Panel to visit J&K on March 28, 29 for sittings No reservation in 5 LS segments; of 16 Assembly seats, 13 reserved in Jammu Dissent notes of 3 NC MPs; BJP Member incorporated Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Mar 13: The Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir today finalized its proposals and published them in the Gazettes of India and Jammu and Kashmir inviting objections and suggestions till 5 pm on March 21. The Commission announced that it will visit Jammu and […]
Appointment of Ombudsman for ULBs, PRIs Vital provisions of laws remain unimplemented Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Feb 26: Acting as obstacle in the implementation of vital provisions of two laws aimed at ensuring transparency in the functioning and utilization of funds by the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), the Housing and Urban Development Department and Rural Development Department are not taking seriously explicit directives of the Government for appointment of Ombudsman during the past several months. The […]
LG to take call on names recommended by Div Com, DCs Step to help in resolution of several long pending issues Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Feb 17: The Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will shortly reconstitute Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board and Shri Mata Sukrala Devi and Shri Mata Bala Sundari Shrine Board and this step will go a long way in resolution of several long pending issues relating to administration and management of these major religious places […]
Govt fails to constitute Finance Commission for 3-tiers of PRIs Act amended by MHA yet to be fully implemented Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Jan 1: Even one year after their establishment, the District Development Councils in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir don’t have Planning and several Standing Committees, which otherwise have crucial role to play in handling many important aspects. Moreover, the Government has failed to constitute Finance Commission for the three-tiers of the Panchayati Raj Institutions and due […]
SRINGAR, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) leaders will attend the Delimitation Commission’s associate members meeting in New Delhi next week, party MP Hasnain Masoodi said on Saturday. He, however, said, there was no shift in the party’s stand that the exercise “offends” the spirit of the Constitution. “Seeing the overall scenario, the party has decided that its MPs will attend the meeting,” Masoodi, the MP from south Kashmir’s Anantnag, said. He said since the commissions cannot travel […]