Paperwork completed to provide land to landless flood victims: CM Omar
Srinagar, Oct 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the paperwork to provide land to landless flood-hit people has been completed and that there will be no discrimination in providing relief. Replying to a query on relief measures for flood-affected people, CM Omar said there is no fresh policy for flood-hit families as […]
Speaker LA refuses discussion on reservation issue, rejects Sajad Lone’s adjournment motion
Srinagar, Oct 27: Speaker LA, Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday rejected an adjournment motion brought by Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone to discuss the government’s “failure” to rationalize the reservation policy. After the question hour concluded, Lone said that he had submitted an adjournment motion to address the reservation issue. “It is a post-dated […]
Centre has sanctioned no special grants for promoting offbeat tourism destinations in JK: Govt
Srinagar, Oct 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department on Monday said that the Government of India has not introduced any specific scheme or budget allocation exclusively for the development of offbeat tourist destinations. In response to a query by MLA Nazir Ahmad Khan, the department stated that it is not aware of any exclusive […]
Cross-voting controversy during RS polls echoes in Legislative Assembly
Srinagar, Oct 27: The issue of cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha elections echoed in the Legislative Assembly on Monday during the question hour. During the question hour, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of stealing four votes in the recent Rajya Sabha elections. “Yesterday, you stole four votes. If I […]
All MLAs must unite for daily wage workers’ regularisation: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Oct 27 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said it is crucial for all MLAs, including those of the ruling NC, to unite to address the issue of regularising daily wage workers in Jammu and Kashmir. “As the J&K Assembly reconvenes, one of the most pressing issues that requires immediate attention is the […]
Pakistani drone drops bags containing over 5 kgs heroin along IB in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 27 (PTI) Security forces on Monday foiled a major narcotic smuggling attempt from across the International Border here with the recovery of two bags, dropped by a Pakistani drone and containing over five kg of heroin worth over Rs 25 crore in the international market, officials said. The recovery was made near Border […]
CJI Gavai recommends appointment of Justice Surya Kant as next CJI
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (PTI): Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Surya Kant as the next CJI. Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Gavai, is set to become the 53rd CJI on November 24 after CJI Gavai’s retirement […]
Preparation to ‘Darbar Move’ to Jammu in full swing after 4-year hiatus
Jammu, Oct 26 (PTI) The scramble to move the seat of power to Jammu has begun after a four-year hiatus enforced by the Lt Governor’s administration. The ‘Darbar Move’ from the summer capital of Srinagar will be completed on November 3 with the opening of government offices in Jammu. The practice, halted in 2021, was […]
Three drug peddlers held with heroin in Kathua
Jammu, Oct 26 (PTI) Three suspected drug peddlers were arrested, and 12.63 grams of heroin was seized from their possession in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The peddlers identified as Shiv Kumar Anand, Gourav Singh and Hitesh Kumar were arrested from Lakhanpur bypass late Saturday, the police said. A […]
EC likely to appoint volunteers for SIR in Bengal: Official
Kolkata, Oct 26 (PTI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) may appoint volunteers to assist booth-level officers (BLOs) during the probable special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a senior official said on Sunday. The volunteers are likely to be drawn from among government employees in each block for the exercise that […]