The government on Monday moved a draft resolution in the Rajya Sabha to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution that allows special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It introduced a new Presidential order called The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019. “All the provisions of the Constitution” shall apply in relation to the state … Read more
Twenty-four seats of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly are vacant as they fall under Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and will not be taken into account for reckoning the total strength of the House, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. According to section 47 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the Legislative … Read more
Recently, in a landmark decision, Jammu & Kashmir’s State Administrative Council (SAC) has given nod for enactment of stringent law to prohibit Benami property transactions, which otherwise have assumed alarming proportion in Jammu and Kashmir. This can be a major step to eradicate corruption and black money in Jammu & Kashmir. What constitutes Benami property? Property … Read more
Sending out a strong message against open defecation, salaries of around 600 government employees in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir were stopped for not constructing toilets at their houses, an official said today.Angrez Singh Rana, district development commissioner, Kishtwar passed the order yesterday on receipt of a report submitted by Anil Kumar Chandail, assistant … Read more