New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government declared all land transfers that took place under the Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, also known as the Roshni Act, null and void Sunday. This is a welcome change as “somebody turned off the switch” on the Roshni Act scandal that has been […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 02: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 7,70,483 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 385 new covid-19 cases including 13 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the total case tally to 95710. Among the fresh cases, officials told GNS that 251 cases were reported in Kashmir Valley and 134 in Jammu division with 108 alone reported from the winter capital of the J&K. Giving the […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER, 02: Government has repealed 11 Land Laws that existed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir replacing the old, regressive, intrinsically contradictory and outdated laws with a set of modern, progressive and people friendly provisions. The new land laws will not only afford protection to over 90% of the land in J&K […]
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the 6 October attack on Bharatiya Janta Party leader from Nunar Ganderbal in which a militant and a policeman were killed. “On 6 October, (militants) carried out an attack on the District Vice President BJP Ghulam Qadir at Nunner Ganderbal in which one (militant) involved in the […]
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the election of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi in 2019 from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian initially passed over the matter as none appeared on behalf of Saritha S […]
An increase of 0.02% in spot gold price in India was seen since yesterday, taking the value to Rs 50,970 from Rs 50,960. It was also higher than the previous week average of Rs 50,885.71 by 0.17%. Although the gold price in both global($1880.2) as well as Indian market(Rs. 50,970) experienced a growth, the spot […]
At least eight people were wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University on Monday during an Iranian book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing, Afghan officials and witnesses said. “The enemies of Afghanistan, the enemies of education […] have entered Kabul University,” Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the ministry of interior, told reporters. “The security […]
Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah of Mumbai Indians continue to lead the respective batting and bowling charts following the conclusion of 54 matches in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rahul managed 29 runs against Chennai Super Kings during Kings XI’s crushing nine-wicket defeat and in the process […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference President Sajad Lone has lashed out at the Jammu and Kashmir administration after the newly formed Union Territory ranked sixth in governance. Jammu and Kashmir ranked second last among the UTs in the Public Affairs Index-2020. The former minister while taking to his Twitter handle said,”What a pathetic mismatch between figures and […]