Militant attack on Afghan govt building ends: official
Jalalabad (Afghanistan), Jul 31: An hours-long attack on a government building in eastern Afghanistan today has ended, an official said, with at least 14 people wounded. “Fighting is over and both attackers have been killed,” said Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province. Earlier, gunmen stormed a government building after multiple explosions in a […]
What is Article 35-A, why does it matter?
By: Shabir Ahmad Article 35A is a provision incorporated in the Constitution giving the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature a carte blanche 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 […]
Club tournament starts at RSGC
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: The calendar of annual Club tournaments commenced here at Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC), Srinagar. The tournament is being played on match play format and is open for the members of RSGC and their dependents. The tournament will be played over 5 days on a knock-out basis. In total 26 matches will […]
Article 35-A:Case for non-Partisan Stand
The Political environment in Jammu and Kashmir is going to be too hot, amid a rising sense of unease as the date nears for a hearing in the Hon’ble Apex Court on petitions challenging the validity of Article 35-A. Article 35A of the Indian Constitution is an article that empowers the Jammu and Kashmir state’s […]
State subject law matter of life and death: Malik
Srinagar: Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik today termed the state subject law and guarding it as matter of life and death for the people of Jammu Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Malik said that joint resistance leadership (JRL) has announced a protest program and called for a complete shutdown on […]
LMD realizes Rs 24400 fine
REASI, JULY 31: The Legal Metrology Department has charged Rs 24400 fine from 12 traders for unfair trade practices. To check unfair trade practice, overcharging and other violations, the Enforcement team of Legal Metrology Department conducted extensive inspection of various Restaurants/eateries, dry fruits & Parshad shops, gift item shops and others business establishments here at […]
Litchi growers interact with eminent scientists
JAMMU, JULY 31: As part of efforts to promote the cultivation of litchi and provide on spot solution to the problems faced by the farmers here, one day training cum interactive session was organized by the department of Horticulture Jammu here at village Band Ghai Block Marh. A large number of litchi growers of Kathua, […]
Mob-Lynching: Horrendous act of mobocracy
India's shocking war within, a challenge Govt. must confront
By: Dar Javed The wave of lynching, and a near-normalization of the scenes of crowds flogging Muslim men, has marked a new low for India’s democracy. Almost every other week there’s news of a faceless mob publicly flogging a Muslim man that ends at lynching. Shockingly, this is the new normal in Gandhi’s India! As […]
NCP demands five per cent quota for Muslims in education
New Delhi, Jul 31 : NCP MP Majeed Memon wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today demanding five per cent quota for Muslims in education. The state is already witnessing protests by the Maratha community for reservation in jobs and education. “…along with the reservation of the Marathas, 5 per cent […]
CS, Adm Secretaries bid farewell to Hemant Kumar Sharma
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: A simple but impressive function was organized at Civil Secretariat here to bid farewell to Hemant Kumar Sharma, Commissioner/Secretary, ARI & Trainings Department on his attaining superannuation. Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, Administrative Secretaries and senior officers participated in the function. Chief Secretary lauded the contribution of the officer over his […]
