Mehbooba says she was put under house arrest
Wanted to visit families evicted from forest land in Budgam
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday authorities prevented her from leaving her residence here as she wanted to meet the families evicted from forest land in Budgam district of central Kashmir. Mehbooba took to Twitter to claim that she has been detained. Police did not comment on the alleged detention of the former […]
Functioning of DDC will open new chapter for JK: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the constitution of District Development Councils (DDCs) will open a new chapter for Jammu and Kashmir. He said people are going to get a voice through these councils which will have a communication channel for redressal of their issues. “Constituting of District Development Councils will be […]
Gupkar gang’ built palatial estates, govt built bunkers for jawans: BJP leader
Jammu: Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Tuesday targeted the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and alleged that the gang built big palatial estates and encroached the state land while the Narendra Modi government built bunkers for the jawans at the border. Thakur, who hit the campaign trail for the 5th phase […]
BJP’s official social media handles launched in JK
Srinagar: BJP general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Tuesday launched official social media handles of the party’s unit in the union territory. Launching the Twitter handle, and Instagram and Facebook pages of the Jammu and Kashmir BJP, Chugh said, “BJP wants to have an impact and wants the people to join […]
Missing electoral rolls, alteration in constituency Hampering KP’s voting in DDC polls: BJP
Jammu: BJP leader and former legislator G L Raina on Tuesday said Kashmiri migrants were facing problems in exercising their franchise in the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) polls due to missing electoral rolls and alteration in names of constituencies, even as he welcomed the decision to allow the community to ‘vote in person’ and […]