it."&nbsp;
After returning to power with a thumping majority, the Narendra Modi government fulfilled the dream of BJP&rsquo;s founding father Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The saffron party&rsquo;s manifesto for decades had listed his dream prominently in the election manifestos. The BJP&rsquo;s 2019 manifesto was no different; it had noted that the party will invoke steps, "to overcome all obstacles that come in the way of development of Jammu and Kashmir&rdquo;. &nbsp;
What happened on August 5th in 2019?&nbsp;
After days of uncertainty in the state, where the administration had imposed a security lockdown and had cut all telecommunications, there were speculations that Article 35A of the Indian constitution, which did not allow Indians from outside J&amp;K to buy or sell property in the state, would be scrapped.&nbsp;
However, Amit Shah sprang a surprise in the Parliament as he announced the watering down of Article 370 of which 35A was a part. These articles have been the basis of the complex relationship between India and Kashmir since July 1949 -- when it was adopted in the constitution.&nbsp;
The government also moved to break up the state into two smaller Centre-administered territories. The Modi government separated the Buddhist majority Ladakh (without legislature) from Jammu &amp; Kashmir (with legislature) to create two Union Territories.&nbsp;
What is Article 370?&nbsp;
Article 370, as per the constitution, is a &ldquo;temporary provision&rdquo; that keeps J&amp;K out of the purview of the Indian Constitution, barring defence, finance and foreign affairs. It allowed J&amp;K to draft its own constitution, have its own flag and penal code and restricted the Indian Parliament from interfering in matters related to the state.&nbsp;
How was special status watered down?&nbsp;
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind used the Constitutional Order 272 to water down the Article 370 using the provision itself. The sub clause 3 of Article 370 that read, "Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this article, the President may, by public notification, declare that this article shall cease to be operative or shall be operative only with such exceptions and modifications and from such date as he may specify: provided that the recommendation of the constituent assembly of the state shall be necessary before the president issues such a notification" was used.&nbsp;
While the section states that the recommendation of the constituent assembly of the state is mandatory, there was no active constituent assembly at that time in the state.&nbsp;
Jammu and Kashmir&rsquo;s constituent assembly dissolved itself on 25 January 1957 -- without recommending either abrogation or amendment, leaving the status of the provision on a cliffhanger, and the state assembly took over its functions.&nbsp;
Since Mehbooba Mufti's government lost majority in November 2018, governor's rule was imposed. And, in the absence of the elected state government, the parliament was directly responsible for the decisions on the state and the Modi government effectively used it to revoke the special status.&nbsp;
Why was it done?&nbsp;
While it was a promise that BJP rushed to deliver as soon as it came back to power in 2019, the removal of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir has remained central to it. Just like its parent party Jan Sangh and Hindutva fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, BJP has remained focussed on &ldquo;complete integration&rdquo;. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Jan Sangh had famously once said, &ldquo;One cannot have two constitutions, two Prime Ministers and two flags&rdquo; and BJP fulfilled their founder&rsquo;s dream on August 5th, 2019.&nbsp;
What do critics say&nbsp;
Critics say the resolution, which is a decision of permanent character for the state, was passed by the parliament when the state was under President&rsquo;s rule &ndash; which is temporary and a stand in until an elected government is restored &ndash; is problematic. They point out that the use of a subsection under the Article along with Constitutional order (272- changes the reference of Constituent Assembly to Legislative Assembly, 273-sealed the abrogation of the Article 370) that too in the absence of an elected state assembly through governor &ndash; who represents the Centre and not the state &ndash; makes it legally and constitutionally dubious. On December 11, the Supreme Court will deliver verdict on a batch of petitions that have listed the above grounds to contest Modi government&rsquo;s parliamentary action. &nbsp;

The cash seizure in the income-tax department's searches against an Odisha-based distillery company has crossed 300 crore rupees, according to a PTI report.&nbsp;

Cash haul in IT raids linked to Congress MP crosses Rs 300-crore mark

The cash seizure in the income-tax department's searches against an Odisha-based distillery company has crossed 300 crore rupees, according to a PTI report. 

