Consumerism is an ideology whose essential attribute is to advance, promote and safeguard the interests of consumers. The credo of consumerism aims to protect consumers from any sort of exploitation. It is this principle which has influenced the enacting of various consumer protection laws in India. The Consumer Protection Act is regarded by many as […]
Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday rejected the government’s assertion that the bulk of the agricultural land will not be transferred to people from outside Jammu and Kashmir. The PAGD termed the earlier land laws of Jammu and Kashmir the most progressive, pro-people and pro-farmer in the entire Indian subcontinent. “PAGD […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Tuesday said that the government’s clarification on new land laws is just a smoke screen aimed to mollify the tide which is turning against them across Jammu and Kashmir. “The government is guilty conscious and in a bid to save its face value has come up with a clarification which […]
Srinagar: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) on Tuesday said the government statement on new land laws in Jammu and Kashmir was an attempt to mislead the people and called for rollback of these laws. It questioned the official statement mentioning that bulk of agriculture land will not be transferred to people from outside J&K. “The statement […]
More than 90% land cannot be sold to outsiders, Govt assures JAMMU: The J&K Government has repealed 11 land laws that existed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and replaced them with a set of modern, progressive and people-friendly provisions, the government spokesperson said on Monday. Principal Secretary, Information, and government spokesman Rohit […]
Srinagar: A shutdown was observed across Kashmir valley on Saturday after the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference called for it to protest against new land laws introduced in Jammu and Kashmir. The Hurriyat Conference had asked people to observe a peaceful shutdown on Saturday to register their protest and to call for the immediate withdrawal […]
Anantnag: Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, one of them the general secretary of the party’s youth wing in Kulgam district, were shot at and killed by militants in YK Pora area of Kulgam district on Thursday evening. The slain have been identified as Fida Hussain Tattoo, the youth wing’s general secretary, Haroon Rashid and […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the Modi government of wanting to plunder the land and resources of Jammu and Kashmir. She said that new land laws, domicile rules, and service conditions of government employees were all means to achieve this aim. Talking to reporters at […]
Says ‘laanat’ on political leaders if they are still after ‘chair’ Srinagar: Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that disunity among the region’s political parties in the past had made their voices weaker and New Delhi’s job easier. Speaking to party workers at the headquarters of the National Conference in Nawa-e-Subah complex […]
New Delhi: The Congress accused the government on Wednesday of playing the politics of obstinacy as it opposed the amendments to land laws allowing outsiders to own land in Jammu and Kashmir and termed the move as undemocratic. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the move does not follow the elementary canons of participatory democracy as […]