Property disputes & fraudulent sale deeds: rising land litigation in J&K — legal analysis and safeguards

Property is not merely an asset in Jammu & Kashmir; for many families it embodies inheritance, livelihood and identity. Advocate Adnan Magray The last decade has witnessed an alarming increase in property litigation across Jammu & Kashmir. Two recurring themes stand out: (1) the large number of registered instruments and revenue mutations now being challenged…

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DATELINE: When Parliament Debates Poetry Instead of People’s Problems

Peerzada Masarat Shah At a time when India is grappling with some of the gravest challenges of the decade, the Parliament has chosen to engage in a heated discussion on Vande Mataram. The question many citizens are asking is simple: Has Parliament become a forum for literature, historical revisionism, or a stage for competitive patriotism?…

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Parliamentary panel finds Sonam Wangchuk’s HIAL model ‘exemplary’; recommends its UGC recognition

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKNEW DELHI, DECEMBER 14 (STC): A Parliamentary panel headed by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh in its report tabled in Parliament earlier this week, has recommended that the Ministry of Education closely study Sonam Wangchuk’s Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL) model and consider how it can be replicated elsewhere through Centres of Innovation…

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LG Sinha asks Kashmir University to focus on innovation, employability, and entrepreneurship

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 14 (STC): The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, emphasized the need to introduce contemporary, interdisciplinary and skill-oriented academic programmes aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP-2020).The Lieutenant Governor was speaking today while chairing the 84th Meeting of the University Council of the University of Kashmir (KU), at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar.He stressed that…

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KPDCL cannot waive electricity bills, says Superintending Engineer

“Lok Adalats are meant to resolve disputes, not to grant amnesty or exemptions in electricity bills.” STC NEWS DRSKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 14 (STC): The power distribution wing has clarified that it has no authority to waive electricity bills or grant exemptions, stating that all billing is done through a centralized online system and payments collected go…

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