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AAP MP Sanjay Singh calls detention of Doda MLA under PSA “unconstitutional & attack on democratic right”

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, SEPTEMBER 20 (STC): Detention of Doda MLA Mehraj Malik under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) is unconstitutional and an attack on democratic right, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh here today. He was addressing media after arriving in Jammu.As already reported MLA Doda…

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Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti seeks release of Doda MLA and detainees in Hazratbal incident

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 10 (STC): Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to release those detained in connection with the Hazratbal shrine incident. She has also pitched for the release of sitting Doda MLA Mehraj Malik who was slapped PSA and…

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Democratic Illusions 2.0: The Art of ‘Free and Fair’ Vote Chori

One wonders if future generations will study this era not as the golden age of Indian democracy but as its tragic unravelling. Dr Noour Ali ZehgeerDemocracy, we were told, rests on institutions, not individuals. The greatest of these institutions—at least in theory—is the Election Commission of India. It is the referee of the democratic match,…

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J&K can emerge country’s Destination Wedding Capital: CM Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 10 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir is loaded with immense potential for ‘Destination Wedding Tourism’ and Kashmir can emerge from Paradise on Earth to Country’s Destination Wedding Capital.The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made these remarks in his inaugural address at the Hindusthan-2025 Wedding Planners Expo at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here today. The…

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