Jails in JK will soon be connected with courts through video link: Justice Mittal
Jammu: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice Gita Mittal has said that efforts are on to connect all the jails in the state with courts through video conferencing to ensure speedy justice to the inmates. She announced that meeting of lawyers with their clients in jails can take place on the eve […]
MP’s from NC disallowed to meet incarcerated party leaders
Srinagar: The two member Parliaments from National Conference (NC) Tuesday said that they were not allowed to meet their incarcerated leaders at subsidiary jail here in Srinagar. A large number of National Conference leaders including Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah are facing detention after Government of India abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Both […]
IT sector faces ‘closure’ due to communication clampdown
Srinagar: The suspension of internet services has left the employees at Kashmir Valley’s IT hubs high and dry. Sources said that if the ban on communication persists, IT hubs may face permanent lockdown. Over 1,000 employees who work in one of the IT hubs in Rangreth complex here in the outskirts of Srinagar city are […]
27 charges, 3 FIRs, his quotes earned Farooq Abdullah a PSA
Srinagar: The dossier filed by the administration against National Conference President Farooq Abdullah runs into 21 pages and lists 27 charges, 16 police reports, three FIRs and 13 statements in favour of the abrogated Article 35A. It also contains Farooq Abdullah’s quotes three years ago when he asked Hurriyat to unite with his party for […]
PDD employees start 3 day strike against ‘privatization’
Srinagar: Employees of the Power Development Department Tuesday started a three day long strike against the unbundling of the Department. The three days strike will culminate on September 26. Notably, Power Employees Coordination Committee members are up in arms against the Government. They are opposing the unbundling of the Department. “The tenders for unbundling have […]
PANIC: The exodus begins as tourists, pilgrims flee
Srinagar: Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started to leave the Kashmir Valley on Saturday in the wake of J&K authorities issuing an advisory, asking them to cut short their stay citing security threats. An official at Srinagar Airport said Indian Air Force (IAF) flights have been pressed into service “as per requirement”. Jammu and Kashmir […]
Guv negated move to change JK’s special status: Omar
Says his party demands statement to be issued in Parliament
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik has assured his party that no moves are planned on repealing articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution, or the state’s trifurcation. However, the former J&K chief minister said he wants an assurance on these issues […]
