Abrogation of Article 370: SC declines to refer pleas to larger bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday declined to refer to a larger 7-judge bench a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year. A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said there were no reasons to refer the […]
Omar Abdullah’s detention under PSA-It’s case of personal liberty, says SC
New Delhi: Terming it a case of personal liberty, the Supreme Court Monday said it will hear on March 5 a plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother Omar Abdullah under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). “The matter pertains to personal liberty,” said a bench of Justices […]
Govt readies to deal with coronavirus threat in Kashmir
Abid Bashir Srinagar: Authorities at the Srinagar International Airport on Monday claimed that they have a “fool-proof mechanism” in place to screen the suspects for deadly Coronavirus. There are, however, no guidelines or a direction to stop travel of Chinese tourists to Kashmir, so far. China’s Wuhan province has been the epicenter of Coronavirus virus […]
Govt forms panel to examine seniority of KAS officers
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday constituted a committee to examine the seniority issue of the members of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service in a time-bound manner. The four-member panel has been tasked to examine in detail the seniority issue of the members of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, appointed to the […]
70% of Srinagar’s sewerage goes into Dal Lake: Experts
Srinagar: A Committee of Experts, constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court last year, has found Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) “heavily over-utilized and under-maintained” and their effluent “far below” the required standards as laid down in the Central Pollution Control Board norms. After the unabated flow of sewage into the Dal Lake which drastically […]
Former Pak Premier Nawaz Sharif to face deportation
Lahore: Pakistan will request the British government to deport Nawaz Sharif, a senior official said while alleging that the “absconding” former prime minister was playing a “fixed match” regarding his illness while in London. Casting doubts on the illness of the 70-year-old three-time former Prime Minister, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Firdous […]
Crammed in three rooms over 100 students gasp for air in south Kashmir school
Jahangeer Ganaie Anantnag: Depicting the state of education sector in the state, a middle school in Kharpeth Larnoo area South Kashmir’s Anantnag district having enrollment of over 100 students is functioning from just four rooms. The situation is most of the times forcing teachers to take class of students of three different classes as the […]
SC refuses to entertain plea against execution of death penalty by hanging
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking quashing of a provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) which provides for execution of death row convicts by hanging. “We are not inclined,” said a Bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant […]
Nawaz Sharif awaiting medical procedure in UK: PMLN spokesperson
London, Mar 3 (PTI) Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is awaiting a medical procedure in the UK which restricts his travel, a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson has said. The 70-year-old three-time former premier’s aides in the UK dismissed the prospect of the Imran Khan-led government seeking Sharif’s deportation from the UK government because he […]
Coronavirus death toll climbs to 2,943 in China, infected cases witness surge globally
Beijing, Mar 3 (PTI) The coronavirus death toll in China climbed to 2,943 with 31 more deaths, while 125 confirmed cases were reported, the lowest since the virus outbreak in the country, Chinese health officials said on Tuesday even as the deadly disease wrecked havoc globally with the total number of deaths crossing 3,000 and infections […]