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Amit Shah reviews J&K security; takes stock of Amarnath Yatra preparations

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held three back-to-back meetings with top officials of the security establishment to assess the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including the recent killings of civilians as well as reviewed arrangements for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra for which the UT administration will provide RFID tags to every pilgrim. While Lt Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha was present in all the three meetings, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande attended the meetings to discuss the security situation in the UT. Senior officials from the centre, para-military forces and the UT administration were also in these meetings. Later in a statement, the Union Home Ministry said the J&K chief secretary informed the meeting that each pilgrim will be provided with a Radio Frequency Identification Card (RFID) and will be insured with Rs 5 lakh. Shah said a "hassle-free" journey for the pilgrims is a priority of the Modi government ..

India rejects Pak's 'farcical resolution' on delimitation exercise in J-K

India described as "farcical" a resolution passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir

India slams OIC for 'unwarranted' comments on delimitation exercise in J&K

India's strong reaction came after the OIC criticised New Delhi over the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir.

J-K admin to form SIT to probe killing of Kashmiri Pandit in Budgam

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday announced formation of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee in Budgam district. It also said a government job will be provided to the wife of the slain employee. Rahul Bhat was shot at and critically injured by militants in his office at Chadoora in Budgam district on Thursday. He succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Srinagar. "A decision has been taken to constitute special investigative team to probe all the aspects of the despicable terror attack. The SHO of the concerned police station has also been attached," Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha tweeted. He also announced a government job for Bhat's wife and said the administration will bear the educational expenses of his daughter. "J&K administration to provide a government job to Rahul Bhat's wife in Jammu and financial assistance to the family. The government will bear educational expenses of the daughter," Sinha added. Bhat's ..

SC seeks Centre, EC response over J-K's Delimitation Commission plea

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the plea contends that delimitation can be conducted only by the EC and not the Delimitation Commission.

JK govt sacks Kashmir University professor, others for alleged terror links

A Kashmir University professor was among the three people sacked by the union territory administration on Friday for their alleged links with terror groups, officials said. Altaf Hussain Pandit, a chemistry professor, was terminated following a recommendation of a designated committee constituted under Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution that allows dismissal without an inquiry in the interest of the State's security. With these three fresh terminations, the total number of government employees sacked using the special provisions in Jammu and Kashmir has gone up to 37 since last year. Hussain Pandit was actively associated with the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI). He had crossed over to Pakistan for terror training and remained an active terrorist of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front for three years before his arrest by the security forces, sometime in 1993. He continued to be an active cadre of JeI and worked as a terror recruiter. He was instrumental in organising stone pelt

Kashmiri Pandit employee shot dead inside Tehsil office in JK's Budgam

A government employee belonging to the Kashmir Pandit community was shot dead by suspected militants at his office in the Chadoora area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday

Mehbooba raising communal frenzy for petty political gains, says BJP

Taking a dig at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for her remarks on the country's economy, the Jammu and Kashmir BJP said on Wednesday she was raising communal frenzy for petty political gains and to provoke people. Targeting the central government, the former J and K chief minister said the Sri Lankan economic and political crisis should serve as a wake-up call for India. What happened in Sri Lanka should serve as a wake-up call. Since 2014, India is being whipped into a communal frenzy & imagined fears. It is treading the same path of hyper nationalism & religious majoritarianism. All at the cost of disrupting social cohesion & economic security, Mehbooba tweeted. Reacting to her remarks, chief spokesperson of J-K BJP Sunil Sethi said, "Tweets of Mufti indicate her frustration on growth of India as the world leader and destructive situation existing in Pakistan, whose economy is in shambles as also its very existence. Being frustrated because of pathetic conditions in Pakistan, .

