SAC approves Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2018

SAC approves Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2018

Jammu:  The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved “The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018” paving the way for election of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of the Municipal Corporations and Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Municipal Councils/Municipal Committees through secret ballot. […]

SAC fixes honorarium: Sarpanch to be paid Rs 2500, Panch Rs 1000 monthly

SAC fixes honorarium: Sarpanch to be paid Rs 2500, Panch Rs 1000 monthly

Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik, approved honorarium for Sarpanchs and Panchs to be elected in the ensuing Panchayat elections. The SAC decided that the Sarpanchs will be paid monthly honorarium of Rs 2500 and Panchs Rs 1000. The meeting was attended by […]

Hashimpura massacre: Delhi HC convicts all 16 PAC officials for their involvement in massacre after 31 years

Hashimpura massacre: Delhi HC convicts all 16 PAC officials for their involvement in massacre after 31 years

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday convicted 16 Provincial Armed Constabulary officials in the Hashimpura murders case, which took place on May 22, 1987, near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. It was alleged that PAC personnel picked up about 50 members of a minority community out of a crowd of 500 who had gathered outside […]

Acquittal of Asia Bibi sparks protests by right wing parties in Pakistan

Acquittal of Asia Bibi sparks protests by right wing parties in Pakistan

Islamabad: The acquittal of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, convicted of blasphemy, by the Supreme Court has led to protests by religious right wing in different cities of Pakistan with hardliners denouncing it. The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party workers besides certain other religio-political parties had asked its workers to assemble at already marked spots on […]

Dilbagh Singh appointed DGP Jammu & Kashmir police

Dilbagh Singh appointed DGP Jammu & Kashmir police

Srinagar: The State Administration Council (SAC) appointed Dilbagh Singh as the Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was taken during SAC meting chaired by Governor Satya Pal Malik in Jammu on Wednesday where Singh’s full-time appointment was finalized. The governor’s administration had on September 6 appointed senior IPS officer Dilbag Singh as […]

Govt to set up centers to stop illegal entry of dressed-chicken imports

Govt to set up centers to stop illegal entry of dressed-chicken imports

SRINAGAR: To check the entry of dressed chicken in the state, Animal Husbandry department has decided to setup two dedicated checking centers at Lakhanpur and Lower Munda. The direction to setup these check-posts was passed by Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep, Fisheries and Transport Department Dr Asgar Samoon during a meeting of officers and representatives of […]

Govt forces launch cordon and search operation in southern Kashmir’s Shopian village

Govt forces launch cordon and search operation in southern Kashmir’s Shopian village

Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Shopian village of southern Kashmir. Reports said that forces laid a siege around Losedenow village this afternoon and started a search operation. Sources said that the CASO was launched after inputs about the presence of militants in the village. The search operation […]

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