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Activist calls for border march in Ladakh to mark land lost to China

The march would be taken out in the north and south banks of Pangong Tso lake, Demchok, Chushul among others along the Line of Actual Control with China; two dates are shortlisted — March 27 and April 7

Around 10,000 people from Ladakh will march to the border along China this month to showcase how much land has been lost to the neighbouring country, climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk said on Tuesday.

Mr. Wangchuk has been protesting in open in sub-zero temperature in Leh, surviving only on salt and water for the past 14 days, to demand constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory.

“We know from the shepherds that they are not allowed [anymore] to go to the places that they always used to go. In particular areas, they are stopped kilometres before where they used to go earlier. We will go and show whether land has been lost or not,” Mr. Wangchuk said.

The march would be taken out in Finger area (north and south bank of Pangong Tso), Demchok, Chushul among others along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.

He said two dates have been shortlisted for the march — March 27 and April 7.

“The march will also highlight the areas, prime pasture lands, that are being turned into solar parks. On one hand, nomads are losing their land to corporates who are coming to set up their plants, maybe mining in future. Nomads will lose 150,000 sq km of prime pasture land, on the other hand they are losing pasture land to China which is encroaching from the north, the Chinese have captured huge chunks of land in the last few years,” he said.

After the June 15, 2020 incident in Galwan where 20 Indian soldiers were killed in violent clashes with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, several rounds of talks between the two armies have taken place leading to disengagement and creation of buffer zones or no-go areas. These areas in eastern Ladakh were regularly patrolled before April 2020 when China started amassing troops close to the LAC. At least 26 patrolling points out of total 65 PPs in Eastern Ladakh are not being patrolled due to the border dispute.

At the centre of Mr. Wangchuk’s protest that has received huge support from the locals is the failure of talks between Ladakh civil society leaders and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 4.

The members of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) representing the Buddhist majority and Shia Muslim dominated regions respectively in Ladakh, are jointly protesting for Statehood for Ladakh, inclusion of Ladakh in the sixth schedule of the constitution thus giving it a tribal status, job reservation for locals and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil.

Though ministry officials had in previous rounds of meetings agreed to examine how the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution can be implemented in Ladakh’s context, the meeting with Mr. Shah “did not result in any positive outcome”.

“Government has been declining to keep their promise on Sixth Schedule. The Home Minister said we cannot give this but we will give you some constitutional safeguard,” Mr. Wangchuk said adding that he wants to awaken the people of India to this “breach of trust”.

“People are disillusioned, disenchanted and angry. There is no chance BJP will win a seat here in the upcoming elections. But this is not only for Ladakh, am trying to awaken the nation, if this is how election promises are honoured, then elections are a joke. Why did we vote this party to power twice?” he said. Ladakh’s only parliamentary seat was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014 and 2019.

After the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution was revoked by the Parliament on August 5, 2019, Ladakh was turned into a Union Territory without any legislative assembly.

Everyone in Ladakh knows China has taken away our land: Rahul Gandhi

On Sunday last, Gandhi had claimed that Modi's statement that not an inch of the land in Ladakh has been taken over by China is not true.

KARGIL: Raking up the border issue, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said every individual in Ladakh knows that China has “taken away our land” and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that not an inch of land was taken away was “absolutely false.”

The former Congress president’s remarks come after Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a conversation on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in Johannesburg.

The conversation was not a structured bilateral meeting and was an informal one.

“I visited the whole of Ladakh on my motorcycle over the past week. Ladakh is a strategic place and when I was at Pangong lake, one thing was clear that China had taken over thousands of kilometers of Indian land. Unfortunately, the prime minister during an opposition meeting makes a statement that not an inch of our land was taken away which is ‘absolutely false’,” he said addressing a public meeting here on the last day of his nine-day tour of Ladakh.

“Every individual of Ladakh knows that China has taken away our land and the prime minister is not speaking the truth,” he alleged.

This is the second time during his Ladakh tour that the Congress leader has raked up the border issue with China.

On Sunday last, Gandhi had claimed that Modi’s statement that not an inch of the land in Ladakh has been taken over by China is not true.

India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Thursday said Modi conveyed to Xi India’s concerns on the “unresolved” issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, underlining that maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas was essential for normalisation of India-China ties.

The ties between India and China came under severe strain following the eastern Ladakh border row that began in May, 2020.

The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks.

During the public meeting, Gandhi also extending support to Leh-based Apex body and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which are fighting for full statehood and safeguards under sixth schedule of the Constitution, and said his party would not allow the BJP to hand over the resource-rich land of the union territory to its corporate friend.

The former Congress president said he was briefed by the people about their demand for political representation, safeguards for land, culture and language, unemployment, non-functional Kargil airport and the problem of cell phone coverage.

“I heard you and want to convey that the Congress is standing with you in your struggle, whether linked to the demand for safeguards or employment issues. All the people know that Ladakh is rich in natural resources. The 21st century is of solar energy and Ladakh has no dearth of it,” he said.

“The BJP knows and understands that if you will be given (political) representation, they cannot snatch your land,” he said and alleged that the “BJP wants to take your land for (industrialist Gautam) Adani and we will not allow this to happen”.

The two powerful bodies are jointly campaigning to press for their four-point demands, including full statehood, safeguards under sixth schedule of the Constitution, creation of two separate parliamentary constituencies for Leh and Kargil districts, recruitment and job reservation for the youth of Ladakh.

Both the Apex body and KDA, which is a separate amalgam of socio-religious, political and youth organisations of Leh and Kargil districts, were formed after the Centre abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into Union territories of J-K and Ladakh.

The BJP Ladakh unit was also part of the Apex body but later distanced itself after it raised the demand for full statehood.

