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NC, PDP push rival land bills as Gulmarg hotel leases expire SRINAGAR: Land ownership and lease laws are set to dominate the upcoming short session of J&K assembly in Srinagar, with rival bills from National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) taking aim at the Union territory’s contentious land regime.The spotlight is on Gulmarg,…
NOIDA: Chaos erupted near Gulshan Mall trisection under the Expressway police station area on Wednesday night after a speeding Land Rover Defender rammed into five cars and a motorcycle. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident, police said.According to officials, the vehicle, bearing Uttar Pradesh registration number, was being driven by Sunit, a resident…
SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah of failing to protect land and dignity of the people by sitting idle on Land Grant Rules, 2022, which has barred the renewal of the leases of hotels and other institutions, risking their eviction and government takeover.She said her party…
Sambhal authorities commenced demolishing an illegal mosque in Rae Buzurg village, constructed on land designated for a pond and compost pits NEW DELHI: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Thursday carried out demolition drive targeting illegal constructions in Rae Buzurg village, officials said.Sambhal superintendent of police KK Bishnoi said the structures, which included a…
The UK government has announced a loan guarantee of up to £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to support Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) after a major cyberattack forced the carmaker to suspend production at its UK factories, the trade minister said on Sunday.JLR, the Tata Motors-owned luxury automaker, said earlier this month it was hit by hackers,…
NASA and ISRO have released the first radar images captured by their joint Earth-observing satellite, NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar). Launched on July 30, 2025, the satellite carries advanced L-band and S-band radar systems, designed to provide unprecedented insight into Earth’s dynamic surface. The initial images, captured in August, reveal remarkable detail, from dense forests…
Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown (7) defends New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson as Kristaps Porzingis watches during the first half of Game 6 (Image via AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) The Boston Celtics could be gearing up for a significant roster shift this offseason. With a glaring need at the center position and uncertainty surrounding their current…
The government is working on building a comprehensive, integrated electronic database of land records that will clearly establish ownership rights in both rural and urban areas, supported by cadastral maps, land resources secretary Manoj Joshi told ET.Officials believe the move will enhance real-time access to land ownership details, improve the utilisation of land resources, reduce…
NEW DELHI: Nupur Bora, a 2019-batch Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, has found herself at the center of a major corruption scandal after being arrested for alleged involvement in illegal land transfers and possession of disproportionate assets. Only six years into her career, Bora was serving as the circle officer of Goraimari in Kamrup district…
Fresh rounds of trade negotiations between India and US are set to begin on Tuesday with the arrival of US chief negotiator in the country, today.Brendan Lynch, the assistant US trade representative for south and central Asia, is set to land in India tonight to continue discussions on a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with his…