People of J&K have to unite to fight attack on dignity: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said people of Jammu and Kashmir will have to unite to fight back the attack on their dignity and identity. "There is no way out because of the circumstances Jammu and Kashmir is going through after August 2019, these circumstances demand that we unite. People from all walks of life, be it Gujjar, Pahari, Kashmiri, youth, women," Mehbooba said at a party function here. The former chief minister said Jammu and Kashmir was facing many challenges post abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution including attempts at disempowerment of the people. "We have many challenges. Post abrogation of Article 370, the situation is such that laws are being brought here with the aim of ending the land (holding of locals). What is the purpose of removing stamp duty on land deals? We have to understand these things," she said. Mehbooba said many government employees were being on the allegations of having terror links. "This is done without any proof. The

Hideout unearthed in J-K's Ramban, 179 rounds of ammunition recovered

Acting on an input, a police team launched a search operation in Sumber area, said officials

J-K Bank irregularities case: CBI conducts raids in Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday conducted searches at eight locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Mumbai in a case related to irregularities in the purchase of office space of approximately 65,000 sq ft area by J-K Bank at Mumbai.A senior CBI official informed that multiple raids were conducted at the residences of Haseeb Drabu, then Chairman of J-K Bank, members of the Estates Committee of the board of directors of the Bank including AK Mehta, then Executive Director, and the then Directors Mohammed Ibrahim Shahdad and Vikrant Kuthiala.During the raids, incriminating documents, articles and electronic evidence, several bank account details and bank locker keys have been recovered.CBI had registered a case on November 11, 2021 on the allegations of irregularities in the purchase of the Akruti Gold building for Rs. 180 crores (approx) by J & K Bank for its integrated office in Mumbai in 2010.The said case was referred by J & K Government to CBI.CBI had .

Govt committed to protecting ancient sites of cultural importance: J&K LG

His remarks came as he participated in 'Navgrah Ashtamangalam Pooja' at the Martand Sun temple in Anantnag

Pakistani terrorist among 2 ultras killed in encounter in J-K's Kulgam

Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Kashmir Vijay Kumar called the operation a big success and congratulated the joint team for eliminating the wanted Pakistani terrorist, Haider

Presidential poll: Value of vote of MPs likely to go down to 700 from 708

The value of the vote of a Member of Parliament is likely to go down to 700 from 708 in the presidential polls scheduled in July due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The value of the vote of an MP in a presidential election is based on the number of elected members in legislative assemblies of states and union territories, including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. The Electoral College for the presidential election comprises the members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and those of the legislative assemblies of states and union territories including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. Before it was bifurcated into two union territories of Ladakh, and Jammu & Kashmir in August 2019, the erstwhile state of J&K had 83 assembly seats. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, the Union Territory of J&K will have a legislative assembly, while Ladakh will be governed directly by the Centre. The ...

Beyond a boundary

The delimitation exercise borders on gerrymandering

Farooq Abdullah slams BJP over delimitation process, calls it a smokescreen

The delimitation process was a smokescreen to draw a veil over the obscure agenda at work and no amount of gerrymandering can change the ground situation in J&K, NC president Farooq Abdullah said

Equitable society created in J&K post abrogation of Article 370: Official

Extension of central laws after the abrogation of Article 370 has established an equitable society across Jammu and Kashmir while the implementation of several legislations

J&K LG Sinha stresses on rural development, calls it road to prosperity

The road to Jammu and Kashmir's prosperity has to pass through its villages, LG Manoj Sinha said on Saturday as he emphasised that high priority should be accorded to the rural development.

J&K BJP to set up grievance panel; party president Ravinder Raina to head

The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Saturday announced setting up of a public grievance committee to hear and resolve people's problems. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina said the panel comprises senior functionaries of the party including members of Paerliament, former ministers and legislators. They will be available at party headquarters on working days to listen to the people's problems and take them up at appropriate levels with the government for their resolution. Raina announced the setting up of the committee at a meeting chaired by him at the party headquarters, a BJP spokesperson said, announcing the schedule of the party leaders available for the public interaction on each working day.

Proposal to reorganise Jammu Municipal Corp approved; to get Rs 3 cr grant

The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Sinha approved the proposal of housing and urban development department, officials said