In an apparent reference to Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio broadcast, Gandhi said, “Some are speaking what is in their heart but I came here to know what is in your heart. One thing is clear that the ideology of Gandhi and Congress exists in the blood and DNA of the people of Ladakh.”

He said migrant labourers from different parts of the country, including Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, told him that they feel that Ladakh is their second home as locals are lending a helping hand whenever they come forward to seek their support.

Referring to his Bharat Jodo Yatra from September 7, 2022 to January 30, 2023, he said the only goal of the foot march was to stand up against the “hatred and violence being spread by BJP and RSS” in the country and spread the message of love and brotherhood.

“The yatra was not supposed to end in Srinagar but in Ladakh. The administration did not allow us to continue the march due to harsh winter and we accepted it. My visit is in continuation of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. I visited every nook and corner of the region on the motorcycle and heard the people,” he said.

He also thanked the people of Kargil for always standing with the country during crisis and war, and said, “All the people in the country, irrespective of their religion, language and culture are equal for us and we all want to live together with love and respect.”

Gandhi described Ladakh as the most beautiful region of the country and assured the people that he will raise both their local and central issues during the next Parliament session.

After his over 15-minute long address, Gandhi walked past the security cover to interact with the gathering amid chants of ‘Jodo Jodo Bharat Jodo’.

Besides the working president of Ladakh Congress Asgar Ali Karbalai, National Conference leader and co-chairman of KDA Qamar Ali Akhnoon, AICC in-charge of J-K and Ladakh Rajni Patel were present at the public rally.

KDA, Apex Body Leh Say Ready To Hold Talks With Govt Of India

Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance today said they are  ready to hold talks  with Government of India on the issue of statehood to Ladakh and granting 6th Schedule. They also support Sonam Wangchuk’s fast in support of 6th schedule.

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Summoning Of Student Leaders, Political Activist To Police Station, Kargil Democratic Alliance Says It Shows Extreme Authoritarianism

Summoning Of Student Leaders, Political Activist To Police Station, Kargil Democratic Alliance Says It Shows Extreme Authoritarianism Kargil, Nov 3: The move of Police in Kargil to summon students and political activists for being active on social media and organizing different protest marches has drawn flak. Kargil Democratic Alliance while condemning the police move has stated that such action…

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Ladakh observes shutdown to assert for constitutional safeguard, statehood

Ladakh observes shutdown to assert for constitutional safeguard, statehood

Tasaduq Hussain   Leh, Dec 13 (KNO): Expressing concerns over the safeguard of the region, Ladakh Union Territory (UT) Monday observed a complete Bandh on a call given by the regional leaders against the central government for not inviting them to hold deliberations regarding the constitutional safeguard.   The Bandh call was given by Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) against the…

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Complete shutdown observed in  Ladakh Union Territory to seek statehood Srinagar, Dec 13: A complete shutdown was observed in Ladakh Union Territory (UT) on a joint call given by Leh Apex body (LAB) and Kargil democratic Alliance (KDA) in favor of their demands including a statehood from the central government. Official sources said, all shops and business establishments were closed and…

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LADAKH STANDOFF: INDIA, CHINA AGREE TO DISENGAGE FROM A KEY PATROL POINT

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The concession to PP17A was made during the twelfth round of Corps Commander-level discussions Saturday.

The gathering, which was important for a progression of measures to determine the 15-month stalemate in Ladakh, was hung on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo line.

Finishing the impasse in line talks that kept going almost a half year, India and China have concurred on a basic level to move back from a key watch point in eastern Ladakh despite the fact that(https://rrskartikeyaembedded.blogspot.com/2021/08/latest-news_3.html)

other grinding regions stay in the district, government sources said.

The concession to PP17A was reached during the twelfth round of Corps Commander-level discussions Saturday.

The gathering, which was essential for a progression of measures to determine the 15-month deadlock in Ladakh, was hung on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo line.

Sources said China has consented to move away from PP17A, otherwise called the Gogra Post, however is "not slanted" to move back from PP15 or the Hot Springs region.

"Modalities are being worked out. In any case, on PP17A, there is a consent to withdraw.

On PP15, China keeps on demanding that it is holding its own side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC)," an authority said.

The proposition are with the public authority, and subtleties of how the soldiers will move are being examined, sources said. The development is required to begin inside the a few days,

they said.

The issue of Chinese ingression in the Depsang Plains and Charding-Ninglung Nallah (CNN) in the Demchok region were not examined, sources said.

In any case, the most recent advancement is critical, they said, thinking about the impasse since February.

A joint assertion gave Monday said the different sides had a "genuine and inside and out trade of perspectives on goal of residual regions identified with separation

along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector of India-China line regions".

It said: "The different sides noticed that this… meeting was useful, which further upgraded common agreement. They consented to determine these leftover issues

in a quick way as per the current arrangements and conventions and keep up with the force of exchange and dealings."

The assertion said the two likewise concurred that meanwhile, "they will proceed with their compelling endeavors in guaranteeing strength along the LAC in the Western Sector and mutually

keep up with harmony and serenity".

As per sources, the withdrawal at PP17A is probably going to follow the interaction that was received for PP14 in the Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso where a time period was set for

withdrawal, impermanent constructions were taken out and an actual check was finished.

Company measured units have been available on the Indian side of the LAC, at PP15 and PP17A, since the Galwan conflicts of June last year, however the powers are presently not in an "eyeball to eyeball" encounter.

"There may be a distance of about 500m between troops of the 2 nations at these rubbing focuses. However, withdrawal is significant in light of the fact that it is hard to keep up with these positions, and matters can leave hand any time," another authority said.

In February, the different sides had withdrawn from the north and south banks of Pangong Tso, where troops and tanks from the two sides were scarcely a couple hundred meters separated at certain areas.

