Srinagar, Jul 10: Senior BJP leader and MoS in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh Monday said that democratic setup was for the first time established in J&K by Prime Minister Narendera Modi after conducting three-tier Panchayat elections. He, however, said that Congress failed to remove the Article 370 during its tenure but […]
Srinagar, Jul 08: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad while speaking on the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s scheme of land for “homeless” people said land should be given to poor residents of the union territory only. “We welcome the land allotment step, but there should be a condition for that and the […]
Srinagar, Jul 09: Over three dozen members of Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and erstwhile separatists were detained from a restaurant in Srinagar on Sunday where a meeting was being held to ‘revive the JKLF and Hurriyat’ in the Union Territory. Sources said that the meeting among the JKLF members and erstwhile separatists was […]
Jammu, Jul 08: The high command of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday directed its Jammu & Kashmir unit to knock every door and touch each booth for strengthening the party ahead of Lok Sabha elections and possibile civic polls in the Union Territory. Party sources said that BJP’s national president Jagat Prakash Nadda chaired […]
Srinagar, July 07: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday lashed out at the regional parties who have opposed the recent decision of giving homes to homeless, stating that ‘gone are the days when some people were acting as the “owners of government property and funds.” Addressing the National Tribal Festival at SKICC here, […]
SRINAGAR: Two Islamic seminaries in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district were sealed and taken over by the administration for alleged illegal financial transactions, NDTV reported officials saying. The affected schools, named Madrasa Taleem ul Quran and Madrasa Asraful Aloom, catered to over 100 students, all of whom came from underprivileged backgrounds and received free education, food, and accommodation. […]
Srinagar, July 07: In a major setback to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed his plea seeking stay on conviction in a case related to Modi surname. The dismissal of the plea by the high court would mean that the Congress leader will continue to remain disqualified from the Lok […]
Srinagar, Jul 06: Apple industry in Kashmir which has been suffering losses for the last many years is again caught in the throes of crisis since the government ordered the reduction of import duty on Washington apples. The apple growers across Kashmir said that the industry which is considered the backbone of J&K’s economy has […]
Srinagar July 06: J&K People’s Conference President, Sajad Gani Lone, strongly emphasized the need for the government to clarify the eligibility criteria for Land for Landless scheme and restrict land allocation solely to the erstwhile state subjects of Jammu and Kashmir, without including any new domicile holders after August 5, 2019. In a statement Lone […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 06: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched various innovative initiatives of Rural Development Department to make Amarnath Yatra a zero-landfill pilgrimage. These initiatives include reusable cloth bags, Yatra Anthem for sustainable and responsible tourism, MIS Portal and Web App for waste process monitoring. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated […]
