SIR row: Electoral registration officers cannot determine citizenship of voters, SC told
New Delhi: The electoral registration officers have no power to determine citizenship of a voter and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls suffered from severe procedural lapses, lack of transparency, and jurisdictional overreach regarding citizenship determination, the Supreme Court was told on Thursday. The submissions were made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing […]
Parliament approves bill to levy excise duty on tobacco
RS members seek ban on ‘misleading’ advertisements on tobacco products New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends, with the Rajya Sabha returning the legislation to Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha had passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, […]
Land-fraud case: Chargesheet filed against businessman, retired govt officials
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet here in a land-fraud case involving retired officers of the Revenue Department and a businessman, officials said on Thursday. The EOW has submitted a chargesheet in a case registered in 2022 under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code, read with […]
JK medical college row: Rashtriya Bajrang Dal protests in Jammu, seeks reservation for Hindus
Jammu: The Rashtriya Bajrang Dal on Thursday took out a march here to protest against the admission of 42 Muslim students, mostly from Kashmir, in the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence and demanded seat reservation at the institute for Hindus. The political row erupted after the medical college completed admissions through the […]
Mata Vaishno Devi shrine board renovates six govt schools in Reasi district
Jammu: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has renovated six government schools in Reasi district, officials said. The board is set to hand over six fully renovated government schools in the Reasi district under its social support initiative, they said. Chairing a high-level review meeting, SMVDSB Chief Executive Officer Sachin Kumar Vaishya directed officials […]
ACB arrests two revenue officials taking bribe in Udhampur
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two men on Thursday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a person seeking correction of his name in the revenue records in Udhampur district, officials said. The ACB registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Patwari Ganderab Singh of Thalora, and […]