Sources said Saturday's gathering, which started around 10.30 am, proceeded till 7.30 pm — a somewhat more limited period contrasted with past commitment that proceeded till 2-3 am. They said that before the gathering, authorities were expecting to accomplish a forward leap on PP15 and PP17A. "The two sides were ready on what might be accomplished. The vast majority of this had been settled after during strategic commitment," a senior Government official said.

Aside from PP15 and PP17A, PP14 in Galwan Valley, and Finger 4 on the north bank of Pangong Tso and Rezang La and Rechin La on the south bank, were distinguished as erosion focuses. Powers from the two sides have since withdrawn from PP14 after the fierce conflicts of June 15 last year, which left 20 Indian and somewhere around four Chinese soldiers dead.

In Depsang Plains, Chinese soldiers are hindering Indian fighters from getting to their conventional watching limits — PP10, PP11, PP11A, PP12 and PP13. In Demchok, sources said, "alleged regular citizens" have set up shelters on the Indian side of Charding Nallah, which denotes the LAC.0.

"Corresponding to the discussions, China is likewise occupied with pin-prick strategies. They are building lasting designs exceptionally near the boundary at numerous spots and have enlivened the speed of foundation advancement on their side. Be that as it may, we are cheerful of things improving at existing grating focuses," a security official said.

The last Corps Commander-level discussions were hung on April 9, when the different sides couldn't concede to a joint assertion. On Saturday, the Indian designation was driven by Lt Gen P G K Menon, Commander of XIV Corps that is liable for the LAC with eastern Ladakh, while Maj Gen Liu Lin, Commander of South Xinjiang Military locale, driven the Chinese side.

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LADAKH: BUDDHIST & MUSLIM LEADERS UNITEDLY DEMAND FULL STATEHOOD

They have additionally requested select rights over land and occupations for local people like those ensured under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution or Article 371.

The Center's endeavors to appease Ladakh seem to have boomeranged with the area's Buddhist and Muslim administrations holding hands to request full statehood for the Union Territory and exceptional status like that delighted in by the past province of Jammu and Kashmir.

"It is a notable choice. Interestingly and in spite of such countless contrasts, the whole Ladakh administration has met up and there was an agreement on four issues," Asgar Karbalai, a head of the Kargil Democratic Alliance, told correspondents in Ladakh during a joint news meeting with Leh's summit body People's Movement.

Besting the rundown is the interest for full statehood to Ladakh and select rights over land and occupations for the Ladakhis like those ensured under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution or Article 371.

Ladakh's Buddhist populace, a larger part of whom live in Leh, had upheld the annulment of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir.

Ladakh's Muslims, who live for the most part in Kargil, had harshly gone against the August 5 choice and were battling for the reclamation of the recent state and Article 370.

With the BJP-drove government giving no sign of surrendering to their requests, it was a mutually advantageous arrangement for the Center as the two networks were caught up with battling one another.

Be that as it may, the two networks have now manufactured an uncommon solidarity, yet additionally looked for additional forces than those appreciated by the recent state.

"After parcel of consultations, there was an agreement on four focuses. Ladakhis confronted parcel of hardships after the August 5, 2019, re-association when the state was isolated into two Union Territories. Individuals of Ladakh felt that issues facing them must be settled by conceding undeniable statehood to Ladakh," Karbalai said.

The two networks have now fashioned an uncommon solidarity. Their joint initiative dismissed the residence laws stretched out to Jammu and Kashmir, looking for elite rights over land and occupations.

Untouchables are allowed to purchase land in Jammu and Kashmir while a part of them can likewise profit government occupations.

Furthermore, the Ladakh administration has looked for two Lok Sabha and two Rajya Sabha seats for the locale. Ladakh, which was home to only two percent populace of the past state, right now has one Lok Sabha and no Rajya Sabha seat. Jammu and Kashmir has five Lok Sabha and four Rajya Sabha seats.

The pioneers requested that 10,000-12,000 occupation opportunities ought to be filled inside a month by just Ladakhi young people.

Previous Ladakh MP Thupstan Chhewang, who heads the Leh collusion, said statehood for Ladakh was a drawn out objective, adding that that they would upset if the cycle to enroll Ladakhis was not begun inside a month.

Karbalai said all future dealings with the Center would spin around these four issues.

The joint interest for statehood has come two months after the Kargil initiative held lady converses with the Center and looked for full statehood for Ladakh. They appear to have prevailed with regards to getting Leh ready.

Sources in the Kargil union said they had not abandoned their interest for the inversion of the August 5 choices.

"We have documented a request in the Supreme Court against the August 5 choices. The past state will turn into a reality just when those choices are switched," a pioneer said.

In May, the Center had connected with the Jammu and Kashmir administration where significant gatherings, including the National Conference and People's Democratic Party, disclosed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reestablish Articles 370 and 35A. There was no development after that.

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PARLIAMENTARY BOARD TO VISIT JAMMU AND KASHMIR, LADAKH FROM AUGUST 17.

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The council on home issues will evaluate matters identified with the organization, advancement and individuals' government assistance in the Union Territories.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs will visit Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh between August 17 and 21 to evaluate matters identified with the organization, advancement and individuals' government assistance in the Union Territories, revealed the Hindustan Times on Monday.

The individuals from the board will hold gatherings with partners alongside delegates from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the organizations of the Union Territories, said a correspondence from the Rajya Sabha secretariat.

It is, be that as it may, not satisfactory the number of board individuals will head out to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The board of trustees, driven by Congress MP Anand Sharma, has 28 individuals.

The board will hold consultations in Leh on August 17 and afterward will travel to Srinagar to hold gatherings on August 18, 19 and 20, as indicated by the Deccan Herald.

The Rajya Sabha secretariat said that the board likewise needs to survey and be informed about the functioning states of the three military – the Indo-Tibet Border Police, the Central Reserve Police Force and the Border Security Force – sent in the district.

