BJP has bigger plans, says next J&K CM will be from our party
Jammu: The next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir will be from the BJP as the party will come to power on its own in the state, state in-charge of the saffron party RavinderRaina said Thursday. Addressing a series of meetings ahead of Prime Minister NarendraModi’s February 3 rally at Vijaypur in Jammu, the BharatiyaJanata […]
On Sunday, PM Modi will inaugurate north Kashmir’s first BPO
Jammu: Prime Minister NarendraModi will inaugurate first ever business process outsourcing (BPO) unit in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday. The prime minister will visit to all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir on February 3 to lay foundation stones for host of projects. “(The) Prime Minister will be inaugurating BPO in Bandipora on February […]
Kashmir story can’t be told through HR reports, Journalistic accounts: Arundhati Roy
New Delhi: The 1997 Booker Prize-winner, Arundhati Roy who is equally at ease writing scathing essays, says she is a “disciplined writer” whose heart lies in fiction as it is a “connective tissue” between many things which are sometimes looked at or studied in isolation. A major part of Roy’s second novel is set in […]
Don’t let Ram temple issue go the Kashmir way: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Pitching for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Shiv Sena on Thursday said the issue should not become as complicated as the Kashmir matter, which is still awaiting resolution. It also wondered why RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS) leaders were not holding the prime minister and other BJP leaders accountable for the delay in temple […]
Govt committed to equitable development of all regions of JK: Prez
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday said the Modi government was committed to equitable development of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir and has created a favourable environment for it. Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget Session, Kovind also highlighted the peaceful conclusion of Panchayat elections in […]
BJP govt strengthened democracy in Kashmir, says Amit Shah
New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday said the Modi government has strengthened the democracy at grass-root level in Jammu and Kashmir, which was mainly ruled by “two families”. Addressing the party’s national minority convention, Shah said the BJP has strengthened democracy in the valley by holding local body elections in the state and […]
Disruption becomes the order on Jammu-Srinagar NH
Highway closes, reopens for one-way traffic
Jammu: The strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for one-way traffic Wednesday after authorities cleared the landslide which had struck the highway in Ramban district, a traffic department official said. The landslide had blocked the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Anokhi fall around 1.30 am […]
Three injured after militants lob grenade
Srinagar: At least three persons were injured on Wednesday in a grenade attack by militants on a police station in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, police said. Militants lobbed the grenade at the local police station at DamhalHanjipora in Kulgam district, a police official said. He said the grenade exploded by the roadside, resulting in […]
Lone banks on sweetness of apple, adopts it as poll symbol
Srinagar: The People’s Conference, led by separatist-turned-mainstream politician SajadGani Lone, has adopted “apple” as its party symbol in Jammu and Kashmir. “Apple will be the symbol of JKPC. A symbol of economic power,” Lone took to Twitter to announce it on Tuesday night. The former Jammu and Kashmir minister thanked party leader and former MLA […]
IWT row: Pak team inspects Pakal Dul HeP project in Kishtwar district
Jammu: A high-level team of Pakistani experts inspected the 1000 MW PakalDul hydroelectric power project being built on the Chenab river basin in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district Tuesday under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), officials said. The three-member team, headed by Pakistan’s Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Mehr Ali Shah, visited […]
