People being misled on statehood restoration: Lt Guv Manoj Sinha
Srinagar, Oct 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said there has been unnecessary speculation on the issue of statehood restoration to Jammu and Kashmir despite the clarity given by the Union Home Minister. Addressing a gathering at SKICC, Srinagar, the LG said that the Home Minister has already stated: first delimitation, then assembly elections, […]
Stray dogs case: No respect for court’s order; chief secretaries to appear physically, says SC
NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that chief secretaries of states, except West Bengal and Telangana, be allowed to appear virtually before the court on November 3 in the stray dogs case. Mehta mentioned the matter before a bench of Justices […]
Maximum number of category certificates compared to Kashmir issued in Jammu region: Govt
Srinagar, Oct 31: Jammu & Kashmir government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that Jammu region accounted for 71.8 % percent category certificates issued under different categories in 2025 and remaining 28. 2 percent quota certificates were issued in Kashmir. In a written reply to question of MLA Handwara and Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani […]
Sardar Patel wanted to unite entire Kashmir with India, Nehru did not allow it: Modi
EKTA NAGAR, Oct 31 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Sardar Patel wanted to unite the entire Kashmir, just as he did with other princely states, into India, but then PM Nehru did not allow it to happen. “Sardar Patel believed that one should not waste time writing history but we should work […]
Displaced persons from PoJK granted land ownership rights in JK: Govt
Srinagar, Oct 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said that displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) who settled in the Union Territory decades ago have been granted ownership rights over the land allotted to them. In a written reply to a question by a legislator, the Revenue Department said that displaced […]
LG Manoj Sinha flags off ‘Run for Unity’ at SKICC
Srinagar, Oct 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar on National Unity Day that commemorates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Before the run commenced the Lieutenant Governor administered the unity pledge to participants, reaffirming the nation’s collective resolve […]
MLAs protest against news portal showing legislator using social media in assembly
Srinagar, Oct 31: Legislators from the ruling National Conference on Friday protested in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly against a news portal for circulating a video of an MLA scrolling through social media during the session. As soon as Question Hour began MLA from Karnah, Javid Mirchal, demanded strict action against the news portal for […]
LG to lay foundation for reconstruction of cloudburst-damaged houses at Chasoti on November 3
Jammu, Oct 31 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will reach out to the people of cloudburst-hit Chasoti in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and lay the foundation for rebuilding houses and other infrastructure damaged in the mountainous belt on November 3, officials said. A cloudburst struck Chasoti — the last motorable village en route to […]