The board is likewise liable to visit the stations monitored by the ITBP and the BSF along the Indo-China and Indo-Pakistan line, as indicated by authorities.

In October last year, the board needed to visit Ladakh to check how well the troopers conveyed in high-elevation forward regions were dressed and prepared for the colder time of year, announced The Telegraph. Be that as it may, the Center went against the proposition.

The came after a Comptroller and Auditor General of India report hailed deficiencies of snow goggles and multi-reason boots for the officers sent at high elevations in Siachen and Ladakh.

The current year's proposed visit comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the ideological groups of Jammu and Kashmir in June. It was the primary gathering between both the sides since Jammu and Kashmir's extraordinary status was annulled on August 5, 2019.

The esrtwhile state was parted into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Curfews and web barricades were forced in the district after that.

Practically all of Kashmir Valley's political initiative, including Peoples Democratic Party boss Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference pioneers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, were put under detainment. Farooq Abdullah was delivered from detainment on March 13, 2020. Omar Abdullah's detainment was likewise repudiated longer than seven days after the fact. Individuals' Conference boss Sajjad Lone was delivered in July, while Mufti's detainment finished on October 13.

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SCARLETT JOHANSSON SUES DISNEY.

As Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, the quietness of Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans says a lot.

There has been no explanation on the side of Scarlett Johansson from her Marvel Cinematic Universe co-stars yet.

Maybe their possibly proceeding with relationship with Disney for forthcoming Marvel projects makes them hesitant to affront the media monster?

Scarlett Johansson as of late sued Disney, the parent organization of Marvel Studios, for picking the synchronous delivery model for her independent Black Widow film.

She guarantees in the claim that the's film industry execution experienced because of simultaneous delivery on Disney+.

The Wall Street Journal, what broke the story, reports that Johansson lost as much as $50 million in rewards because of the film's delivery on streaming.

Disney has descended hard, protesting the claim that it claims has "no legitimacy at all.

"The claim is particularly pitiful and troubling in its insensitive dismissal for the awful and delayed worldwide impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic," the assertion proceeded.

Whatever reality, it is unusual to see not a solitary Marvel entertainer going to Johansson's protection. While Marvel Studios' manager Kevin Feige is supposed to be "irate and humiliated" according to The Hollywood Reporter, even he has not spoken freely.

This is as a conspicuous difference to what in particular happened when Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt was encircled by claims that he followed a congregation that is known for homophobia and scorn for the LGBTQ people group.

Entertainer Elliot Page had said on Twitter that Pratt should address the allegations against Hillsong Church. He expounded in another tweet later that read, "In case you are a renowned entertainer and you have a place with an association that despises a specific gathering of individuals, don't be amazed in the event that somebody just asks why it's not tended to. Being hostile to LGBTQ isn't right, there aren't different sides. The harm it causes it serious. Full stop. Sending adoration to all."

Before long the charges became exposed, fat cats like Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Jeremy Renner, and James Gunn communicated their help for Pratt.

Gunn who has coordinated Pratt in two GotG motion pictures expressed, "Apologies. Simply getting some answers concerning this rubbish. Chris Pratt is the best fella on the planet. I've gone through hours and hours imparting my most profound realities to this man, as he has with me. Kindly quit expecting what he accepts, strategically or in some other way, since he's a Christian."

Downey Jr was more energetic with all due respect, composing on Instagram, "What a world… The "perfect" are projecting stones at my #brother, Chris Pratt… A genuine #Christian who lives by #principle, exhibited showed nothing however #positivity and #gratitude… AND he just wedded into a family that accounts for common talk and (outright truth) INSISTS on assistance as the most noteworthy worth. In the event that you disagree with Chris,,, I have a clever thought. Erase your online media accounts, sit with your OWN deformities of #character, work on THEM, then, at that point praise your humanness… @prattprattpratt I #gotyerbackbackback."

In correlation, there has been no explanation on the side of Johansson yet. Maybe the entertainers' possibly proceeding with relationship with Disney for impending Marvel projects makes them hesitant to insult the media goliath?

All things considered, one could contend that Johansson's case is undeniably more genuine than simple allegations.

For a certain something, it reveals new insight into how female entertainers in Hollywood, regardless of how famous, are as yet paid not exactly their male partners. One contemplates whether a Downey Jr or a Hemsworth could at any point need to make a legitimate move against Disney to be paid reasonable.

Prior, according to a 2013 Deadline report, Downey Jr was thinking about moving away from the job if Marvel Studios didn't fulfill his compensation needs. The entertainer had allegedly procured about $70 to $80 million (Rs 5-6 billion) from MCU's first group up film, The Avengers, and was hoping to surpass that after the humongous accomplishment of Iron Man 3.

He proceeded to arise as the most extravagant entertainer on the planet in 2014 with $75 million, according to Forbes. Around the same time (2014), Hemsworth was at the fifth situation of most generously compensated entertainers list.

Evans didn't figure in the best 10 that year, however he made it in 2019. He was put at the tenth situation on a rundown which included no less than five Marvel entertainers (others being, Downey Jr, Hemsworth , Bradley Cooper, and Paul Rudd).

The claim has reignited the discussion between streaming versus dramatic that will characterize the business in the following half-decade or thereabouts. Numerous prominent producers have censured the huge studios' tendency towards acquiring supporters as opposed to focusing on dramatic model for their deliveries. Additionally, the result of this claim will affect how A-listers will be made up for their work later on.

Gerard Butler, clearly because of Johansson's claim, has sued the makers of Olympus Has Fallen, fighting that he is owed essentially $10 million from the worldwide film industry achievement of the film.

Whatever happens, one thing is sure that her associates in Marvel motion pictures are bombing her by not standing up.

