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“Khongjom Day” commemorated by Manipur
On April 23, 2020, the state of Manipur commemorated Khongjom Day. The day is marked to pay tribute to the warriors who fought in the 1891 Anglo-Manipur war. Anglo-Manipur War The Anglo-Manipur was an armed conflict between the British Government and the Kingdom of Manipur. The war was fought between 31 March and 27 April ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Cultural tourism • Kongjom Day • Manipur • Modern History • North East • Tourism
76th anniversary of Quit India Movement observed on August 8
76th anniversary of Quit India movement was observed on August 8th, 2018. On this day in 1942, Mahatma Gandhi (father of the nation) had gave clarion call of Do or Die to all Indians to drive away Britishers from the country. Quit India Movement Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan or August Movement or August ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Topics: August Kranti • Days and Events • Do or Die • Mahatma Gandhi • Modern History • Observances • Quit India Movement
Issues Around Article 35A
Article 35A gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It provides the legislature of Jammu and Kashmir with the freedom to decide who all are ‘permanent residents’ of the State and confer on them special rights and privileges in public sector jobs, acquisition of property in the State, scholarships and other public aid and welfare. The ..
Topics: Article 35A of the Constitution of India • Article 370 of the Constitution of India • Constitution of India • Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir • India • Jammu and Kashmir • Jammu Division • Law in India • Modern History • Political geography
Historian Eric Hobsbawm passed away
Eric Hobsbawm(95), one of the most famous historians of Britain passed away. Eric Hobsbawm Born : Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm, June 9, 1917 British Marxist historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism, and nationalism. Extensive work on many subjects. As he was a Marxist historiographer he focused on analysis of the "dual revolution" (the ..
Topics: Academic disciplines • Dual revolution • Eric Hobsbawm • Historical eras • Historiography • Long nineteenth century • Marxist historiography • Modern history • The Age of Extremes
‘Review Central Acts, Articles of Constitution extended after Delhi 1952 Agreement’:J&K interlocutors
The Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors report has called for a review of all central Acts and articles of constitution extended to the state after the Delhi Agreement, 1952 . As per the report, if state government is dismissed, Assembly elections should be held in 3 months. The ministry had formed the team after youth unrest ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Topics: Article 35A of the Constitution of India • Article 370 of the Constitution of India • Constitution of India • Fundamental rights in India • Head of state • India • Jammu and Kashmir • Kashmir Conflict • Modern History • Mountain warfare