Amit Shah reworks Kashmir’s domicile law, includes residents for 15 yrs
Nearly eight months after the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the government has redefined domicile rules for the union territory and ordered that only people who fulfill this criteria are eligible to be appointed to junior posts in the bureaucracy and the constabulary. The new domicile condition in the recruitment law is designed […]
Domicile Law Hollow, Unacceptable: NC
Srinagar National Conference on Wednesday criticized the new Domicile Law introduced by GOI, for its futility in safeguarding interests of people of Jammu and Kashmir and termed it totally unacceptable. While calling the newly introduced Law a cruel joke, party’s Chief Spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi said, “Only Class –IV jobs have been reserved for […]
Jammu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday termed the central government order defining domicile law for J&K as frighteningly ambivalent, irresolute and akin to rubbing salt to the people’s wounds. In a statement issued here, PDP General Secretary and former MLC Surinder Choudhary has termed the order issued by the GOI defining Domicile Rights of […]
‘Insult heaped on injury’: Omar Abdullah as govt tweaks Kashmir domicile law
National conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday denounced the Centre’s move to rework the domicile laws in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir at a time when the nation is pooling all resources to stave off the coronavirus pandemic. The leader, who was until recently in detention, questioned the timing of the move as […]
Altaf Bukhari Wants Ill Timed Domicile Order Be Put In Abeyance Till Pandemic Is Managed
Srinagar Taking a strong exception to the central government order defining domicile law for J&K, Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday demanded that the order be put in abeyance till the COVID-19 pandemic is over. “It is most unfortunate that such an important order has been issued at a […]
Centre defines new domicile rule for J&K, includes those who have lived in UT for 15 years
A person residing in Jammu and Kashmir for at least fifteen years will now be eligible to be a domicile of the union territory, according to the new rule issued by the Centre Tuesday. In the latest gazette notification, Section 3A of the J&K Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020, under the J&K civil […]
Red Cross Society Jammu distributes ration
JAMMU, MARCH 31: Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu Region today distributed rice, aatta, potato, onion, salt, sugar, pulses, oil etc among homeless and labourers of Beli Charana, Circular Road, Chand Nagar, Pahari Mohalla, Old Hospital Road and other nearby places in the city who have been struggling to get food and ration in view of […]
Chief Secretary reviews status of National Highway-44
Asks NHAI to expedite restoration works; PWD to ensure early opening of Mughal Road JAMMU, MARCH 31: Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, today chaired a meeting to review status of restoration and repair works on National Highway at Dalvas near Nashri Tunnel which was damaged due to massive landslide resulting suspension of all vehicular […]
Airlift essential items
With authorities of UT of Jammu and Kashmir busy in enforcing lockdown in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir, there is little focus on the facts like 800 trucks laden with essential items are stranded on highway for the past several days due to the closure of the road. In such circumstances Srinagar city and […]
Sterilization drives held at Ramnagri, Sedow
SHOPIAN, MARCH 31: – An intensive sterilization drive has been launched in the Ramnag and Sedow villages, which have been declared red zones following the detection of Covid-19 positive cases to contain the further spread of the pandemic. The sterilization and fumigation drive is being carried out under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner, (DC) […]