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KPDCL Advocating New Revenue Collection Policy Linking Salary Disbursement to Cleared Electricity Dues

February 18, 2024 Editor

Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has asked all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) in Kashmir to make the clearing of electricity dues mandatory before releasing salaries or payments to employees and contractors. The power distribution utility has asked DCs to issue orders stating that funds for salaries or contractor payments could only be released after electricity dues have been settled. In a missive to DCs across Kashmir, the Managing Director of KPDCL outlined the rationale behind the directive to make clearance of dues mandatory before salary and payment releases. According to it,…

Omar Abdullah’s Statement Following Supreme Court’s Verdict on Article 370 Abrogation: Disappointment, Resilience, and Continued Struggle

December 11, 2023 Editor

Abdullah took a swipe at the BJP and said it took decades for the party to reach Jammu and Kashmir, while vowing to continue the struggle. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said he is “disappointed” by the Supreme Court’s judgment on the viability of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Consitution, however, he is “not disheartened”. “It took the BJP decades to reach here. We are also prepared for the long haul,” the former chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir wrote on X. In a landmark judgment, the…

Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Verdict on Article 370: Abrogation Deemed Constitutionally Valid

December 11, 2023 Editor

The Supreme Court upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Supreme Court also directed the Election Commission to hold Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections by September 30, 2024. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, writing the judgment for himself and Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, said Article 370 of the Constitution was a temporary provision…

Don’t amend J&K Reorganisation Act while it’s under Supreme Court review: Omar Abdullah

December 7, 2023 Editor

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday said the government should not make amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act as the law is pending adjudication before the Supreme Court. Abdullah’s remarks came after the Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced persons from PoK to the legislative assembly. “Our objections to the bill are on two issues. The first is that the Supreme Court has not announced its…

J&K Grapples with Economic Crime Wave: Economic Offence Cases Jump by 48 in Two Years, NCRB Report

December 7, 2023 Editor

J&K has witnessed a significant rise in the economic offence cases in 2022 as compared to previous years, the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has suggested. The Union Territory (UT) witnessed registration of 976 cases under such crimes in 2022. The number was 669 in 2021 and 611 in 2020. The UT in 2019 had witnessed 621 cases under the category. As per the data, while 62 cases were registered under criminal breach of trust under Sections 406 to 409 of the IPC, at least two cases…

One in Three UAPA Cases in 2022 Linked to Jammu and Kashmir

December 5, 2023 Editor

Over one-third of the 1,005 cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act were logged in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the NCRB data. The Union Territory accounted for 371 cases, followed by Manipur with 167. Along with Assam and Uttar Pradesh, these four regions accounted for 75% of the UAPA cases. In 2022, 20 cases of sedition were lodged across India, while 1,005 cases were registered under UAPA. Sedition cases have decreased since 2020, while UAPA cases have increased. Of the 1,005 registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…

ED raids home of ex-J&K minister Lal Singh in connection with alleged money laundering scam

October 18, 2023 Editor

The ED searches are part of its probe into the allegations of money laundering against the educational trust headed by Chaudhary Lal Singh’s wife Kanta Andotra. The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided eight places, including the residential premises of former minister and chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Dogra Swabhiman Sanghthan Choudhary Lal Singh, as part of its investigations into a case of alleged irregularities in the purchase of land by an educational trust in Kathua. Singh’s wife Kanta Andotra is the chairperson of the R B Educational Trust. Sources…

Omar Abdullah asks EC to explain delay in J&K polls, calls it ‘Denial of Democratic Rights’

October 10, 2023 Editor

National Conference’s victory in the Kargil hill council polls would only ‘further delay elections’, Omar Abdullah predicts The National Conference (NC) on Monday questioned the Election Commission (EC) decision to delay elections in J&K, as the party described the Kargil hill council results as “a verdict against the Centre’s move made on August 5, 2019 to bifurcate J&K”. “The ECI, when questioned about J&K elections, suggested it was “considering all factors”. What are the factors? It’s the fear factor of the BJP. It’s unfortunate, the ECI, which is a free…

J&K Property Tax: Government bows to pressure, defers rollout

October 7, 2023October 7, 2023 Editor

Property Tax Imposition in Jammu and Kashmir Put on Hold Amidst Opposition Pressure In response to mounting pressure from both opposition parties and members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the administration of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to delay the implementation of a property tax in the Union Territory. This decision is being viewed as a response to the upcoming urban local bodies’ (ULB) elections expected later this year and the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for the following year. The property tax, which was initially set to take…

G N Azad says he’s not looking for a job, but wants to serve the people of J&K

October 2, 2023 Editor

Azad said unemployment and inflation were two main problems facing Jammu and Kashmir which he wants to address by exploiting the tourism potential of the region Former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said he was not interested in becoming the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, dispelling “rumours” in this regard. The former Congress leader said he was not looking for employment but wanted to serve the people of J&K. “I have not come looking for a job, I want to serve the people,” Azad said, addressing a…