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GLENMARK LIFE SCIENCES IPO SHARE ALLOTMENT LIKELY TODAY: HOW TO CHECK STATUS

GLENMARK LIFE SCIENCES IPO: THE SHARES OF GLENMARK LIFE SCIENCES WILL START TRADING ON BOTH BSE AND NSE FROM AUGUST 6.

Glenmark Life Sciences, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-value non-commoditised APIs, is expected to finalise the IPO share allotment today, August 3.

Here's how you can check the status:

The IPO share portion can be kept an eye on the BSE's site. Select Equity and Issue Name (Glenmark Life Sciences); enter Application Number and PAN Number; click on the Search catch to know the application status.

Then again, you can likewise check the portion status on the IPO register's site by following a couple of simple advances. Financial backers need to initially choose either PAN, Application Number or DP Client ID; select organization name (Glenmark Life Sciences - IPO); enter either PAN Number, Application Number or DP Client ID; click on the Search catch to know if the offers were distributed to you.

After the conclusion of the premise of the portion, assets will be discounted or unblocked from the ASBA account on August 4, and value offers will be credited to demat records of allottees on August 5.

The portions of Glenmark Life Sciences will begin exchanging on both BSE and NSE from August 6.

The Rs 1513.6 crore public issue of Glenmark Life Sciences got a mind-boggling reaction from financial backers as it was bought in 44.17 occasions during July 27-29. The segment put away for qualified institutional financial backers saw a membership of 36.97 occasions and that of non-institutional financial backers 122.54 occasions. The retail partition was reserved 14.63 occasions.

On Tuesday, the portions of Glenmark Life Sciences were exchanging at a higher cost than normal of Rs 150 in the dim market, the IPO Watch and IPO Central information showed.

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CORONAVIRUS LIKELY TO LOCK INDIA'S WOMEN OUT OF JOB MARKET FOR YEARS

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Savitri Devi has been searching for work since she lost her job at a garment factory in New Delhi, along with half her co-workers, when sales plummeted at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year.

The 44-year-old has tried her luck repeatedly - and unsuccessfully - near her home in Okhla, an industrial hub with thousands of small factories and workshops, where there was previously plenty of unskilled jobs for women.

"I am ready to take a salary cut, but there is no work," Devi said outside her one-room home in a slum of about 100 families, just a few miles away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office.

Devi is one of around 15 million Indians who have been made redundant in an economic slowdown that has hit women disproportionately, trade union and industry leaders said.

Most employed women in India are in low-skilled work, such as farm and factory labour and domestic help, sectors that have been hit hard by the pandemic.

Worse, an anticipated slow economic recovery, the closure of thousands of factories and a sluggish vaccination rate, especially among women, is expected to undermine their attempts to return to the workforce.

"Whatever social and economic gains Indian women had made in the last decade, it has been largely wiped out during the COVID period," said Amarjeet Kaur, general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress, one of the largest trade unions in India.

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to deepen economic stress in India, which was already in its worst recession for seven decades.

With the vast majority of Indians working in the informal sector, precise estimates of job losses are difficult.

But in a country without a comprehensive welfare system or pandemic-related support for small businesses, several industry bodies have reported widespread redundancies over the past year.

The Consortium of Indian Industries (CIA), which represents over one million small firms, said women make up 60% of the job losses.

A report by the Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim Premji University found that 47% of women workers who lost their job between March and December - before the second wave of the virus hit in April - were made permanently redundant.

That compared with around 7% of male workers, many of whom were able to either return to their old jobs or take up independent work like selling vegetables.

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Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General. 1788 – New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States. 1803 – The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom. 1814 – The Swedish–Norwegian War begins. 1822 – José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar. 1822 – First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis. 1847 – Liberia declares its independence. 1861 – American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. 1863 – American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces. 1882 – Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth. 1882 – The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa. 1887 – Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement. 1890 – In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation. 1891 – France annexes Tahiti. 1892 – Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain. 1897 – Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India. 1899 – Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated. 1908 – United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). 1918 – Emmy Noether's paper, which became known as Noether's theorem was presented at Göttingen, Germany, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy. 1936 – Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction. 1936 – King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. 1937 – Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory. 1941 – World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments. 1944 – World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation. 1945 – The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power. 1945 – World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany. 1945 – World War II: HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the war. 1945 – World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb. 1946 – Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport. 1947 – Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council. 1948 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States. 1951 – Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom. 1952 – King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. 1953 – Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement 1953 – Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid. 1953 – Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War. 1956 – Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation. 1957 – Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated. 1958 – Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched. 1963 – Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. 1963 – An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead. 1963 – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan. 1968 – Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war. 1971 – Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. 1974 – Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule. 1977 – The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. 1989 – A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. 1990 – The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. 1993 – Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. Sixty-eight of the 116 people onboard are killed. 1999 – Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. 2005 – Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003. 2005 – Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people. 2008 – Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India. 2009 – The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities. 2011 – A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed. 2016 – The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. 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KDA receives MHA invitation for talks on July 1: ‘Agenda very clear, pre-August 5, 2019 status, full-fledged state for Ladakh’

KARGIL — Barely three days after the leaders of different political parties of J&K held talks with the Prime Minister of India, the leadership of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA)  has received an invitation from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to hold talks with Minister of State (MOS) home GK Reddy on 01 July next month in New Delhi. The MHA In January in the ensuing year announced the…

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7 things to know about the Chief of Defence Staff and why it was needed - india news

