Cordon and search operation in Wullarhama Pahalgam
Cordon and Search Operation has been launched in Wullarhama village of Pahalgam area, sources said. According to the sources, heavy deployement of forces were seen in the area. The forces, after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area, have cordoned off the entire area. Search operation was going on when the last […]
LA, LC pass resolutions to adopt GST
State Legislative assembly and the legislative council on Wednesday adopted the resolution on GST while the opposition parties National Conference and Congress protested the extension of the central law to the state. However, after concerns were raised by the members of different political parties over the issue in the legislative assembly, Finance Minister, Haseeb Drabu, […]
People facing mass alienation, says Sagar
Former Minister and National Conference leader, Ali Muhammad Sagar, Wednesday said that the people of Kashmir are facing mass alienation due to the draconian polices of the PDP-BJP government. Speaking during the discussion on goods and services tax (GST) in the legislative assembly today, Sagar said that the current conditions in Kashmir are not only […]
Noisy scenes dominate LA as GST implementation was discussed
Noisy scenes continued to prevail in the legislative assembly (LA) on Wednesday over the implementation of the GST as the Opposition members took pot shots on government for rushing through with its implementation. Both former Ministers, Mohamamd Shafi Uri, and Ali Mohammad Sagar, continued to slam government over the implementation of the GST stating that […]
Speaker tenders apology as Rana takes exception to Minister’s lynching threat
Speaker, Kavinder Gupta, Wednesday tendered an apology as senior NC leader, Devinder Singh Rana, took an umbrage to the “threat’’ of lynching by Information and Technology Minister, Imran Raza Ansari, to him. Seeking action against PDP MLA and Minister, Imran Ansari, for his ‘lynching’ remarks, National Conference Jammu provincial president and Nagrota MLA, Devinder Singh […]
GST blow to Indian federation: Tarigami
CPI (M) leader Muhammed Yousuf Tarigami Wednesday termed Goods and Services Tax (GST) as ‘farce’ and a big blow to the Indian “polity and federation.’’ Tarigami was participating in the discussion on the GST in the legislative assembly today. Stating that the law was not suitable for the state given the special status guaranteed by […]
Mirwaiz gets OIC invitation
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) General Secretary, Dr Yousuf-Bin-Ahmed Al-Othaimeen Wednesday invited Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to the 44th session of OIC Foreign Ministers conference, slated to be held at Cote-D’lvore, Abidjan, on Jul 10, 11. Hurriyat Conference (M) has expressed hope that the OIC will take serious note of the unabated […]
Geelani pins hopes on Iran over Kashmir resolution
Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday hoped that Iran will support Kashmir cause likewise they provide their support to the Palestinian people. According to the statement issued here, Geelani welcomed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei’s statement and termed it as ‘timely and pragmatic’. Geelani also thanked Iran’s supreme religious leader and expressed his […]
India ‘trampled’ on Panchsheel, alleges China
China on Wednesday said India “trampled” on the Panchsheel pact by entering Chinese territory, asking New Delhi to pull back troops to avoid a “worsening of the situation” on their border. Beijing also said India was “misleading” its citizens by saying that Doklam is located at the tri-junction of India, Bhutan, and China. “And […]
Editorial: Securing industrial growth
As the trade fraternity is up in arms against the government over the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state, the manufacturing sector too is not in a happy state of mind, albeit for another reason. The Special Industrial Package that was extended by five years last time has expired in […]
