Congress leader questions Murmu’s resignation

Kolkata: Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday sought to know why G C Murmu resigned as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, and alleged the former IAS officer paid the price for “venting his views”. The Election Commission had on July 28 taken exception to Murmu’s reported […]

JK was about mis-governance, corruption and frauds: CS

‘JK Bank CMD was the scamster number one’

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir was a “broken state” and there was “no system” in place due to years of misgovernance, corruption and “unbelievable levels of fraud” committed by leaders of mainstream parties and separatist organizations, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said. Interacting with a visiting delegation of media men he said that people in Jammu and […]

Land rights of people in JK to be protected: Official

Says govt plans to bring new law in parliament

New Delhi: In a bid to allay the fears of locals, the Centre is likely to bring a new law which will protect the land rights of the people belonging to Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday. A senior government official privy to the development said the new law will be passed in […]

Political process in JK has to be revived: Govt sources

Srinagar: The political process in Jammu and Kashmir has to be revived and work is on for its resumption, a senior official of the Union Territory administration said. The remarks assume significance as former Union minister Manoj Sinha on Friday took charge as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, replacing G C Murmu. […]

COVID-19 tally zooms past 20 lakh in India

New Delhi: Registering over 60,000 cases in 24 hours for the first time, India’s COVID-19 tally galloped past 20 lakh on Friday, while the number of recoveries surged to 13.78 lakh, according to Union Health Ministry data. The coronavirus infection tally had crossed 19 lakh just two days ago. It took 110 days for COVID-19 […]

4G restoration: Explore possibility of restoring high speed internet in certain areas: SC to JK

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday asked the J-K administration to explore the possibility of restoring 4G services in certain areas of the Union Territory, which sought time for instructions on the issue saying a new Lieutenant Governor of the UT has just been appointed. Manoj Sinha has been appointed the new LG of Jammu […]

Malaysia’s ties with India strained due to my Kashmir remarks: Mahathir

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohammad has admitted that his country’s ties with India strained due to his remarks on Kashmir, but said other than that the relationship between the two countries was very good, under his leadership. Mahathir, who was once world’s longest serving elected leader and now eyeing to make a […]

Global warming: By 2100 Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh may see temperature rise of 7 degree: Study

Srinagar: Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh may witness a temperature increase of up to 6.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a study which warns that the glaciers in this Himalayan region could shrink by 85 per cent if the projections come true. The study, published in the […]

Former FM’s son diverted bank loan into foreign tours, buying illegal assets: ED

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday claimed that Hilal Rather, the son of former Jammu and Kashmir minister Abdul Rahim Rather, “siphoned off” money loaned to his company to splurge on foreign tours and acquiring personal assets in India, Dubai and the US. The central agency conducted raids at 17 locations in Srinagar, […]