SC upholds validity of triple talaq, but imposes ban on instant talaq till new legislation
The Supreme Court has upheld the practice of Triple Talaq and has asked the Union Government to formulate a new legislation. The decision came soon after the apex court resumed the hearing on the matter on Tuesday morning. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar pronounced the verdict. CJI Khehar, while pronouncing […]
CM postpones Kupwara visit after Sofi’s demise
After the demise of former Minster Sofi Gh. Mohi ud din, Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti’s Kupwara visit has been postponed. She was to inaugurate hospital building at Length and a bridge in district Kupwara. Sofi Gh. Mohi ud din passed away earlier today. He was forest Minster in Mufti Mohammad Syed’s cabinet in 2002 […]
SMC officials suspended
Srinagar Municipal Corporation Chief Enforcement Officer, Ward Officer Hari Singh High Street and Amira Kadal were suspended today for allowing Street vending in these area. SMC commissioner has been asked to enquire in one week.
Former Minister, PDP leader passes away
Former Minster in Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet Sofi Gh. Mohi ud Din has passed away this morning. Family sources said that Sofi breathed his last in SKIMS at 8.50 this morning. He was forest Minster in Mufti Mohammad She’s cabinet in 2002 .
Encounter rages in Handwara
Encounter has raged between government forces and militants at Hingnikoot Ramhal forest in Handwara area of north Kashmir Kupwara district. On specific information SoG Handwara and 6RR of Army cordoned off Hingnikoot Ramhal area of Handwara. As the search operation was intensified the hiding militants in suspected area fired upon government forces triggering an encounter. […]
SC rules out talks with separatists
Rejecting a bar body’s plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns, the Supreme Court Monday said that no meaningful dialogue is possible in Jammu and Kashmir unless violence stops in the strife-torn Valley The court was hearing the appeal of the Bar Association Executive Member against the September 22 order of the Jammu and […]
Article 35A row : Govt welcomes oppositions suggestion for calling special session of LA
Amid the clamor for a special session of the legislature to discuss Article 35A, the government Monday said that the commitments made by the Centre from time to time will be ‘respected and maintained’. “All the ideas are welcome,” Naeem Akhtar, the government’s spokesman and Minister for Public Works, told a local news gathering agency. […]
Govt wakes up to KV report
After Kashmir Vision reported that private practice is in vogue in many hospitals in Kashmir, including GB Panth—valley’s lone childcare hospital. Health and Medical Education Department has taken the cognizance of the issue and constituted the committee to make sure that there is complaince in this regard. This newspaper had reported a story on July […]
Mehbooba announces additional funds for LAHDC Leh
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who is here on the second leg of her three day tour of Ladakh region, today announced a grant of Rs. Ten crore to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh for completing various on-going projects and also meeting some past liabilities. The Chief Minister made this announcement while interacting with […]
President Ram Nath Kovind visits Leh
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday arrived in Ladakh on a day’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, senior ministers, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat and other civil and military officials received Kovind at the Leh airport. The President, who is also the supreme commander […]