Reconsider order reversing previous govt’s decision exempting women from stamp duty: BJP to Malik
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP Monday urged Governor Satya Pal Malik to reconsider the Finance Department’s notification reversing the previous government’s “historic decision” of exempting women from paying stamp duty on registration of land. The statement comes days after former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said Malik’s move to reverse […]
Potholed Chitragam-Drawini road stretch leaves villagers fuming
Shopian: The potholed roads especially Chitragam-Drawini in South Kashmir’s Shopian district has left the residents of several villagers fuming as the Roads and Building (R&B) department has utterly failed to repair the road stretch. Inhabitants of Chitragam, Bandpawa, Thokerpora, GundDarvesh, Drawini and its adjacent areas are up in arms against R&B department for failing to […]
Excise dept to go online from next financial year
Jammu: In a bid to enter e-governance, the excise and taxation department in Jammu and Kashmir has started the automation process to deliver 17 services online from next financial year, Excise Commissioner TalatParvezRohella said Monday. A mega plan is underway to ensure hassle free clearance of goods at Lakhanpur toll plaza, gateway to Jammu and […]
Sick inmates left to battle with life in absence of proper medical care: Geelani
Srinagar: Condemning the ‘ill-treatment’ meted out to the Kashmiri prisoners in outside jails especially Tihar jail, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Monday appealed the ICRC’s South Asian chief and world forums of human rights to use its good offices to end the long and continued custody of these political prisoners. “Despite being […]
Police team attacked in Rajouri, four arrested
Jammu: A police team was attacked by locals with stones while it was tracking a gang of drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the police team led by Rajouri city in-charge Sub -Inspector Danish Maqbool raided a shop where the peddlers were present. The owner of […]
BSF’s ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour marks colourful closing ceremony
Jammu: A tour organised by the BSF for the students of Jammu and Kashmir’s remote border areas to various historical and cultural places in the country marked a colourful closing ceremony Monday. The ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour is organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) as part of the confidence building measures. A group of 40 […]
‘Pak not to attend Kolkata book fair due to visa issues’
Kolkata: Six publishers of Pakistan had evinced interest in participating in the 43rd International Kolkata Book Fair to be inaugurated on Thursday, but they would not be able to do it because of visa issues, organisers said here Monday. A total of 26 countries from across the world will be attending the book fair which will […]
NHM employees stage rally in support of their demands
Jammu: Hundreds of striking National Health Mission (NHM) employees Monday took out a rally in Jammu in support of their various demands, including regularisation of their services. The employees who are on strike for the past fortnight assembled at the Exhibition ground here and later took out a rally, raising slogans against the governor administration […]
Absconding rape accused held
Jammu: On the run for three years, a man accused of rape was finally arrested here, the police said on Monday. Mohammad Hussain of Jammu’s Sidhra locality was held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, they said. “He was evading arrest for the last three years after committing the crime,” a police officer said, adding that […]
New Delhi should engage all stakeholders to end militancy: NC
Jammu: The National Conference Monday said New Delhi should take steps to end the three-decade-old militancy in Jammu and Kashmir by taking effective steps of engaging all stakeholders. “We hope that New Delhi will take steps to end the three-decade-old unrest and militancy in J&K by taking effective steps of engaging all stakeholders, including our […]
