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J&K’s death toll due to novel coronavirus surpass 1500 mark

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Editor

Twelve more COVID-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours, taking the number of casualties in J&K to 1502, while Tuesday witnessed 478 fresh cases, pushing the total number of cases to 96,188, officials said. As per the government, the fresh casualties include eight from Kashmir division and two from Jammu division. With the fresh casualties, the death toll due to novel coronavirus has soared to 1502 in Jammu and Kashmir, which include 999 from Kashmir and 503 from Jammu. So far, Srinagar has reported 366 deaths, Baramulla 146,…

90% of land can’t be sold to outsiders: J&K Govt

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Editor

The government has repealed 11 land laws that existed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir replacing the old, regressive, intrinsically contradictory and outdated laws with a set of modern, progressive and people-friendly provisions. The new land laws will not only afford protection to over 90 per cent of the land in J&K from being alienated to outsiders but also help revamp the agriculture sector foster, rapid industrialisation, aid economic growth and create jobs in J&K. This was stated by the Principal Secretary, Information, and government spokesman, Rohit Kansal,…

Shiv Sena takes on BJP over introducing new land laws in J&K

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Editor

Shiv Sena on Monday took on the BJP over the recent decision of permitting people across the Country to buy land in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said blaming former Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru or Congress for complicating the Kashmir issue was “propaganda” to some extent. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS) monitoring, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in his column written in party’s mouthpiece Saamna, while referring to the Union Government’s decision of permitting to buy land in J&K, said that five days ago,…

Land transferred under Roshni Act to retrieved within 6 months: Govt

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Editor

The government also said complete identities of influential persons, and their relatives holding benami for them, who have derived benefit under the Roshni Act will be made public. The Jammu and Kashmir government has cancelled all land transfers that took place under the Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001 — also known as the Roshni Act — under which 20 lakh kanals or 2.5 lakh acres of land was to be transferred to the existing occupants. The government order, Saturday, was taken by…

Central leadership will decide on participating in People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration: J&K Congress

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Editor

“I was not feeling well when the first meeting took place. The second meeting was called at a short notice. Being a national party, the Congress has to discuss such things with its central leadership. When I was told about the meeting just three hours before, I was not even in Srinagar,” he said. The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday said it would take a call on participating in the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) after consultations with the party’s central leadership, even as it asserted that there…

We have united to restore special status of J&K: Omar Abdullah in Ladakh

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Editor

Addressing a gathering at Drass, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah asserted that the revocation of articles 370 and 35A by the Centre were unacceptable and vowed to continue the fight to reverse them. The newly formed People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday started the process of widening its consultations, with a delegation of different mainstream political parties visiting Drass and Kargil regions of Ladakh where they vowed to continue the fight against the revocation of articles 370 and 35A. Seven mainstream parties of…

Omar takes at Prasad, says don’t presume what SC will say about Article 370

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Editor

National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah took a dig at Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday over his remarks that Article 370 of the Constitution would not be restored, and urged him not to presume what the Supreme Court judges would decide on the matter. “Dear Ravi Shankar Prasad ji, we don’t expect you to restore anything but unless you are suggesting the Supreme Court has surrendered its independence & takes dictation from you please don’t presume to know what the Hon judges will decide,” Abdullah wrote on Twitter.…

BJP demands Mehbooba’s arrest for ‘Seditious’ remarks

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir BJP has demanded PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s arrest for her “seditious” remarks, wherein she said she would only hold the tricolour when the flag of the erstwhile state is restored. The BJP said “no power on earth” can either hoist the state flag again or restore Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing reporters on Friday for the first time since her release from a 14-month detention following the abrogation of Article 370 in…

J&K’s civil service rules amended, now employees can be retired after completing 22 years of service

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir’s civil service regulation rules were amended on Thursday to allow the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of service or attaining the age of 48 years, an official said. Jammu and Kashmir’s civil service regulation rules were amended on Thursday to allow the administration to retire government employees at any time after completing 22 years of service or attaining the age of 48 years, an official said. The employees can be retired after being given three months notice or three months…

Failing to fight politically, BJP employing its agencies to target Farooq Abdullah: National Conference

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday asserted that BJP after failing to politically fight party president Dr. Farooq Abdullah has resorted to employing its agencies for the task. In a statement party spokesperson said, “The ED summon to Dr Farooq Abdullah is clearly the result of the unity that Dr Sahib has been able to forge among mainstream political parties in J&K. This is the price one faces when opposed to BJP’s ideology and divisive politics. Recent history is a witness to how BJP has been employing coercive and…