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has green-lit the appointment of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who will be a four-star General and head the newly-created department of military affairs in the defence ministry.The development, perhaps the most significant reform in top military management in India, comes four months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day speech the creation of the post for more effective coordination between the three armed forces.As the government gets ready to announce who will be the country’s first CDS, here are seven things you must know about the new appointment and why it was needed:While the CDS would act as the principal military adviser to the defence minister on all tri-services matters, the three service chiefs would continue to advise the minister on matters exclusively concerning their respective services i.e. army, navy and the air force. The CDS will have the same salary and perquisites as the three service chiefs (who are also four-star Generals).The CDS will not exercise any military command, including over the three service chiefs, so as to be able to provide impartial advice to the political leadership. Apart from heading the department of military affairs, the CDS would also don the hat of Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC). Until now, the chairmanship of the CoSC was held in rotation by the senior-most service chief for short periods and the arrangement was found to be unsatisfactory.The department of military affairs would focus on promoting jointness in procurement, training and staffing for the three services through joint planning and integration of their requirements. It will also facilitate the restructuring of military commands for optimal utilisation of resources by bringing about jointness in operations, including through establishment of joint/theatre commands.The appointment of a CDS was one of the most significant recommendations made by the K Subrahmanyam-led Kargil Review Committee (KRC) that was constituted in the immediate aftermath of the 1999 Kargil war to examine lapses that allowed Pakistani soldiers to occupy strategic heights, the initial sluggish Indian response, and suggest measures to strengthen national security. The KRC report was tabled in Parliament in February 2000.A year later, in February 2001, a Group of Ministers (GoM), under then home minister LK Advani, submitted its report to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The GoM was set up in April 2000 to review the national security system against the backdrop of the KRC recommendations. It recommended that a CDS be appointed. But the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) decided that the appointment of a CDS be taken up later after holding talks with different political parties.Successive governments failed to build political consensus on appointing a CDS for almost two decades. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 this year announced the creation of the new post. The appointment of a CDS will address the fragmented approach of the armed forces and bring about much-needed synergy. The existing model for cross-service cooperation (chairman, CoSC) was weak, with each service working in its own silo. The efforts for jointmanship in the military were proceeding slowly, resulting in duplication of efforts, wastage of resources and delay in decision making.Just like the service chiefs, the CDS will be a member of the Defence Acquisition Council and Defence Planning Committee. He will not be eligible to hold any government office after demitting the office of CDS. Also, there will be no private employment for him without prior approval for a period of five years. Read the full article

Apex Body, KDA Hold Protest For Statehood To Ladakh

Apex Body, KDA Hold Protest For Statehood To Ladakh

A protest was held in  Jammu by the Leh Apex Body, Kargil Democratic Alliance for granting statehood to Ladakh and safeguards under 6th Schedule of Constitution.  

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Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, then Pakistan's interim Prime Minister, sees off U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, after their July 2004 meeting at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (Urdu: چودھری شجاعت حسین; 27 January 1946), is a senior conservative figure and business oligarch[1][2][3] who previously served as the 14th Prime minister of Pakistan from 30 June 2004 until voluntarily stepping down on 28 August 2004, in the favor of Shaukat Aziz.[4] Hussain is the current and incumbent party president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[5][6]

Hailing from the business-industrialist family[7] from the Punjab Province of Pakistan, Hussain educated and graduated from the FC College University and the Punjab University. After his graduation, Hussain subsequently joined the family business comprising large numbers of industries, textiles, agricultural farms, sugar and flour mills.[7] He successfully contested in non-partisan 1985 elections and appointed as minister of ministry of industry in the government of Prime minister Muhammad Junejo, lasting until 1988.[8] Hussain became a wealthy leader and influential conservative figure in Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA) in 1988-90 and later joining the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) led under Nawaz Sharif in 1993.[8] Hussain served as the 26th Interior minister in the government of Prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two non-consecutive terms from 1990 to 1993 and 1997 to 1999.[8]

Originally a supporter of Nawaz Sharif, Hussain developed serious issues regarding the national economy, Kargil war and left PML after the 1999 coup d'état commenced by chief of army staff and chairman joint chiefs of staff committee general Pervez Musharraf.[9] In 2001, Hussain joined the dissident group of PML on January 2003, and successfully contested in 2002 general elections.[8] He opted for Zafarullah Khan Jamali,[8] supporting Jamali for the Prime minister office bid, but developed political problems that ending his support to Jamali. He took over the Prime minister Secretariat and became 14th Prime minister in 2004.[8] Two months later, Hussain stepped down in order to support Shaukat Aziz for the office of Prime minister.[4] His family also remains influential participant in national politics and his younger cousin Pervez Illahi served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007. As of current, Hussain and his party remains a major ally of current Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan Peoples Party.[10][11]

Origins and education

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was born on 27 January 1946 in Gujrat.he was a jatt of waraich clan., Gujrat District of former British Indian Empire.[2] His ancestors[2] hailing from rural Gujrat and had no initial political background.[2][12] His father, Zahoor Elahi was a junior constable in Punjab Police but quit the police service in order to establish a cotton mill. His family lost a cotton mill as a result of Indian partition but re-established the mill in Gujrat after the establishment of Pakistan in 1947.[2] His father first contested in 1954 elections and elected a local union Councillor of the Gujrat District. After attending public schools in Gujrat, Hussain matriculated, and was accepted at the Forman Christian College University.[2][12] In 1962, Hussain attended the Forman Christian College University and graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration in 1965 and enrolled in master's programme of University of Punjab in 1965. In 1967, Hussain gained MA in Industrial management, and forwarded to United Kingdom to continue his studies.[12]

Upon returning to Pakistan, Hussain joined the family industrial conglomerate comprising industrial units in textiles, sugar, flour milling and agricultural farms in 1969.[13] By this time, Hussain's family had become a potent industrial oligarchs and had significant influence on Presidents Ayub Khan and General Yahya Khan.[2][12]

