SRINAGAR — Tobacco is the gateway for all the addictions and unitedly we must fight the menace of drug addiction, Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Rather said on Monday. While talking to reporters on the sidelines of a state level workshop on tobacco control and drug de addiction at Hotel Management, Rajbagh here, […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Justice, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice, Ali Mohammad Magrey today issued fresh directions to the Registrar Judicials of both the wings of the High Court to list old cases in the daily Supplementary Cause lists for speedy disposal so that those cases will be heard by the Benches on priority basis […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a review meeting of Labour & Employment Department today at the Civil Secretariat. During the meeting, the Lt Governor issued directions to extend Rs Two Lakh insurance cover to entire workforce including those in the unorganized sector. The premium of the insurance would be borne by the Department […]
SRINAGAR — The new land laws are being hailed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir as a major step towards the development and progress of entire J&K. The new land laws introduced in Jammu and Kashmir replaced some outdated, regressive, intrinsically contradictory land laws with a set of modern, progressive, and people-friendly provisions. The […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has invited nominations for grant of “J&K Government Awards” for the year 2023 on the eve of Republic Day. According to a notification issued by General Administration Department here today in this regard, the procedure for conferment of “J&K Government Awards” in the Union Territory of Jammu and […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition of the Jammu and Kashmir Police challenging the cancellation of PDP leader Waheed Ur Rehman Parra’s bail application. Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka in an order rejected a special leave petition moved by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Investigating Agency […]
NEW DELHI — Justice D Y Chandrachud was on Monday appointed the 50th Chief Justice of India, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said. He will take oath on November 9, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office on attaining the age of 65. While Justice Lalit has a brief tenure of […]
HOBART — All-rounder Sikandar Raza continued his glorious run in 2022 with a fantastic 82 off 48 balls while the bowlers, led by Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara and Richard Ngarava led Zimbabwe to a clinical 31-run over Ireland in a Group B first round match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Bellerive […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference President and former J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday shot down BJP claims of normalcy in J&K and said that killings won’t stop unless “justice” is given. Abdullah, who went to Reasi town to condole the death of NC leader and former minister Jagjivan Lal’s sister, ridiculed the BJP’s […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan stunned everyone with his party re-claiming six out of eight seats of the National Assembly (NA) in by-elections. The competition was very much seen as a direct political battle between Khan and the coalition government. Khan lost only one contest in Karachi, […]