misgivings of Sardar Patel and indeed a large number of the members of Congress Working Committee and Constituent Assembly. Article 370 was worked out in late 1947 between Sheikh Abdullah‚ who had by then been appointed Prime Minister of J&K by the Maharaja and Nehru‚ who kept the Kashmir portfolio with himself and kept Sardar Patel‚ the home minister‚ away from his legitimate function. Hence Nehru is answerable to all acts of commission and omission‚ consequences of which we are suffering till date
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1846; the British sold the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Gulab Singh‚ a Hindu Dogra chieftain for the sum of 7.5 million rupees. Lord Lawrence who negotiated this treaty‚ termed this transaction as “iniquitous arrangement” The sale of such a vast area with a predominantly Muslim majority was justified by the Viceroy Lord Hardinge ‚ in his correspondence with Queen Victoria ‚to recover the losses in wars against the Sikhs. The maharaja and his kinsmen established and maintained a century of despotic
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The Kashmir conflict (Hindi: कश्मीर विवाद‚ Urdu: کشمیر جھگڑا) is a current territorial dispute over the Kashmir region‚ the northwesternmost region of South Asia. The countries disputing are India‚ Pakistan‚ China‚ and the Kashmiri people. India claims the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and as of 2010‚ administers approximately 43% of the region‚ including most of Jammu‚ the Kashmir Valley‚Ladakh‚ and the Siachen Glacier. India’s claim is contested by Pakistan‚ which controls approximately 37%
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the head of the princely state of Kashmir‚ Maharaja Hari Singh was given authority to decide which dominion he would join whether he would like to join India or Pakistan or choose to remain independent and he was given until 15th August 1947 to make a decision. However‚ the Maharaja could not make up his mind as the day of decision passed. He actually did not wish to join India or Pakistan and instead wanted to remain as an independent state. The Maharaja later changed his mind and acceded Kashmir
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To submit a weekly status report with respect to all the projects. PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN RESIDENTIAL: Construction and interiors for the residence for Mr. Neeraj Nayyar at Chheherta‚ Amritsar. Construction and Interiors‚ residence for Mr. Kuljit Singh at Garden Estate‚ Amritsar. Renovation and Interiors for the residence for Mr. Ravi Katari at Model Town in Ludhiana. COMMERCIAL 50 bedded Hospital for Dr. Anil Marwaha at Pakhowal road Batala. Hotel Raj Tirath Residency‚ near Golden Temple in
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Y. Chintamani and Srinivasa Sastri Sikh: Sardar Ujjal Singh Depressed Classes: B. R. Ambedkar Princely states: Akbar Hydari (Dewan of Hyderabad)‚ Mirza Ismail (Diwan of Mysore)‚ Kailas Narain Haksar of Gwalior‚ Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala‚ Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda‚ Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir‚ Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner‚ Nawab Hamidullah Khan of Bhopal‚ K.S. Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagar‚ MaharajaJai Singh Prabhakar of Alwar and the rulers of Indore‚ Rewa‚ Dholpur
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STRUCTURAL VIEW OF JALANDHAR “THE CITY OF SPORTS” [pic] Gurpreet Singh May 13‚ 2011 Prof. Ravi Kalia India being one the diverse countries of the world with a lot of different cultures all mixed up living as one. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area‚ and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people‚ and also the most populous democracy in the world. As of 2011‚ with an estimated population
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dispute :- India’s forcible occupation of the State of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 is the main cause of the dispute. India claims to have ‘signed’ a controversial document‚ the Instrument of Accession‚ on 26 October 1947 with the Maharaja of Kashmir‚ in which the Maharaja obtained India’s military help against popular insurgency. The people of Kashmir and Pakistan do not accept the Indian claim. There are doubts about the very existence of the Instrument of Accession. The United Nations also does
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temple in North India devoted to Lord Rama. The construction of this temple was begun by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1851 and completed by his son Ranbir Singh six years later. The temple of Maha Kali (better known as Bahu or Bawey Wali Mata)‚ located in the Bahu Fort‚ is considered second only to Mata Vaishno Devi in terms of mystical power. The temple was built shortly after the coronation of Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1822. Other temples in the city include the Gauri Kund Temple‚ Shudh Mahadev Temple‚
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was part of the Sikh empire. In that year‚ the British defeated the Sikhs and sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh of Jammu for Rs. 7.5 million under the Treaty of Amritsar. Gulab Singh‚ the Mahraja‚ signed a separate treaty with the British which gave him the status of an independent princely ruler of Kashmir. Gulab Singh died in 1857 and was replaced by Rambir Singh (1857-1885). Two other Marajas‚ Partab Singh (1885-1925) and Hari
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