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. […]
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 […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday said that whatever he was told by J&K Bank officials about the “recruitment mess” that was not “gospel truth.” While speaking to reporters in Jammu on Wednesday, Malik said that some youth and bank officials met him at Raj Bhawan and told him about the irregularities […]
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 […]
Srinagar: Government forces Wednesday launched a massive cordon and search operation in Baramulla village. Reports said that government forces cordoned and launched searches in Chandoosa village of Kandi in Baramulla in northern Kashmir this afternoon. The search operation was going on when this report was being filed.
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 […]
Islamabad: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death in 2010 on blasphemy charges, after accepting her 2015 appeal against the punishment. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar announced the verdict here. The bench overturned the Lahore High Court’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
