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In a first, PaK bride joins DDC poll fray
Kupwara, Dec 01: In a first, a resident of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) resident is contesting the ongoing District Development Council (DDC), elections from Drugmulla constituency in Kupwara district According to reports, Somaya Latif, a resident of Muzaffarabad, in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) accompanied his husband who had gone…
Read More »DDC POLLS:Phase two concludes with 49 Percent Voting : SEC K K Sharma
DDC to have CEO with KAS or IAS rank’ Srinagar, Dec 01 : State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said that phase two of the District Development Councils (DDC) concluded with 49 percent voting and the elections held smoothly in the J&K Union Territory. According to a news agency, addressing…
Read More »J&K govt sets ball rolling for implementation of Forest Rights Act
Constitutes committees at different levels; UT level monitoring panel to be headed by CS Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government on Tuesday set the ball rolling for implementation of the Forest Rights Act-2006 in the Union Territory. To begin with, the administration has constituted a Union Territory level monitoring committee,…
Read More »Groom prefers right to vote first, keeps bride waiting at marriage hall in Udhampur
Groom Sahil Bhadwal leads his Barat to polling station at Kohag, says voting above all other responsibilities, Bride follows suit Jammu: Stating the casting vote is above all other responsibilities, a groom preferred to exercise his right to vote first and kept the bride waiting at a marriage in Udhampur…
Read More »Voters in kupwara vote to see a new dawn in Kashmir, say want to defeat BJP in the valley
Arising State Correspondent Kupwara, Dec 01: Standing in ques the voters especially the elderly people in border district Kupwara Tuesday voted for the change in leadership and are hopeful that the issues within the Kashmir valley are sorted early. The voters believe that the votes in strength for a candidate…
Read More »Tarigami approaches Supreme Court on behalf of CPI (M) to challenge new land laws
CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has filed an Application for Direction in the pending Writ Petition in the Supreme Court challenging new land laws on behalf of the CPI (M). In the application, Tarigami submitted that the new land laws promulgated by the Central Government permits anyone from any…
Read More »Dying Of Trees In Forests Using Chemicals On HC Radar
Srinagar, Dec 1: The High Court has directed that the Principal Chief Conservator as well as the Chief Conservator of Forests to look into the matter regarding the usage of chemicals in the dying of the trees in the woods in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Chief Justice Gita…
Read More »DDC election: 15.06% votes polled in Tral block amid tight security, shutdown, internet clampdown
BASHARAT RASHID Tral, 01 December: Amid tight security, shutdown, and internet clampdown, DDC election in Tral block was held peacefully on Tuesday, with 15.06% votes. The votes in around 60 booths were cast by 3981 out of 26661 voters in total. As per the official figures, 16 percent of…
Read More »DPEO Anantnag places senior official under suspension for dereliction of duties
Anantnag, Dec 01 : District Panchayat Election Officer, Anantnag Kuldeep Krishan Sidha on Tuesday placed a senior official under suspension, directing Additional Deputy Commissioner (G), Anantnag to serve charge sheet and submit a detailed inquiry report within a week. An order copy No 401 of 2020 dated 29.11.2020 reads, “Pending…
Read More »New Delhi unwittingly promoting separatism in Kashmir: Prof Soz
Srinagar, Dec 01 : Srinagar, Dec 01 : Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz on Tuesday alleged that BJP is promoting separatism in Jammu and Kashmir by pushing mainstream parties to the wall. He added if New Delhi wishes to come out from prevailing uncertainty, there…
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