JRL Calls for Complete Shutdown on 15 August
Srinagar ): Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik called for a complete shutdown on August 15 and urged people to observe the day as black day to protest New Delhi’s open agression in Kashmir. The Leadership said while on one hand India will celebrate its Independence Day […]
No court has jurisdiction to tamper with State Subject Law: Mirwaiz
Srinagar,: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that no court has the jurisdiction to tamper with the 1927 hereditary state subject laws of J&K because UN resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir clearly state that the citizens of J&K are to decide their final dispensation as a people, by exercising the right […]
Triple Talaq bill not tabled in Rajya Sabha, deferred to next session
New Delhi: The bill making triple talaq or instant divorce a criminal offence was not taken up on the last day of the Monsoon Session of parliament due to lack of consensus. The bill will now be tabled during the Winter Session of the Parliament. “Triple talaq bill will not be taken up today because […]
Northern army commander reviews security in valley
Srinagar, : The Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh arrived in Srinagar on a two day visit to the Kashmir Valley today. The visit is to review the prevailing security situation in the wake of recent counter infiltration and counter terrorist operations which led to elimination of many terrorists. Accompanied by the Chinar Corps […]
ADC Budgam conducts tour of Chrar-e-Sharif
BUDGAM, : Additional Deputy Commissioner Budgam Khursheed Ahmad Shah today toured Chrar-e-Sharief and its adjustment localities to have an on the spot assessment of pace and progress of the projects/schemes initiated under various schemes presently going on in the area. The ADC was accompanied by SDM Chadoora, CEO Doodpathri, Ex.En. R&B, PHE Chadoora, Ex. En. Floriculture, […]
JK Govt to approach Centre to seek special fiscal relief for completing long pending projects
SRINAGAR: In a significant move, Governor N N Vohra today asked the State Planning, Development and Monitoring Department to urgently prepare a comprehensive State-wide list of all development projects which have been pending for years for want of the required financial resources resulting in speedily growing cost overruns. He also called for an assessment of […]
HC orders eviction of unauthorized occupants from government accommodation
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 08: In a significant order, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered eviction of unauthorized occupants from the government accommodation in the State. “In the meantime, Director Estates, J&K Government shall ensure eviction of all unauthorized occupants from the Government accommodations and report compliance,” the single bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey ordered while […]
Four militants killed ,soldier injured,in Rafiabad gunfight, says Army
srinagar:_Four militants were killed and a para commando of the Indian Army was injured on Wednesday in an ongoing gunfight in the forests of Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Defence Ministry officials said four militants have been killed in the Dooniwari forests. The operation is still going on. A para commando […]
100% Consumer Metering through Smart Meters & Smart Grid given go ahead
SRINAGAR: In a significant decision aimed at reducing AT&C losses in the Power sector and improving metering, the State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri N N Vohraaccorded sanction to the engagement of the Rural Electricity Corporation Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL) as PIA on nomination basis for […]
Owe it to our future generations to safeguard 35-A – Omar Abdullah
Khan Sahib, Budgam | : National Conference Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the leadership of the State, cutting across all divides and differences, owed it to the future generations to safeguard and protect Article 35-A from all over and covert machinations sponsored by the powers that be. Addressing a workers’ convention […]
