PDP writes to Delimitation Commission, says party will stay away
Srinagar: The PDP led by former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday decided to not meet the Delimitation Commission, saying the body lacks “constitutional and legal mandate” and is part of the overall process of political disempowerment of people of Jammu and Kashmir. In a two-page letter written to Ranjana Desai, a retired supreme court […]
Residents in Samba sensitised them about drone intrusions
Jammu: The police have launched a massive awareness campaign to sensitise people living along the International Border (IB) in Samba district about the misuse of drones by anti-national and cross-border elements, officials said. The move came days after after two explosives-laden drones had crashed into the Indian Air Force station at Jammu airport and there […]
Delimitation Commission arrives today
Will be on four-day visit to JK
Srinagar: The Delimitation Commission led by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai will arrive here on a four-day visit on Tuesday to interact with political leaders and civil society groups, among others, to gather first-hand inputs to carve out new constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The commission’s visit comes within a fortnight of the […]
Restore statehood, elections can wait: PAGD
Says amalgam disappointed at outcome of all-party meet
Srinagar: The PAGD on Monday expressed disappointment over the outcome of the June 24 meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing the absence of any confidence building measures and concrete steps to end the “siege and atmosphere of suppression” that have “choked” the people of Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019. The People’s Alliance for […]
Booking people under scrapped section 66A of IT Act is shocking: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said it is amazing and shocking that people are still being booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act that was scrapped by the apex court verdict in 2015. Under the scrapped section a person posting offensive messages could be imprisoned for up to three years as also […]
Exiting FATF’s grey list: Pak establishes anti-money laundering, terror financing cell
Islamabad: Pakistan’s anti-corruption watchdog has established an anti-money laundering and terror financing cell to check financial crimes and illegal transfer of resources as the country struggled to exit from the FATF’s grey list. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Pakistan on the grey list in June 2018 and asked Islamabad to implement a […]
Two arrested for stealing cars in Delhi, selling them in Kashmir
New Delhi: Two men were arrested from central Delhi in connection with stealing cars here and selling them in Kashmir, police said. The accused have been identified as Showket Ahmad Malla (25), a resident of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, and Mohammad Juber (22), a resident of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh. The gang […]