Greater Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 16:The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has ruled that the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997 cannot be invoked mechanically against occupants whose possession of the disputed land had commenced long before the migration of those claiming ownership. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Parihar noted that where possession of the land had commenced before November 1, 1989, the date linked to the statutory defini

New Delhi, Sep 23: Expansive red flags raised by two Election Commissioners within the poll panel over the Special Intensive Revision of voters list triggered a massive political storm on Wednesday, with the Opposition accusing CEC Gyanesh Kumar of indulging in one-man autocracy and demanding his removal. Officials said Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had flagged multiple issues, including deletion of names, in various states during the voter roll cleanup but the poll