Srinagar: There was slight respite from the intense cold conditions in Kashmir and Ladakh division even as the mercury across the region stayed below the freezing point. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, slightly up from previous night’s minus 3.3 degrees Celsius, an official […]
New Delhi: A single-window clearance system has been started by the government of India to avoid inordinate delays in dealing with corruption cases related to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has also come up with a checklist for authorities handling corruption cases involving bureaucrats and sought mandatory compliance […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday tabled a bill to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act 2006 in the Legislative Assembly to make offences under the act cognisable and non-bailable. Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs Abdul Rahim Rather introduced the bill to amend the “Prevention of Corruption Act, Samvat 2006” on behalf […]
NEW DELHI: Justices Rajesh Kumar Agarwal and Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Monday assumed charge as Supreme Court judges, taking the apex court’s strength to 31 including Chief Justice P Sathasivam. Justices Agarwal and Ramana were the Chief Justices of Madras High Court and Delhi High Court respectively. The sanctioned strength of judges in the apex court […]
New Delhi: Special concessions and incentives including departmental arrangements for stay, security and transportation to the place of work for central government employees working in Jammu and Kashmir have been extended by a year beyond January. The Ministry of Personnel issued an order on Monday in this regard. The concessions include an option for employees […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said it will wait for six months to see the progress made by the government on the issue of fulfilling vacancies in the higher judiciary before entertaining any petition raising this issue. However, a bench headed by chief justice P Sathasivam, appreciated the effort of an NGO, Society For […]
Srinagar: Cold wave has tightened its grip over Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region where the minimum temperatures dipped several degrees below the freezing point. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a drop of over three degrees in the minimum temperature as the mercury settled at a low of minus 3.3 degrees Celsius […]
Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, who would later found the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was born in Kupwara on February 18, 1938. Politically conscious even when still quite young, Maqbool had to migrate to Pakistan because of his stand on Kashmir. But he returned, and was arrested on charges of murder. Put into prison under […]
NEW DELHI: The long-standing demand of ex-servicemen for ‘one-rank, one-pension’ was accepted by the government Monday with Finance Minister P Chidambaram making an announcement in this regard in the interim budget. Presenting the interim budget, Chidambaram said the government would transfer Rs 500 crore to the defence pension account for implementing one rank, one pension […]
Srinagar: Over 10,000 personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police will undergo a skill-upgradation training by the department and Delhi University to meet challenges of the fast changing world and for better police-public interface. “Jammu and Kashmir Police in collaboration with Delhi University will be imparting soft skill development training to about ten thousand policemen across […]