New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Amidst the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, Home Minister Amit Shah took major decisions vis-a-vis Jammu and Kashmir in 2020 to completely merge the newly carved out Union Territory with the Indian Union.
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When the UAE’s ambassador to Washington, in a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution on April 14, took the credit of “bringing Kashmir escalation down and creating a ceasefire”, it reflected a shift in India’s policy on mediation. While India is silent on the claim, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, at a press conference in Dubai on April 18, ruled out ‘backchannel negotiations’ with India. However, he did admit that intelligence level talks were held between the two countries on contentious issues.
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Jammu Tawi, Apr 07: The Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of Schedule Castes (SCs) and Schedule Tribes (STs) is set to visit Jammu Kashmir on April 14.
Headed by BJP’s MP from Gujarat, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, the panel will undertake a study tour next week to look into the matters concerning SCs and STs, sources said
Ahead of the visit, Jammu & Kashmir government has designated director Social Welfare Kashmir as nodal officer to coordinate between divisional administration and other agencies for making necessary arrangements for the study tour of MPs.
The panel undertakes tours to study the problems of the scheduled castes and scheduled Tribes and the measures taken or being taken for their welfare and prepares reports which are tabled in the Parliament.
Govt begins exercise for imposition of Property Tax through ULBs
Govt begins exercise for imposition of Property Tax through ULBs Step to help in availing Rs 503 cr addl borrowings from GoI
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Feb 15: In a move which may not be welcomed by the people but has become compulsion to get additional borrowings from the Centre, the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has started an exercise for the imposition of Property Tax through Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Municipal Committees).
Moreover, Property Tax Board will be constituted shortly on the recommendations of the Housing and Urban Development Department to deal with all the aspects relating to assessment and valuation of properties across the Union Territory.
(MENAFN - NewsBytes) Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said statehood will be granted back to Jammu & Kashmir at an appropriate time, during a discussion on the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in Lok Sabha.
He also slammed some opposition members for claiming that the Billâintroduced and passed in Lok Sabha on Saturdayânegates J&K s chances of getting its erstwhile statehood back.
Here s more. In this article Bill has got nothing to do with the statehood I have clarified the intentions, says Shah Ghulam Nabi Azad reiterated Congress s demand to restore statehood Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on February 8 Should look within if they are even fit to demand On the promises made during abrogation of Article 370