Congress MLAs protest outside assembly over ‘harassment’ of Kashmiris outside J&K
JAMMU, Feb 19 (PTI): Congress MLAs Irfan Lone and Iftikhar Ahmed on Thursday protested over alleged harassment of Kashmiris outside Jammu and Kashmir, demanding an immediate stop to such incidents. Lone, carrying a pamphlet reading “Stop harassment of Kashmiris”, and Ahmed held the protest on the stairs of the assembly. They were joined by MLAs […]
India not just a part of AI revolution, but leading it: PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said artificial intelligence must be democratised and become a tool for inclusion and empowerment, particularly for the Global South. Addressing the India AI Impact Summit, Modi said the expo is taking place in India, which represents one sixth of humanity, a country with the […]
BJP ‘misleading’ people over Law University demand: Sakina Itoo
Jammu, Feb 19: National Conference (NC) leader and Cabinet Minister Sakina Itoo accused BJP of misleading the people of Jammu with hollow promises during the assembly elections. Speaking outside the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Education pointed out the disparity between the BJP’s electoral rhetoric and its current actions. “Before the elections, they promised the […]
OBC Report, Delimitation Delays hold up J&K Panchayat and ULB Elections: Govt
Jammu, Feb 19 : The Jammu and Kashmir government today informed the Legislative Assembly that elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), pending for over two years, are stuck due to procedural delays, including the delimitation exercise and the awaited report of the Backward Classes Commission on OBC reservation. Responding to […]
Properties owned by JK in Delhi, Amritsar, Haryana under unauthorised control
Jammu, Feb 19: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has revealed that its prized properties in New Delhi, Amritsar, and Chandigarh are not in its hands-but under occupation. The revelation has raised questions over how assets of such huge financial value slipped out of the state’s control. In a written reply to cut motion of Peoples […]
50,000 heroin users among 70,000 drug addicts in Valley: Govt
Jammu, Feb 19: The Government on Thursday informed the legeslative assembly that around 70,000 persons, mostly youth, are involved in substance use in Kashmir, out of which nearly 50,000 are heroin users, largely through the intravenous route. Replying to a Assembly question tabled by MLA Javid Riyaz, the Health & Medical Education Department, said Jammu […]
Four new rail lines proposed for Valley, surveys underway: Govt tells Assembly
Jammu, Feb 19: The Government on Thursday informed the legislative assembly that the Northern Railway is undertaking final location surveys for four new railway lines in Kashmir Valley, while assuring that landowners will be duly compensated as per law once the projects are sanctioned. Replying to an Assembly question tabled by MLA Javid Hassan Baig […]
Three Delhi schools receive bomb threat e-mails
NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (PTI): At least three schools in Delhi received bomb threats through e-mail on Thursday morning, prompting swift evacuation and search operations by emergency agencies, an official of the Delhi Fire Services said. “We received information about bomb threat e-mails sent to three schools: CRPF Public School and St Thomas School in […]
Crescent sighted, Ramadan begins: Grand Mufti Nasir
Srinagar, Feb 18: Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam on Wednesday announced that the Ramadan crescent moon has been sighted in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement brought clarity across the Valley as people were waiting for confirmation after Maghrib prayers. Grand Mufti Nasir-Ul-Islam said credible testimonies confirming the moon sighting were received and verified by the […]
CM Omar Abdullah moves 13 demands, 19 supplementary demands in Legislative Assembly
JAMMU, Feb 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today moved 13 Demands and 19 supplementary Demands in the Legislative Assembly which was subsequently presented before the House for discussion by Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. “I move that a sum not exceeding the aggregate amount mentioned in Demand Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, […]