Supreme Court Verdict on 4G in Jammu and Kashmir Undermines the Rule of Law

Supreme Court Verdict on 4G in Jammu and Kashmir Undermines the Rule of Law

On May 11, the Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking the restoration of 4G internet services in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The plea was premised on the rights violations caused by suspending the internet during a pandemic and national lockdown, including the rights to health, education, freedom of speech, freedom of trade and access […]

NC in a bind: Party against J&K delimitation but its MPs could need to be part of exercise

NC in a bind: Party against J&K delimitation but its MPs could need to be part of exercise

Srinagar: The Delimitation Commission set up by the Narendra Modi government to redraw parliamentary and assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir has left the National Conference (NC) in a bind over whether it should participate in the exercise or not. The government had on 6 March constituted the commission, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana […]

India Will Test Ayurvedic Formulations For Coronavirus Treatment Within A Week: AYUSH Minister

India Will Test Ayurvedic Formulations For Coronavirus Treatment Within A Week: AYUSH Minister

India is working on four formulations of traditional medicine to treat the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 infection and the trials will start within one week, the Minister of AYUSH said on Thursday. Shripad Y Naik, the Union minister of AYUSH (ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha and homeopathy), tweeted saying that the ministry is working with the Council […]

Nocturnal gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Kulgam

Nocturnal gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Kulgam

Srinagar: Nocturnal gunfight breaks out between militants and goverment forces in Yamrach of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thrusday. Reports reaching said that a joint team of Police, army’s 34RR and CRPF launched cordon search operation in Yamrach. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, triggering […]

Amid pandemic, govt offers MSMEs credit, equity support

Amid pandemic, govt offers MSMEs credit, equity support

NEW DELHI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday offered struggling small businesses, the country’s dominant job creator, a rescue package that includes credit guarantees, equity support and a better chance to win government contracts as part of the ₹20 trillion package to revive the economy. Sitharaman sought to tackle the problems faced by micro, small and […]

J&K cop says CRPF shot nephew ‘point blank’ in Budgam, police lying too

J&K cop says CRPF shot nephew ‘point blank’ in Budgam, police lying too

Srinagar: The death of a 25-year-old man at the hands of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper in Kashmir’s Budgam district Wednesday triggered a controversy as his uncle, a local police officer, claimed he was the victim of unprovoked firing. Mehrajuddin Shah was driving a car, with his uncle Ghulam Hassan Shah in the passenger seat, when […]

Shah Faesal’s Detention Extended By Three Months Under PSA, Hours Before Expiry

Shah Faesal’s Detention Extended By Three Months Under PSA, Hours Before Expiry

Jammu and Kashmir government extended the preventive detention of former IAS Shah Faesal by another three months, a senior official said. He said the home department of J&K government on Wednesday evening extended the detention of Faesal, hours before it was set to expire. Shah Faesal was arrested on August 14, 2019 at the Delhi international airport […]