The cash seizure in the income-tax department's searches against an Odisha-based distillery company has crossed 300 crore rupees, according to a PTI report.&nbsp;

The cash seizure in the income-tax department's searches against an Odisha-based distillery company has become the "highest-ever" such haul in a single action conducted by any probe agency in the country and gone past Rs 300 crore, official sources said on Sunday.
The marathon raids against Boudh Distillery Private Limited, its promoters and others entered the fifth day on Sunday. The raids were launched on December 6 by the taxman on charges of tax evasion and "off-the-book" transactions.
The sources told PTI that cash to the tune of more than Rs 300 crore has been counted till now and the counting is still on.
The department believes that the entire cache of currency is "unaccounted" money earned from cash sales of country liquor by the business group, distributors and others.
This is the highest-ever cash seizure made by an agency in the country as part of an action against a single group and entities linked to it, the sources had said.
Some of the high-value seizures in the past include one from 2019 when the GST Intelligence raided a Kanpur-based businessman and seized cash amounting to Rs 257 crore and another instance where cash amounting to Rs 163 crore was unearthed by the I-T department during searches against a road construction firm in Tamil Nadu in July 2018.
The department is also recording the statements of the executives and other staff who were present at the searched locations and will soon issue summonses to the main promoters of the company for recording their statements.
The premises of Congress's Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, in Ranchi and other places were also covered during the searches by the department. It was not clear what amount of cash and other documents were seized from Sahu's house.
The company and the MP did not respond to PTI's queries regarding the action being carried out against them.
Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy sought to know on Sunday why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is silent on the seizure of crores of rupees from premises allegedly linked to his party MP during these I-T department searches.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the Centre of targeting only the Congress and not the BJP, in the wake of this huge cash seizure.

SC verdict on Article 370: two separate judgments authored, says report

The Hindustan Times reported that the two judgements have been authored over a batch of pleas challenging Centre's August 5, 2019 move.&nbsp;

A five-judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court is set to pronounce verdict on the Centre&rsquo;s decision to water down Article 370, which gave Jammu and Kashmir special rights.&nbsp;
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Bhushan R Gavai and Surya Kant are the members of the bench. The Hindustan Times report said that CJI Chandrachud and Justice Kaul have authored two separate judgments for the bench.
Following a marathon hearing spanning 16 days, the bench had on September 5 reserved its verdict in the matter.
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Under the MTP Act, the upper limit for the termination of pregnancy is 24 weeks for married women. 

Abortion plea in SC: apex court denies woman right to terminate 26-week pregnancy 

Under the MTP Act, the upper limit for the termination of pregnancy is 24 weeks for married women.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to permit a married woman, a mother of two, to terminate her over 26-week pregnancy as the foetus was healthy and the AIIMS medical board found no abnormality with it.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the length of pregnancy has crossed 24 weeks, the upper limit for allowing Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP), and therefore it cannot be permitted.
The top court said the foetus is 26 weeks and 5 days old and there is no immediate threat to the mother. There was also no foetal abnormality, it said.
The bench was hearing arguments on the Centre's application seeking recall of the apex court's October 9 order permitting the 27-year-old woman, a mother of two, to undergo termination of pregnancy at AIIMS as she was suffering from post-partum psychosis after the birth of her second child.
Under the MTP Act, the upper limit for the termination of pregnancy is 24 weeks for married women, special categories including survivors of rape, and other vulnerable women such as the differently-abled and minors.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu asked Hamas militants to surrender and not die for their leader Yahya Sinwar.

Surrender now, don't die for Sinwar: Israel PM Netanyahu to Hamas

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu asked Hamas militants to surrender and not die for their leader Yahya Sinwar.

As heavy fighting continues in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, with the war entering its 66th day and Israeli forces being relentess in their pursuit of attacking Hamas, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the terror group to 'surrender now' and warned that 'it is the beginning of the end of Hamas'.
Netanyahu's warning comes at a time when dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered to Israeli forces in recent days.
In a video posted by Israel PM's Office, Netanyahu called on Hamas terrorists to not die for Hamas head in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.
Netanyahu said, "In the past few days, dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered to our forces. They are laying down their weapons and turning themselves into our heroic soldiers. This will take time. The war is still ongoing but it is the beginning of the end of Hamas. I say to the Hamas terrorists: It's over. Don't die for Sinwar. Surrender - now!"
Meanwhile, Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the military has discovered a large tunnel network below Palestine Square in Gaza City, The Times of Israel reported.

