Speaker warns MLAs over giving publicity to House Business notices
Jammu, Feb 23 : Amid some MLAs giving publicity to notices submitted by them in the Legislative Assembly regarding Business of the House to be taken up during the ensuing budget session, the Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather has expressed displeasure over this practice saying that this is against the parliamentary practices, conventions and established rules. […]
3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Himachal’s Mandi
SHIMLA, Feb 23 (PTI): An earthquake of moderate intensity hit Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district at 8.42 am on Sunday. Tremors were felt in parts of the district, though no loss of life or property was reported, officials said. According to the MeT office, the earthquake was of 3.7 magnitude, and the epicentre was located at […]
Amid less snowfall, CM Omar expresses inability to announce new dates for Khelo India Winter Games 2025
Srinagar, Feb 23: Asserting that Gulmarg will soon become a premier destination for heli-skiing and adventure rides, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the government is not in a position to announce new dates for Khelo India Winter Games. Pertinently, the second leg of the Khelo Indian Winter Games 2025 that was scheduled […]
Mehbooba slams assembly speaker, accuses him of imposing a form of ‘martial law’
SRINAGAR, Feb 23 (PTI): PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the role of the assembly speaker is to safeguard the rights of members of the legislature and not to act as a censor. Her remarks came after Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather took a serious note of publicity of the House […]
Several members of J-K Handicapped Association detained after their protest march against govt
SRINAGAR, Feb 23 (PTI): Police on Sunday detained several members of Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association (JKHA) after they took out a protest march here against the government’s “failure” to improve the lives of the disabled, officials said. Dozens of members of the JKHA assembled near the Press Enclave here holding banners and raising slogans, […]
Police in JK registers first-ever electronic FIR after complaint lodged via WhatsApp
Srinagar, Feb 22 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered its first-ever electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp. “In a ground-breaking move towards digital policing, the Vilgam police station in Handwara has registered its first e-FIR following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp,” a police spokesman said. He said […]
Kashmir Shawls, Carpet lead in exports
SRINAGAR, FEB 22: The world-famous handicraft and handloom products worth ₹2,567 crore have been exported from Kashmir valley in the last two financial years and the first three quarters of the current fiscal. However, the exports in the current financial year have been hit by global conflicts. Giving details, a spokesperson of the Handicrafts and […]
Ahead of budget session, Speaker calls all-party meeting on February 27
Srinagar, Feb 22: Ahead of the beginning of the budget session, the Speaker of Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly has called an all-party meeting on February 27 to ensure smooth functioning of the 43-day long session. Sources said that Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather has invited leaders of National Conference, Bharatiya Janta Party, Peoples Democratic Party, […]
Police books two notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act in Sopore
Srinagar: Police booked two notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act in Sopore after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority, a police spokesman said Saturday. Two notorious drug peddlers identified as Firdous Ahmad Dar son of Nazir Ahmad Dar resident of Mahrajpora Sopore and Firdous Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohiudin Bhat resident […]
Three sentenced to community service for creating public nuisance under influence of liquor
JAMMU, Feb 22 (PTI): Three persons, accused of creating a public nuisance under the influence of liquor, were sentenced to community service under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) by a special magistrate here, police said on Saturday. In the first case, on February 19, Lekh Raj and Ashok Singh, both residents of […]
