SC dismisses pleas for review of Dec 11, 2023 verdict upholding revocation of Article 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of petitions seeking review of its December 11, 2023 verdict that unanimously upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud considered the pleas […]
PM hails people of Baramulla for ‘unbreakable commitment to democratic values’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the people of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency as it recorded its highest-ever voter turnout, and said such active participation is a great trend. The Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, which was once militancy-infested, recorded its highest-ever voter turnout at 59 percent on a violence-free polling day on […]
Govt employees to get revised DA in their salaries w.e.f. Jan 2024
Srinagar: The government of Jammu & Kashmir Monday ordered a revised rate of Dearness Allowance for employees working in regular pay levels under 7th Pay Commission recommendations with effect from January 2024. “In continuation to the Government Order No. 232-F of 2023 dated 12.12.2023, it is hereby ordered that Government employees working in regular pay […]
MeT predicts rise in temp for next week
“No forecast of any activity till May 28” Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir and Qazigund, the gateway of Kashmir recorded a heat wave on Tuesday while the weatherman here has predicted an increase in the maximum temperature for the next week, saying that most areas of J&K are expected to record […]
Focus on actualizing human potential in service of society: LG Sinha
Higher Education Council meeting discusses comprehensive transformation of education sector in J&K Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday called upon all stakeholders to focus on actualizing human potential in service of the society. He said this while chairing the meeting of J&K Higher Education Council, at Raj Bhawan, an official press release informed. […]
PC leader Imran Ansari booked for ‘manhandling’ polling officer, cop at voting booth
Srinagar: People’s Conference leader Imran Ansari has been booked for allegedly manhandling a police officer and a polling official while voting was underway at a booth in the Baramulla district in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday, officials said. P K Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, said he has sought […]
Record turnout in Baramulla LS poll: JeI played clandestine role in mobilising voters, say officials
Baramulla: The record voter turnout in north Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency post abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 can be attributed to various factors including the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami group’s announcement to take the electoral plunge if the ban on it was lifted by the government, highly placed officials have said. Out of 17,32,459 eligible […]
BJP holds protest in Srinagar against killing of ex-sarpanch in Shopian
Srinagar: The BJP Srinagar unit held a protest on Tuesday against the administration of the Shopian district over the killing of former sarpanch Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh by terrorists in the south Kashmir district two days ago. Led by district BJP president Ashok Bhat, the party workers protested against the Shopian district administration at Jawahar Nagar […]
Special tribunal dismisses appeal of former deputy CM Nirmal Singh’s wife against demolition of bungalow in Jammu
Jammu: A special tribunal in Jammu has dismissed an appeal by a senior BJP leader’s wife against the demolition of her illegally constructed palatial bungalow here and imposed Rs 10 lakh as costs on her for “serious misconduct involving criminal contempt of court and perjury”. Former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Singh […]
Anger against Art 370 abrogation also a reason for high voter turnout in Baramulla: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the high voter turnout in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir was due to the courage shown by the people to express themselves through their votes. Abdullah, who is a candidate for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, did not agree with the […]
