New Delhi: In a major relief for the NDA government, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all the six writ petitions seeking a court-monitored investigation into the Rafale deal. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, also said that it did not find any substantial element […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri Satya Pal Malik approved the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Transplantation of Human Organ (Amendment) Bill, 2018’. The Bill seeks to amend the various provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1997, to remove the difficulties faced by the State and bring […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the ‘Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2018’. Bill seeks to introduce use of Video-Conferencing as an admissible method for presence of accused in criminal trials. This will ensure speedy trial and remand. It also reduces the requirement of security […]
JAMMU: J&K has become first state in the country to have a law explicitly banning sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of authority, having a fiduciary relationship or a public servant. The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the ‘Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and the Jammu […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik has approved establishment of first ever Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) to promote regulated and planned growth of real estate sector in the state. ‘Jammu and Kashmir Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill-2018’ approved by SAC provides for establishment of the […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik has accorded sanction to the creation of 158 posts of various categories for the up-gradation of five Sub District Hospitals (SDHs) to the level of District Hospitals. Out of the 158 posts, 27 posts have been created for SDH Ganderbal, 23 for […]
Sopore: An attack by timber mafia has left five forest employees injured in Chehrar area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. According to the officials of forest department, a team of forest officials was dispatched to the higher reaches of Sopore forests following an input that timber smugglers were felling down the […]
Sopore: Sopore town of Baramulla district in north Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown today on Friday to mourn the killing of two Lashkar Toiba militants in a gunfight with forces on Thursday. Sources said that all the shops and business establishments are shut while traffic is also off the roads. Reports said that people […]
Srinagar: Night temperatures dropped further on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir intensifying the cold wave sweeping the state. The minimum temperatures were likely to drop further during the next one week as the weather was likely to remain dry, Sonam Lotus, director of the Met Department said. Although minimum temperatures remained well below the freezing […]
Washington: The house of representative on Thursday passed a resolution declaring that Myanmar’s military has carried out a genocide against Rohingya Muslims and urged Mike Pompeo to take a stand . The resolution was backed by 394 votes from both parties, with a single Republican opposing. It also called for the release of two journalists […]
