Security forces have escalated search operations from the Surankote to the Jarran Wali Gali areas in response to the Poonch attack that occurred on May 4. Read on to know the details - Newsx
On the eve of Women’s Day, President Ram Nath Kovind conferring Nari Shakti awards on 29 Indian women of outstanding calibre in different fields and activities demonstrates how Indian women prove as game changers and excel in different fields to an extent meriting national recognition. It is heartening that among the recipients , Jammu and Kashmir had its due share in the form of two women of outstanding calibre namely Sandhya Dhar and Nasira Akhtar getting the coveted awards. Similarly […]
RTI Act- delay in passing information
The mindset of taking the provisions of the RTI Act casually despite learning that many officers who as and when erred due to whatever reasons had to face the consequences, still persists in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. That, again due to causing delay in furnishing information to an applicant, Central Information Commission (CIC) passing strictures against a Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner Revenue denotes not only the quantum of seriousness accorded to the Right to Information but how much important it is to avoid such conditions which make room for such eventualities to take place. At least, the authorities of the level of Deputy Commissioner should normally never give room for the CIC passing strictures and thus even causing embarrassment to the Government as well for not arranging furnishing of information well in time. Whenever a lapse takes place in respect of the nature as herein referred to, we have been underlining th