Srinagar, (PTK): Outspoken IAS officer Shah Faesal today said repealing of Article- 35A of the Constitution would end Jammu and Kashmir’s relationship with the rest of the country. Faesal, a 2010-batch IAS exam topper, is currently pursuing a mid-career masters programme in the US. “I would compare Article 35A to a marriage-deed/nikahnama. You repeal it…
SRINAGAR, (PTK): The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the plea challenging the validity of the Article 35-A, that gives special rights and privileges to the Jammu and Kashmir natives, on Monday. Article 35A, which was added to the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, accords special rights and privileges to the permanent residents of Jammu and…
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 5: – With the publication of draft rolls for municipal poll on 4th August, 2018, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jammu & Kashmir held the first special camp on Sunday in all polling stations of Municipal Corporations, Councils and Committees across the State to facilitate people to enrolls voters, besides to verify their names…
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05 (PTK): Normal life in Kashmir came to a standstill on Sunday on a call for shutdown by separatists, who have been protesting the government’s alleged move to tamper with Article 35-A, which prevents non-locals from buying and owning any immovable property in the state. The large-scale protest came a day before the Supreme…
SRINAGAR, AUG 05 (PTK): Describing Article 35-A as a permanent & unvarying provision of Article 370, Congress leader Kadfeen Chowdhary today cautioned that any fiddling with the Article 35-A will have serious ramifications, fraught with serious consequences. In a statement issued to PTK, Kadfeen Chowdhary said that Centre Government must take effective measures to protect…
SRINAGAR, AUG 05 (PTK): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday reiterated its pledge to safeguard Jammu and Kashmir’s special status at all fronts, stating that past bears testimony of the fact that party took a strong stand in ensuring a strong and categoric legal recourse to protect 35 A in the Supreme Court. In…
