Amid the criticism of Congress by its own leaders, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said Congress party must set their house right and asked them must to unite to fight the divisive forces of the country. It is a problem in their house and they have to set their own house right. I want the Congress to be strong and I want the Congress to unite and fight divisive forces of the country. Congress must unite and Congress must become strong, Abdullah told reporters. People look forward to Congress, in trying to sort things out in the country. They have been a party for nearly 150 years, he added.
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Oregon Supreme Court finds Damascus disincorporation valid
Final ruling Thursday, Sept. 3, upholds 2016 vote to dissolve city, surrender charter
After a nearly eight-year fight that stretched from community gatherings, voting booths, the Oregon state Legislature and multiple courtrooms disincorporation of the city of Damascus has officially been upheld.
On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Oregon Supreme Court declared the process by which Damascus was undone as a city to be valid putting an end to any legal questions around the status of the rural community that was thrust into the spotlight of controversy and debate.
The past two years in Damascus have been a tug of war, with a new pronouncement of whether it was a city or not being made seemingly every month.
The Indian Army on Tuesday released short videos and photographs showing thinning down of troops and dismantling of bunkers, camps and other facilities by the Chinese military in the areas around the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh in line with the agreed disengagement process between the two sides. The visuals also showed the Chinese People s Liberation Army(PLA) using a bulldozer to flatten some structures, and vehicles with troops and equipment preparing to retreat to rear bases as part of the infantry disengagement. The photos and videos largely depicted a fast-paced disengagement process in both the North and South banks of the Pangong lake that included withdrawal of troops, removal of machinery and dismantling of temporary structures like bunkers, posts and tents.
Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The firing from across the border in Karol Krishna border outpost area started around 10:20 pm Sunday, prompting strong retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials said. They said the cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 5 am but there was no report of any damage on the Indian side.
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