Security agencies will handle attacks on minorities in Kashmir: Rijiju
Srinagar: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said normalcy has returned to Kashmir under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and asserted the recent attacks on minorities in Kashmir will be handled by security agencies. The Union minister said there were still some incidents of violence in Kashmir but such things are common […]
Union Law Minister inaugurates J&K International Arbitration Centre at Srinagar
Srinagar: Union Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju today inaugurated the new premises of the J&K International Arbitration Centre (JKIAC) in the Old Sadder Court Complex, Lal Chowk, here. The Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Patron-in-Chief, JKIAC, Justice Pankaj Mithal; Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Justice Sindhu Sharma, […]
Mushtaq Zargar designated as ‘terrorist’ under UAPA
New Delhi: Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar alias ‘Mushtaq Latram’ has been designated as a “terrorist” under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA, a move which enables the security agencies to attach his or associates’ properties believed to be purchased from proceeds of crime. With this, anyone staying in touch with him becomes an offender under the law. […]
JKBOSE withdraws syllabus relaxation for class 10-12 students in exams
Srinagar: With resumption of offline classes at the schools amid a decline in COVID-19 cases, the J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) has withdrawn the relaxation provided to the students in the annual board examinations of classes 10-12 over the past few years. The relaxation was given to the students for appearing in their examination […]
‘Militants using mobile data of unsuspecting civilians to escape security radar’
Srinagar: The phone could be in your hand but another person, possibly a militant or a sympathiser, could be using its ‘hotspot’ facility, say police officials, red-flagging the latest modus operandi of militants in Kashmir and warning unsuspecting civilians about the trouble they could land in. Taking serious note of the new modus operandi (MO) […]
Tourism Deptt advises service providers to desist from cheating, overcharging
Blacklists service provider, initiates other criminal proceedings
SRINAGAR: The Department of Tourism has advised all tourism service providers to desist from any sort of cheating or overcharging from the tourists. The Department has made it amply clear that relevant provisions of J&K Registration of Tourist Trade Act-1978/2012 and other penal laws would be invoked in case of deviant stakeholders. A spokesman of […]
Delimitation Commission likely to submit report by April end
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission is likely to submit its report to the government by the end of April, sources have said. As per the sources, once the commission submits its report, the Centre may take a call on holding the Assembly elections in J&K. The sources also said that the Centre […]
SIA to probe hawala money case involving former J&K minister
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s newly formed State Investigation Agency (SIA) will probe the high profile hawala money case in which former minister Jatinder Singh alias ‘Babu Singh’ is the main accused, officials said on Wednesday. Singh, the main accused in the case related to the recent recovery of hawala money meant for subversive activities, was […]
HC sets aside CAT order regarding regularizing services of DDK’s casual assignees
“Nothing observed in this judgment shall prevent the PBBCI from considering the case in terms of the policy presently in operation”
Srinagar: J&K High Court today set aside an order by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh that had directed the Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corporation of India (PBBCI) to regularize the services of some casual assignees appointed in Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar in the early 1990’s. The casual engagees had claimed that in 1990’s they had […]
Change of guard in Pakistan is its ‘internal matter’, says senior army officer
“Troops in full control to ensure no infiltration takes place”
Jammu: A senior army officer on Wednesday said that the change of guard in Pakistan is an “internal matter” of that country, asserting that the Indian troops are in full control to ensure no infiltration takes place. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Rajouri district, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of army’s […]