A couple's alleged revenge for a forced extramarital affair led to the murder of a hotelier and his girlfriend in Indore.

Indore couple kills hotelier and his girlfriend over extra marital affair

A couple's alleged revenge for a forced extramarital affair led to the murder of a hotelier and his girlfriend in Indore.

In a case of revenge, a woman and her husband allegedly killed a hotelier and his girlfriend in Madhya Pradesh&rsquo;s Indore over a forced extra-marital affair, police said on Sunday. The police on Sunday arrested the accused couple Mamta (32) and Nitin Pawar (35) for the murders that occurred in the limits of Aerodrome police station on Saturday, additional deputy commissioner of police Alok Kumar Sharma said.
Hotelier Ravi Thakur (42) and his girlfriend Sarita Thakur (38) were attacked and killed with sharp-edged weapons at her house, he said, adding that the bodies were found in a state of undress.
Sarita had introduced Mamta to the hotelier, and they became friendly and began an illicit relationship, the official said.
When Nitin got wind of the affair, the couple quarrelled about it. Thakur allegedly forced Mamta to continue their relationship using an objectionable video of her, he said.
Mamta called Thakur to Sarita's house, where she and her husband allegedly killed the woman first and later attacked the hotelier on his arrival, the official said.
A sword and knife used in killings have been recovered, and a detailed investigation is underway, he said.&nbsp;
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More than five coaches of a goods train derailed in Tamil Nadu. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Over 5 coaches of goods train derail in Tamil Nadu, railway services affected

More than five coaches of a goods train derailed in Tamil Nadu. No injuries were reported in the incident.

A goods train going to Chennai Harbour derailed near Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu around 10:30 pm on 10th December.
More than 5 coaches of the train derailed.
The train was carrying iron-related rods. According to railway officials, the movement of passenger trains from South Tamil Nadu towards Chennai was affected.
Following the incident, officials started working to clear the track and regulate the train movements.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and  Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha today.

Parliament Winter Session: Amit Shah to introduce key J&K Bills in Rajya Sabha today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and &nbsp;Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha today.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce two key Bills related to Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha.
They are Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and &nbsp;Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill. The two Bills were passed in the Lok Sabha last week.
The J&amp;K Reservation (Amendment) Bill seeks to provide reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other socially and educationally backward classes.
The J&amp;K Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill seeks to increase number of seats in J&amp;K Assembly.
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DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are emotionally attached to Articles 370 and 35A. He said the restoration of the provisions is important to secure the future of the people.

J&K people are emotionally attached to Articles 370, 35A: Ghulam Nabi Azad

DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are emotionally attached to Articles 370 and 35A. He said the restoration of the provisions is important to secure the future of the people.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed hope on Sunday that the Supreme Court will deliver a verdict in favour of the people here on a bunch of petitions challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in 2019.
"I have said it earlier ... there are only two (institutions) that can return articles 370 and 35A to the people of Jammu and Kashmir -- Parliament and the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court bench is non-partisan and we hope that it will give a decision in favour of the people of Jammu and Kashmir," Azad told reporters here.
Azad, who floated the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) after parting ways with the Congress, said he cannot foresee Parliament reversing the decisions taken on August 5, 2019 as it would require a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha.
"To return Article 370 and Article 35A would require 350 seats (in the Lok Sabha). Any regional party in Jammu and Kashmir can get three, four or a maximum of five seats. That would not be enough. I do not see the opposition mustering such numbers. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji had the majority, but he did not do it. So it is only the Supreme Court that can do it," he said.
Azad said the people of Jammu and Kashmir, irrespective of their religion or ethnicity, have an emotional attachment with the special provisions of the Constitution that were repealed four years ago.
"The people of Jammu and Kashmir are attached to Article 370 and Article 35A, not politically but emotionally. It is important that these (provisions) are restored for securing our present and future," he said.
The former Union minister pointed out that the special provisions were enacted by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1925 to protect the land and jobs for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"These provisions found a place in the Constitution of the country after independence in the form of Article 35A. So many governments came and went over the last 100 years and no one felt the need to change it," he added.
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