SRINAGAR — The J&K government has dismissed judicial officer, Rajesh Kumar Abrol, by invoking Article 311 of the Constitution of India. The order against Abrol comes nearly two months after he was convicting and sentenced to ten years jail and fined Rs 50000 for rape and cheating of a woman who had sought legal help […]
SRINAGAR — Cold conditions intensified in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far at minus 6.0°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the mercury in the summer capital was down from previous night’s minus 3.8°C by minus 2.2°C and overall it was below minus […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah Friday lashed out at the Jammu and Kashmir administration for changes in the land use laws, claiming the new policy would adversely impact the people of the Union Territory. Mehbooba Mufti, the PDP president, alleged the new laws enabling conversion of agricultural land to nonagricultural […]
JAMMU — In a significant decision, the Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the regulations framed by the board of revenue for conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes. These regulations were necessitated after the legislative changes in the land revenue act post-reorganization of the […]
JAMMU — Sabbah Haji, the former director of Haji Public School was released on bail pursuant to bonds executed under Sections 107 and 108 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after she referred to Chief of Defence Staff late General Bipin Rawat as a ‘war criminal’ on social media soon after his death in a […]
KARACHI — Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan on Thursday became the first batter to score 2,000 T20 runs in a single calendar year. He achieved the feat in the third and final T20I against West Indies here at the National Stadium, Karachi. He crossed the landmark in the 11th over of Pakistan’s batting innings. Off the […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar expressed deep regret over the continuous closure of the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar, the spiritual centre and the largest place of worship of Jammu and Kashmir, for the 19th consecutive Friday. Condemning this ‘oppressive’ move, the Anjuman Auqaf in a statement said that like previous Fridays, the authorities […]
SRINAGAR — The Domestic-Help that allegedly murdered an elderly woman in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar city was supplied to the house owner by an Agency without asking concerned police station to verify his credentials. The men who run the Agency with regard to offering services of domestic-help (servant) to different house owners in Srinagar […]
NEW DELHI — Following the ban on Tablighi Jamaat by Saudi Arabia, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has demanded a ban on similar patterns in India, with VHP working president Alok Kumar calling the organisation “a manufacturing hub of radical Islamic terror” and “a host and patron […]
SRINAGAR — At least three CRPF paramilitary personnel, including an ASI rank officer, sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kader Kulgam, officials said. They told GNS that the ‘BP Bunker’ of 18 Batallion CRPF was on way from Behibagh to Kulgam. In the incident, two constables Ambit […]