Career in national politics

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain entered in the national politics after the assassination of his father, and emerged with the Pakistan Muslim League rooted from Punjab Province.[14] After participating in a local-body elections, Hussain became a Member of the Parliament in 1981 and, subsequently joining the Punjab government's Financial department.[14] He participated and campaign successfully in non-partisan 1985 general elections for an industrial seat, although he maintains ties with PML.[14] His contest in the general election from Gujrat included for both seats for the National Assembly and provincial Punjab Assembly.[14] After the elections he had to vacate his Punjab Assembly seat in favour of the National Assembly seat.[14]

He was inherited the power mantle by his father and became a crucial power broker in the far-right regime of chief of army staff and president general Zia-ul-Haq.[15] Hussain benefited with general Zia's economic policies, along with Sharif, prospered well enough.[15] Hussain invest a large sum of money in industrial firms, notably associated with defence production and mills, and bought industrial Stocks at Karachi Stock Exchange, which benefited him and his assets at an increasing level of wealth.[15]

After participating in 1985 general elections, Hussain joined the government of Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo as the minister of the Ministry of Industry,[8] and held additional ministerial portfolio of Ministry of Information and Mass-media Broadcasting in 1986;[8] and Ministry of Defence Production in 1987-88.[8]

 Interior ministry

Hussain was the leading member of right-wing alliance, the Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA) and successfully endorsed his parliamentary seat during the first party 1988 general elections, and headed the Parliamentary Party of Joint Opposition (PPJO) in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1990.[8] He also acted as the parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-

Prime minister of Pakistan

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain endorsed and provided his vital support to appoint his lifelong friend Zafarullah Khan Jamali as country's first Baloch prime minister. Previously, he also played a vital role in bringing the role of Shaukat Aziz in national politics. However, in 2004, Jamali lost his trust and his relations with the prime minister soured that subsequently ended in resignation of Jamali[16]

         After Jamali's resignation, Shujaat Husain nominated Economic minister Shaukat Aziz for the office of Prime minister Shujaat temporarily took over the office of Primeminister, but due to member of Senate Aziz had been unable to be elected.[16] The media noted that Hussain was probably only warming the seat for Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz who would wait to get elected to the National Assembly, although he was a member of the Upper House and for that reason, barred from prime ministerial ship according to Constitution, before taking up the post.[16]

At the Parliament, Hussain told the media journalists that his election to the National Assembly and later as the Prime Minister was "not an interim appointment" but in keeping with the Constitution.[4] In an interview, Shujaat Hussain quoted: "My nomination by Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and nomination of Shaukat Aziz after consulting the President were in line with the set traditions. There should be no hue and cry over such technicalities.".[4]

On 23 August 2004, Hussain transfer and handed over the office of prime minister to Shaukat Aziz after successfully being elected from his constituency, though Hussain remains the party president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[18]

 Personal life

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is the eldest son of Chaudhry Zahoor Ilahi, and has been connected with the families of past military dictators, including Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan and general Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.[19] His younger cousin, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, previously served as the chief minister of Punjab and currently is a senior member of current government.[20] His younger brother, Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, is also senior member of the current government.[21]

 Honors

Hussain had been a strong and vocal supporter of Pakistan's bilateral relations with South Korea.[22] He has been a major source of bringing the South Korea investment in the country and has been successfully called for South-Korean model of economy in the country.[22] For his efforts, the South Korean government has named an "Honorary Consul General" after his name in the Republic of Korea in 1981.[22] Hussain is also a recipient of South Korea's highest diplomatic award Order of the Diplomatic Service Merit "Ueung-in-Metal" for distinguished services in promoting mutual relations between Pakistan and Republic of Korea.[22]

 Wealth and personal assets

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is one of the accounted richest and most powerful business personalities in Pakistan.[23] Hussain is noted as one of the wealthiest investor in defence production, military technological development, and industrial mills.[24] His chain of industries in large numbers of defense production industries, textiles, agricultural farms, sugar and flour mills.[24] In 2012, Hussain agreed to declare half of his personal assets to Election Commission, and made it public domain. According to the statements of assets and liabilities for 2010–2011, 50% of Hussain's share in two residential houses located in Islamabad and Lahore worth ₨. 5.2million and ₨.3.4 million, respectively (although he did not issued the current value).[24] Hussain also owns a 78-acre of agricultural land worth ₨. 376,667 and 12.5 acres worth ₨. 4.5 million.[25] He has stock shares worth ₨. 10.4 million and ₨. 53.90 million cash in his account.[25]

Apex Body, KDA call for Ladakh bandh on December 06

Apex Body, KDA call for Ladakh bandh on December 06

Say Central Govt fails to fulfil its promise on granting constitutional safeguards to UT Tasaduq Hussain Leh, Nov 13 (KNO): Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the two prominent bodies of the Ladakh region, have called for a complete shutdown in the Union Territory on December 6 against the Government of India for not granting the constitutional safeguards to the UT. As per news…

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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday took on Governor Satya Pal Malik, accusing him "encroaching on the democratic space" and taking decisions against the interest of state at the behest of the Centre. Implicitly targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government, Mehbooba said: "The Governor is encroaching on the democratic space and is issuing orders that are not required; there seems to be no emergency for issuing such orders. It seems that some agenda is being run in Jammu and Kashmir and Governor is part of it," said Mufti. "Whether it was about declaring Jammu and Kashmir Bank a Public Sector Unit, or changing the procedure of the state subject or the Juvenile Act, the Governor's decisions have left all the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir worried barring a few," she said. Elaborating on the "worry" people of the state is undergoing, Mehbooba observed that if the Governor makes Ladakh a division then Pir Panjal and Chenab should also be given division status. "We have no objection on Governor giving the division to Ladakh. But I request the Governor that if he is giving the division to Ladakh then Pir-Panjal and Chenab valley should also be given division," said Mufti. "Pir Panjal is a far-off and remote area and is not connected, and it even lacks basic amenities. At least, Ladakh and Kargil have Hill Development Council. But Pir Panjal and Chenab don't even have that," said Mehbooba. She expressed hope that if declared a division both the areas will subsequently have their own Hill Development Council also. She said that all parties including National Conference, Congress and Independents, etc are in consonance with the PDP's demand. Political slugfest started in the State after the Governor dissolved the Assembly last month after arch-rivals PDP and NC along with Congress confirmed that they stitched up an alliance to form the government in the state. The state has been under the Governor's rule since June when the BJP ended its ruling alliance with the PDP.(ANI)

