New Delhi: Who can recommend the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir when no constituent assembly exists there? The Supreme Court Wednesday put this question to the petitioners who have challenged the abrogation of the constitutional provision that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice […]
To Court Only Institution Left That Can Save Constitution, Country: Mehbooba New Delhi/Srinagar/Jammu: Leaders of many political parties on Tuesday welcomed the commencement of the Supreme Court’s day-to-day hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and said they expected justice would be finally served to the people of Jammu and […]
Visits IIT Jammu’s Jagti Campus Jammu, August 2: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the students of the joining batch of 2023 of IIT Jammu at the inaugural session of the Foundation Program at Jagti Campus, today. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated and extended his best wishes to the students embarking […]
Says Workers Are Main Drivers Of J-K’s Growth Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated the affordable rental housing complex here for urban poor and migrant workers living in the city. On the occasion, he handed over keys of the accommodation units to 192 beneficiaries. “Workers are the main drivers of J-K’s growth and […]
Jammu: The Army on Wednesday held a joint intelligence and security coordination meeting in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to formulate strategies for peaceful conduct of upcoming events, including Independence Day celebrations, a defence spokesman said. All the stakeholders of Rajouri and nearby Poonch district, including senior officials from the Army, local police and intelligence […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday arrested two “hybrid (militants)” of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit from Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said. Acting on a tip off, security forces established a mobile vehicle check point at Azadgunj in Baramulla town. The two suspects tried to flee after noticing the checkpoint, a police official said. “The suspects were […]
New Delhi: A bill that seeks to allow the private sector to mine six out of 12 atomic minerals, including lithium, and deep-seated minerals such as gold and silver was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, amid a walkout by opposition members demanding a discussion over the Manipur violence issue. Union Minister for Coal and […]
New Delhi: A person accused of a crime entailing maximum punishment of seven years should not be arrested “mechanically”, the Supreme Court has said. It has asked all high courts and state and union territory police chiefs to issue the necessary orders that have to be followed within eight weeks. The directions by a bench […]
Jammu: Police have registered an FIR against several unidentified persons for allegedly raising “anti-national” slogans during a rally in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The slogans were incidentally raised at a rally by Gujjars and Bakerwals, held on Tuesday in the border district against a bill introduced in the parliament […]
Rajouri/Jammu: Another overground worker of militant outfits has been detained under the Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said on Wednesday. Mohd Altaf is the fifth overground worker to be detained in the border district in the past two months under the stringent administrative law that allows detention without charge or […]