‘Attempt to distort facts, weave lies and mislead people’: Gupkar Alliance on J&K govt’s assurance on new land laws

‘Attempt to distort facts, weave lies and mislead people’: Gupkar Alliance on J&K govt’s assurance on new land laws

Srinagar: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration on Tuesday rejected the assurance by J&K government’s spokesman regarding new land laws allowed buying of the land in J&K by outsiders for the first time in decades, calling it a “bizarre attempt to, distort facts, weave lies and mislead people.” The government’s official spokesperson, Rohit Kansal had on […]

HC dismisses Omar Abdullah plea challenging its office order on final hearing of matters

HC dismisses Omar Abdullah plea challenging its office order on final hearing of matters

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s plea challenging its circular of April mandating that both parties in a case have to agree for the final hearing to be taken up early via video conferencing mode. Omar had contended that his matrimonial appeal against a 2016 trial […]

Pak taking advantage of Corona to enhance cross-border terrorism: India

Pak taking advantage of Corona to enhance cross-border terrorism: India

Strongly hitting out at Pakistan, India has said it is taking advantage of the Corona pandemic to enhance support to cross-border terrorism and has resorted to unbridled hate speech” to try and create divisions among India’s religious communities. Addressing an interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related […]

Political churn

Political churn

There are widespread fears among the people of Jammu and Kashmir and these fears have travelled to Ladakh region also due to the recent amendments in land laws of Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic in common people who are desperate to save their land holdings and have now doubts about the jobs to the youth […]

What is J&K’s Roshni Act and how it enabled land ‘loot’ in the name of light

What is J&K’s Roshni Act and how it enabled land ‘loot’ in the name of light

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 […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 7, 70,483 stranded JK residents; 6, 30,191 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 7, 70,483 stranded JK residents; 6, 30,191 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

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, […]