Partition of India Current Affairs, GK & News
August 14: Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on August 14, 2021 that, August 14 would now be observed as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”. Key Points The day would be observed every year to commemorate the “struggles and sacrifices” of millions of people who were displaced and lost their lives during Partition. On August 14, Pakistan emerged as ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 75th year of Indian Independence • Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav • British India • India-Pakistan Relations • Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ • Partition of India
UNHRC files in Supreme Court on Citizenship Amendment Act
On March 3, 2020, the United Nation Human Rights Commission moved to Supreme Court on the matter of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The commission has filed a case challenging CAA. India on the Move of UNHRC India believes that the CAA is an internal matter of the country. Also, according to India, CAA is constitutionally ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Citizenship Act 1955 • Citizenship Amendment Bill • CLAT • India- Pakistan • India-Bangladesh • Minorities • Muslims • Partition of India • Supreme court • UNHRC
1st time after Partition, ‘Nagar Kirtan’ arrives from Pakistan to India
For 1st time after Independence (1947), ‘Nagar Kirtan’ carrying Guru Granth Sahib which was taken out from Nankana Sahib district of Punjab province of Pakistan, arrived at Attari in Amritsar, India. Nagar Kirtan is a religious procession. It will culminate at Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district of Punjab in India after passing through various cities ..
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak • Gurdwara Nankana Sahib • Guru Nanak Dev • India- Pakistan • Nagar Kirtan • Partition of India • Wagah Border
Shawala Teja Singh temple in Pakistan opened for Hindus after 72 Years
Almost 1,000-year-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple located in Sialkot city of Pakistan, which was sealed for last 72 years, has been re-opened for devotees for the 1st time since partition. Decision to reopen temple was issued by Paksitan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Shawala Teja Singh Temple History: Shawala Teja Singh temple is an ancient Hindu ..
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Evacuee Trust Property Board • Hindu pilgrims • Hindu temple • India- Pakistan • Paksitan Prime Minister • Partition of India • Shawala Teja Singh Temple • Sialkot city
Centre allows State Governments to put Enemy Properties to Public Use
The central government has allowed the state governments to put enemy properties into public use. The central government has amended the guidelines for disposal of the Enemy Property Order, 2018, to facilitate usages of enemy property by the state government exclusively for public use. Enemy Properties Enemy properties are the properties of the people who ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 1962 India China War • Assam • CLAT • Delhi • Enemy Properties • Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act 2017 • Enemy Property Act 1968 • Enemy Property Order 2018 • Meghalaya • Partition of India • Public Use • Uttar Pradesh • West Bengal