Jammu Kashmir High Court on Wednesday asked Regional Transport Officer Kashmir to file an affidavit before it by tomorrow, indicating therein as to what necessitated the issuance of the March 27 circular, mandating the vehicle owners who have purchased their vehicles bearing outside registration number to apply for a new registration within a fortnight. A division bench of Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Vinod Chatterji Koul also made it clear that pendency of the petitions would not be an impediment for traffic for the Transport Authorities to screen the vehicles with non-local registration mark for checking their veracity vis-a-vis the documents and the bonafide entry into the territorial limits Jammu and Kashmir. However, the court said that such exercise shall be undertaken by the ...

The BSF has sought registration of an FIR against an intruder from Pakistan that happens to be a pigeon, The Punjab Police are seeking legal opinion on this. The pigeon perched itself on the shoulder of a Border Security Force jawan at the Rorawala post here last Saturday, apparently after flying across the border, an official said. A small piece of paper with a “contact number” was wrapped around its leg, the official said. The BSF personnel handed over the bird to the police with a demand in writing for taking legal action. Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruv Dahiya said the BSF demanded registration of an FIR against the pigeon. “As the pigeon is a bird, I don’t think an FIR can be registered against it. But we have referred the matter to our legal experts for their opinion,”...

The Jammu Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir ul-Islam Wednesday fixed Rs 62 as Sadqay-e-Fitr (mandatory charity) per person in the month of Ramadhan and urged people to pay the same till 15th of Ramadhan so that the money reaches needy and destitute amid Covid challenge. The Grand Mufti appealed to people given the rising cases of Covid-19, poor, destitute and needy aren’t able to move to seek donations. “So, I urge people of Kashmir to pay Sadqay-e-Fitr by 15th of Ramadhan so that the money reaches the needy and destitute well on time. I have fixed Rs 62 as Fitr amount but people must pay Rs 65 and more if possible,” he said, adding that a lot of poor Kashmiris shouldn’t feel dejected on Eid eve and they should be able to celebrate Eid with their children which is only possible when Fitr m...