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Now, no ‘NOC trouble’ for entrepreneursCM calls for single-window system to facilitate start-ups

Srinagar, May 15: In a relief for young entrepre-neurs, the J&K government on Monday decided to do away with the cumbersome process of seeking no objec-tion certificates (NOCs) from different departments before giving its nod for a business unit establishment and instead simplified it with a one-page declaration.

A government spokes-man said this was decided in

a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.

As per the decision, an entrepreneur would be required to fill up a single-page declaration form instead of going after depart-ments for issuance of NoCs before starting a unit. How-ever, the applicant would have to seek NoCs from the Pollution Control Board and

Ensure smooth Amarnath yatra: Governor to security agencies

Srinagar, May 15: J&K Governor NN Vohra on Monday directed all secu-rity agencies to keep a sustained close watch and maintain effective coordi-nation to ensure smooth

conduct of forthcoming Amarnath Yatra.Chairing a high-level meeting to

review security arrangements for the annual pilgrimage, Vohra asked the Director General of Police and Kashmir’s divisional administration to strictly “enforce the prescribed regulatory mechanisms and ensure that only those pilgrims who possess valid Yatra Permits are allowed to undertake the Yatra on the date and by the route for which they had procured the Advance Registration.”

Noting that the various service provid-ers, particularly ponywallas, labourers, palki-wallas, tent and shopkeepers play a very important role in the smooth con-duct of Yatra, the Governor directed Divi-

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Human Shield Row

Army calls ‘clean chit’ reports speculative, says CoI still on

Delhi, JK Govt pushing youth to militancy: Malik

Srinagar, May 15: The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik on Monday said the reports of Zubair Ahmad Turray of Shop-

ian joining militant ranks shows how

Will bring new law if triple-talaq struck down: Centre to SCNew Delhi, May 15: A new law to regulate mar-riage and divorce among the Muslim community would be brought, if all forms of divorce includ-ing triple talaq are struck down, the government told the Supreme Court on Monday.

The Centre, which also sought that the issues of polygamy and 'nikah halala' should not be excluded from the ongo-ing deliberations, got an assurance from the apex court that these aspects were open and would be dealt with later.

The government termed all the three forms of divorce among the Muslim community—talaq-e-bid-dat, talaq hasan and talaq ahsan, as "unilateral" and "extra-judicial".

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, May 15: The Army on Monday said the Court of Inquiry ordered into the incident of a youth used as a 'human shield' in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on April 9 is still on and the reports about an Army Major given a clean chit in the case were “speculative.”

“The Court of Inquiry concerned with the inci-dent wherein a civilian was tied to an Army jeep is still incomplete. No clean chit

has been given to anyone,” the Srinagar-based Army spokesman, Colonel Rajesh

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Government gears up for crucial GST Council meet69 KAS o�cers appointed to coordinate for the two-day event

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 15: J&K’s summer capital Srinagar will host finance ministers of all states for a crucial meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council on May 18 and 19.

The state administration is gearing up for the meeting in a big

way. The General Administration Department on Monday appointed 69 KAS officers as liaison officers for the meeting.

They include four special sec-retaries, 10 additional secretaries, 15 deputy secretaries and 40 under secretaries.

Also, the government issued an

order saying the vehicles, which had been drawn from different departments in connection with the North Zone Region-al Conference, would be retained till May 20 for the GST Council meeting’s transport needs.

The Council is headed by Union

finance minister Arun Jaitley and comprises finance ministers of all states and Union Territories.

“It is a big event. We are expecting more than 150 dignitar-ies including the ministers and officials,” said an official in the Finance department.

IT IS A BIG EVENT. WE ARE EXPECTING MORE THAN 150 DIGNITARIES INCLUDING THE MINISTERS AND OFFICIALSAn official in Finance dept

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Jadhav case: India, Pak fight it out at ICJ

New Delhi seeks suspension of death sentence

Islamabad calls India’s plea misconceivedPRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The Hague, May 15: India and Pakistan on Monday crossed swords at the Interna-tional Court of Justice (ICJ) over Kulbhushan Jadhav's case with New Delhi demand-ing the immediate suspen-sion of his death sentence and Islamabad accusing it of using the world body as a stage for "political theatre" through a "misconceived" plea.

The two neighbours last faced off at the ICJ 18 years ago when Islamabad sought its intervention over the shooting down of its naval aircraft. India took the Jadhav case to the world court, accus-ing Pakistan of violating the Vienna Convention and con-ducting a "farcical trial" for convicting Jadhav without a "shred of evidence".

After hearing the argu-ments of the two sides, the

India’s Ministry of External A�airs o�cial Deepak Mittal (left) and Muhammad Faisal of Pakistan’s Foreign O�ce at the ICJ on Monday.

Engage in direct dialogue: USWashington, May 15: The US on Monday urged India and Pakistan to enagage in direct dialogue to reduce tension as they faced-off at the International Court of Justice over the death penalty given to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav. "We believe India and Pakistan stand to benefit from practical cooperation," a State Department spokesperson told PTI. When asked about the US' stand on the case of Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer who is facing the death poenalty in Pakistan, the official said, "We encourage India and Pakistan to engage in direct dialogue aimed at reducing tension." PTI See Jadhav case...on Pg-10

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