Srinagar: With the Jammu and Kashmir Government granting quick environment clearances and awarding more than 60 percent of mining contracts to outsiders to extract minerals from river beds in Kashmir, serious concern is being raised over the dangerous environmental impact of such a policy. Ajaz Rasool, a hydraulic engineer, told Kashmir Reader that opening the […]
Dy Mayor, orders HC Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday directed Srinagar Municipal authorities to take a final call on the no-confidence motion moved by the 38 corporators against the Deputy Mayor Parvaiz Qadri. The court said if the motion is strictly under rules and regulations, let respondent Qadri prove his majority on the […]
Srinagar: “I continue to remain under illegal and unauthorized detention”, National Conference leader Hilal Akbar Lone told J&K High Court. Lone, who is also a former Additional Advocate General (AAG) said this in response to a report of Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP). He claimed that the report of the police is false and […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday directed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bandipora to arrest a drug peddler immediately after a trial court at Bandipora had admitted the accused on an interim bail following a medical complications of his wife. The accused Khurshid Ahmad Wani was granted short term bail by trial court in […]
Srinagar: The J&K high Court on Monday sought compliance report from the government over the functioning of Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and District Consumer Forums under Consumer Protection Act, 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The court passed the direction after it was informed that a proposal for approval of appointment of presiding officers […]
Srinagar: Crippled economy, muzzled media, loss of jobs, business, tourism and education, houses damaged in encounters, youths killed in gunfights, and an ever-increasing sense of insecurity among the common people have been the outcome of the abrogation of Article 370. Dr Sheikh Showkat, professor of law, told Kashmir Reader that things have visibly gone worse […]
Srinagar: The work on repair of sewage treatment plants (STPs) would be completed by the first week of September, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) told the court. The report said, “Work on repairs at the three number of STPs at Habak, Lamm and Hazratbal has been allotted through Chief Engineer UEED and is […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday issued notice to Jammu and Kashmir government and police to respond to petitions filed by National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah against the Public Safety Act (PSA) slapped on their party leaders. The court issued notice to Principal secretary, Home department, J&K Government, Director General of […]
Srinagar: To add to the deadly pandemic and political conflict that Kashmir is grappling with, is the lethal web of drug abuse that is flourishing in the region, particularly of heroin addiction. Earlier this month, Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) warned people about the alarming rise of drug abuse, and appealed to everyone to join […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday sought response from the central and J&K governments and also from Reserve Bank of India and Jammu and Kashmir Bank to a plea seeking waiving of interest on loans for the period of Covid-19 lockdown. The court directed respondents to file their responses by August 11. A petition […]