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RIP Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru did not believe in astrology or any sort of future predictions. But as the Prime Minister of India, Nehru had introduced Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the 1950s to a foreign dignitary as the future prime minister of the country. Vajpayee was then a first-time Member of Parliament and that too from a political party that was created to build an alternative political ideology as opposed to the Congress of Pandit Nehru. Nearly 40 years later, Vajpayee proved Nehru true and after two failed attempts, he led the first non-Congress government at the Centre to complete its full tenure. Vajpayee led an uneasy coalition of nearly two dozen parties with great poise for six years between 1998 and 2004. Many called him the greatest prime minister that India ever had with some other giving Pandit Nehru a slight edge over Vajpayee. Vajpayee was certainly the tallest leader from the RSS-BJP family Born to Krishna Devi and Krishna Bihari Vajpayee in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh on December 25, 1924, Atal Bihari Vajpayee became an activist during his teenage. His first ideological inclination was towards Communism. He was an active Communist teenager in the Madhya Pradesh of the 1930s, when Mahatma Gandhi was leading a formidable fight against the British colonial power. When Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in 1942, Vajpayee had joined the agitation along with his elder brother Prem. Both were arrested and jailed. Around this time, Vajpayee was a member of the Arya Samaj's youth wing, Arya Kumar Sabha, of which he was the general secretary. After he was released from jail, Vajpayee, influenced by Babasaheb Apte, had turned towards the RSS. Vajpayee became a full member or pracharak of the RSS in 1947, the year India won Independence following a bloody Partition of the country. He wrote an emotionally charged poem on the Partition mixed Independence - 15 August Ki Pukaar (Call of 15 August). In the poem, Vajpayee gave a call for the reunification of the country and condemned violence on both sides of the newly carved border in the name of religion. For years, Vajpayee - an acclaimed poet - used to recite this poem on stage. in 1948, the RSS was banned following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. This prompted the RSS to dish out a group of committed members for politics. Vajpayee was a journalist at the time and was working for the RSS-linked newspapers. In 1951, Vajpayee was among the RSS members who were tasked with assisting Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Syama Prasad Mookerjee to form the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, the precursor to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Vajpayee was the secretary to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, when the latter set out for Srinagar from New Delhi to protest the permit system for entry into Kashmir. Mookerjee was arrested as he attempted to enter Kashmir "illegally" and later died under mysterious condition. Vajpayee had gone to see off Mookerjee at the Delhi railway station. The impression that Vajpayee carried from the series of incidents that unfolded later formed his Kashmir policy, which is often described as "Insaaniyat, Jamhooriyat, Kashmiriyat" or "humanity, democracy and preservation of Kashmiri culture". Vajpayee entered the Lok Sabha as a member for the first time in 1957. He went on to win nine more Lok Sabha elections after that. He was the foreign minister in the first non-Congress government, formed in post-Emergency years. However, the 1977-Janata Party experiment collapsed within three years and the Congress made a comeback in 1980 under Indira Gandhi. After the Janata Party broke away, the BJS reorganised itself as the BJP in 1980. Vajpayee became its founder president. In 1984, the BJP suffered a massive defeat under Vajpayee's leadership. Riding on a sympathy wave in the aftermath of the assassination of Indira Gandhi, the Congress had swept the Lok Sabha elections winning more than 410 seats. The BJP was reduced to just two seats. Vajpayee offered to resign. The loss under Vajpayee was to be overturned by his long-standing political companion in the RSS and the BJP - Lal Krishna Advani, who rode on a Toyota rath to mobilise Hindutva opinion for the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya. In 1989, the BJP emerged as the kingmaker and seven years later, Vajpayee became the "king" for 13 days. The BJP was the single-largest party in the 1996 elections but could not get alliance partners to stay in power. Learning from the 1996-experience, Vajpayee accumulated allies - from almost every state in the country. He became the prime minister for a second time in 1998 leading a big coalition - the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). But a year later, he failed to win a floor test by the narrowest possible margin - one vote - after J Jayalalithaa's AIADMK withdrew its support to the alliance. Fresh elections were held and the Vajpayee-led NDA won 303 seats in 1999. He became the first non-Congress prime minister - and also the first PM outside the Nehru-Gandhi family - to complete five years in office. His tenure as the prime minister was eventful. The Vajpayee government decided to declare to the world India's nuclear capabilities with Pokhran-II in 1998. He made attempts to establish peace with Pakistan by travelling in a bus to Lahore. However, his peace initiatives were met with Pakistani incursions that led to the Kargil war in 1999. The war caused heavy losses for Pakistan, which then turned to the US seeking its help to bring an end to the military conflict. The Kargil misadventure by Pakistan did not deter Vajpayee from inviting the man, who is held responsible for it, for peace talks. The then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was invited to the Agra Summit, which failed for reasons not publicly known. But Vajpayee succeeded in getting a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan signed in 2003. It still forms the bottomline of peace between India and Pakistan. For his political and diplomatic acumen, Vajpayee was rightly called the "Great Connector". He stitched political parties of all hues and kept them together. As foreign minister, he opened channels of communications with China and the Middle East. As prime minister, Vajpayee not only brought India and Pakistan closer despite a military conflict, but also established closer connect among the SAARC nations. He will be remembered as a great communicator and connector. #MohnishAhluwaliaNotes

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