Anuradha Bhasin

After the Supreme Court called the sedition law "colonial", journalists Patricia Mukhim and Anuradha Bhasin have joined a list of activists who have moved the top court to challenge the constitutional validity of the controversial law.

The government on Tuesday filed a counter-affidavit in a petition filed by Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin, challenging the curb on media in Jammu and Kashmir after special status to the state was scrapped under Article 370 and it was divided into two Union Territories.

The Supreme Court today fixed the pleas of Kashmir Times Editor and others on alleged communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir for hearing on September 16.

The Supreme Court today told the centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reply to the pleas seeking removal of restrictions in the state, including communications blockade, that are hampering the functioning of the media after special status was scrapped.

Offices in Jammu and Kashmir have become fully functional and a good attendance has been observed, the state's Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said in a press conference. Schools will reopen from Monday "area wise", he said, suggesting normalcy has returned after a 10-day lockdown following the centre's decision to end special status to the state.

The editor of a prominent newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir has approached the Supreme Court against restrictions imposed on journalists after its special status was scrapped by the central government earlier this week.

After the Supreme Court called the sedition law "colonial", journalists Patricia Mukhim and Anuradha Bhasin have joined a list of activists who have moved the top court to challenge the constitutional validity of the controversial law.

The government on Tuesday filed a counter-affidavit in a petition filed by Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin, challenging the curb on media in Jammu and Kashmir after special status to the state was scrapped under Article 370 and it was divided into two Union Territories.

The Supreme Court today fixed the pleas of Kashmir Times Editor and others on alleged communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir for hearing on September 16.

The Supreme Court today told the centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reply to the pleas seeking removal of restrictions in the state, including communications blockade, that are hampering the functioning of the media after special status was scrapped.

Offices in Jammu and Kashmir have become fully functional and a good attendance has been observed, the state's Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said in a press conference. Schools will reopen from Monday "area wise", he said, suggesting normalcy has returned after a 10-day lockdown following the centre's decision to end special status to the state.

The editor of a prominent newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir has approached the Supreme Court against restrictions imposed on journalists after its special status was scrapped by the central government earlier this week.