Screening Committee reconstituted for promotion of IPS Officers
Jammu: The Government today ordered re-constitution of the Screening Committee to consider promotion of IPS Officers to the grade of Director General of Police/Additional Director General of Police or equivalent posts. To be headed by Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, the Committee comprises, Lokesh Dutt Jha, DG IMPARD, J&K; R K Goyal, Principal Secretary Home and […]
Hajj 2019: Qurrah held, 9762 aspirants to perform Hajj this year
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir State Hajj Committee held the Hajj Qurrah or draw of lots on Tuesday and finalised the list of pilgrims scheduled to perform Hajj this year. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) State Hajj Committee, Qammar Sajjad said that 9762 aspirants were selected today in the Qurrah. He added […]
LS passes citizenship (amendment) bill
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) A bill seeking to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was approved by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Piloting the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Opposition that the bill was not against the provisions of the Constitution and would give succour […]
SC to hear Ayodhya land dispute case on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday set up a five-judge Constitution Bench to hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case. The bench would be headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprise of Justices S A Bobde, N V Ramana, U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud. The Constitution Bench is scheduled to hear […]
Coalition govts deliver results unlike one-party rule: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said coalition governments deliver better results than single-party majority regimes, citing the example of the BJP-led government at the Centre. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president was reacting to National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah’s statement asking people of Jammu and Kashmir to give a clear mandate to any […]
Pak SC reserves verdict on constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in a case regarding the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the grant of fundamental rights to its residents. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Monday took up a set of petitions challenging the ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018’, ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self […]
Ex-J&K govt media adviser Suhail Bukhari joins PDP
Srinagar: Journalist Suhail Bukhari, a former media adviser to the Jammu and Kashmir government, joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in presence of party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday. “PDP welcomes Suhail Bukhari, senior journalist and former media advisor to J&K government, who today formally joined our ranks,” a PDP spokesperson said. The spokesperson said youngsters […]
Govt introduces amendments to POCSO Act in LS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) The Government on Tuesday introduced in Lok Sabha amendments to the POCSO Act, which provides for death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, making it gender neutral and introducing provisions against child pornography and for enhancing punishment for certain offences. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, […]
BSF resorts to firing after suspicious movement along IB in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) The BSF resorted to brief firing following suspicious movement along the International Border (IB) in Jammu district, officials said Tuesday. Suspicious movement of some persons was observed by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops in Arnia forward area on Monday night and a few rounds were fired, they said. The personnel […]
838 militants, 183 civilians killed in J-K since 2014: Govt
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) As many as 838 militants and 183 civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said since 2014 till December 31 last year there were 1,213 incidents involving terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. “In these […]
