SC tags plea challenging Article 370 with another pending petition
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered tagging of a PIL challenging the validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants a special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament’s power to make laws concerning the state, with another pending plea on the issue. A bench comprising Chief Justice RanjanGogoi and justices […]
Apex court seeks govt’s response on ‘snooping’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer system and sought a response within six weeks. The PIL challenging the government’s December 20 notification came up before a bench headed by Chief Justice RanjanGogoi. […]
Amid stiff opposition, VC appoints new Registrar at KU
Srinagar: Amid stiff opposition, the authorities in Kashmir University (KU) appointed Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir as the new registrar of the varsity. The appointment order has been issued by the vice-chancellor of the Kashmir University (KU) Prof. Talar Ahmad. In wake of this, Nisar Mir on Monday assumed his office as new registrar of the […]
NHM employees begin two day strike, seek fulfillment of demands
Srinagar: National Health Mission (NHM) Employees Monday kick-started their two-day strike aimed at reminding the government of the array of demands that were promised to them last year. However, caught in a tight-spot, the state administration seems to be securing a safer corner for itself by saying that the major demand—regularization of the NHM employees—is […]
Almond’s fail to satiate growers taste
‘From 16,775 hectares in 2001, land under almond orchards shrinks to 3630 hectares’
‘From 16,775 hectares in 2001, land under almond orchards shrinks to 3630 hectares’
Pak’s interference in Kashmir turns situation challenging: Rajnath
Uttar Pradesh:Kashmir is still a challenge due to destabilising activities by Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Monday. He was talking to mediapersons after inaugurating the administrative building, residential block and officers’ mess at the SSB sector headquarters in Lakhimpur. “Kashmir is still a challenge due to destabilising activities by neighbouring Pakistan. […]
Two, including a juvenile held by JK and Delhi police
New Delhi: In a joint operation by Delhi and J&K police, two suspected militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, including a juvenile, were nabbed from Shopian, police said here. The arrested militant was identified as KifayatullahBukhari, a resident of Now Pora Bara, Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir and a juvenile was apprehended. They were nabbed at special blockade […]
Harassment of diplomats: Indian mission in Islamabad says its official was tailed
New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has strongly raised with Pakistan alleged attempts to hack the social media account of one of its diplomats and incidents of close tailing of the Indian envoy and his deputy, official sources said. The Indian mission, in a note verbale, raised with Pakistan Foreign Office the incident […]
