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'3-- the current situation and make leaders and party MP’s Mohd an appeal to them to safeguard Akbar Lone, Justice (Retd) mid rising political uncer- the legitimate interest of the Hasnain Masoodi, Mohd Ali Atainty, fear and panic across people with regard to the con- Sagar and Congress was repre- ' the Valley, the Opposition here stitutional guarantees given to sented by former Cabinet has come together to warn the the State by the Constitution of Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Centre against any move to tin- our country.” Sajjad Lone and Imran Raza ker with the special status of the “The political representa- Ansari of Peoples Conference, State. Political rivals assem- tives will also apprise them of Shah Faesal Chairman of # bled in the lawns of Farooq the ‘unwholesome’ conse- Peoples’ United Front, Muzaffar Abdullah’s fortified Gupkar quences, both short and long Ahmad Shah, President of road residence and sent an term, bound to follow the Awami National Conference. # unequivocal message that when ‘unconstitutional’ violation of Continued on Page 4 it came to protecting the special these guarantees. The repre- " ) status enjoyed by the State, sentatives of the political parties they stood shoulder to shoulder. also resolved to remain united "* Burying their own political and stand together for safe- differences, the representatives guarding the identity, autonomy .$50$67( of mainstream political parties and special status of the State. along with the Congress The all-party meet was also fter fuelling hopes and resolved to protect and defend attended by former Chief Afrenzy about taking some the identity, autonomy and the ! "#$ % Minister Omar Abdullah, spectacular decision on the special status of the State & ' senior National Conference !! " status of Jammu & Kashmir, against all attacks and curtailing Amarnath Yatra, onslaughts — whatsoever. 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Minister Mehbooba Mufti is Cabinet meeting on Monday strategies to tackle it was dis- PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Ironically, there was no Omar and Mehbooba in The world watches as people & busy forging unity among morning. cussed in threadbare. and PDP patron Muzaffar reference on the prevailing n a late night development in tweets claimed they have been their voices are being muzzled mainstream political parties Ahead of that meeting, The possibility of the Hussain Baig, told reporters, security situation emerging IJ&K on Sunday, police offi- put under house arrest. in J&K. The same Kashmir that in Kashmir, the Anti- Home Minister Amit Shah Union Cabinet taking some “During the all-party meeting along the Line of Control due cials said former Chief “I believe I’m being placed chose a secular democratic Corruption Bureau (ACB) has chaired a high-level security important decisions on it was unanimously resolved to regular incidents of “unpro- Ministers Omar Abdullah and under house arrest from mid- India is facing oppression of asked her to explain her posi- and intelligence meet on Kashmir seemed very much that all the parties, will be unit- voked” ceasefire violations by Mehbooba Mufti would not be night tonight & the process has unimaginable magnitude. tion before it regarding the ille- Sunday. The hour-long meet- on the cards with Prime ed in their resolve to protect the Pakistan Army. allowed to move out of house already started for other main- Wake up India.” gal appointments in Jammu ing was attended by National Minister Narendra Modi and defend the identity, auton- Farooq Abdullah also said as strict curfew would be stream leaders. No way of The Jammu district admin- and Kashmir Bank. Security Adviser Ajit Doval, telling his party MPs to be pre- omy and the special status of the political parties in this imposed in Kashmir at the knowing if this is true but if it istration asked authorities of The ACB is currently Union Home Secretary Rajiv sent in Parliament from the State against all attacks and meeting resolved to seek audi- crack of dawn amid heightened is then I'll see all of you on the schools and colleges to remain investigating complaints of Gauba and other senior offi- Monday to Wednesday. Modi onslaughts what so ever”. ence with the President of terror threat and flare up of other side of whatever is in store. closed on Monday as a pre- financial irregularities and ille- cials. The additional secre- was addressing them at the Reading out the text of the India, the Prime Minister and hostilities with Pakistan along Allah save us,” he tweeted. cautionary measure, officials gal appointments in the Jammu tary of Jammu & Kashmir end of the two-day conclave of resolution passed during the also other leaders of the polit- the Line of Control (LoC). Mehbooba tweeted, “How said. and Kashmir Bank. also met Shah. the BJP MPs. meeting he said, “Modification, ical parties to apprise them of However, no official con- ironic that elected representa- Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 While senior officials were Continued on Page 4 " # R $ 788.9537(. 8. .$50$67( “If the Bill cannot be amended in the present situa- wo separate mass shootings ollowing the assurance of tion, it was also requested that Twithin 24 hours left 30 FUnion Health Minister as per section 4 (3) (g) Director people dead and several others Harsh Vardhan, the resident AIIMS, New Delhi should be injured in the US States of doctors of All India Institute of made ex-offico member of the Texas and Ohio, including one Medical Sciences (AIIMS) NMC at least in its 1st term,” thought to be a hate crime, the called off their four-day long read the letter. latest in a string of such inci- strike on Sunday. However, Dr Harsh Vardhan tweet- dents in America that have the Safdarjung resident doctors ed, “Today morning, I have met shocked the nation. are yet to resume non-essential RDA representatives of The first shooting took services. Safdarjung and AIIMS. I have place in the southern border The move came after the clarified their doubts and mis- town of El Paso in Texas, where Health Minister assured the understanding related to NMC a 21-year-old gunman opened delegation of Resident Doctors’ bill. I have explained to doctors fire at a crowded Walmart Associations (RDA) of AIIMS that NMC Bill is one of the store, killing 20 people and and Safdarjung hospital that biggest reform in the medical wounding 26 others on their concerns over the “The Health Minister Providers). “We were also education sector which is Saturday. National Medical Commission explained the objectives of assured by the Minister that would a blessing for 130 crore Hours later, a man killed (NMC) Bill will be duly bringing NMC Bill 2019 at representatives of RDA and population of the country.” nine people before being shot addressed. length and assured us that the students unions AIIMS (New “I have appealed doctors to dead by police in Oregon dis- P In a communique to the apprehensions... Will be duly Delhi) will be consulted before call off the strike so that trict, a historic neighbourhood AIIMS director, the RDA said addressed while drafting the framing of regulations of the patients should not get any dif- known for its nightclubs, bars, during a meeting, the Union regulations by the NMC once NMC bill under section 57 of ficulty in availing healthcare art galleries and shops, in Minister assured them of it is constituted,” the AIIMS the Bill,” the AIIMS RDA said. facilities,” the Health Minister Dayton, Ohio early Sunday, ! addressing their concerns while RDA said in the communique. “In this regard, a GBM of tweeted. police said. “The shooter is drafting the regulations of the It referred to section 14 (1) RDA-AIIMS was convened and After a governing body deceased. There are 9 others NMC. The Minister also told para (2), admissions into its executive committee con- meeting of the RDA AIIMS, also deceased. At least 16 oth- # $ them that the representatives of undergraduate courses at veyed that decision of with- the executive committee decid- ers went to area hospitals with the AIIMS RDA and students’ AIIMS New Delhi, section drawing on the strike and ed to withdraw the strike and injuries,” Dayton police said. union will be consulted while 15(5) admissions into AIIMS resuming of all services by the resume all services with imme- At least 26 others were &'" drafting the regulations of the New Delhi vide Exit Test and resident doctors with immedi- diate effect. injured, said Dayton Mayor. commission. section 32 (Community Health ate effect,” read the letter.
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