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Response on Article 35A by Nov 3: SC tells JK

August 18, 2015 Editor

State in no hurry, will present viewpoint as per the constitution: Law Min The Supreme Court has set a fresh deadline of November 3, 2015 to the State to respond to a petition of the RSS-backed think-tank challenging Article 35A of the Indian Constitution before the Apex Court. The State government has been given the fresh deadline of November 3 to give its response even though the case is still at the registry stage, officials of the Law department said. GoI had earlier sent notice to the State government and…

J&K is not any legal part of Indian like the states of Bihar, UP or Maharashtra and its status is different from them : Gilani

August 18, 2015 Editor

While out rightly rejecting the plans of the Indian government of permanently settling the retired Indian army personals or their children in Jammu & Kashmir, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Geelani said that Jammu Kashmir is an internationally accepted disputed territory and the decision regarding its future is still pending so the settling or allotting of land to any army personnel or any citizen of India on this disputed land is the clear violation of the international rules and it has no constitutional or moral justification. Jammu &…

Tell BJP no one can touch Article 370: G A Mir to Mufti

August 17, 2015 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Sunday hit out at the Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and questioned the need of touching the topic of safeguarding Article 370 in his I-Day speech. Mir said that the Chief Minister must make it clear to his allies that the Article 370 is permanent and nobody can touch it. Mufti on Sunday had said that the special status of J&K State should be safeguarded. His emphasis on protecting J&K’s special status came at a time when State…

‘Attempts being made to impose vedic culture on Muslims’

August 17, 2015 Editor

Charging that efforts were being made to impose Hindu culture on other religions through introduction of yoga in schools, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has sought support of other community leaders to launch a campaign against such attempts. The Board would decide its strategy in its convention to be held in Bhopal tomorrow. Working general secretary of AIMPLB Maulana Wali Rahmani charged that as part of a conspiracy an effort was being made to “imprint Hindu culture in the mindset of children of other religions, including Muslims”. He…

First batch of Haj pilgrims to leave for Medina today

August 17, 2015 Editor

The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir will leave from here directly to the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia from August 17, officials said on Wednesday. The flights for Hajj pilgrims from Srinagar to Saudi Arabia will operate from August 17. All arrangements have been finalized, an official spokesman said here after Hajj and?Auqaf Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri chaired a meeting to take stock of the arrangements. The minister was informed that while two daily flights will operate between Srinagar and Medina from August 17 to 21,?a single flight will operate on a…

Govt to Send ‘Power Thieves’ to Jail

August 14, 2015 Editor

In a move that could trigger a public outcry, the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir is filing cases with police against consumers resorting to power theft while “earmarking” two full-fledged police stations in Srinagar and Jammu for the purpose. In a high-level meeting chaired by J&K’s Chief Vigilance Commissioner Kuldeep Khoda here, the Power Development Department was asked to register FIRs in all cases of electricity theft or illegal power connections that come to the fore and monitor the progress of investigation and trial thereof. The meeting was attended…

MHA Sounds Alert, Security stepped up ahead of I-Day celebrations

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 Editor

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a security alert, days ahead of the Indian Independence Day celebrations, to all states where there is a possibility of terror attacks. According to media reports the Home Ministry has apprehensions that militants may target important installation in states like Delhi, Mumbai, and the border states of Jammu & Kashmir and Gujarat. “The Home Ministry warned that militant groups like SIMI, Indian Mujahideen (IM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Tahrik-e-Furqan (TeF), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Pasban-e-Ahle Hadis (PAH) are planning to target important installations in the country. According…

Omar compliments Centre for continuing dialogue with Pakistan

August 14, 2015 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday gave a backhanded compliment to the BJP-led government at the Centre for continuing on the path of dialogue with Pakistan in the backdrop of continued violence in the state, saying it was one U-turn he is “very glad” to see. “Violence and talks can’t go together’ BJP circa 2004-2014. This is one U turn I’m very glad to see,” Omar wrote on microblogging site Twitter. Omar was apparently reacting to media reports that Pakistan has agreed to talks between the…

JKSSB Recruitment for 587 Various Posts

August 14, 2015 Editor

Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has invited interested and eligible candidates to apply for 587 posts of Junior Assistant, Senior Staff Nurse, Technician-II and other vacancies at various offices around the state in Divisional and District cadre. The candidates need to apply in prescribed application format online before August 31, 2015 through the official website. The selection of the candidates would be based on the scores attained by them in written as well as personal interview round. JKSSB in entrusted with powers to recruit manpower in state, divisional…